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The manipulator for the bulk material
Kalina, Tomáš ; Malášek, Jiří (referee) ; Zeizinger, Lukáš (advisor)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to design a hand guided manipulator for lifting and tilting boxes for the bulk material. Manipulator is design to transporting these boxes on a flat storage. The theoretical part of this bachelor thesis deals with similar trucks for handling with bulk material. The practical part of this bachelor thesis is focused on the conceptual design of the manipulator and strength calculations. The drawing documentation is part of bachelor thesis.
Leukemia cell signaling and signaling of non-malignant B-cells
Kanderová, Veronika ; Kalina, Tomáš (advisor) ; Klener, Pavel (referee) ; Otáhal, Pavel (referee)
Acute leukemia (AL) is the most common pediatric cancer. Approximately 90 - 100 children is diagnosed every year in the Czech Republic. Acute leukemia is a complex disease that is pathologically manifested at the DNA, mRNA, protein and cellular level. Leukemic cells aberrantly express molecules that are found in other cell types under physiological conditions and their functional involvement in leukemic cells is unknow. We found that aberrantly expressed CEACAM6 increases the expression and affinity of integrins, increases the phosphorylation of intracellular kinases Akt, p38MAPK and p44/42 MAPK and triggers apoptosis in B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Adaptor molecule NTAL, aberrantly expressed in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, signals through intracellular kinase p44/42 MAPK and potentiates corticosteroid induced apoptosis. Current leukemia research is focused mainly on monitoring of mutations at the DNA level, however, the functional consequences of these changes on cellular machineries are not straightforward. Since proteome analysis can provide link between gene sequence and cellular physiology, proteomics will contribute to elucidate mechanism of disease, prognosis and response to treatment. Protein microarrays technology is of major interest for basic proteomic research as...
B- and T- lymphocyte subpopulations in lymphocyte-associated immunodeficiencies
Šinkorová, Vendula ; Kalina, Tomáš (advisor) ; Javorková, Eliška (referee)
The antigen-specific immunity consists of cells called T and B lymphocytes. These cells together with cells of non-specific (innate) immunity begin their development in fetal liver and later in bone marrow from the common progenitor, the hematopoietic stem cell. Both B and T lymphocyte lineages then undergo differentiation which is regulated by many cytokines and transcriptional factors and leads to very heterogeneous cohort of subsets. Because the immune system is not only protecting the organism from infections and malignant growth but also from itself, lymphocyte differentiation must pass many checkpoints where B and T clones are strictly selected. Cells of both lineages closely communicate with each other and also with cells of innate immunity. If, due to mutation of protein encoding genes, disturbance of differentiation or malfunction of effector activities providing some of these functions occurs, an immune system malfunction called immunodeficiency arises. Multiparametric immunophenotyping followed by flow cytometry examination has been proven one of the most suitable techniques for studying lymphocyte subsets and lymphocyte- associated immunodeficiencies. Here we describe examples of primary lymphocyte- associated immunodeficiencies, how they affect individual lymphocyte subsets, what it...
Research of protective immunity on patients after transplantation.
Pelák, Ondřej ; Kalina, Tomáš (advisor) ; Drda Morávková, Alena (referee)
Depletion of immune functions in patients after hematopoetic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) results in higher frekvencies of several types of oportunistic infections. Especially the reactivation of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) may cause life-threating infections and require antiviral treatment. Within this diploma thesis we compare the function signatures of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells stimulated by CMV antigens, which were obtained from 63 pacients after HSCT. Polychromatic flow cytometry measurements of CD154 (CD40L), intracellular cytokines (INF-γ and IL-2) and marker of degranulation (CD107a) allowed us to determine the function status of various T-cells simultaneously. We have discovered, that dual production of INF-γ and IL-2 on CD8+ T-cells was present only in pacients controling their CMV reactivations, but was absent in noncontrolers. Single production of INF-γ on CD8+ T-cells was the most abundat subtype, but they most probably represent non-protective memory cells. We have further created two test of NK-cells functionality, one that aims on the detection of their degranulation ability and second, that detects cytotoxic capability of NK-cells. Key words: transplantation, hematopoetic stem cells, T-lymfocytes, immune system recovery, cytomegalovirus, INF-γ, IL-2
Human lymphopoiesis and its examination via single-cell analysis
Novák, David ; Kalina, Tomáš (advisor) ; Drbal, Karel (referee)
Development of human B-lymphocytes is a convoluted process. A self-renewing stem cell progenitor in a primary lymphoid tissue commits to the lymphoid lineage. Subsequent B-lineage commitment entails somatic gene recombination processes which lead to the eventual expression of a surface antigen receptor. Functionality of the B-cell receptor, as well as successful testing for autoreactivity by the cell, are preconditions for the differenti- ation of a mature B-lymphocyte. Processes within this development are often investigated using single-cell analysis via flow cytometry, fluorescence-activated cell sorting and mass cytometry. Coupling these high-throughput methods with modern approaches to data analysis carries enormous potential in revealing rare cell populations and aberrant events in haematopoiesis. Keywords: B-lymphocyte, lymphopoiesis, flow cytometry, FACS, mass cytometry, clus- ter analysis, FlowSOM, PCA, t-SNE, Wanderlust.
