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- Beal, Jacob, et al.
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Robust estimation of bacterial cell count from optical density
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Ingår i: Communications Biology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2399-3642. ; 3:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Optical density (OD) is widely used to estimate the density of cells in liquid culture, but cannot be compared between instruments without a standardized calibration protocol and is challenging to relate to actual cell count. We address this with an interlaboratory study comparing three simple, low-cost, and highly accessible OD calibration protocols across 244 laboratories, applied to eight strains of constitutive GFP-expressing E. coli. Based on our results, we recommend calibrating OD to estimated cell count using serial dilution of silica microspheres, which produces highly precise calibration (95.5% of residuals <1.2-fold), is easily assessed for quality control, also assesses instrument effective linear range, and can be combined with fluorescence calibration to obtain units of Molecules of Equivalent Fluorescein (MEFL) per cell, allowing direct comparison and data fusion with flow cytometry measurements: in our study, fluorescence per cell measurements showed only a 1.07-fold mean difference between plate reader and flow cytometry data.
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- Digre, Andreas, 1987-, et al.
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Overexpression of heparanase enhances T lymphocyte activities and intensifies the inflammatory response in a model of murine rheumatoid arthritis
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Ingår i: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Heparanase is an endo-glucuronidase that degrades heparan sulfate chains. The enzyme is expressed at a low level in normal organs; however, elevated expression of heparanase has been detected in several inflammatory conditions, e.g. in the synovial joints of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Herein, we have applied the model of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) to transgenic mice overexpressing human heparanase (Hpa-tg) along with wildtype (WT) mice. About 50 % of the induced animals developed clinical symptoms, i.e. swelling of joints, and there were no differences between the Hpa-tg and WT mice in the incidence of disease. However, Hpa-tg mice displayed an earlier response and developed more severe symptoms. Examination of cells from thymus, spleen and lymph nodes revealed increased innate and adaptive immune responses of the Hpa-tg mice, reflected by increased proportions of macrophages, antigen presenting cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cells as well as Helios-positive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Furthermore, splenic lymphocytes from Hpa-tg mice showed higher proliferation activity. Our results suggest that elevated expression of heparanase augmented both the innate and adaptive immune system and propagated inflammatory reactions in the murine RA model.
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- Espes, Daniel, 1985-, et al.
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Increased Interleukin-35 Levels in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes With Remaining C-Peptide
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Ingår i: Diabetes Care. - : American Diabetes Association. - 0149-5992 .- 1935-5548. ; 40:8, s. 1090-1095
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE Many patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes have remaining functional β-cells. This study investigated immunological differences between patients with or without measurable remaining endogenous insulin production after ≥10 years duration of disease.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Patients (n = 113; ≥18 years of age) with type 1 diabetes and with disease duration of ≥10 years were recruited at Uppsala University Hospital. Residual β-cell function was determined with an ultrasensitive C-peptide ELISA. Circulating cytokines, including interleukin-35 (IL-35), were determined in plasma. Additional blood samples were collected from 14 of the identified C-peptide–positive patients and 12 of the C-peptide–negative patients, as well as from 15 healthy control subjects, and were used for immediate investigation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells.RESULTS The blood concentration of the cytokine IL-35 was markedly lower in C-peptide–negative patients, and this was associated with a simultaneous decrease in the proportion of IL-35+ regulatory T cells (Tregs), IL-35+ regulatory B cells, and IL-35–producing CD8+Foxp3+ cells. IL-35 has previously been shown to maintain the phenotype of Tregs, block the differentiation of T-helper 17 cells, and thereby dampen immune assaults to β-cells. We found that the proportions of IL-17a+ cells among the Tregs, CD4+ T cells, and CD8+ T cells were lower in the C-peptide–positive patients.CONCLUSIONS Patients with remaining endogenous β-cell function after >10 years duration of type 1 diabetes differ immunologically from other patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes. In particular, they have a much higher IL-35 production.
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- He, Qi, et al.
