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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology2018

Transcriptional survey of alveolar macrophages in a murine model of chronic granulomatous inflammation reveals common themes with human sarcoidosis.

Arjun Mohan, Anagha Malur, Matthew McPeek, Barbara P Barna, Lynn M Schnapp, Mary Jane Thomassen, Sina A Gharib

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Article in American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Arjun MohanDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University , Greenville, North Carolina.
Anagha MalurDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University , Greenville, North Carolina.
Matthew McPeekDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University , Greenville, North Carolina.
Barbara P BarnaDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University , Greenville, North Carolina.
Lynn M SchnappDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina.
Mary Jane ThomassenDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University , Greenville, North Carolina.
Sina A GharibDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Computational Medicine Core, Center for Lung Biology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington.
East Carolina University · USMedical University of South Carolina · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Alveolar Macrophages in Granulomatous DiseaseR01ES025191 · NIEHS · EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY · PI THOMASSEN, MARY JANE · 2016 to 2020
$1.6M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES025191
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mohan A, Malur A, McPeek M, Barna BP, Schnapp LM, Thomassen MJ, Gharib SA. Transcriptional survey of alveolar macrophages in a murine model of chronic granulomatous inflammation reveals common themes with human sarcoidosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 314: L617-L625, 2018. First published December 6, 2017; doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00289.2017 . To advance our understanding of the pathobiology of sarcoidosis, we developed a multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-based murine model that shows marked histological and inflammatory signal similarities to this disease. In this study, we compared the alveolar macrophage transcriptional signatures of our animal model with human sarcoidosis to identify overlapping molecular programs. Whole genome microarrays were used to assess gene expression of alveolar macrophages in six MWCNT-exposed and six control animals. The results were compared with the transcriptional profiles of alveolar immune cells in 15 sarcoidosis patients and 12 healthy humans. Rigorous statistical methods were used to identify differentially expressed genes. To better elucidate activated pathways, integrated network and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was performed. We identified over 1,000 differentially expressed between control and MWCNT mice. Gene ontology functional analysis showed overrepresentation of processes primarily involved in immunity and inflammation in MCWNT mice. Applying GSEA to both mouse and human samples revealed upregulation of 92 gene sets in MWCNT mice and 142 gene sets in sarcoidosis patients. Commonly activated pathways in both MWCNT mice and sarcoidosis included adaptive immunity, T-cell signaling, IL-12/IL-17 signaling, and oxidative phosphorylation. Differences in gene set enrichment between MWCNT mice and sarcoidosis patients were also observed. We applied network analysis to differentially expressed genes common between the MWCNT model and sarcoidosis to identify key drivers of disease. In conclusion, an integrated network and transcriptomics approach revealed substantial functional similarities between a murine model and human sarcoidosis particularly with respect to activation of immune-specific pathways.

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Disease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingAnimalsCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression RegulationGranulomatous Disease, ChronicHumansInflammationMacrophages, AlveolarMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanotubes, CarbonSarcoidosisTranscription, GeneticNanotubes, Carbonalveolar macrophageanimal modelgene networkmicroarraysarcoidosis

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PMID29212802
PMCPMC5966779
OpenAlexW2775447572

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