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Objective • To investigate the gene expression profiles of CD169+ and CD169- red pulp macrophages based on the expression of CD169 in murine splenic red pulp macrophages. Methods • The expression of CD169 in splenic red pulp macrophages in C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) mice was analyzed by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence. CD169 knockout (KO) mice were used as negative control. F4/80+ splenic red pulp macrophages were enriched and separated into CD169+ and CD169- subtypes. RNA-sequencing was performed on the two subtypes. DESeq2 was used to analyze differentially expressed genes at P<0.05 & |log2FC| ≥ 1. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes (KEGG) enrichment analysis was used to classify the differentially expressed genes according to the pathways involved or functions they performed, and some differentially expressed genes were verified by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Results • Expression of CD169 in some red pulp macrophages was confirmed by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence. There were 485 differentially expressed genes in CD169+ and CD169- subtypes. Some differentially expressed genes related to inflammation were highly expressed in the CD169- subtype. Conclusion • The CD169+ and CD169- red pulp macrophages have different transcriptional profiles, and CD169- red pulp macrophages have more features of M1 macrophages.
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Objective To investigate the changes of CD169 expression on the surface of peripheral blood monocytes and different subsets of monocytes in normal rhesus monkeys after SIVmac239 infection and the possible reasons.Methods Normal rhesus monkeys were infected with SIVmac239 through intravenous injection, and changes in the percentage of peripheral blood monocytes and the expression of CD169 before and after SIVmac239 infection were detected by flow cytometry. The peripheral blood CD14 +monocytes of normal rhesus monkeys sorted by flow cytometry were directly infected by SIVmac239 and stimulated by different cytokines,and changes in the expression of CD169 on the cell surface and the cytokine IFN-α were detected by flow cytometry. Results After SIVmac239 infection, the percentage of CD14 +monocytes of the normal rhesus monkeys was decreased and the expression of CD169 on their surface was increased. Meanwhile,the expression of CD169 on the surface of different subsets of peripheral blood monocytes was significantly increased,and the expression of CD169 on the CD14 +CD16 + +monocytes was increased more obviously. CD169 was not expressed on the surface of peripheral blood CD14 +monocytes of the normal rhesus monkeys after stimulated by the cytokines M-CSF, IL-4 and IL-13. However, CD169 was highly expressed after the monocytes were stimulated by the cytokine IFN-α. The expression of CD169 on the surface of CD14 +monocytes and the intracellular cytokine IFN-α was not significantly changed after the monocytes were directly infected with SIVmac239. Conclusions SIVmac239 infection can lead to the increase of CD169 expression on the surface of peripheral blood monocytes in rhesus monkeys. Its expression is not associated with the direct infection of virus,but is related to the cytokine IFN-α secreted by other cells of the monkeys in vivo.
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Objective To study the correlation between CD169 expression of monocytes and disease progression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV )-infected patients .Methods Sixty HIV-infected patients and 30 healthy controls were recruited .According to the CD4 + T lymphocyte counts ,HIV-infected patients were divided into three groups including < 200 cells/μL ,200 — 350 cells/μL and > 350 cells/μL groups . The differences in monocytes counts ,the proportions of CD16 + and CD169 + monocytes were analyzed among the three groups and healthy controls .The correlations between proportion of CD169 + monocytes and CD4 + T lymphocyte counts ,viral load ,and proportion of CD16 + monocytes were analyzed .Results The monocyte counts in CD4 + T lymphocytes < 200 cells/μL group , (200 — 350 ) cells/μL group , >350 cells/μL group and healthy control group were (342 ± 99) ,(396 ± 145) ,(365 ± 80) ,and (404 ± 106)/μL ,respectively ,which were not significantly different (F= 2 .55 , P > 0 .05) .The proportions of CD16 + monocytes in the four groups were (19 .8 ± 8 .8)％ ,(14 .3 ± 2 .8)％ ,(9 .7 ± 2 .0)％ and (4 .0 ± 0 .8)％ ,respectively ,which were significantly different ( F = 30 .90 , P < 0 .05 ) . The proportions of CD169 + monocytes in the four groups were (72 .6 ± 11 .4)％ ,(59 .4 ± 14 .7)％ ,(33 .3 ± 14 .5)％ and (2 .6 ± 0 .8)％ ,respectively ,which were significantly different (F = 152 .40 , P< 0 .05) .The proportion of CD169 + monocytes was negatively correlated with CD4 + T lymphocyte counts (r = 0 .792 , P< 0 .05) , while positively correlated with both viral load (r= 0 .485 ,P< 0 .05) and proportion of CD16 + monocytes (r= 0 .395 , P< 0 .05) .Conclusions The CD169 expressions of monocytes in HIV-infected patients are significantly increased and correlated with both monocyte activation and disease progression .
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Genetic polymorphisms within immunity-related candidate genes in pigs have been identified to control variations in immune functions and/or disease resistance. It has become necessary to evaluate the effects of other genetic markers of economically important traits prior to introducing them into marker-assisted selection programs. In this study, polymorphisms of porcine genes coding Interferon-induced Gunylate binding protein 1 (GBP1), GBP2, CD163, and CD169 were investigated for their association with growth and meat quality traits in a Korean native pig breed-Yorkshire inter-crossed F2 pig population (KY-F2). KY-F2 animals (n=346) have been successfully used for linkage mapping to identify quantitative loci that control meat quality, growth, and immunity traits. In our results, polymorphisms in genes GBP1 and GBP2 showed association with pig growth rate as well as meat quality traits such as crude fat, drip loss, and meat color (yellowness) in the KY-F2 population. The polymorphism in gene CD163 only showed association with crude fat, as a meat quality trait. CD169 gene was associated with pork tenderness. In conclusion, four immune-related genetic markers were validated for their association with growth and meat quality traits to gauge their potential use in a swine selection program. The results warrant further studies in other commercial pig populations.