2011
Macrophages Promote Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease
Karihaloo A, Koraishy F, Huen SC, Lee Y, Merrick D, Caplan MJ, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Macrophages Promote Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2011, 22: 1809-1814. PMID: 21921140, PMCID: PMC3187181, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2011010084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic kidney diseaseCyst-lining cellsKidney diseaseCyst growthPkd1-deficient cellsContribution of inflammationMacrophage-depleted miceVehicle-treated controlsPostnatal day 10Renal functionInflammatory componentIschemic injuryOrthologous modelCre miceCystic areasLiposomal clodronateCyst progressionRenal parenchymaCystic indexTubular cellsDay 10Therapeutic potentialDay 24Macrophage migrationMacrophages
2010
TGF-beta driven lung fibrosis is macrophage dependent and blocked by Serum amyloid P
Murray LA, Chen Q, Kramer MS, Hesson DP, Argentieri RL, Peng X, Gulati M, Homer RJ, Russell T, van Rooijen N, Elias JA, Hogaboam CM, Herzog EL. TGF-beta driven lung fibrosis is macrophage dependent and blocked by Serum amyloid P. The International Journal Of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 2010, 43: 154-162. PMID: 21044893, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2010.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum amyloid PAnti-fibrotic effectsLung fibrosisFibrocyte accumulationAmyloid PAberrant extracellular matrix (ECM) depositionTransgenic mouse modelM2 macrophage differentiationPleiotropic growth factorExtracellular matrix depositionAirway inflammationIPF patientsAirway remodelingPulmonary fibrosisMacrophage accumulationLung diseaseLiposomal clodronateCXCL10 expressionM2 macrophagesMonocyte responsePulmonary macrophagesMouse modelCollagen depositionPathogenic mechanismsDisease severity
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