2022
Surface conjugation of antibodies improves nanoparticle uptake in bronchial epithelial cells
Luks VL, Mandl H, DiRito J, Barone C, Freedman-Weiss MR, Ricciardi AS, Tietjen GG, Egan ME, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH. Surface conjugation of antibodies improves nanoparticle uptake in bronchial epithelial cells. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0266218. PMID: 35385514, PMCID: PMC8986008, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget-specific antibodiesNanoparticle uptakeSurface conjugationNanoparticle surface modificationSurface of nanoparticlesCellular uptakeSite-specific geneSpecific cellular bindingNanoparticlesIntracellular deliveryEditing reagentsBronchial epithelial cellsSurface modificationCellular targetingCystic fibrosisTherapeutic agentsEpithelial cellsParticle uptakeFeasible strategyGenetic diseasesFirst demonstrationHuman bronchial epithelial cellsKinetics of antibodiesCellular bindingAppropriate antibodies
2016
Loss of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Impairs Intestinal Oxalate Secretion
Knauf F, Thomson RB, Heneghan JF, Jiang Z, Adebamiro A, Thomson CL, Barone C, Asplin JR, Egan ME, Alper SL, Aronson PS. Loss of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Impairs Intestinal Oxalate Secretion. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 28: 242-249. PMID: 27313231, PMCID: PMC5198290, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016030279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal oxalate secretionWild-type miceCystic fibrosisIntestinal tissueOxalate secretionIncidence of hyperoxaluriaCalcium oxalate stone formationNet intestinal absorptionOxalate stone formationCoexpression of CFTRIntestinal transport processesWestern blot analysisOxalate absorptionMouse modelIntestinal absorptionGlucose absorptionUssing chambersStone formationFibrosisMiceSecretionReduced expressionCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneHyperoxaluriaPatientsMice lacking myosin IXb, an inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility gene, have impaired intestinal barrier function and superficial ulceration in the ileum
Hegan PS, Chandhoke SK, Barone C, Egan M, Bähler M, Mooseker MS. Mice lacking myosin IXb, an inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility gene, have impaired intestinal barrier function and superficial ulceration in the ileum. Cytoskeleton 2016, 73: 163-179. PMID: 26972322, DOI: 10.1002/cm.21292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHumansIleumInflammatory Bowel DiseasesIntestinesMiceMice, KnockoutMyosin Type IIConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseIntestinal barrier functionBarrier functionSuperficial ulcerationKO miceFeatures of IBDDextran sulfate sodium-induced colitisIntestinal mucosal damageMucosal barrier functionSodium-induced colitisFecal occult bloodIntestinal epithelial cell apoptosisInflammatory bowel disease susceptibility genesEpithelial cell apoptosisSusceptibility genesMyosin IXbTransepithelial electrical resistanceNeutrophil infiltrationMucosal damageBowel diseaseOccult bloodSurface ulcerationDisease onsetIntestinal mucosaFocal lesionsIncreased susceptibility of Cftr−/− mice to LPS-induced lung remodeling
Bruscia E, Zhang P, Barone C, Scholte BJ, Homer R, Krause D, Egan ME. Increased susceptibility of Cftr−/− mice to LPS-induced lung remodeling. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2016, 310: l711-l719. PMID: 26851259, PMCID: PMC4836110, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00284.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung pathologyCF miceImmune responseWT miceChronic inflammationCystic fibrosisAbnormal immune responseChronic pulmonary infectionPersistent immune responseWild-type littermatesCF mouse modelsPseudomonas aeruginosa lipopolysaccharideCF lung pathologyPulmonary infectionChronic administrationLPS exposurePersistent inflammationLung remodelingWT littermatesLung tissueOverall pathologyMouse modelInflammationChronic exposureBacterial products