Journal: Physiological Reports

Article Title: Tuberous sclerosis complex exhibits a new renal cystogenic mechanism

doi: 10.14814/phy2.13983

Figure Lengend Snippet: List of antibodies used in the study

Article Snippet: Rabbit polyclonal Anti‐NCC , 1:60 , Stressmarq Biosciences; Victoria, BC, Canada , SPC‐402.

Techniques: Plasmid Preparation, Generated

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Angiotensin II Is a New Component Involved in Splenic T Lymphocyte Responses during Plasmodium berghei ANKA Infection

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062999

Figure Lengend Snippet: C57BL/6 mice were infected with P. berghei ANKA and treated with vehicle, losartan or captopril by gavage. T cells were isolated at day 6 post infection, stained with fluorescent antibodies and analyzed by flow cytometry. Representative dot plots of CD25 + Foxp3 + T cells obtained from gated CD4 + CD3 + cells (A) and IL-10 + Foxp3 + T cells obtained from gated CD4 + CD25 + T cells (D). The percentage (B) and absolute number of CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + T cells (C) and the percentage of IL-10 + CD4 + CD25 + Foxp3 + T cells (E). The results are expressed as means±SD. Statistically significant compared with values for *naive mice ( p <0.05) and #vehicle-treated mice infected with P. berghei ANKA ( p <0.05).

Article Snippet: Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-, phycoerythrin (PE)- and PE-Cy5.5-conjugated hamster IgG1 anti-murine CD3 (145-2C11), PE- and PerCP-conjugated rat IgG2a anti-murine CD4 (RM4-5), PE-conjugated rat IgG2a anti-murine CD8a (53–6.7), FITC-conjugated rat IgG2a anti-murine CD45R/B220 (RA3-6B2), PE-Cy5-conjugated rat IgG2b anti-murine CD44 (IM7), FITC-conjugated rat IgG2a anti-murine CD62L (MEL-14), PE-conjugated rat IgG1 anti-murine IFN-γ (XMG1.2), PE-conjugated rat IgG1 anti-murine IL-17 (TC11-18H10), PE-conjugated rat IgG2b anti-murine IL-10 (JES5-16E3), PE-conjugated rat IgG2b anti-murine IL-4 (BVD4-1D11), biotin-conjugated rat IgG2a anti-murine CD11a (MD17/4), PE-conjugated streptavidin, PerCP/PE/FITC-conjugated hamster IgG1 and IgG2, and goat IgG2a isotype controls were all purchased from BD Pharmingen (San Diego, CA, USA).

Techniques: Infection, Isolation, Staining, Flow Cytometry

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: TL1A is an epithelial cytokine expressed in alveolar epithelium and airway basal cells in human healthy and asthmatic lungs. (A) Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of TNFSF15 ( TL1A ) expression in the LungMAP single-cell human lung atlas. Uniform manifold projection (UMAP) plots show the clustering of 347,970 lung cells (10 single-cell datasets, 148 normal human lung samples from 104 donors: adult, child, and adolescent). Results are visualized using ShinyCell and are based upon data generated by the LungMAP Consortium and downloaded from http://www.lungmap.net . (B and C) Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of TNFSF15 ( TL1A ) expression in epithelial cells from human healthy (B) and asthmatic (C) lungs. t-SNE plots show clustering of 26,154 epithelial cells in upper and lower airways and lung parenchyma in healthy lungs (B; 17 human samples: 6 alveoli and parenchyma, 9 bronchi, 2 nasal), and 25,146 epithelial cells from lower airways in healthy and asthmatic lungs (C; 12 human samples: 15,033 cells from 6 asthma bronchi; 10,113 cells from 6 control bronchi). t-SNE plots were extracted from data obtained by the human lung single-cell atlas and downloaded from https://asthma.cellgeni.sanger.ac.uk .

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: RNA Sequencing, Expressing, Generated, Control

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of IL33 and TSLP expression in human lungs and gating strategy for analysis of mouse lung epithelial cells by flow cytometry. (A and B) Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of IL33 and TSLP expression in epithelial cells from human healthy (A) and asthmatic (B) lungs. t-SNE plots show clustering of 26,154 epithelial cells in upper and lower airways and lung parenchyma in healthy lungs (A; 17 human samples: 6 alveoli and parenchyma, 9 bronchi, 2 nasal), and 25,146 epithelial cells from lower airways in healthy and asthmatic lungs (B; 12 human samples: 15,033 cells from 6 asthma bronchi; 10,113 cells from 6 control bronchi). t-SNE plots were extracted from data obtained by the human lung single-cell atlas , and downloaded from https://asthma.cellgeni.sanger.ac.uk . (C) Gating strategy of Epcam + epithelial cells and CD31 + endothelial cells in the lung of a naïve WT mouse. (D and E) Immunohistofluorescence staining of lung tissue sections (naïve wild type C57BL/6J mouse, steady state) with two distinct rat IgG1 isotype controls (rat IgG1 clone eBRG1, D, red; rat IgG1 clone RB40.34, E, red) for the anti-TL1A antibody (rat IgG1, MAB7441, clone 293327). Double staining was performed with antibodies against RAGE (D, green) or IL-33 (E, green). Images are representative of two independent experiments. Scale bar, 10 μm.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: RNA Sequencing, Expressing, Flow Cytometry, Control, Immunohistofluorescence, Staining, Double Staining

