Buffered hypercapnia alters the transcriptional profile in monocytes.

In monocytes we used RNA-sequencing to investigate the effect of 4hrs of exposure to buffered hypercapnia (10% CO2) compared to normocapnia (5% CO2) with and without the pro-inflammatory stimulus LPS (2.5ug/ml) for the final 2hrs. Buffered hypercapnia causes transcriptional changes associated with altered metabolic function in both the basal and stimulated states. Overall design: RNA-sequencing to investigate the effect of 4hrs of exposure to buffered hypercapnia (10% CO2) compared to normocapnia (5% CO2) with and without the pro-inflammatory stimulus LPS (2.5ug/ml) for the final 2hrs.