Background
Methods
Preparation of soluble antigens of AC (sAg) and bone marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) cells
Establishment of airway allergy and AC infection models
Histological examination and immunohistochemistry
Flow cytometry analysis
Cell metabolism measurement
Protein and mRNA analysis
RNA-seq data collection and processing
An algorithm for selecting marker genes from dynamic gene expression data
Selection of TCGs (significantly changing genes)
Clustering of expression patterns of TCGs
Ranking of significantly changing genes
Functional protein association networks and functional enrichment analysis
Mathematical model for Chi3l3-IL-13 positive feedback
Results
Chi3l3 in mouse brains increased sharply during AC-induced eosinophilic meningitis
Gene symbols | Maximal changing rate | Maximal expression level |
---|---|---|
LOC547349 | 0.139800 | 22.7645 |
Chi3l3 | 0.136786 | 210.624 |
Aqp1 | 0.126326 | 12.3571 |
Apoc4 | 0.119975 | 12.3525 |
Mmp3 | 0.11429 | 10.435 |
Retnla | 0.113539 | 1140.52 |
Ccl4 | 0.101572 | 34.1275 |
Ch25h | 0.097177 | 15.4714 |
Serpina3h | 0.096369 | 20.2997 |
S100a8 | 0.095943 | 127.981 |