2023
Calcineurin-inhibitor free immunosuppression after lung transplantation – a single center case-control study in 51 patients converted to Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors
Gottlieb J, Fischer B, Schupp J, Golpon H. Calcineurin-inhibitor free immunosuppression after lung transplantation – a single center case-control study in 51 patients converted to Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0284653. PMID: 37200246, PMCID: PMC10194991, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCNI-free immunosuppressionCalcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppressionMTOR inhibitorsFree immunosuppressionLung transplantationImproved survivalRapamycin inhibitorsNeurological diseasesSingle-center case-control studyCenter case-control studyCNI-free regimenCurative treatment optionGlomerular filtration rateMajority of patientsNon-malignant indicationsSignificant functional improvementCase-control studyMechanistic targetAcute rejectionLTx patientsNeurological complicationsAdult patientsMedian durationSingle centerTreatment options
2022
Airway basal cells show a dedifferentiated KRT17highPhenotype and promote fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Jaeger B, Schupp JC, Plappert L, Terwolbeck O, Artysh N, Kayser G, Engelhard P, Adams TS, Zweigerdt R, Kempf H, Lienenklaus S, Garrels W, Nazarenko I, Jonigk D, Wygrecka M, Klatt D, Schambach A, Kaminski N, Prasse A. Airway basal cells show a dedifferentiated KRT17highPhenotype and promote fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 5637. PMID: 36163190, PMCID: PMC9513076, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33193-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAirway basal cellsPulmonary fibrosisNovel mouse xenograft modelEffect of saracatinibBasal cellsLimited treatment optionsMouse xenograft modelLung developmental processesConnectivity Map analysisExtracellular matrix depositionIPF lungsBronchial brushSevere fibrosisTreatment optionsBronchial brushingsNRG miceHealthy volunteersXenograft modelCyst-like structuresProfibrotic changesAlveolar compartmentFatal diseaseFibrosisPotent Src inhibitor