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The Cdh5-CreERT2 transgene causes conditional Shb gene deletion in hematopoietic cells with consequences for immune cell responses to tumors
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Ingår i: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The tamoxifen-responsive conditional Cdh5-CreERT2 is commonly used for endothelial cell specific conditional deletion of loxP-flanked gene sequences. To address the role of endothelial cell Shb gene for B16F10 melanoma immune responses, tamoxifen-injected Cdh5-CreERT2/WT and Cdh5-CreERT2/Shbflox/flox mice received subcutaneous tumor cell injections. We observed a decrease of tumor myeloid cell Shb mRNA in the tamoxifen treated Cdh5-CreERT2/Shbflox/flox mice, which was not present when the mice had undergone a preceding bone marrow transplantation using wild type bone marrow. Differences in CD4+/FoxP3+ Tregs were similarly abolished by a preceding bone marrow transplantation. In ROSA26-mTmG mice, Cdh5-CreERT2 caused detectable floxing in certain bone marrow populations and in spleen cells. Floxing in bone marrow could be detected two months after tamoxifen treatment. In the spleen, however, floxing was undetectable two months after tamoxifen treatment, suggesting that Cdh5-CreERT2 is operating in a non-renewable population of hematopoietic cells in this organ. These data suggest that conditional gene deletion in hematopoietic cells is a potential confounder in experiments attempting to assess the role of endothelial specific effects. A cautious approach to achieve an endothelial-specific phenotype would be to adopt a strategy that includes a preceding bone marrow transplantation.
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- Li, Xiujuan, et al.
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Pro-tumoral immune cell alterations in wild type and Shb-deficient mice in response to 4T1 breast carcinomas
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Ingår i: Oncotarget. - : Impact Journals, LLC. - 1949-2553. ; 9:27, s. 18720-18733
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To assess mechanisms responsible for breast carcinoma metastasis, 4T1 breast carcinomas were grown orthotopically in wild type or Shb knockout mice. Tumor growth, metastasis, vascular characteristics and immune cell properties were analyzed. Absence of Shb did not affect tumor growth although it increased lung metastasis. Shb knockout mouse tumors showed decreased redness and less developed vascular plexa located at the periphery of the tumors. No difference in overall tumor vascular density, leakage or pericyte coverage was noted between the genotypes although the average vessel size was smaller in the knockout. Tumors induced an increase of CD11b+ cells in spleen, lymph node, thymus, bone marrow and blood. Numbers of Shb knockout CD11b/CD8+ cells were decreased in lymph nodes and bone marrow of tumor bearing mice. Mice with tumors had reduced numbers of CD4+ lymphocytes in blood/lymphoid organs, whereas in most of these locations the proportion of CD4+ cells co-expressing FoxP3 was increased, suggesting a relative increase in Treg cells. This finding was reinforced by increased blood interleukin-35 (IL-35) in wild type tumor bearing mice. Shb knockout blood showed in addition an increased proportion of IL-35 expressing Treg cells, supporting the notion that absence of Shb further promotes tumor evasion from immune cell recognition. This could explain the increased number of lung metastases observed under these conditions. In conclusion, 4T1 tumors alter immune cell responses that promote tumor expansion, metastasis and escape from T cell recognition in an Shb dependent manner.
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- Liljebäck, Hanna, 1990-, et al.
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Alterations of Decidual Stromal Cells in Culture and their Effect on Human Pancreatic Islets in Vitro
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Several studies have shown improved outcome of islet transplantation after co-culture or co-transplantation with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). Since there is no standardized MSC source or protocol, studies revealing the mechanism behind these promising results are fundamental for further advances and for the implementation of this treatment in clinical practice. In this study, we investigated the features of decidual stromal cells (DSCs), a type of MSCs isolated from the decidual layer of human placentas, their alterations in culture and their effect on human beta-cells in vitro.Human DSCs were isolated after planned caesarian sections and characterized during culture up to passage 10. Inflammatory biomarkers were analyzed in culture medium and in lysates of DSCs and human islets. After 48 hours of co-culture, assessment of islet function by high glucose and forskolin perifusion and gene expression analysis of DSCs and islets were performed. Additionally, islets were co-cultured with pro-inflammatory cytokines to evaluate the cytoprotective ability of DSCs in different co-culture systems.DSCs were easily isolated and of maternal origin. The cells retained the typical MSC surface marker expression up to 10 passages and were to some extent able to differentiate into three mesenchymal lineages. Gene expression analysis, after culture, showed the highest number of altered genes between passage 2 and 5. DSCs had variable effect on human islet function after co-culture, where the impact appeared dependent on islet quality of the donor. DSCs increased human islet cell death when combined with cytokine stress.DSCs are an eligible MSC source, easily isolated and expanded in culture. We report on changes in gene expression during culture and an ambiguous effect on human islet function.
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