Project description:Innate immune cells control acute eosinophilic lung inflammation induced by cystein proteases. Here we characterize the dynamic change of gene expression profile in basophils, natural helper cells and eosinophils during lung inflammation via cystein protease Examination of mRNA levels in individual cell populations, basophils, natural helper cells and eosinophils of the lung from naïve mice and papain treated mice.
Project description:CD34+ progenitor cells were cultured for 0 or 21 days in StemPro medium + supplement + IL-3 at 5 ng/ml Basophils, eosinophils and plasmacytoid dendritic cells were purified to near homogeneity and lysed for miRNA and mRNA. Basophils were purified by negative selection (StemSep Abs, miltenyi columns), eosinophils by StemSep Abs and pDC by positive selection after removing monocytes. The method starting with a 2-step Percoll gradient that put eosinophils in the pellet, basophils in the middle layer and pDC in the upper layer.
