2020
Single-Cell Transcriptional Archetypes of Airway Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis.
Schupp JC, Khanal S, Gomez JL, Sauler M, Adams TS, Chupp GL, Yan X, Poli S, Zhao Y, Montgomery RR, Rosas IO, Dela Cruz CS, Bruscia EM, Egan ME, Kaminski N, Britto CJ. Single-Cell Transcriptional Archetypes of Airway Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2020, 202: 1419-1429. PMID: 32603604, PMCID: PMC7667912, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202004-0991oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCF lung diseaseHealthy control subjectsImmune dysfunctionLung diseaseCystic fibrosisControl subjectsSputum cellsAbnormal chloride transportLung mononuclear phagocytesInnate immune dysfunctionDivergent clinical coursesImmune cell repertoireMonocyte-derived macrophagesCF monocytesAirway inflammationClinical courseProinflammatory featuresCell survival programInflammatory responseTissue injuryCell repertoireImmune functionTranscriptional profilesAlveolar macrophagesMononuclear phagocytes
2016
Noninvasive Analysis of the Sputum Transcriptome Discriminates Clinical Phenotypes of Asthma
Yan X, Chu JH, Gomez J, Koenigs M, Holm C, He X, Perez MF, Zhao H, Mane S, Martinez FD, Ober C, Nicolae DL, Barnes KC, London SJ, Gilliland F, Weiss ST, Raby BA, Cohn L, Chupp GL. Noninvasive Analysis of the Sputum Transcriptome Discriminates Clinical Phenotypes of Asthma. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2016, 13 Suppl 1: s104-5. PMID: 27027945, PMCID: PMC5015745, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201510-681mg.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNitric oxide levelsOxide levelsHigher bronchodilator responseHistory of intubationNormal lung functionClusters of patientsCommon transcriptomic signaturesHigh ratePrebronchodilator FEV1Severe asthmaSteroid requirementsInflammatory characteristicsLung functionBronchodilator responseControl subjectsAsthmaHeterogeneous diseaseClinical phenotypeGene signaturePhysiologic characteristicsWhole bloodTranscriptomic signaturesCluster 1DiseaseHospitalization