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: TL1A is expressed in mouse alveolar epithelium at steady state. (A) Visualization of Tnfsf15 (TL1A) expressing cells in the LungMAP single-cell mouse lung atlas. UMAP plots show the clustering of 95,658 lung cells (17 samples from late developmental stage to postnatal day 28). The different cell types in the lungs of naïve mice are indicated on the left. Results are visualized using ShinyCell and are based upon data generated by the LungMAP Consortium and downloaded from http://www.lungmap.net . (B) Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Tnfsf15/TL1A and Il33 gene expression in mouse lung epithelium. UMAP plots show clustering and cell type annotation of 12,536 mouse lung epithelial cells (seven samples from the emergence of the alveolus to postnatal day 28) . The number and percentage of epithelial cells expressing Tnfsf15/TL1A , Il33 , or both are indicated on the right. Results are visualized using ShinyCell and are based upon data obtained by and downloaded from http://www.lungmap.net . (C) Flow cytometry analysis of cell surface TL1A expression on live CD31 + CD45 − endothelial cells and Epcam + CD31 − CD45 − epithelial cells in the lung of a naïve wild type C57BL/6J mouse at steady state. (D and E) Immunohistofluorescence staining of lung tissue sections (naïve wild type C57BL/6J mouse, steady state) with antibodies against TL1A (D and E) and RAGE (D) or IL-33 (E) proteins. A tyramide signal amplification (TSA)-based immunofluorescence method was used to detect TL1A-expressing cells in situ. Images are representative of two independent experiments. Scale bar, 10 μm.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: Expressing, Generated, RNA Sequencing, Gene Expression, Flow Cytometry, Immunohistofluorescence, Staining, Amplification, Immunofluorescence, In Situ

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: High throughput proteomic analyses of lung ILC2s stimulated ex vivo with IL-33 and/or TL1A. (A) Flow cytometry of cultured lung ILC2s ex vivo. Representative histograms of ST2, CD90.2, Sca-1, CD25, ICOS, KLRG1, and DR3 expression at the surface of cultured ILC2s, 3 days after ILC2 cell isolation from the lung and ex vivo culture in the presence of IL-2. Phenotypic analysis was performed on live Lin – CD45 + cells. (B–D) Large-scale label-free proteomic analyses of mouse lung ILC2s after ex vivo overnight stimulation with rIL-2 ± rIL-33 ± rTL1A. Volcano plots of IL-33-stimulated ILC2s (B) or TL1A-stimulated ILC2s (C) compared with non-stimulated cells (NS; in culture with IL-2 alone). Volcano plot of IL-33/TL1A-stimulated ILC2s compared to IL-33-stimulated cells (D). Statistical analysis of protein abundance values was performed from different biological replicate experiments ( n = 6 for NS and IL33 stimulation; n = 3 for TL1A and IL33/TL1A stimulations), using a Student’s t test (log 10 P value, vertical axis). Proteins found as significantly over or under-expressed (P < 0.05 and abs[log 2 fold change] >1) are shown in black. Representative examples of proteins found modulated in each comparison are shown in color. (E) Flow cytometry of cultured lung ILC2s after 14 h of co-stimulation with IL-33 and TL1A in the presence of IL-2 (ILC2 culture used in ). Intracellular cytokine staining revealed that >99% of ILC2s co-expressed IL-9 and IL-13 intracellularly. Phenotypic analysis was performed on live Lin − CD45 + CD90.2 + cells.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: High Throughput Screening Assay, Ex Vivo, Flow Cytometry, Cell Culture, Expressing, Cell Isolation, Quantitative Proteomics, Comparison, Staining

