Project description:C3heB/FeJ mice were infected with M. tuberculosis to form necrotic granulomatous lesions. FFPE samples of infected lungs with granulomas were microdissected into three distinct regions, Caseum, foamy macrophage, and Cell. Proteins were extracted from microdissected samples, followed by LC-MS/MS.
Project description:RNA-seq of SARS-CoV-2 infected lungs from mice sensitized for SARS-CoV-2 infection by Ad5-hACE2 transduction compared to non-sensitized mice
Project description:The study aims at understanding the global nature of the immune responses within the the lung tissue 28 days post infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Comparing the whole transcriptome of infected lungs to that of an uninfected lungs revealed a plethora of immune mechanisms driven by various cytokines. IFN-γ, IL-6, IL-2, TNFα were the major cytokines observed. We observed significant differential expression of gene involved in the JAK-STAT and the MAPK signalling pathways. We observed an interplay of the immune regulatory genes and various non-immune genes controlling the metabolism, apoptosis, cell growth, post translational modifications etc.