Monocyte responses associate with MAC lung disease

To understand nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pathogenesis, we evaluated immune responses to Mycobacterium avium (Mav) in asymptomatic individuals with a previous history of M. avium complex lung disease (MACDZ). We analyzed global gene expression in paired Mav-infected and uninfected peripheral blood monocytes from 17 MACDZ and 17 healthy controls. Comparative gene expression profiling analysis of RNA-seq data for peripheral blood monocytes infected with M. avium or media controls.