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: TL1A synergizes with IL-33 to induce an IL-9-producing ILC9 phenotype in lung ILC2s. (A and B) Large-scale label-free proteomic analyses of ILC2s isolated from pooled lungs of IL-33-treated Rag2 −/− C57BL/6 J mice and cultured with IL-2 prior to overnight stimulation with rIL-2 ± rIL-33 ± rTL1A. Volcano plot of IL-33/TL1A-stimulated ILC2s (ILC9 cells) compared with nonstimulated cells (NS; in culture with IL-2 alone) (A). Statistical analysis of protein abundance values was performed from different biological replicate experiments ( n = 6 for NS; n = 3 for IL33/TL1A stimulation) using a Student’s t test (log 10 P value, vertical axis). Proteins found as significantly over or under-expressed (P < 0.05 and abs[log 2 fold change] >1) are shown in black. Examples of proteins modulated in both IL-33/TL1A-stimulated ILC2s and IL-33-stimulated ILC2s are shown in blue. Proteins shown in red are representative of molecules specifically modulated in IL-33/TL1A-stimulated ILC2s (A). Heat-map of fold changes of selected proteins in three independent biological replicates (B). (C–K) Analysis of ILC2s isolated from pooled lungs of IL-33-treated Rag2 −/− C57BL/6 J mice , and cultured with IL-2 prior to 14 h stimulation with rIL-2 ± rIL-33 ± rTL1A. Flow cytometry analysis of live Lin − CD45 + cells (C, E, and J), frequency of IL-9 high ILC2s (percentage of live Lin − CD45 + CD90.2 + cells) (D and K), and MFI fold change of IL-9 in ILC2s (E), after cytokines treatment and restimulation by PMA, ionomycin, and brefeldin A (4 h, C–E) or brefeldin A (4 h, J and K). Concentration of IL-9 secreted by ILC2s, measured by ELISA (F). Relative STAT5 mRNA expression levels measured by real-time qPCR (G). Samples were normalized to the expression of HPRT and are shown relative to IL-2-stimulated ILC2s. Immunoblot analysis of activated phosphorylated STAT5 (pSTAT5) and α-tubulin (H) or β-actin (I); Arrowheads indicate the migration of the protein of interest; cropped images. Cultured ILC2s were treated with rIL-2 + rIL-33 + rTL1A and increasing doses of a STAT5 inhibitor (STA5i, CAS 285986-31-4) or control vehicle (DMSO) (I–K). Numbers inside outlined areas (C) indicate percent of cells in the relevant gate. Each symbol represents an individual biological replicate (D–G and K). Data are pooled from six (D and E), six to eight (F) or three (G and K) independent experiments, or are representative of six (C and E) or three (H–J) independent experiments. Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple-comparisons test (D–G and K): ns not significant, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001. Source data are available for this figure: .

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: Isolation, Cell Culture, Quantitative Proteomics, Flow Cytometry, Concentration Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Expressing, Western Blot, Migration, Control

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: IL-33 and TL1A synergistically induce IL-9-producing ILC2s ex vivo. (A) Analysis of cultured lung ILC2s 14 h after ex vivo stimulation by rIL-2 (20 ng/ml) ± rIL-33 (20 ng/ml) ± rTL1A (50 ng/ml). Flow cytometry analysis of live Lin − CD45 + cells and frequency of IL-9 high ILC2s (percentage of live Lin − CD45 + CD90.2 + cells) after cytokine treatment and incubation with brefeldin A (4 h), without restimulation by PMA and ionomycin. Numbers inside outlined area indicate percent of cells in the relevant gate and data are representative of eight independent experiments. (B) Concentration of IL-9 secreted by ILC2s treated with rIL-2 (20 ng/ml) and various concentrations of rIL-33 and rTL1A measured by ELISA. (C and D) MFI of nuclear factor IRF4 (C) and flow cytometry (D) of ILC2s 14 h after ex vivo stimulation of cultured ILC2s by rIL-2 (20 ng/ml) ± rIL-33 (20 ng/ml) ± rTL1A (50 ng/ml). Numbers inside outlined areas (D) indicate percent of cells in the relevant gate and data are representative of three independent experiments. (E) Immunoblot analysis of JunB and α-tubulin14 h after cytokine stimulation of lung ILC2s; Arrowheads indicate the migration of the protein of interest; cropped image. Data are representative of three independent experiments. (F–H) Relative mRNA expression levels by real time qPCR, 14 h after cytokine stimulation of lung ILC2s. Samples were normalized to the expression of HPRT and data are expressed relative to IL-2-stimulated ILC2s (F) or relative to HPRT mRNA quantity (G and H). (I and J) Analysis of mouse lung ILC2s 14 h after ex vivo stimulation by rIL-33 + rTL1A ± rIL-2 ± rIL-7 ± rTSLP. Frequency of IL-9 high ILC2s (Lin − CD45 + CD90.2 + cells), after cytokines treatment and re-stimulation by PMA, ionomycin and brefeldin A (4 h, I). Concentration of IL-9 secreted by ILC2s, measured by ELISA (J). (K) Concentration of IL-9 (ELISA) secreted by ILC2s 14 h after ex vivo stimulation by rIL-2 ± rIL-33 ± rIL-4 ± rTGF-β. Each symbol represents an individual biological replicates with n = 2–5 independent experiments (A–C and F–K). Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s (A, C, and F–J) or Dunnett’s (B and K) multiple-comparisons tests: ns, not significant, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001. In H, all significant P values are annotated with stars, all other comparisons are not significant. Source data are available for this figure: .

