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2017-12-31 | GSE94608 | GEO
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2019-09-17 | GSE121825 | GEO
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2015-02-10 | E-GEOD-65715 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:The functional versatility of macrophages is intrincately tied to factors such as their ontogeny and the specific tissue and extracellular environment. Monocyte-derived macrophages are oppositely instructed by M-CSF or GM-CSF. GM-CSF drives monocyte-derived macrophages towards heightened pro-inflammatory activity and the acquisition of the lung alveolar macrophage phenotype and gene profile whereas M-CSF gives rise to anti-inflammatory, pro-resolving, and immunosuppressive monocyte-derived macrophages. We explored the molecular impact of siRNA mediated knocking-down GSK3A, GSK3B or both (GSK3A/B) on the gene expression profile of GM-CSF-primed human monocyte derived macrophages. GSK3A/B knowdown skewed the transcriptional profile of GM-MØ towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype.
2025-04-16 | GSE266236 | GEO
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2020-11-03 | GSE156640 | GEO
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2021-11-15 | E-MTAB-10501 | biostudies-arrayexpress
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2015-09-23 | E-GEOD-68482 | biostudies-arrayexpress
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2025-10-30 | E-MTAB-15760 | biostudies-arrayexpress