We apply RNA-seq to limited populations of Innate Lymphoid Cells type 2 and type 3 (ILC2s and ILC3s, respectively) in human individuals infected with acute HIV in the FRESH study. We measured the whole transcriptome of ILC2s and ILC3s in both untreated (n=2) and ART treated (n=2) individuals over the course of infection, in order to compare these populations at key points during infection, namely: viral detection, peak viremia, and weeks past peak viremia (6-7 weeks post detection). Lacking true biological replicates, HIV- patients in the same study (n=9) were used as replicates to conduct Differential Expression (DE) analysis between time points in both ILC2s and ILC3s on a patient by patient basis. In untreated patients, ILC2s and ILC3s differentially expressed genes associated with apoptosis and cell death between peak viremia and viral detection, while ART treated patients' ILC2s and ILC3s demonstrated a mitigated response. Comparing 6-7 weeks after detection with peak viremia revealed a relative decrease in genes associated in cell death in untreated patients, while ART treated patients showed varied responses where several DE genes were associated with immune response. Overall design: RNA-seq of two Innate Lymphoid Cell populations in 2 HIV+ untreated patients, 2 HIV+ ART treated patients, and 9 HIV- patients (control, replicates).
Innate Lymphoid Cells Are Depleted Irreversibly during Acute HIV-1 Infection in the Absence of Viral Suppression.
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View SamplesWe report the phenotype of human lung ILC2 and ILC3 populations from individuals with tuberculosis (TB) and non-TB cancer controls. We find that ILC2s demonstrate moderate transcriptional differences in TB infection, whereas ILC3s demonstrate large differences. Overall design: ILC2s and ILC3s were purified by FACS from lung biopsies from TB infected lung tissue and peripheral healthy lung tissue from individuals with cancer. Low-input RNA-seq was performed on 1-3 replicates (dependent on cell number) on 5 individuals with TB infection and 2 controls.
Group 3 innate lymphoid cells mediate early protective immunity against tuberculosis.
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