Role of CCR5 in IFN-γ–induced and cigarette smoke–induced emphysema
Ma B, Kang MJ, Lee CG, Chapoval S, Liu W, Chen Q, Coyle AJ, Lora JM, Picarella D, Homer RJ, Elias JA. Role of CCR5 in IFN-γ–induced and cigarette smoke–induced emphysema. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2005, 115: 3460-3472. PMID: 16284650, PMCID: PMC1280966, DOI: 10.1172/jci24858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnnexin A5ApoptosisBronchoalveolar LavageCell DeathChemokinesDNADNA PrimersEmphysemaEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingInflammationInterferon-gammaLigandsLungMacrophagesMatrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutationPhenotypePulmonary AlveoliReceptors, CCR5Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSmokingTime FactorsConceptsCCR5 ligandsIFN-gammaPotent stimulatorCigarette smoke-induced inflammationCigarette smoke-induced emphysemaSecretory leukocyte protease inhibitorImportance of CCR5Murine emphysema modelPathogenesis of IFNRANTES/CCLSmoke-induced inflammationDNA injuryRole of CCR5Smoke-induced emphysemaLeukocyte protease inhibitorSelect chemokinesTh1 inflammationPulmonary inflammationEmphysema modelCXC chemokinesTissue destructionIFN-gamma stimulationMMP-9CCR5Cigarette smokeRole of Cathepsin S-Dependent Epithelial Cell Apoptosis in IFN-γ-Induced Alveolar Remodeling and Pulmonary Emphysema
Zheng T, Kang MJ, Crothers K, Zhu Z, Liu W, Lee CG, Rabach LA, Chapman HA, Homer RJ, Aldous D, DeSanctis G, Underwood S, Graupe M, Flavell RA, Schmidt JA, Elias JA. Role of Cathepsin S-Dependent Epithelial Cell Apoptosis in IFN-γ-Induced Alveolar Remodeling and Pulmonary Emphysema. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 174: 8106-8115. PMID: 15944319, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.12.8106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNull mutationEpithelial cell apoptosisCell apoptosisDNA injuryTissue remodelingProtease accumulationCaspase inhibitorsMitochondrial apoptosis pathway activationDeath receptorsPropidium iodide stainingCathepsin SHuman diseasesApoptosis responseApoptosis pathway activationApoptosis inhibitionCaspase-3ApoptosisIodide stainingPathway activationCathepsin S inhibitionMutationsRemodelingCritical eventsAlveolar remodelingIFN-gamma