2024
The effect of adrenalectomy on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice
McGovern J, Perry C, Ghincea A, Herzog E, Shao S, Sun H. The effect of adrenalectomy on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2024 PMID: 39470613, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00062.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung fibrosisSurgical adrenalectomyBronchoalveolar lavageLung tissueBleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosisAlpha-smooth muscle actinModel of lung fibrosisBleomycin model of lung fibrosisProgressive lung fibrosisLimited treatment optionsSmooth muscle actinWild type miceEffects of adrenalectomyProduction of catecholaminesDecrease of lymphocytesAdrenal ablationAldosterone levelsBleomycin administrationBleomycin modelSham surgeryAld levelsLung remodelingPulmonary fibrosisType miceAdrenal gland
2023
α1 Adrenoreceptor antagonism mitigates extracellular mitochondrial DNA accumulation in lung fibrosis models and in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Ishikawa G, Peng X, McGovern J, Woo S, Perry C, Liu A, Yu S, Ghincea A, Kishchanka A, Fiorini V, Hu B, Sun Y, Sun H, Ryu C, Herzog E. α1 Adrenoreceptor antagonism mitigates extracellular mitochondrial DNA accumulation in lung fibrosis models and in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2023, 324: l639-l651. PMID: 36648147, PMCID: PMC10110730, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00119.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdrenergic nerve supplyIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisΑ1 adrenoreceptorsPulmonary fibrosisNerve supplyCultured normal human lung fibroblastsInnate immune ligandsLung fibrosis modelNormal human lung fibroblastsSmooth muscle actinHuman lung fibroblastsAdrenal resectionAdrenoreceptor antagonismExtracellular mtDNAIPF cohortImproved survivalΑ1-adrenoreceptor antagonistsLung fibrosisAdrenal sourceFibroblast accumulationAdrenoreceptor antagonistBleomycin modelFibrosis modelLung fibrogenesisMouse model