2024
Toll-like Receptor 9 Inhibition Mitigates Fibroproliferative Responses in Translational Models of Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Trujillo G, Regueiro-Ren A, Liu C, Hu B, Sun Y, Ahangari F, Fiorini V, Ishikawa G, Al Jumaily K, Khoury J, McGovern J, Lee C, Peng X, Pivarnik T, Sun H, Walia A, Woo S, Yu S, Antin-Ozerkis D, Sauler M, Kaminski N, Herzog E, Ryu C. Toll-like Receptor 9 Inhibition Mitigates Fibroproliferative Responses in Translational Models of Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2024 PMID: 39189851, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202401-0065oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToll-like receptor 9Model of pulmonary fibrosisIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisFibroproliferative responseLung diseaseIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis cohortsExpression of toll-like receptor 9Toll-like receptor 9 activationTransplant-free survivalExpression of MCP-1Cohort of patientsSlow clinical progressionFibrotic lung diseaseAccelerated disease courseFatal lung diseaseIP-10Pharmacodynamic endpointsPreclinical modelsDisease courseClinical progressionPlasma mtDNAMCP-1Receptor 9Mouse model
2018
Hypercapnia increases airway smooth muscle contractility via caspase-7–mediated miR-133a–RhoA signaling
Shigemura M, Lecuona E, Angulo M, Homma T, Rodríguez DA, Gonzalez-Gonzalez FJ, Welch LC, Amarelle L, Kim SJ, Kaminski N, Budinger GRS, Solway J, Sznajder JI. Hypercapnia increases airway smooth muscle contractility via caspase-7–mediated miR-133a–RhoA signaling. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 30185650, PMCID: PMC6889079, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aat1662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAgedAged, 80 and overAirway ResistanceAnimalsCalciumCalpainCarbon DioxideCaspase 7Chronic DiseaseDown-RegulationEnzyme ActivationFemaleHumansHypercapniaMaleMEF2 Transcription FactorsMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsMiddle AgedMuscle ContractionMuscle, SmoothMyocytes, Smooth MusclePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSignal TransductionConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAirway smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsMouse airway smooth muscle cellsSevere chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHuman airway smooth muscle cellsAirway smooth muscle contractilityMuscle cellsCorrection of hypercapniaSmooth muscle cell contractionCohort of patientsObstructive pulmonary diseaseHigh airway resistanceSevere lung diseaseDevelopment of hypercapniaSmooth muscle contractilityMuscle cell contractionRas homolog family member AMyosin light chain phosphorylationAirway contractilityAirway contractionHypercapnic patientsCOPD severityPulmonary diseaseAirway resistance
2017
Lung Endothelial MicroRNA-1 Regulates Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis
Korde A, Jin L, Zhang JG, Ramaswamy A, Hu B, Kolahian S, Guardela BJ, Herazo-Maya J, Siegfried JM, Stabile L, Pisani MA, Herbst RS, Kaminski N, Elias JA, Puchalski JT, Takyar SS. Lung Endothelial MicroRNA-1 Regulates Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2017, 196: 1443-1455. PMID: 28853613, PMCID: PMC5736970, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201610-2157oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerMiR-1 levelsLewis lung carcinoma xenograftsLung carcinoma xenograftsTransgenic miceEndothelial cellsNSCLC tumorsCarcinoma xenograftsLung endotheliumMiR-1Tumor growthTumor progressionVascular endothelial cadherin promoterMicroRNA-1Cohort of patientsTumor-bearing lungsCell lung cancerVascular endothelial growth factorCancer-free tissuesEndothelial growth factorInducible transgenic miceMiR-1 overexpressionKP miceOverall survivalTumor burden
2014
T-RECS: STABLE SELECTION OF DYNAMICALLY FORMED GROUPS OF FEATURES WITH APPLICATION TO PREDICTION OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Altman R, Dunker A, Hunter L, Ritchie M, Murray T, Klein T, HUANG G, TSAMARDINOS I, RAGHU V, KAMINSKI N, BENOS P. T-RECS: STABLE SELECTION OF DYNAMICALLY FORMED GROUPS OF FEATURES WITH APPLICATION TO PREDICTION OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES. Biocomputing 2014, 20: 431-42. PMID: 25592602, PMCID: PMC4299881, DOI: 10.1142/9789814644730_0041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional feature selection methodsFeature selection methodCohort of patientsPersonalized medicine strategiesReal expression dataFeature selectionClassification accuracyCluster selectionBiological datasetsClinical outcomesCluster featuresLung diseaseBreast cancerSelection methodPatient classificationStructured natureMedicine strategiesSurvival dataTarget variablesEfficient selectionCohortStable selectionImportant features
2011
Does Ambient Air Pollution Exposure Modify Longitudinal Disease Outcomes In A Cohort Of Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Richards T, Kuhlengel T, Choi J, Kaminski N, Bascom R. Does Ambient Air Pollution Exposure Modify Longitudinal Disease Outcomes In A Cohort Of Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis? 2011, a5433-a5433. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2011.183.1_meetingabstracts.a5433.Peer-Reviewed Original Research