2016
ALDH3A1 Plays a Functional Role in Maintenance of Corneal Epithelial Homeostasis
Koppaka V, Chen Y, Mehta G, Orlicky DJ, Thompson DC, Jester JV, Vasiliou V. ALDH3A1 Plays a Functional Role in Maintenance of Corneal Epithelial Homeostasis. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0146433. PMID: 26751691, PMCID: PMC4708999, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorneal cell proliferationCorneal epithelial homeostasisCell proliferationALDH3A1 expressionEpithelial homeostasisHuman corneal epithelial cell lineDouble knockout miceAnti-proliferation effectCorneal epithelial cell lineCorneal epithelial proliferationAldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1Epithelial cell lineCorneal differentiation markersInner ocular tissuesInverse associationFunctional roleEpithelial proliferationKnockout miceP53 expressionCorneal epitheliumOcular tissuesMouse corneaCalcium concentrationMRNA levelsEpithelial differentiation
2013
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 3A1 protects airway epithelial cells from cigarette smoke-induced DNA damage and cytotoxicity
Jang JH, Bruse S, Liu Y, Duffy V, Zhang C, Oyamada N, Randell S, Matsumoto A, Thompson DC, Lin Y, Vasiliou V, Tesfaigzi Y, Nyunoya T. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 3A1 protects airway epithelial cells from cigarette smoke-induced DNA damage and cytotoxicity. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2013, 68: 80-86. PMID: 24316006, PMCID: PMC3941192, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.11.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman bronchial epithelial cellsImmortalized human bronchial epithelial cellsCigarette smokeALDH enzymatic activityCigarette smoke-induced DNA damageAldehyde dehydrogenase 3A1Smoke-induced DNA damagePrimary human bronchial epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsCSE-exposed cellsCSE-induced cytotoxicityBronchial epithelial cellsDNA damageExtract exposureMRNA levelsEffects of overexpression