2025
Evidence for coopetition at the maternal-fetal interface shaping placental invasion.
Afzal J, Suhail Y, Du W, Liu Y, Ramasamy R, Liu Z, Goyal R, Novin A, Suhail S, Maziarz J, Wali K, Robson P, Wagner G, Kshitiz. Evidence for coopetition at the maternal-fetal interface shaping placental invasion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2323038122. PMID: 40906814, PMCID: PMC12435225, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2323038122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal-fetal interfaceExtravillous trophoblast cellsEndometrial stromal fibroblastsInvasive placentationInvasive extravillous trophoblast cellsExpression of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3IL-11 signalingResistance to invasionTrophoblast stem cellsSuppressor of cytokine signaling 3AP-1 signalingMaternal-fetal conflictMaternal stromaCytokine signaling 3Placental invasionFetal genesCytotrophoblast cellsDecidual transformationEvolutionary interestTrophoblast cellsStromal fibroblastsHemochorial placentationEutherian mammalsIL-11Paracrine signaling
2024
Defying “IL-11ness” by inhibiting inflammation: Strategy for health and longevity
Kim H, Dixit V. Defying “IL-11ness” by inhibiting inflammation: Strategy for health and longevity. Cell Metabolism 2024, 36: 1911-1913. PMID: 39232279, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
MicroRNA-30c inhibits human breast tumour chemotherapy resistance by regulating TWF1 and IL-11
Bockhorn J, Dalton R, Nwachukwu C, Huang S, Prat A, Yee K, Chang YF, Huo D, Wen Y, Swanson KE, Qiu T, Lu J, Young Park S, Eileen Dolan M, Perou CM, Olopade OI, Clarke MF, Greene GL, Liu H. MicroRNA-30c inhibits human breast tumour chemotherapy resistance by regulating TWF1 and IL-11. Nature Communications 2013, 4: 1393. PMID: 23340433, PMCID: PMC3723106, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCluster AnalysisCytoskeletonDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGATA3 Transcription FactorGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInterleukin-11MiceMicrofilament ProteinsMicroRNAsPrognosisProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSuppression, GeneticXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsMicroRNA-30cChemotherapy resistanceBreast tumorsMesenchymal transitionRelapse-free survivalBreast cancer patientsPrimary breast tumorsTumor prognostic markersTumor chemotherapy resistanceNovel therapeutic strategiesInterleukin 11 expressionCancer patientsPrognostic markerBreast cancerTherapeutic strategiesTherapy resistanceTumor progressionIL-11Interleukin-11Direct targetingTwinfilin-1TumorsChemoresistanceFamily membersMolecular mechanisms
2010
Preeclampsia-related increase of interleukin-11 expression in human decidual cells
Basar M, Yen CF, Buchwalder LF, Murk W, Huang SJ, Godlewski K, Kocamaz E, Arda O, Schatz F, Lockwood CJ, Kayisli UA. Preeclampsia-related increase of interleukin-11 expression in human decidual cells. Reproduction 2010, 140: 605-612. PMID: 20668109, PMCID: PMC3795512, DOI: 10.1530/rep-10-0263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDeciduaEstradiolFemaleHumansImidazolesImmunohistochemistryInterleukin-11Interleukin-1betaNaphthalenesNF-kappa Bp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPre-EclampsiaPregnancyProtein Kinase CPyridinesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerStatistics, NonparametricTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsFirst trimester decidual cellsDecidual cellsPlacental sectionsLeukocyte-free first trimester decidual cellsGestational age-matched controlsProtein kinase CMaternal-placental interfaceUteroplacental blood flowPathogenesis of preeclampsiaAnti-inflammatory processesCultured decidual cellsTumor necrosis factorAge-matched controlsHuman decidual cellsQuantitative RT-PCRSystemic inflammationNecrosis factorPreeclampsiaBlood flowP38 MAP kinaseIL11 expressionNuclear factorStimulatory effectIL11RT-PCR
2008
Endogenous IL-11 Signaling Is Essential in Th2- and IL-13–Induced Inflammation and Mucus Production
Lee CG, Hartl D, Matsuura H, Dunlop FM, Scotney PD, Fabri LJ, Nash AD, Chen NY, Tang CY, Chen Q, Homer RJ, Baca M, Elias JA. Endogenous IL-11 Signaling Is Essential in Th2- and IL-13–Induced Inflammation and Mucus Production. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2008, 39: 739-746. PMID: 18617680, PMCID: PMC2586049, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0053oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13 productionMucus productionIL-11Th2 inflammationIL-11RalphaAerosol antigen challengeAirway mucus productionBronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) inflammationPulmonary Th2 responsesLevels of IgEIL-13 responsesEndogenous IL-11Null mutant miceBAL inflammationMucus metaplasiaEosinophilic inflammationTh2 responsesAntigen challengeIL-11 receptorWT miceTh2 cytokinesIntraperitoneal administrationInflammationMucus responseMurine lung
