Project description:Calu-3 2B-4 cells were stimulated with interleukin-1a or TNFa. Transcriptional analysis of the extracted RNA was done by microarray.
Project description:Calu-3 2B-4 cells were stimulated with interleukin-1a or TNFa. Transcriptional analysis of the extracted RNA was done by microarray. Calu-3 2B-4 cells were washed with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and treated with either IL-1a (0.001ng/ml) or TNFa (0.05ng/ml) or mock diluted in PBS for 40 min at 37C. Following treatment, cells were washed 3 times, and fresh medium was added. Triplicate Calu-3 2B4 cultures and triplicate time-matched mock-infected controls were harvested at 3, 6 and 24h for IL-1a and 6 and 24h for TNF post-exposure for transcriptional analysis.
Project description:Differential profiles from whole genome human expression arrays on monocytes obtained from peripheral blood in COPD was studied and compared with controls. Monocytes were isolated from Controls (Group 1) which included Control Smokers (Group 1A) and Control Never Smokers (Group 1B) and COPD (Group 2) which included COPD Smokers (Group 2A) and COPD ExSmokers (Group 2B). Differential transcriptomic expression associated with (i) Smoking, (ii) COPD, and (iii) cessation of smoking were identified.
Project description:TNFa stimulated human cultured podocytes compared with unstimulated (vehicle control (VC)) podocytes. Incubation of podocytes with high concentrations of TNF alpha led to an overexpression of ICAM1 in particular. We studied this system as a comparator for organoids also stimulated with the same concentration of TNFa. Four conditions (6 replicates each) 1) treatment (5 ng/mL TNFa) for 24 hours 2) control (PBS) for 24h 3) treatment (5 ng/mL TNFa) for 48 hours 4) control (PBS) for 48h