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: Ex Vivo, Cell Culture, Flow Cytometry, Incubation, Concentration Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Western Blot, Migration, Expressing

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: IL-33 and TL1A induce phenotypic changes in cultured lung ILC2s at the protein and mRNA levels. (A–J) Analysis of mouse lung ILC2s 14 h after ex vivo stimulation by rIL-2 ± rIL-33 ± rTL1A. MFI of the indicated cell surface markers determined by flow cytometry (A, B, D, and E). Relative mRNA expression levels of various genes (C and F–I), including genes characteristic of ILC1s or ILC3s (I), determined by real-time qPCR, 14 h after cytokine stimulation of lung ILC2s. Samples were normalized to the expression of HPRT and data are expressed as relative to HPRT mRNA quantity. Concentration of IL-5 or IL-13 in cell supernatants, measured by ELISA assay (J). Each symbol represents an individual biological replicate from independent experiments (A–J). Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test (B, E, and J) or one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple-comparisons test (A, C, D, and F–I): ns, not significant, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. In I, all significant P values are annotated with stars, all other comparisons are not significant.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: Cell Culture, Ex Vivo, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Concentration Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Two Tailed Test

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: TL1A cooperates with IL-33 for induction of IL-9 high ILC2s in vivo. (A) Treatment schedule of naïve wild type (WT, C57BL/6J) mice. (B) Gating strategy of IL-9 high IL-5 + IL-13 + ILC2s. (C–I) Flow cytometry of IL-5 + IL-13 + ILC2s gated on live ILCs (Lin − CD45 + CD90.2 + cells) (C) and IL-9 high ILC2s gated on live IL-5 + IL-13 + ILC2s (E), frequency of lung IL-5 + IL-13 + ILC2s among live ILCs (D), IL-9 high ILC2s among live IL-5 + IL-13 + ILC2s (F), and IL-9 high IL-13 + ILC2s among live ILCs (G) or IL-9 high ILCs (H), and concentration of IL-9 in BAL fluids (ELISA assay, I) of WT mice 14 h after a single i.n. administration of PBS or rIL-33 (1 μg) and/or rTL1A (5 μg). Numbers inside outlined areas indicate the percent of cells in the relevant gate and data are representative of two independent experiments (C and E). Each symbol represents an individual mouse and data are pooled from two independent experiments. Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s (D) or Dunnett’s (F, G, and I) multiple-comparisons tests: ns, not significant, ** P < 0.01, **** P < 0.0001. (J) Frequency of lung eosinophils (Gr1 low Siglec-F + CD11c − cells) among live CD45 + cells, at day 7 after a single i.n. exposure to rIL-33 or rIL-33 plus rTL1A. Each symbol represents an individual mouse and data are pooled from two independent experiments. Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test: * P < 0.05. (K and L) Multiphoton imaging (K) and intravital microscopy (L) of whole lungs of INFER IL-9 fluorescent reporter mice, with detection of IL-9-eGFP + ILC2s (green) and staining of blood vessels (red) and collagen fibers (blue), 16–18 h after a single i.n. administration of IL-33/TL1A combination (1 μg rIL-33 plus 5 μg rTL1A). To increase the numbers of lung IL-9 high ILC2s accessible to in vivo imaging, the single i.n. exposure to IL-33/TL1A combination was performed after prior expansion of lung ILC2s by repeated i.p. injections of IL-33 (K and L). Multiphoton image (K) is a 3D reconstitution of stitched images (7 × 7 tiles and 181 z-stack). Time-lapse images (L) illustrate the migratory behavior of IL-9-eGFP + ILC2s. Time in h/min/s. Scale bars: K, 300 μm; L, 20 μm.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: In Vivo, Flow Cytometry, Concentration Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Two Tailed Test, Imaging, Intravital Microscopy, Staining, In Vivo Imaging