2007
Local Administration of Interleukin-11 Ameliorates Intestinal Radiation Injury in Rats
Boerma M, Wang J, Burnett AF, Santin AD, Roman JJ, Hauer-Jensen M. Local Administration of Interleukin-11 Ameliorates Intestinal Radiation Injury in Rats. Cancer Research 2007, 67: 9501-9506. PMID: 17909060, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-0810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal radiation injuryRadiation injuryRhIL-11Bowel loopsMucosal mast cell numbersIL-11Whole body radiation exposureRecombinant human IL-11Small bowel loopsED2-positive cellsRadiation injury scoreIntestinal wall thickeningMast cell numbersIntestinal radiation responseLocal administrationHuman IL-11Pelvic radiotherapySurgical transpositionIntraluminal administrationInjury scoreIntestinal loopsMale ratsSystemic administrationSevere toxicityDrug AdministrationIncreased Hyperoxia-Induced Mortality and Acute Lung Injury in IL-13 Null Mice
Bhandari V, Choo-Wing R, Homer RJ, Elias JA. Increased Hyperoxia-Induced Mortality and Acute Lung Injury in IL-13 Null Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 4993-5000. PMID: 17404281, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.8.4993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndogenous IL-13Acute lung injuryIL-13Lung injuryIL-13RNull miceHyperoxic acute lung injuryInhibition of injuryBronchoalveolar lavage fluidInduction of inflammationEndothelial cell growth factorVascular endothelial cell growth factorIL-13 locusCell growth factorTh2 inflammationLavage fluidIL-6Tissue inflammationVariety of diseasesIL-13Ralpha1Diseased lungsIL-4RalphaInflammationInjuryIL-11
2006
Gene expression profiling of target genes in ventilator-induced lung injury
Dolinay T, Kaminski N, Felgendreher M, Kim HP, Reynolds P, Watkins SC, Karp D, Uhlig S, Choi AM. Gene expression profiling of target genes in ventilator-induced lung injury. Physiological Genomics 2006, 26: 68-75. PMID: 16569776, DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00110.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsA Kinase Anchor ProteinsAmphiregulinAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCluster AnalysisCysteine-Rich Protein 61DNA-Binding ProteinsEGF Family of ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGlycoproteinsImmediate-Early ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-11LipopolysaccharidesLungLung InjuryMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1Oligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, SteroidReproducibility of ResultsRespiration, ArtificialRNA, MessengerTranscription FactorsConceptsVentilator-induced lung injuryLung injuryAcute respiratory distress syndromeHigh-pressure mechanical ventilationRespiratory distress syndromeHigh-pressure ventilationLow-pressure ventilationClassical inflammatory pathwaysGrowth factor-related genesDistress syndromeMechanical ventilationInflammatory pathwaysLPS treatmentInflammatory responseReal-time PCRMouse lungGene expression profilingProtein expressionImmunoblotting assaysMRNA expression patternsVentilationOverventilationLungNovel candidate genesInjury
2005
Bcl-2–related protein A1 is an endogenous and cytokine-stimulated mediator of cytoprotection in hyperoxic acute lung injury
He CH, Waxman AB, Lee CG, Link H, Rabach ME, Ma B, Chen Q, Zhu Z, Zhong M, Nakayama K, Nakayama KI, Homer R, Elias JA. Bcl-2–related protein A1 is an endogenous and cytokine-stimulated mediator of cytoprotection in hyperoxic acute lung injury. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2005, 115: 1039-1048. PMID: 15841185, PMCID: PMC1070412, DOI: 10.1172/jci23004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperoxic acute lung injuryAcute lung injuryLung injuryIL-11Bcl-2Alveolar protein leakBcl-xLToxic effectsEpithelial cell apoptosisWT miceProtein leakMurine survivalExpression of A1Survival advantageBfl-1/A1Protective responsePremature deathHyperoxiaA1 overexpressionBcl-2 proteinMiceCell apoptosisCritical mediatorInjuryNecrosisIL-11 Receptor α in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling
