Project description:Bone marrow cells were isolated, primed with M-CSF (M-BMDM) or GM-CSF (GM-BMDM) and cultured for 7 days. The proteomic difference between GM-BMDM and M-BMDM were analyzed to describe the phenotye and function of two types of macrophages.
Project description:The transcription factor Spic regulates inflammatory responses and iron metabolism in activated macrophages. We used microarrays to uncover genes regulated by the transcription factor Spic in bone marrow derived macrophages.
Project description:Due to their ligand profiles, it can be hypothesized that Stab1 and Stab2 may be involved in atherosclerosis. We treated bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM) with plasma from Stabilin-deficient and Wildtype mice to account for gene changes. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression in BMDM during different plasma treatments. We identified distinct classes of up- and down-regulated genes in response to the treatment.
Project description:To explore the mechanism of inflammation caused by glucomannan with increasing degree of acetyl substitution (acGM) in bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM), BMDM was treated with acGM-0.2 and acGM-1.8 for 24h.
Project description:Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, secretes three toxin proteins: protective antigen (PA), lethal factor (LF), and edema factor (EF). PA is a transporter of LF and EF into host cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis. LF is a metalloprotease that cleaves mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinases (MKK), while EF is an adenylate cyclase, which converts ATP to cAMP. We used microarrays to decipher the specific gene regulation in edema toxin (ET), the complex of EF and PA, treated mouse bone marrow derived macrophages. Experiment Overall Design: BMDM were treated with 1 mg/ml of ET and the RNAs were purified at 0, 2, and 4h after toxin treatment.