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: IL-33 and TL1A synergistically induce IL-9-producing ILC2s in vivo. (A) Gating strategy and representative flow cytometry plots of live lung ILCs (live Lin − CD45 + CD90.2 + cells), live lung IL-5 + IL-13 + ILC2s (live IL-5 + IL-13 + ILCs) and live lung IL-9 high ILC2s (live IL-9 high IL-5 + IL-13 + ILC2s) in vivo in wild type (WT) C57BL/6J mouse, 14 h after a single i.n. administration of rIL-33 (1 μg) and rTL1A (5 μg). (B) Verification of the absence of contamination of the IL-5 + IL-13 + ILC2s and IL-9 high ILC2s populations by TCR + cells (T cells and NKT cells) using anti-TCRβ and anti-TCRγδ antibodies. (C) Confirmation of the expression of IL-5 and IL-13 in live Lin − CD3/TCR − NK1.1 − CD45 + CD90.2 + lung ILCs using antibodies against CD3/TCR and NK1.1 with a different fluorescence from the Lin cocktail (CD4, CD19, CD45R, CD11b, CD11c, Ter119, Ly6G, FcεRI). (D and E) Frequency of lung IL-9 high Lin − cells among live CD45 + cells (D), and flow cytometry of IL-9 high IL-13 + ILC2s (live IL-9 high IL-13 + Lin − CD45 + CD90.2 + cells) (E) of WT mice 14 h after a single i.n. administration of PBS or rIL-33 (1 μg) and/or rTL1A (5 μg). Numbers inside outlined areas indicate the percent of cells in the relevant gate. (F) Frequency of lung IL-9 high Lin − cells among live CD45 + cells of WT mice pretreated with six daily i.p. injections of rIL-33 (days 1–6) prior to one i.n. injection of PBS or rIL-33 and/or rTL1A (day 7). Flow cytometry analyses were performed on day 8. (G) Frequency of IL-9 high ILC2s among live ILCs (Lin − CD45 + CD90.2 + cells) in the lungs of WT mice 6 h after a single i.n. administration of A. alternata extract (12.5 μg), with (αIL-2 mAb) or without (Iso, isotype control mAb) IL-2 blockade. (H and I) Analysis of IL-9 and TL1A release in BAL fluids by ELISA at different time points after the third exposure to A. alternata in a chronic exposure model (repeated i.n. administration of 12.5 μg A. alternata at days 0, 3, and 6). Each symbol represents an individual mouse and data are pooled from two (D and G) or three (F, H, and I) independent experiments. Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by unpaired two-tailed Student’s t tests (G) or one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple-comparison test (D, F, H, and I): * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: In Vivo, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Fluorescence, Injection, Control, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Two Tailed Test, Comparison

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: Related to . Endogenous IL-9-producing ILC2s accumulate around blood vessels after IL33/TL1A treatment in vivo. IL9-eGFP + ILC2s (green), blood vessels (Evans Blue/red), and collagen fibers (second harmonic generation/blue) were visualized by multiphoton imaging in the cleared lung of INFER IL9 fluorescent reporter mice 16–18 h after administration of IL33/TL1A combination. 360° rotation of a 3D static representation at a frame rate of 25 fps (500 frames per 20 sec).

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: In Vivo, Imaging

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: Related to . Endogenous IL-9-producing ILC2s migrate along collagen fibers after IL33/TL1A treatment in vivo. IL9-eGFP + ILC2s (green), blood vessels (Evans Blue/red), and collagen fibers (second harmonic generation/blue) were visualized by lung intravital multiphoton imaging of INFER IL9 fluorescent reporter mice 16–18 h after administration of IL33/TL1A combination. Time in h/min/s. Playback speed: 600.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: In Vivo, Imaging

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: Endogenous TL1A functions as an epithelial alarmin rapidly released after allergen exposure. (A) Treatment schedule of naïve wild type (WT, C57BL/6J) mice. (B–F) Analysis of TL1A and IL-33 release in BAL fluids after a single allergen exposure. TL1A (B and E), IL-33 (C and F), and LDH (D) levels in BAL fluids were determined by ELISA (B, C, E, and F) or LDH (D) assays, 15 min (B–D) or at different time points (E and F) after a single i.n. administration of A. alternata extract (12.5 μg). Each symbol represents an individual mouse and data are pooled from two independent experiments (B–F). Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s (B–D) or Dunnett’s (E and F) multiple-comparisons tests: ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001. (G–K) Analysis of TL1A release in cell supernatants after exposure of TL1A-expressing cells to A. alternata or bee venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2). U2OS epithelial cells transfected with a mouse TL1A-Flag expression vector (mTL1A-Flag vector) or control vector were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence microscopy with anti-mTL1A and anti-Flag antibodies (G). Scale bar, 20 μm. TL1A (H and J) and LDH (I and K) levels in cell supernatants were determined by ELISA (H and J) or LDH cytotoxicity assays (I and K) 15 min after treatment with A. alternata extract ( A. alternata , H and I) or 1 h after treatment with bee venom PLA2 (J and K). NT, not treated. Each symbol represents an individual biological replicate and data are pooled from three independent experiments (H–K). Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by unpaired two-tailed Student’s t tests (treatment versus NT): ** P < 0.01, **** P < 0.0001.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Expressing, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Control, Immunofluorescence, Microscopy, Two Tailed Test

