From:  Mechanism of lungs fibrosis in mycobacterial infection

 Studies of the composition of granulomas and interstitial lung tissue in the BCG-induced granulomatous model

ParameterReference
[15][16][36][73][77][95]
Time after BCG infection (days)3, 3014–283–1803–18030–1807–28
Lung granulomas
Numerical density√√√
Diameter√√√
Сollagen fibers√√√
TNF-α√√
Caspase 3√
TRAIL√
Macrophages√√√
Fibroblasts√√√
Epithelioid cell√√
Lymphocyte√√
Lung interstitium
Collagen fibers√√√
sGAG√
Protein√
Uronic acids√
Galactose√
Hydroxyproline√√√
TNF-α√
TGF-β√
Macrophages√
Fibroblasts√

Blank cells represent no description. TRAIL: TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand; sGAG: sulfated GAG; TGF-β: transforming growth factor-β; √: included in the study