2022
Oxidative stress induces inflammation of lens cells and triggers immune surveillance of ocular tissues
Thompson B, Davidson EA, Chen Y, Orlicky DJ, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Oxidative stress induces inflammation of lens cells and triggers immune surveillance of ocular tissues. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2022, 355: 109804. PMID: 35123994, PMCID: PMC9136680, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.109804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAnimalsButhionine SulfoximineCell LineChemokine CCL7CytokinesDown-RegulationEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionEyeGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseImmunity, InnateLens, CrystallineLeukocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesUp-RegulationConceptsPosterior capsule opacificationCytokine expressionKO miceImmune surveillanceOxidative stressLens epithelial cellsOcular structuresLens cellsDevelopment of PCOEpithelial cellsInnate immune cellsExpression of cytokinesEx vivo inductionOcular surface tissuesExpression of markersImmune response genesCON miceControl miceCapsule opacificationImmune cellsPostnatal dayΑ-SMAMouse modelOcular tissuesVivo induction
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
2005
Cytokines differentially regulate the synthesis of prostanoid and nitric oxide mediators in tumorigenic versus non-tumorigenic mouse lung epithelial cell lines
Dwyer-Nield L, Srebernak M, Barrett B, Ahn J, Cosper P, Meyer A, Kisley L, Bauer A, Thompson D, Malkinson A. Cytokines differentially regulate the synthesis of prostanoid and nitric oxide mediators in tumorigenic versus non-tumorigenic mouse lung epithelial cell lines. Carcinogenesis 2005, 26: 1196-1206. PMID: 15746162, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgi061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse lung epithelial cell lineLung epithelial cell lineInducible NO synthaseBiosynthetic enzymesEpithelial cell lineCell linesProstaglandin E2Lung tumor-derived cell linesTumor-derived cell linesNon-tumorigenic linesNitric oxidePG biosynthetic enzymesCytokine exposureInhibition of iNOSNormal lung cellsCyclooxygenase-2 activityPhysiological relevanceLung tumor formationLung tumor growthMouse lung tumorsSpontaneous transformantsTumor formationCritical mediatorControl lungsEpithelial cells
1998
Cytokine-induced nitric oxide formation in normal but not in neoplastic murine lung epithelial cell lines
Thompson D, Porter S, Bauer A, Das K, Ou B, Dwyer-Nield L, White C, Malkinson A. Cytokine-induced nitric oxide formation in normal but not in neoplastic murine lung epithelial cell lines. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: l922-l932. PMID: 9609731, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.274.6.l922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung epithelial cell lineEpithelial cell lineLung epithelial cellsNontumorigenic cellsCell linesMurine lung epithelial cell lineEpithelial cellsMurine lung epithelial cellsTumorigenic counterpartsMRNA stabilityE10 cellsTumorigenic cellsWestern blot analysisProtein synthesisNormal progenitor cellsCell's abilityINOS regulationNuclear factor-kappaB activationProgenitor cellsCytokine-induced NO synthesisSpontaneous transformantsBlot analysisInducible NO synthaseMurine linesTransformation alters