2019
Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
Ryu C, Brandsdorfer C, Adams T, Hu B, Kelleher DW, Yaggi M, Manning EP, Walia A, Reeves B, Pan H, Winkler J, Minasyan M, Dela Cruz CS, Kaminski N, Gulati M, Herzog EL. Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 2019, 54: 1801762. PMID: 31273041, PMCID: PMC8088542, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01762-2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrapulmonary diseaseMitochondrial DNAExtracellular mtDNABAL fluidAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyPlasma mitochondrial DNAPlasma of patientsAfrican AmericansExtrapulmonary sarcoidosisSarcoidosis cohortSarcoidosis subjectsScadding stageAfrican American descentClinical featuresClinical findingsGranulomatous diseaseHealthy controlsAntitrypsin deficiencyGenomic researchHigher oddsSarcoidosisAggressive phenotypeMechanistic basisDiseaseTherapeutic insights
2016
Validation of the prognostic value of MMP‐7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Tzouvelekis A, Herazo‐Maya J, Slade M, Chu J, Deiuliis G, Ryu C, Li Q, Sakamoto K, Ibarra G, Pan H, Gulati M, Antin‐Ozerkis D, Herzog EL, Kaminski N. Validation of the prognostic value of MMP‐7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respirology 2016, 22: 486-493. PMID: 27761978, PMCID: PMC5352520, DOI: 10.1111/resp.12920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant-free survivalIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMMP-7 concentrationsMatrix metalloproteinase-7IPF patientsCause mortalityPulmonary fibrosisHealthy controlsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelCox proportional hazards modelPulmonary function parametersVariable clinical courseBaseline pulmonary function parametersProportional hazards modelIPF biomarkersProgressive diseaseClinical coursePoor prognosisPrognostic valueVital capacityIndependent biomarkerLung capacityPrognostic thresholdPlasma concentrationsMortality riskNetrin‐1 Regulates Fibrocyte Accumulation in the Decellularized Fibrotic Sclerodermatous Lung Microenvironment and in Bleomycin‐Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
Sun H, Zhu Y, Pan H, Chen X, Balestrini JL, Lam TT, Kanyo JE, Eichmann A, Gulati M, Fares WH, Bai H, Feghali-Bostwick CA, Gan Y, Peng X, Moore MW, White ES, Sava P, Gonzalez AL, Cheng Y, Niklason LE, Herzog EL. Netrin‐1 Regulates Fibrocyte Accumulation in the Decellularized Fibrotic Sclerodermatous Lung Microenvironment and in Bleomycin‐Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2016, 68: 1251-1261. PMID: 26749424, PMCID: PMC5547894, DOI: 10.1002/art.39575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntibodies, NeutralizingBiomechanical PhenomenaBleomycinCase-Control StudiesCell DifferentiationCollagenCollagen Type ICollagen Type I, alpha 1 ChainFibrosisFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHeterozygoteHumansLeukocyte Common AntigensLeukocytes, MononuclearLungLung Diseases, InterstitialMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningNerve Growth FactorsNetrin-1ProteomicsPulmonary FibrosisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionScleroderma, SystemicTissue ScaffoldsTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsSSc-related interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseFibrocyte accumulationNetrin-1Lung extracellular matrixPulmonary fibrosisLung scaffoldsBleomycin-Induced Pulmonary FibrosisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsHealthy control subjectsNovel therapeutic targetSystemic sclerosisExtracellular matrixLung fibrosisLung diseaseMononuclear cellsControl subjectsLung microenvironmentHealthy controlsScleroderma patientsAberrant anatomyLung matrixPatientsTherapeutic target