Transcriptome analysis in human breast milk and blood in a randomized trial after inactivated or attenuated influenza immunization

Abstract Transcriptomic signatures were identified in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and breast milk lymphocyte (BML) cells induced by trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) or live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) administered after delivery. We performed an RNA-Seq anal...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker, Travis L. Jensen, Casey E. Gelber, Phillip J. Dexheimer, Mark C. Steinhoff, David I. Bernstein, Johannes B. Goll
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01072-6
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author Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker
Travis L. Jensen
Casey E. Gelber
Phillip J. Dexheimer
Mark C. Steinhoff
David I. Bernstein
Johannes B. Goll
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description Abstract Transcriptomic signatures were identified in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and breast milk lymphocyte (BML) cells induced by trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) or live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) administered after delivery. We performed an RNA-Seq analysis on blood and breast milk samples from a subset of subjects enrolled in a randomized, double-blind controlled study in breastfeeding women who received either intranasal LAIV and intramuscular placebo, or intramuscular TIV and intranasal placebo (LAIV, n = 10 and TIV, n = 6). Differentially expressed genes, gene clusters, and enriched pathways were identified. We observed increased innate immune signaling responses in BML but not in PBMC at Day 28 for the LAIV group. We hypothesize that breastfeeding extended the innate response to LAIV via mucosal immunity. An association between an increased IgG antibody response in TIV vs. LAIV identified in the parent study using ELISA corresponded to IGHG1 immunoglobulin gene expression in Day 28 PBMCs.
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spelling doaj-art-2916e1acf52b4ee48d172086c6bf2bb32025-08-20T01:52:22ZengNature Portfolionpj Vaccines2059-01052025-03-011011910.1038/s41541-025-01072-6Transcriptome analysis in human breast milk and blood in a randomized trial after inactivated or attenuated influenza immunizationElizabeth P. Schlaudecker0Travis L. Jensen1Casey E. Gelber2Phillip J. Dexheimer3Mark C. Steinhoff4David I. Bernstein5Johannes B. Goll6Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterDepartment of Biomedical Data Science and Bioinformatics, The Emmes Company, LLCDepartment of Biomedical Data Science and Bioinformatics, The Emmes Company, LLCCenter for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterDivision of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterDivision of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterDepartment of Biomedical Data Science and Bioinformatics, The Emmes Company, LLCAbstract Transcriptomic signatures were identified in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and breast milk lymphocyte (BML) cells induced by trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) or live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) administered after delivery. We performed an RNA-Seq analysis on blood and breast milk samples from a subset of subjects enrolled in a randomized, double-blind controlled study in breastfeeding women who received either intranasal LAIV and intramuscular placebo, or intramuscular TIV and intranasal placebo (LAIV, n = 10 and TIV, n = 6). Differentially expressed genes, gene clusters, and enriched pathways were identified. We observed increased innate immune signaling responses in BML but not in PBMC at Day 28 for the LAIV group. We hypothesize that breastfeeding extended the innate response to LAIV via mucosal immunity. An association between an increased IgG antibody response in TIV vs. LAIV identified in the parent study using ELISA corresponded to IGHG1 immunoglobulin gene expression in Day 28 PBMCs.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01072-6
spellingShingle Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker
Travis L. Jensen
Casey E. Gelber
Phillip J. Dexheimer
Mark C. Steinhoff
David I. Bernstein
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Transcriptome analysis in human breast milk and blood in a randomized trial after inactivated or attenuated influenza immunization
npj Vaccines
title Transcriptome analysis in human breast milk and blood in a randomized trial after inactivated or attenuated influenza immunization
title_full Transcriptome analysis in human breast milk and blood in a randomized trial after inactivated or attenuated influenza immunization
title_fullStr Transcriptome analysis in human breast milk and blood in a randomized trial after inactivated or attenuated influenza immunization
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptome analysis in human breast milk and blood in a randomized trial after inactivated or attenuated influenza immunization
title_short Transcriptome analysis in human breast milk and blood in a randomized trial after inactivated or attenuated influenza immunization
title_sort transcriptome analysis in human breast milk and blood in a randomized trial after inactivated or attenuated influenza immunization
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01072-6
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