Journal: Research
Article Title: Integrated Single-Cell Profiling Reveals TL1A as a Biomarker and Driver of Type 2 Inflammation via Macrophage-Dependent Immunoregulation in Asthma
doi: 10.34133/research.1190
Figure Lengend Snippet: Identification of C-C motif chemokine ligand 8 (CCL8) as the key link in the tumor necrosis factor-like ligand 1A (TL1A)-induced allergic inflammatory response. (A) Heatmap showing changes in proallergic chemokine expression levels after gene knockdown. (B) Relative gene expression of CCL8 in lung tissue, quantified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). (C) Relative gene expression of CCL8 in sorted F4/80 + cell groups in lung tissue, quantified using PCR. (D) CCL8 concentration in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). (E) Relative gene expression of CCL8 in lung tissue, quantified using PCR in Tnfsf15 -knockout (KO) mice. (F) CCL8 concentration in BAL measured using ELISA in Tnfsf15 -KO mice. (G) CCL8 expression in the lung tissue of Tnfsf15 transgenic and nontransgenic mice. (H) The correlation between TL1A and CCL8 expression in the Unbiased Biomarkers for the Prediction of Respiratory Disease Outcomes (U-BIOPRED) cohort (based on GSE76262 ). (I) Schematic of the murine ovalbumin-induced asthma models following recombinant TL1A or anti-C-C motif chemokine receptor 8 (anti-CCR8) intervention. (J) Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining of lung tissue after allergen challenge and recombinant TL1A (rTL1A) or anti-CCR8 interventions. Black scale bar, 50 µm. (K) Total cell numbers in BAL samples. (L to N) Concentrations of CCL8, interleukin 4 (IL-4), and interleukin 13 (IL-13) in BAL samples from the different groups. Data are presented as mean ± SD from at least 2 independent experiments, with n = 5 to 6 mice per group per experiment. PCR, ELISA, and histological assessments were conducted by researchers blinded to treatment groups. Public dataset correlation (H) used n = samples from the GSE76262 dataset. * P < 0.05 and ** P < 0.01 compared with the respective groups.
Article Snippet: The ELISA kits used were as follows: mouse CCL8 (ZCI BIO), mouse CXCL-2 (MultiSciences), mouse CXCL-10 (MultiSciences), mouse IFN-γ (MultiSciences), mouse IL-4 (MultiSciences), mouse IL-6 (MultiSciences), mouse IL-13 (MultiSciences), IFN-γ (MultiSciences), mouse total IgE (Jianglaibio), mouse TL1A (ZCI BIO), and human TL1A (ZCI BIO, Catalog No. ZC-35762, had a stated lower limit of detection of 5 pg/ml, as per the manufacturer’s specifications).
Techniques: Expressing, Knockdown, Gene Expression, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Concentration Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Knock-Out, Transgenic Assay, Recombinant, Staining