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: Endogenous TL1A is important for early induction of IL-9 high ILC2s after allergen exposure. (A) Treatment schedule of naïve WT mice. (B) IL-9 mRNA levels in the lungs analyzed by qPCR at different time points after a single allergen exposure. Data are expressed as relative to IL-9 mRNA levels in mice treated with PBS. (C–H) Flow cytometry and frequency of IL-9 high Lin − cells among live CD45 + cells (C and D) and IL-9 high ILC2s among live ILCs (Lin − CD45 + CD90.2 + cells) (E and F), flow cytometry (G), and MFI of IRF4 expression in ILC2s (H), in the lungs of WT mice 6 h after a single i.n. administration of A. alternata extract (12.5 μg), with (αTL1A mAb) or without (Iso, isotype control mAb) TL1A blockade. Numbers inside outlined areas indicate the percent of cells in the relevant gate (C, E, and G) and data are representative of two (G) or three (C and E) independent experiments. Each symbol represents an individual mouse and data are pooled from three (D and F) or two (B and H) independent experiments. Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple-comparisons test (B) or unpaired two-tailed Student’s t tests (D, F, and H): ns, not significant, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Control, Two Tailed Test

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: ILC9 cells have an increased capacity to initiate IL-5-dependent allergic airway inflammation. (A) Treatment schedule of naïve wild type (WT, C57BL/6J) mice by a single i.v. adoptive cell transfer of classical IL-33-activated ILC2s (ILC2) or IL-33/TL1A-activated ILC2s (ILC9). (B–H) Flow cytometry (B and D) and frequency of eosinophils (Gr1 low Siglec-F + CD11c − cells) among live CD45 + cells from BALF (C and F) or lung (E and G), and number of Red5 + ILC2s or ILC9s in total lung of mice (H), at day 7 after a single i.v. adoptive transfer of 5 × 10 5 ILC2s or ILC9s in separate host mice. Adoptively transferred ILC2s and ILC9s were prepared from Rag2 −/− mice ( Il5 +/+ cells) (B–E) or Red5 mice ( Il5 −/− cells) (F–H). Control mice received an intravenous injection of PBS. Red5 + cells indicate the activity of the Il5 promoter. Each symbol represents an individual mouse and data are representative (B and D) or pooled (C and E–H) from two independent experiments. (I–K) Live imaging of ILC2s and ILC9 cells in the lung. Lung intravital microscopy was performed 1–4 h after adoptive transfer of 6 × 10 5 of each cell type in the same host (green, classical IL-33-activated ILC2s-CFSE + ; red, IL-33/TL1A-activated ILC9 cells-CTO + ) (I). Imaging of the migratory behavior of ILC2s and ILC9 cells in the lung (J) and cell quantification from lung intravital microscopy data (K). Time-lapse images, 2 h after adoptive cell transfer (J). A maximum intensity projection of stitched images (2 × 2 tiles and 18 z-stack) is shown (K). Time in h/min/s. Scale bars: J, 20 μm; K, 100 μm. Lung intravital microscopy data are representative (J and K) or analyzed (K) from three adoptive transfer experiments on four mice. Data are expressed as mean (±SEM) with P values determined by paired two-tailed Student’s t test (K) or one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple-comparisons test (C and E–H): ns, not significant, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Adoptive Transfer Assay, Control, Injection, Activity Assay, Imaging, Intravital Microscopy, Two Tailed Test

Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Article Title: TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation

doi: 10.1084/jem.20231236

Figure Lengend Snippet: Related to . Adoptively transferred ILC2s and ILC9s are equally recruited to the lung and exhibit an ameboid-like mode of migration. IL-33-activated ILC2s (CFSE/green), IL33/TL1A-activated ILC9s (CTO/red), blood vessels (Evans Blue/dark blue), and collagen fibers (second harmonic generation/light blue) were observed by lung intravital multiphoton imaging 2 h after intravenous adoptive transfer (6 × 10 5 cells). Time in h/min/s. Playback speed: 600.

