2020
Single-Cell and Population Transcriptomics Reveal Pan-epithelial Remodeling in Type 2-High Asthma
Jackson ND, Everman JL, Chioccioli M, Feriani L, Goldfarbmuren KC, Sajuthi SP, Rios CL, Powell R, Armstrong M, Gomez J, Michel C, Eng C, Oh SS, Rodriguez-Santana J, Cicuta P, Reisdorph N, Burchard EG, Seibold MA. Single-Cell and Population Transcriptomics Reveal Pan-epithelial Remodeling in Type 2-High Asthma. Cell Reports 2020, 32: 107872. PMID: 32640237, PMCID: PMC8046336, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13Single-cell RNA sequencingHuman airway epithelial cell culturesCell typesIL-13 effectsAirway epithelial cell culturesNasal airway epitheliumCandidate therapeutic targetTranscriptional statesAsthmatic childrenAsthma endotypesRNA sequencingMucus obstructionAirway epitheliumSecretory programMucin productionNormal epithelial functionTherapeutic targetEpithelial cell culturesCellular remodelingER stressCell deathEpithelial functionMetaplastic stateSecretory cells
2019
Phenotyping ciliary dynamics and coordination in response to CFTR-modulators in Cystic Fibrosis respiratory epithelial cells
Chioccioli M, Feriani L, Kotar J, Bratcher PE, Cicuta P. Phenotyping ciliary dynamics and coordination in response to CFTR-modulators in Cystic Fibrosis respiratory epithelial cells. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1763. PMID: 30992452, PMCID: PMC6467870, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09798-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman airway epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsCystic fibrosis respiratory epithelial cellsAirway epithelial cellsRespiratory epithelial cellsCiliary beat frequencyCiliary beatingRespiratory disordersRespiratory diseaseClinical observationsCystic fibrosisDrug efficacyPilot studyDrug testingEfficient drugsDrugsIndividual donorsEfficacyDrug screeningBeat dynamicsCellsSame genotypeFibrosisDonorsDisease
2017
Assessing the Collective Dynamics of Motile Cilia in Cultures of Human Airway Cells by Multiscale DDM
Feriani L, Juenet M, Fowler CJ, Bruot N, Chioccioli M, Holland SM, Bryant CE, Cicuta P. Assessing the Collective Dynamics of Motile Cilia in Cultures of Human Airway Cells by Multiscale DDM. Biophysical Journal 2017, 113: 109-119. PMID: 28700909, PMCID: PMC5510766, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research