Characterization of bronchoalveolar lavage samples from two Be-exposed subjects

ABSTRACT: Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is a metal-induced hypersensitivity disorder characterized by CD4+ T cell alveolitis. Single-cell gene expression profiling of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells focused on T cells may provide insight into unique subsets of CD4+ T cells, functional pathways, and/or molecules that could potentially be developed into novel therapeutics for treating CBD and other granulomatous lung diseases. To understand the unbiased cellular composition of airway associated CD4+ T cells in subjects with beryllium exposure, we used BAL cells from one beryllium-exposed (BeS) and one CBD subject diagnosed using previously defined criteria, and these two samples comprised the disease cohort.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE181174 | GEO | 2022/06/01

REPOSITORIES: GEO