Ex Vivo Granuloma Model
The granuloma model compares transcriptional programmes and protein interaction networks between progressive and non-progressive sarcoidosis. The ex vivo granuloma aim is powered with 20 progressive and 20 non-progressive cases. By day sev…
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The granuloma model compares transcriptional programmes and protein interaction networks between progressive and non-progressive sarcoidosis. The ex vivo granuloma aim is powered with 20 progressive and 20 non-progressive cases. By day seven, PBMCs from sarcoidosis patients form structured granuloma-like aggregates. Freshly isolated PBMCs are incubated for seven days with Mycobacterium tuberculosis-derived antigen on PPD-coated beads or albumin-coated controls.