Huanxing Sun, PhD
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Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
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- Internal Medicine
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program
- Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
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- PhD
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2009)
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Erica Herzog, MD, PhD
Wonnie Ryu, MD, MPH
Alexander Ghincea
Genta Ishikawa, MD, MPH
Buqu Hu
Maor Sauler, MD
7Publications
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2024
Proteolysis and Contractility Regulate Tissue Opening and Wound Healing by Lung Fibroblasts in 3D Microenvironments
Xiao H, Sylla K, Gong X, Wilkowski B, Rossello‐Martinez A, Jordan S, Mintah E, Zheng A, Sun H, Herzog E, Mak M. Proteolysis and Contractility Regulate Tissue Opening and Wound Healing by Lung Fibroblasts in 3D Microenvironments. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2024, e2400941. PMID: 38967294, DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202400941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricRole of Noradrenaline and Macrophage Dynamics in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Ishikawa G, Peng X, Mcgovern J, Ghincea A, Saber T, Sun H, Sauler M, Ryu C, Herzog E. Role of Noradrenaline and Macrophage Dynamics in Pulmonary Fibrosis. 2024, a5206-a5206. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a5206.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
α1 Adrenoreceptor antagonism mitigates extracellular mitochondrial DNA accumulation in lung fibrosis models and in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Ishikawa G, Peng X, McGovern J, Woo S, Perry C, Liu A, Yu S, Ghincea A, Kishchanka A, Fiorini V, Hu B, Sun Y, Sun H, Ryu C, Herzog E. α1 Adrenoreceptor antagonism mitigates extracellular mitochondrial DNA accumulation in lung fibrosis models and in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2023, 324: l639-l651. PMID: 36648147, PMCID: PMC10110730, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00119.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAdrenergic nerve supplyIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisΑ1 adrenoreceptorsPulmonary fibrosisNerve supplyCultured normal human lung fibroblastsInnate immune ligandsLung fibrosis modelNormal human lung fibroblastsSmooth muscle actinHuman lung fibroblastsAdrenal resectionAdrenoreceptor antagonismExtracellular mtDNAIPF cohortImproved survivalΑ1-adrenoreceptor antagonistsLung fibrosisAdrenal sourceFibroblast accumulationAdrenoreceptor antagonistBleomycin modelFibrosis modelLung fibrogenesisMouse model
2019
Circulating Mitochondrial DNA Is Associated with Fibroblast Activation and Disease Progression in Scleroderma Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Ryu C, Sun H, Winkler J, Meena S, Walia A, Minasyan M, Brandsdorfer C, Gulati M, Peng X, Herzog E. Circulating Mitochondrial DNA Is Associated with Fibroblast Activation and Disease Progression in Scleroderma Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. 2019, a7219-a7219. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a7219.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Analysis of Tissue Microenvironments Using Decellularized Mammalian Tissues
Sun H, Zhu Y, Herzog E. Analysis of Tissue Microenvironments Using Decellularized Mammalian Tissues. 2016, 55-64. DOI: 10.1142/9789814678735_0005.ChaptersCitations
2012
Increased Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Injury in Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 Null Mice Is Mediated via Angiopoietin 2
Bhandari V, Choo-Wing R, Harijith A, Sun H, Syed MA, Homer RJ, Elias JA. Increased Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Injury in Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 Null Mice Is Mediated via Angiopoietin 2. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2012, 46: 668-676. PMID: 22227562, PMCID: PMC3359903, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2011-0074oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHyperoxic acute lung injuryNOS/nitric oxideNitric oxideLung injuryAngiopoietin-2Pathogenesis of HALIAlveolar-capillary protein leakAcute respiratory distress syndromeHyperoxia-Induced Lung InjuryAcute lung injuryRespiratory distress syndromeImportant protective roleCell deathBronchopulmonary dysplasiaDistress syndromeSupplemental oxygenNb miceProtein leakTissue injuryProtective roleNewbornsNull micePremature deathAdult controlsAng2
2011
A potential role of the JNK pathway in hyperoxia-induced cell death, myofibroblast transdifferentiation and TGF-β1-mediated injury in the developing murine lung
Li Z, Choo-Wing R, Sun H, Sureshbabu A, Sakurai R, Rehan VK, Bhandari V. A potential role of the JNK pathway in hyperoxia-induced cell death, myofibroblast transdifferentiation and TGF-β1-mediated injury in the developing murine lung. BMC Molecular And Cell Biology 2011, 12: 54. PMID: 22172122, PMCID: PMC3266206, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-12-54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTransgenic mouse modelTGF-β1Myofibroblast transdifferentiationPulmonary responseMouse modelMurine lungJNK pathwayCell deathEpithelial cellsCultured human lung epithelial cellsFetal rat lung fibroblastsHuman lung epithelial cellsDose-dependent mannerRat lung fibroblastsLung epithelial cellsInhibits cell proliferationImpaired alveolarizationLung developmentCell death mediatorsHyperoxiaInhibition of JNKRoom airLung fibroblastsFibroblast proliferationLung
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