Article Snippet: Cells were then directly blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin in PBS and incubated for 1 h at room temperature with mAbs to mouse TL1A (rat IgG1 mAb, clone 293327, 2 μg/ml, # MAB7441; RRID: AB_2206977; R&D Systems) or DDK (Flag) epitope (rabbit mAb, clone TA592569S, 1 μg/ml, # TA592569; Origene).

Techniques: Migration, Imaging, Adoptive Transfer Assay

Journal: Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health

Article Title: Lactobacillus plantarum OLL2712 induces IL-10 production by intestinal dendritic cells

doi: 10.12938/bmfh.19-019

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of L. plantarum OLL2712 on intestinal dendritic cells (DCs). (a) Mesenteric lymph node (MLN) or Peyer’s patch (PP) DCs (1 × 10 5 cells) were incubated with heat-killed L. plantarum OLL2712 (1 µg/mL, 10 µg/mL, 100 µg/mL) for 18 hr. The cells were pooled, and relative IL-10 mRNA expression was measured by qPCR. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of 3 independent experiments. (b) MLN or PP DCs (2 × 10 5 cells) were incubated with heat-killed L. plantarum OLL2712 (10 µg/mL, 100 µg/mL) for 72 hr. The IL-10 protein in the supernatants was measured by immunoassay. The plot shows representative data from one experiment. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of cultured wells (n=3). (c) MLN or PP DCs (1 × 10 5 cells) were incubated with heat-killed lactic acid bacteria (LAB) (10 µg/mL) for 18 hr. The cells were collected, and relative IL-10 mRNA expression was measured by qPCR. The plot shows representative data from one experiment. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of cultured wells (n=3). (d, e) MLN or PP DCs (1 × 10 5 cells) were incubated with heat-killed LAB (10 µg/mL) for 18 hr. The cells were collected, and relative Il12a (IL-12p35) (d) and Il12b (IL-12p40) (e) mRNA expression levels were measured by qPCR. The plot shows representative data from one experiment. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of cultured wells (n=3). (a, c, d, e) Relative expression was calculated as the ratio to expression of non-stimulated MLN DCs. (a, b) Two to three independent experiments were performed. Statistical analysis was performed by Dunnett’s test. *p<0.05; **p<0.01. (c–e) Two independent experiments were performed. Statistical analysis was performed by Tukey’s HSD test. Values not sharing a common letter are significantly different (p<0.05).

Article Snippet: IL-10 protein in the supernatants was measured and analyzed by immunoassay using a MESO ® QuickPlex SQ 120 (MESO Scale Diagnostics, Rockville, MD, USA) or quantified by sandwich ELISA with purified rat anti-mouse IL-10 (JES5-2A5, BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA), biotin rat anti-mouse IL-10 (JES5-16E3, BD Biosciences), avidin-horseradish peroxidase (BD Biosciences), and TMB Substrate Reagent A (BD Biosciences).

Techniques: Incubation, Expressing, Cell Culture

Journal: Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health

Article Title: Lactobacillus plantarum OLL2712 induces IL-10 production by intestinal dendritic cells

doi: 10.12938/bmfh.19-019

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of oral administration of L. plantarum OLL2712 on IL-10 gene expression by intestinal dendritic cells (DCs). (a) BALB/c mice were intragastrically administered heat-killed L. plantarum OLL2712 or distilled water. After 6 days of feeding, mesenteric lymph node (MLN) DCs or Peyer’s patch (PP) DCs were analyzed for IL-10 mRNA expression by qPCR. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of 3 independent experiments. Relative expression was calculated as the ratio to the expression of MLN DCs from control mice. Statistical analysis was performed by Student’s t-test. *p<0.05. (b) BALB/c mice were intragastrically administered heat-killed L. plantarum OLL2712 or distilled water. Twelve hours after feeding, PP DCs were analyzed for IL-10 mRNA expression by qPCR. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of independent mice. Relative expression was calculated as the ratio to the expression of PP DCs from control mice. Statistical analysis was performed by Student’s t-test. *p<0.05.

Article Snippet: IL-10 protein in the supernatants was measured and analyzed by immunoassay using a MESO ® QuickPlex SQ 120 (MESO Scale Diagnostics, Rockville, MD, USA) or quantified by sandwich ELISA with purified rat anti-mouse IL-10 (JES5-2A5, BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA), biotin rat anti-mouse IL-10 (JES5-16E3, BD Biosciences), avidin-horseradish peroxidase (BD Biosciences), and TMB Substrate Reagent A (BD Biosciences).

