Project description:This project evaluates the effects of tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) on the pediatric lung microbiome in critically ill children. The impact of TSE on the airway microbiome of critically ill, mechanically ventilated pediatric patients will be determined by through clinical outcomes and analysis of urinary and plasma metabolomes to identify other environmental exposures contributing to the alteration of the pediatric microbiome.
Project description:We compared differential gene expression in tracheal aspirates collected mechanically ventilated subjects with COVID-19 ARDS to gene expression in tracheal aspirates from: 1) subjects with ARDS from other casues and 2) mechanically ventilated controls without evidence of pulmonary disease.
Project description:This study was undertaken to examine differential gene expression across the whole genome during short-term ventilator-induced lung injury in mice, a commonly used model of acute lung injury, as compared with spontaneous ventilation. Experiment Overall Design: Mice were anesthetized with isoflurane followed by ketamine/xylaxine. Saline (0.25 ml) was given every hour ip. A tracheotomy tube was placed and the mice were ventilated with an initial peak airway pressure of 20 cmH2O approximating a tidal volume of 20 ml/kg and without end-expiratory pressure. Ventilation was continued for 3h. Tidal volume was not adjusted. Body temperature was monitored with a digital rectal thermometer and maintained at 37C with a heating table and external heating lamp. Control mice were treated identically, but were not mechanically ventilated (i.e. breathed spontaneously). There were 5 biological relicates in each group.
Project description:Purpose: ATAC-seq was performed on preterm lambs that were ventilated by invasive mechanical ventilation or noninvasive respiratory support utilizing a mask and compared to gestation-age-matched preterm lambs that were not ventilated and naturally delivered term lambs. Methods: Lung chromatin access profiles were generated for: 1) Unventilated preterm lamb, 2) preterm lambs delivered at gd131 and intubated and mechanically ventilated for 3 days, 3) preterm lambs delivered at gd131 and not intubated and resuscitated by placing a face mask over the nose and mouth and controlling O2 delivery via a computer-controlled electronic blower device, 4) unventilated naturally delivered full-term lambs. Results: Using an optimized data analysis workflow, we mapped between 76 and 96 million sequence reads per sample to the sheep genome Conclusions: Our study represents the first detailed analysis of ventilated preterm lung chromatin access, with biologic replicates, generated by ATAC-seq
Project description:In this experiment several sputum samples from mechanically ventilated patients were tested for their antimicrobial activity. The samples were harvested and digested with trypsin and measured by mass spectrometry.
Project description:This project focuses both on the separate and combined effects of large tidal volume ventilation and hyperoxia on gene expression in the lungs of anesthetized rats. Rats were either mechanically or spontaneously ventilated at either 21 or 100% oxygen and expression levels were evaluated on RG_U34 GeneChips. Keywords: other
Project description:This project focuses both on the separate and combined effects of large tidal volume ventilation and hyperoxia on gene expression in the lungs of anesthetized rats. Rats were either mechanically or spontaneously ventilated at either 21 or 100% oxygen and expression levels were evaluated on RG_U34 GeneChips.
