2010
Inhaled Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Exerts Immunoregulatory Effects in Sarcoidosis
Prasse A, Zissel G, Lützen N, Schupp J, Schmiedlin R, Gonzalez-Rey E, Rensing-Ehl A, Bacher G, Cavalli V, Bevec D, Delgado M, Müller-Quernheim J. Inhaled Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Exerts Immunoregulatory Effects in Sarcoidosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2010, 182: 540-548. PMID: 20442436, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200909-1451oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasoactive intestinal peptideRegulatory T cellsT cellsImmunoregulatory effectsImmunoregulatory roleLung disordersVIP treatmentCapacity of VIPChronic inflammatory lung disordersPeripheral regulatory T cellsTumor necrosis factor-alpha productionClinical phase II studyNecrosis factor-alpha productionConventional effector T cellsEpitheloid cell granulomasFatal organ dysfunctionPhase II studyEffector T cellsExaggerated immune responseChronic lung inflammationInflammatory lung disordersBronchoalveolar lavage fluidNew therapeutic principleImportant immunoregulatory roleActive disease
1995
Retinoic acid inhibition of transforming growth factor-beta-induced collagen production by human lung fibroblasts.
Redlich C, Delisser H, Elias J. Retinoic acid inhibition of transforming growth factor-beta-induced collagen production by human lung fibroblasts. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 1995, 12: 287-295. PMID: 7873195, DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.12.3.7873195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman lung fibroblastsRetinoic acidCollagen productionChronic inflammatory lung disordersDoses of RALung fibroblastsType IInhibitory effectInflammatory lung disordersTrans retinoic acidFibroblast collagen productionM retinoic acidLung disordersPotent immunomodulatorFibrotic responseRetinoid compoundsType III collagenBasal levelsSignificant inhibitionAcid inhibitionSignificant decreaseRetinoidsUnstimulated cellsPreincubationStimulation
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