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of immunoregulatory action of stem cells and their effect on adaptive immune cells
Boháčová, Pavla ; Holáň, Vladimír (advisor) ; Hrdý, Jiří (referee) ; Kalina, Tomáš (referee)
Regulation of immune reactions represents an entire system of maintenance of homeostasis, self-tolerance, and host defense. Regardless of intensive research, the cellular and molecular insights into immunomodulation remain incomplete. Therefore, we aimed to study different approaches to modulate the immune system, primarily focused on the induction, expansion, and activation of immunoregulatory cells. We analyzed the therapeutic effect of the combined action of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) and immunosuppressive drugs on the balance among T cell populations. We found that MSCs ameliorated unfavorable effects of immunosuppressants on T cell activation. As a result of this approach, T cell development was altered from the T helper (Th) 1, Th2, and Th17 cell polarization to anti-inflammatory regulatory T cell-mediated response. Additionally, we studied the effect of the immunoregulatory action of MSCs on B cells. We evaluated the impact of cytokine-primed MSCs on the induction of interleukin (IL)-10-producing B cells. Results revealed that interferon (IFN)-γ- and IL-4-primed MSCs suppressed the production of IL-10 by activated B cells. This suppression was dependent on cell-to-cell contact. In the case of IFN-γ-primed MSCs, the inhibition of IL-10 secretion involved the cyclooxygenase-2...
Specific antiviral immunity in immunocompromised patients, not only after bone marrow transplantation
Pelák, Ondřej ; Kalina, Tomáš (advisor) ; Lysák, Daniel (referee) ; Němečková, Šárka (referee)
-3- SUMMARY Viral reactivations after hematopoietic cell transplantation contribute to significant morbidity and mortality. Timely immune reconstitution of functional T cell immunity is crucial in controlling these viral reactivations. In this thesis we were able to identify several functional T cell populations, which are responsible for fast resolution of viral reactivation. Appearance of some of these populations may be even used for prediction of the occurrence of viral reactivation. On the other hand, the administration of corticoids due to the treatment of graft versus host disease contributes as significant negative predictor to viral reactivation incidence. We are also offering an option of adoptively transferred virus specific T cells for patients suffering from prolonged virus complications, through identification of suitable donors by two different methods. Viral reactivations cause complication also in patients who underwent the solid organ transplantation. In this thesis we have found the connection between allo and virus specific T cells. We have successfully identified several cross-reactive T cell clones which have responded to both allo and viral stimulation. Further it seems that these clones may play an important role in rejection of transplanted kidney if there is also present an ongoing...
The utility of Toll-like receptor 2 in defining the progenitors of definitive embryonic hematopoiesis
Šplíchalová, Iva ; Filipp, Dominik (advisor) ; Nečas, Emanuel (referee) ; Kalina, Tomáš (referee)
Hematopoiesis is a vital process in which red blood cells and cells of the immune system are formed. It is initiated during early embryonic development when we find hematopoietic progenitors in separate anatomical sites. Embryonic hematopoiesis comprises three successive and partly overlapping waves of progenitors with a different hematopoietic potential. The primary anatomical place where hematopoiesis takes place shortly before the birth is the bone marrow (BM). Since at this time point of development BM is already populated by hematopoietic stem cell (HSCs) progenitors, it becomes also the site of hematopoiesis in adulthood. However, the bone marrow is not the only place where hematopoietic progenitors emerge and develop. The Yolk sac (YS) and the Aorta-Gonad-Mesonephros (AGM) region are the initial sites of the appearance of the three waves of progenitors in the early embryogenesis. These progenitors and their descendants play an indispensable role during the development of an individual. Because there are no specific markers that would unambiguously characterize progenitors of these individual waves, their physical separation and hence also functional characterization is still incomplete. Recent studies have shown that Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are expressed on adult HSCs. The stimulation of...
Pathophysiological development and differentiation of cells during hematopoiesis
Moudrá, Alena ; Štěpánek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Černý, Jan (referee) ; Kalina, Tomáš (referee)
In recent years, a great effort has been deployed towards a better understanding of the molecular changes in cells and in the bone marrow (BM) environment that contribute to the development and progression of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Among others, the aberrant hematopoietic stem cells in MDS often display increase in DNA double strand breaks, genomic instability with common loss or rearrangement of chromosomes and an ineffective response to DNA damage, a phenomenon that has been linked to the onset of cellular senescence. Additionally, the BM microenvironment can become more pro-inflammatory. In our effort to better understand the contribution of the BM microenvironment on MDS progression, we analyzed the expression profiles of cytokines in the BM microenvironment in all stages of MDS/AML and found several proinflammatory cytokines that increase with disease progression. Also, by repeated sampling of patients over the course of 5-azacytidine therapy, we were able to assess the changes in the proinflammatory cytokine milieu with the progression of the disease. Additionally, we aimed to identify the candidate markers for the improvement of MDS prognosis. We focused on naturally occurring germline polymorphism of NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone 1) gene (NQO1*2)...
Cytometric assay of antigen-specific T cell response in monitoring of BCG vaccine therapy
Hadlová, Petra ; Drbal, Karel (advisor) ; Kalina, Tomáš (referee)
Bladder carcinoma (BCa) is among the most common carcinomas in the Western world. Despite the availability of effective therapies, there is currently an urgent need to develop a stratification method, which would enable the accurate identification of patients responsive to therapy. In the theoretical part of my diploma project I describe the heterogeneity of BCa and the currently applied immunotherapeutic approaches. I specifically focused on the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine instillation. For decades another use of BCG has been a prophylactic vaccination against tuberculosis (TB) infection. BCG serves as a model treatment because it is highly efficient when prescribed to the responsive patient. However, an effective stratification is yet to be developed for BCa and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) diagnosis and/or monitoring. In the experimental part of my project, I developed and tested a 10-parameter panel for T cell- specific activation test (TAT) applicable for a stratification of BCa patients as well as for the detection of LTBI. I tested the panel on positive controls using flow cytometry (FCM) method because it allows for detection and measurement of dozens of markers at a single cell level. It is easily applicable to available urine and blood samples obtained from BCa...

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