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 ResearchConceptsIdiopathic 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
2020
Chitotriosidase: a marker and modulator of lung disease
Chang D, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS. Chitotriosidase: a marker and modulator of lung disease. European Respiratory Review 2020, 29: 190143. PMID: 32350087, PMCID: PMC9488994, DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0143-2019.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2014
Assessment of Phagocytic Activity of Cultured Macrophages Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Flow Cytometry
Sharma L, Wu W, Dholakiya SL, Gorasiya S, Wu J, Sitapara R, Patel V, Wang M, Zur M, Reddy S, Siegelaub N, Bamba K, Barile FA, Mantell LL. Assessment of Phagocytic Activity of Cultured Macrophages Using Fluorescence Microscopy and Flow Cytometry. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1172: 137-145. PMID: 24908301, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0928-5_12.ChaptersMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineFlow CytometryFluorescein-5-isothiocyanateFluorescent DyesGene ExpressionGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHMGB1 ProteinInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicrospheresPhagocytosisTransforming Growth Factor beta1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsCultured macrophagesHigh mobility group box 1Individual cellsInnate immune systemFluorescence microscopyNumerous diseasesPhagocytic processFluorescence microscopePhagocytic functionPhagocytic activityCell debrisPhagocytosisFlow cytometryMobility group box 1PhagocytesGroup box 1GM-CSFMacrophagesImmune systemTGF-β1Different cytokinesFlow cytometerIL-1βEngulfmentHomeostasis