Techniques: Expressing

Journal: Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health

Article Title: Lactobacillus plantarum OLL2712 induces IL-10 production by intestinal dendritic cells

doi: 10.12938/bmfh.19-019

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of L. plantarum OLL2712 on IL-10 production in a DC-T cell co-culture. Spleen CD4 + T cells from DO11.10 mice were co-cultured with MLN DCs (a) or PP DCs (b) in the presence of OVA 323-339 residue peptide (10 nM, 100 nM) and heat-killed L. plantarum OLL2712 (1 µg/mL, 10 µg/mL) for 72 hr. The IL-10 protein in the supernatants was measured by ELISA. The plot shows representative data from one experiment. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of cultured wells (n=3). Two independent experiments were performed. Statistical analysis was performed by Dunnett’s test. *p<0.05; **p<0.01. N.D.: not detected.

Article Snippet: IL-10 protein in the supernatants was measured and analyzed by immunoassay using a MESO ® QuickPlex SQ 120 (MESO Scale Diagnostics, Rockville, MD, USA) or quantified by sandwich ELISA with purified rat anti-mouse IL-10 (JES5-2A5, BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA), biotin rat anti-mouse IL-10 (JES5-16E3, BD Biosciences), avidin-horseradish peroxidase (BD Biosciences), and TMB Substrate Reagent A (BD Biosciences).

Techniques: Co-Culture Assay, Cell Culture, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

Journal: Biomedical Reports

Article Title: Therapeutic potential of a systemically applied humanized monoclonal antibody targeting Toll‑like receptor 2 in atopic‑dermatitis‑like skin lesions in a mouse model

doi: 10.3892/br.2024.1919

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 2. Effect of systemic administration of Toma on DNCB‑induced FLG and TSLP expression in BALB/c mice. (A and B) Paraffin‑embedded tissue sections prepared on day 20 were subjected to immunofluorescence staining with (A) anti‑FLG and (B) anti‑TSLP antibodies with a rhodamine‑red‑X‑conjugated secondary antibody (red). The nuclei were counterstained with Hoechst 33258 (blue). Scale bars, 100 µm. ImageJ software was used to measure fluorescent signals (right graphs). The data are expressed as the mean ± SD. (n=6). *P<0.05 and **P<0.01 by Tukey's multiple comparisons test. Toma; Tomaralimab; DNCB, 2,4‑dinitrochlorobenzene; FLG, filaggrin; TSLP, thymic stromal lymphopoietin; NS, not significant.

Article Snippet: Anti‐thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) Ab (cat. no. NBP1‐76754) was obtained from Novus Biologicals, LLC and anti‐HMGB1 Ab (cat.

Techniques: Expressing, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Software

Journal: Biomedical Reports

Article Title: Therapeutic potential of a systemically applied humanized monoclonal antibody targeting Toll‑like receptor 2 in atopic‑dermatitis‑like skin lesions in a mouse model

doi: 10.3892/br.2024.1919

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4. Effect of DNCB on the expression of pro‑inflammatory cytokines in HaCaT keratinocytes. (A and B) The effect of DNCB on the expression of pro‑inflammatory cytokines was examined using immunoblot analysis based on different (A) doses and (B) time‑points. The band intensities were measured using ImageJ software. The data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n=3). *P<0.05 and **P<0.01 by Dunnett's multiple comparisons test. DNCB, 2,4‑dinitrochlo‑ robenzene; TSLP, thymic stromal lymphopoietin; IL, interleukin; NS, not significant.

Article Snippet: Anti‐thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) Ab (cat. no. NBP1‐76754) was obtained from Novus Biologicals, LLC and anti‐HMGB1 Ab (cat.

Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Software

Journal: Biomedical Reports

Article Title: Therapeutic potential of a systemically applied humanized monoclonal antibody targeting Toll‑like receptor 2 in atopic‑dermatitis‑like skin lesions in a mouse model

doi: 10.3892/br.2024.1919

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5. Effect of Toma on the inhibition of DNCB‑induced pro‑inflammatory cytokines in HaCaT keratinocytes. (A and B) The effect of Tomaralimab on the inhibition of DNCB‑induced pro‑inflammatory cytokines was examined using (A) reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR and (B) immunoblot analysis. The band intensities were measured using ImageJ software. The data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n=3). *P<0.05 and **P<0.01 by Dunnett's multiple comparisons test. Toma, Tomaralimab; DNCB, 2,4‑dinitrochlorobenzene; TSLP, thymic stromal lymphopoietin; IL, interleukin; NS, not significant.

Article Snippet: Anti‐thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) Ab (cat. no. NBP1‐76754) was obtained from Novus Biologicals, LLC and anti‐HMGB1 Ab (cat.

Techniques: Inhibition, Western Blot, Software