Chen Q, Rabach L, Noble P, Zheng T, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Elias JA. IL-11 Receptor α in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 2305-2313. PMID: 15699166, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.4.2305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChemokines, CCFibroblastsHyaluronic AcidHyperoxiaInflammationInterleukin-11Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukin-13Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 SubunitLungMatrix MetalloproteinasesMetaplasiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMucinsProtein SubunitsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-11Receptors, Interleukin-13Respiratory InsufficiencySignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsIL-13-induced inflammationIL-13IL-11IL-11RalphaIL-13-induced tissue responsesPotent stimulatorTransgenic IL-13Tissue effectsWild-type miceHyaluronic acid accumulationMucus metaplasiaTh2 inflammationRespiratory failureInflammatory disordersGob-5Major stimulatorCC chemokinesMyofibroblast accumulationInflammationTransgenic miceAlveolar remodelingReceptor αMatrix metalloproteinasesMiceDependent pathway
2001
Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Asthma
ZHU Z, LEE C, ZHENG T, CHUPP G, WANG J, HOMER R, NOBLE P, HAMID Q, ELIAS J. Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Asthma. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2001, 164: s67-s70. PMID: 11734470, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.supplement_2.2106070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway fibrosisAsthmatic airwaysIL-11IL-13Asthma-like inflammationExaggerated cytokine productionImportance of airwayMucin gene expressionHyaluronic acid accumulationAirway healingAsthmatic tissuesSevere airwayAirway inflammationAirway remodelingAsthmatic subjectsSubepithelial fibrosisAsthma phenotypesCytokine productionMurine airwaysMucous metaplasiaAirwayTransgenic miceNatural historyInterleukin-11FibrosisIL-11: Insights in asthma from overexpression transgenic modeling
Zheng T, Zhu Z, Wang J, Homer R, Elias J. IL-11: Insights in asthma from overexpression transgenic modeling. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2001, 108: 489-496. PMID: 11590369, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.118510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-11Potential effector functionsMajor basic proteinMurine findingsAirway obstructionSevere asthmaAsthmatic airwaysSubepithelial fibrosisMononuclear infiltrateTissue inflammationFibroblast supernatantsAlveolar developmentVirus infectionPlatelet reconstitutionEffector functionsNonrespiratory tissuesExaggerated quantitiesTransgenic miceDisease severityVariety of stimuliStructural cellsImportant stimulatorSoluble factorsTransgenic modelingEpithelial cellsIL-6 negatively regulates IL-11 production in vitro and in vivo.
Nakchbandi I, Mitnick M, Masiukiewicz U, Sun B, Insogna K. IL-6 negatively regulates IL-11 production in vitro and in vivo. Endocrinology 2001, 142: 3850-6. PMID: 11517162, DOI: 10.1210/endo.142.9.8368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-11 productionIL-6IL-11Bone resorptionOsteoclast formationIL-6 levelsIL-11 levelsFive-day infusionPTH excessPrimary hyperparathyroidismSerum levelsResorptive responseParathyroid adenomectomyPretreatment of cellsHuman PTHNonimmune serumPTHEffect of pretreatmentMRNA levelsSteady-state mRNA levelsPatientsCytokinesHuman osteoblast-like cellsResorptionSaos-2 cellsInterleukin-11 Up-Regulates Survivin Expression in Endothelial Cells through a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 Pathway
Mahboubi K, Li F, Plescia J, Kirkiles-Smith N, Mesri M, Du Y, Carroll J, Elias J, Altieri D, Pober J. Interleukin-11 Up-Regulates Survivin Expression in Endothelial Cells through a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 Pathway. Laboratory Investigation 2001, 81: 327-334. PMID: 11310826, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsInterleukin-11Microtubule-Associated ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsPhosphorylationProteinsRNA, MessengerSerineSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT3 Transcription FactorSurvivinTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTransgenesUmbilical VeinsConceptsSignal transducerProtein kinase B/AktDominant-negative STAT3 mutantActivator of transcriptionSurvivin mRNA expressionTranscription 3 (STAT3) pathwayIL-11Survivin protein expressionSTAT3 mutantStimulation of serumProtein expression levelsSurvivin inductionSurvivin expressionAntiapoptotic proteinsInduces expressionMRNA expressionExpression levelsSurvivin proteinProtein expressionCritical mediatorMaximal inductionExpressionSurvivin mRNAProteinDose-dependent manner
2000
IL-11 Selectively Inhibits Aeroallergen-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia and Th2 Cytokine Production
