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Transcription profiling of human brain endothelial cells treated with TNF then incubated with platelets, P.falciparum-parasited red blood cells or normal red blood cells

ABSTRACT: HBEC-5i (human brain endothelial cells) grown to confluence in 6-well tissue culture plates. Cocultures were either left unstimulated or incubated overnight with recombinant TNF?. HBEC were then washed in PBS and incubated with PLT (platelets), pRBC (P.falciparum-parasited red blood cells) or NRBC (normal red blood cells) according to the experimental conditions. Then HBEC were washed three times with PBS, and were harvested at 0 and 5h coculture. Each experimental condition was realized in triplicate.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Mathieu BARBIER

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-1989 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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