1. Single-cell transcriptomic and targeted genomic profiling adjusted for inflammation and therapy bias reveal CRTAM and PLCB1 as novel hub genes for anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy response in Crohn’s diseaseMario Gorenjak, Boris Gole, Larisa Goričan, Gregor Jezernik, Uršula Prosenc Zmrzljak, Cvetka Pernat Drobež, Pavel Skok, Uroš Potočnik, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: The lack of reliable biomarkers in response to anti-TNFα biologicals hinders
personalized therapy for Crohn’s disease (CD) patients. The motivation behind our study is to shift
the paradigm of anti-TNFα biomarker discovery toward specific immune cell sub-populations using
single-cell RNA sequencing and an innovative approach designed to uncover PBMCs gene expression
signals, which may be masked due to the treatment or ongoing inflammation; Methods: The singlecell
RNA sequencing was performed on PBMC samples from CD patients either naïve to biological
therapy, in remission while on adalimumab, or while on ustekinumab but previously non-responsive
to adalimumab. Sieves for stringent downstream gene selection consisted of gene ontology and
independent cohort genomic profiling. Replication and meta-analyses were performed using publicly
available raw RNA sequencing files of sorted immune cells and an association analysis summary.
Machine learning, Mendelian randomization, and oligogenic risk score methods were deployed to
validate DEGs highly relevant to anti-TNFα therapy response; Results: This study found PLCB1 in
CD4+ T cells and CRTAM in double-negative T cells, which met the stringent statistical thresholds
throughout the analyses. An additional assessment proved causal inference of both genes in response
to anti-TNFα therapy; Conclusions: This study, jointly with an innovative design, uncovered
novel candidate genes in the anti-TNFα response landscape of CD, potentially obscured by therapy
or inflammation.
Ključne besede: inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn’s disease, tumor necrosis factor alpha, adalimumab, single-cell gene expression analysis
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2. Role of cAMP in double switch of glucagon secretionJan Zmazek, Vladimir Grubelnik, Rene Markovič, Marko Marhl, 2021, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Glucose metabolism plays a crucial role in modulating glucagon secretion in pancreatic alpha cells. However, the downstream effects of glucose metabolism and the activated signaling pathways influencing glucagon granule exocytosis are still obscure. We developed a computational alpha cell model, implementing metabolic pathways of glucose and free fatty acids (FFA) catabolism and an intrinsically activated cAMP signaling pathway. According to the model predictions, increased catabolic activity is able to suppress the cAMP signaling pathway, reducing exocytosis in a Ca2+ -dependent and Ca2+ independent manner. The effect is synergistic to the pathway involving ATPdependent closure of KATP channels and consequent reduction of Ca2+. We analyze the contribution
of each pathway to glucagon secretion and show that both play decisive roles, providing a kind of "secure double switch". The cAMP-driven signaling switch plays a dominant role, while the ATP-driven metabolic switch is less favored. The ratio is approximately 60:40, according to the most recent experimental evidence.
Ključne besede: pancreatic alpha cell, glucagon, cAMP, mathematical model, diabetes, cellular bioenergetics
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3. Alpha cell stimulus-sehttps://dk.um.si/teme/dkumDev2/img/NovoOkno.pngcretion coupling and intercellular interactions in health and type 2 diabetesViljem Pohorec, Nika Zadravec, Marko Turk, Jurij Dolenšek, Andraž Stožer, 2023, pregledni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: Alpha cell, calcium imaging, epinephrine, physiology, type 2 diabetes mellitus
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