Wang J, Homer R, Hong L, Cohn L, Lee C, Jung S, Elias J. IL-11 Selectively Inhibits Aeroallergen-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia and Th2 Cytokine Production. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 165: 2222-2231. PMID: 10925310, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.4.2222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAerosolsAllergensAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCytokinesGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunizationInterleukin-11MiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMice, TransgenicMucinsMucusOvalbuminPulmonary EosinophiliaRecombinant ProteinsRespiratory MucosaSpecies SpecificityTh2 CellsTurkeysVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsTh2 cell accumulationIL-11OVA challengeMucus hypersecretionIL-4IL-5VCAM-1Cell accumulationMucin 5AC (MUC5AC) gene expressionVCAM-1 gene expressionAg-specific IgEBronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) inflammationLung IL-4Th2 cytokine productionIFN-gamma productionEndothelial-cell VCAM-1IL-13 mRNAIL-13 proteinChemoattractant protein 2Chemoattractant protein-3Mucus metaplasiaTh1 inflammationPulmonary eosinophiliaTh2 inflammationAirway inflammationMorphometry Explains Variation in Airway Responsiveness in Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-11 in the Lung
Kuhn C, Homer R, Zhu Z, Ward N, Elias J. Morphometry Explains Variation in Airway Responsiveness in Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-11 in the Lung. CHEST Journal 2000, 117: 260s-262s. PMID: 10843940, DOI: 10.1016/s0012-3692(15)51023-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIL-11 Activates Human Endothelial Cells to Resist Immune-Mediated Injury
Mahboubi K, Biedermann B, Carroll J, Pober J. IL-11 Activates Human Endothelial Cells to Resist Immune-Mediated Injury. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 164: 3837-3846. PMID: 10725745, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.7.3837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDCells, CulturedComplement System ProteinsCytokine Receptor gp130Cytotoxicity, ImmunologicDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationHumansImmunity, InnateInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-11Interleukin-11 Receptor alpha SubunitMembrane GlycoproteinsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BPhosphorylationReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-11Signal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT3 Transcription FactorT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTrans-ActivatorsTyrosineUmbilical VeinsConceptsIL-11Mitogen-activated protein kinaseP44 mitogen-activated protein kinaseImmune-Mediated InjuryCytolytic T lymphocytesNF-kappaB activationGp130-signaling cytokinesInflammatory injuryHuman endothelial cellsIL-11 receptorProinflammatory responseMolecule expressionT lymphocytesICAM-1Maximal responseE-selectinMHC AbsVivo modelNF-kappaBEndothelial cellsTyrosine phosphorylationPhospho-STAT3Cultured HUVECsInjuryKinase 1 inhibitorAirway Hyperresponsiveness and Airway Obstruction in Transgenic Mice
Kuhn C, Homer R, Zhu Z, Ward N, Flavell R, Geba G, Elias J. Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Airway Obstruction in Transgenic Mice. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2000, 22: 289-295. PMID: 10696065, DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.22.3.3690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLittermate control miceTransgenic miceAirway obstructionControl miceIL-11Basal airway resistanceIL-6 (-/-) miceSubepithelial airway fibrosisObstructive lung diseasePathophysiology of asthmaAirway wall thicknessAirway fibrosisAirway hyperresponsivenessAirway reactivityMethacholine responsivenessAirway physiologyAirway responsesAirspace enlargementAirway resistanceCaliber changeIL-6Lung diseaseMononuclear cellsPulmonary disordersLuminal diameter
1999
Airway remodeling in asthma
Elias J, Zhu Z, Chupp G, Homer R. Airway remodeling in asthma. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1999, 104: 1001-1006. PMID: 10525034, PMCID: PMC408860, DOI: 10.1172/jci8124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTargeted Lung Expression of Interleukin-11 Enhances Murine Tolerance of 100% Oxygen and Diminishes Hyperoxia-Induced DNA Fragmentation
Waxman AB, Einarsson O, Seres T, Knickelbein RG, Homer R, Warshaw JB, Johnston R, Elias JA. Targeted Lung Expression of Interleukin-11 Enhances Murine Tolerance of 100% Oxygen and Diminishes Hyperoxia-Induced DNA Fragmentation. CHEST Journal 1999, 116: 8s-9s. PMID: 10424559, DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.suppl_1.8s.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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