2023
microRNA-33 deficiency in macrophages enhances autophagy, improves mitochondrial homeostasis, and protects against lung fibrosis
Ahangari F, Price N, Malik S, Chioccioli M, Bärnthaler T, Adams T, Kim J, Pradeep S, Ding S, Cosme C, Rose K, McDonough J, Aurelien N, Ibarra G, Omote N, Schupp J, DeIuliis G, Nunez J, Sharma L, Ryu C, Dela Cruz C, Liu X, Prasse A, Rosas I, Bahal R, Fernandez-Hernando C, Kaminski N. microRNA-33 deficiency in macrophages enhances autophagy, improves mitochondrial homeostasis, and protects against lung fibrosis. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e158100. PMID: 36626225, PMCID: PMC9977502, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.158100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutophagyBleomycinHomeostasisHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMacrophagesMiceMicroRNAsMitochondriaConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisMiR-33MiR-33 levelsSpecific genetic ablationBronchoalveolar lavage cellsNovel therapeutic approachesMitochondrial homeostasisFatty acid metabolismMacrophages protectsBleomycin injuryLavage cellsLung fibrosisHealthy controlsInflammatory responseTherapeutic approachesImmunometabolic responsesCholesterol effluxFibrosisFatal diseasePharmacological inhibitionSterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) genesGenetic ablationMacrophagesEx vivo mouse
2019
Single-cell connectomic analysis of adult mammalian lungs
Raredon MSB, Adams TS, Suhail Y, Schupp JC, Poli S, Neumark N, Leiby KL, Greaney AM, Yuan Y, Horien C, Linderman G, Engler AJ, Boffa DJ, Kluger Y, Rosas IO, Levchenko A, Kaminski N, Niklason LE. Single-cell connectomic analysis of adult mammalian lungs. Science Advances 2019, 5: eaaw3851. PMID: 31840053, PMCID: PMC6892628, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw3851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue homeostasisMammalian lungSingle-cell RNA sequencing techniquesAdult mammalian lungRNA sequencing techniquesCell-cell interactionsSequencing techniquesKey pathwaysAlveolar type IFunctional roleCell typesCell populationsRegenerative medicineHomeostatic mechanismsHomeostasisFine architectureFunctional lung tissueIncomplete understandingMajor roleType ITissueRegulationPathwayAlveolar cell populationsDistal lung
2017
Preferential Reduction of Circulating Innate Lymphoid Cells Type 2 in Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency with Secondary Complications Is Part of a Broader Immune Dysregulation
Friedmann D, Keller B, Harder I, Schupp J, Tanriver Y, Unger S, Warnatz K. Preferential Reduction of Circulating Innate Lymphoid Cells Type 2 in Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency with Secondary Complications Is Part of a Broader Immune Dysregulation. Journal Of Clinical Immunology 2017, 37: 759-769. PMID: 28936778, DOI: 10.1007/s10875-017-0444-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate lymphoid cellsCommon variable immunodeficiencyTh1-like T cellsCD21low B cellsCVID patientsT cellsSecondary complicationsVariable immunodeficiencyILC phenotypesB cellsInnate lymphoid cells type 2T helper cell subsetsBroad immune dysregulationThird of patientsCD4 T cellsCell type 2Helper cell subsetsInflammatory organ diseaseAdaptive immune systemAutoimmune manifestationsImmune dysregulationTh1 shiftCell subsetsImmunological phenotypePeripheral blood