2024
Lytic bacteriophages induce the secretion of antiviral and proinflammatory cytokines from human respiratory epithelial cells
Zamora P, Reidy T, Armbruster C, Sun M, Van Tyne D, Turner P, Koff J, Bomberger J. Lytic bacteriophages induce the secretion of antiviral and proinflammatory cytokines from human respiratory epithelial cells. PLOS Biology 2024, 22: e3002566. PMID: 38652717, PMCID: PMC11037538, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLytic phagesLytic bacteriophagesPhage therapyAirway epithelial cellsPseudomonas aeruginosa phagesEpithelial cellsMultidrug resistanceAirway epitheliumCystic fibrosisProinflammatory cytokinesHuman respiratory epithelial cellsPhage exposurePhage familiesMammalian cell responsesHuman airway epithelial cellsInternalized phageTreat multidrug-resistantPhageBacterial isolatesTranscriptional profilesRespiratory epithelial cellsHuman hostChronic respiratory disordersBacterial biofilmsBacteriophage
2006
Pseudomonas Lipopolysaccharide Accelerates Wound Repair via Activation of a Novel Epithelial Cell Signaling Cascade
Koff JL, Shao MX, Kim S, Ueki IF, Nadel JA. Pseudomonas Lipopolysaccharide Accelerates Wound Repair via Activation of a Novel Epithelial Cell Signaling Cascade. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 177: 8693-8700. PMID: 17142770, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.12.8693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTNF-alpha converting enzymeEGFR phosphorylationOxidase 1Wound repairNCI-H292 human airway epithelial cellsEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activationGrowth factor receptor activationAirway epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsCell signaling cascadesNormal human bronchial epithelial cellsTLR-4Airway epitheliumHuman bronchial epithelial cellsReactive oxygen species (ROS) scavengerPhosphorylation pathwaySignaling cascadesEssential functionsBronchial epithelial cellsEGFR ligandsHuman airway epithelial cellsChronic airway diseasesOxygen species scavengersPseudomonas bacteriaDual oxidase 1