2023
VISTA (PD-1H) Is a Crucial Immune Regulator to Limit Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Kim S, Adams T, Hu Q, Shin H, Chae G, Lee S, Sharma L, Kwon H, Lee F, Park H, Huh W, Manning E, Kaminski N, Sauler M, Chen L, Song J, Kim T, Kang M. VISTA (PD-1H) Is a Crucial Immune Regulator to Limit Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2023, 69: 22-33. PMID: 36450109, PMCID: PMC10324045, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2022-0219oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBleomycinFibroblastsFibrosisHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisInflammationLungMiceConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisImmune regulatorsTherapeutic potentialHuman idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCrucial immune regulatorsNovel immune regulatorPulmonary fibrosis micePulmonary fibrosis modelNovel therapeutic targetRole of VISTAWild-type littermatesMonocyte-derived macrophagesT lymphocyte lineageVISTA expressionIPF treatmentAntibody treatmentImmune landscapeFibrotic mediatorsLung fibrosisFibrosis miceInflammatory responseFibrosis modelMyeloid populationsTherapeutic target
2018
Impact of Cigarette Smoke Exposure on the Lung Fibroblastic Response after Influenza Pneumonia
Lee SW, Sharma L, Kang YA, Kim SH, Chandrasekharan S, Losier A, Brady V, Bermejo S, Andrews N, Yoon CM, Liu W, Lee JY, Kang MJ, Dela Cruz CS. Impact of Cigarette Smoke Exposure on the Lung Fibroblastic Response after Influenza Pneumonia. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2018, 59: 770-781. PMID: 30110182, PMCID: PMC6293077, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0004oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smoke exposureLungs of miceInfluenza infectionInfluenza virusBAL fluidSmoke exposureGrowth factor-β1 levelsAir-exposed lungsInfluenza-infected miceSignificant lung injuryFibroblastic responseLung-derived fibroblastsProtein-positive cellsGrowth factor-β1Influenza pneumoniaDifferent time pointsLung injurySmoking groupSignificant morbidityCS exposureMurine modelFibrotic responseΒ1 levelsFactor-β1Weight recovery