2007
A Chitinase-like Protein in the Lung and Circulation of Patients with Severe Asthma
Chupp GL, Lee CG, Jarjour N, Shim YM, Holm CT, He S, Dziura JD, Reed J, Coyle AJ, Kiener P, Cullen M, Grandsaigne M, Dombret MC, Aubier M, Pretolani M, Elias JA. A Chitinase-like Protein in the Lung and Circulation of Patients with Severe Asthma. New England Journal Of Medicine 2007, 357: 2016-2027. PMID: 18003958, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa073600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum YKL-40 levelsYKL-40 levelsSeverity of asthmaYKL-40Chitinase-like proteinsParis cohortOral corticosteroid useCohort of patientsRescue inhaler useSubgroup of patientsCirculation of patientsCorticosteroid useSevere asthmaAirway remodelingClinical characteristicsExpiratory volumeAcidic mammalian chitinasePatient populationHigh serumAsthmaImmunohistochemical analysisPatientsAnimal modelsLocus of expressionMorphometric quantitation
2000
IL-13 stimulates vascular endothelial cell growth factor and protects against hyperoxic acute lung injury
Corne J, Chupp G, Lee C, Homer R, Zhu Z, Chen Q, Ma B, Du Y, Roux F, McArdle J, Waxman A, Elias J. IL-13 stimulates vascular endothelial cell growth factor and protects against hyperoxic acute lung injury. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2000, 106: 783-791. PMID: 10995789, PMCID: PMC381393, DOI: 10.1172/jci9674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesBlotting, WesternBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidEndothelial Growth FactorsEpithelial CellsFibroblast Growth Factor 10Fibroblast Growth Factor 7Fibroblast Growth FactorsGene Expression RegulationGrowth SubstancesHyperoxiaImmunohistochemistryInterleukin-13LungLymphokinesMacrophagesMiceMice, TransgenicMuscle, SmoothOxygenProtein IsoformsSurvival RateVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsAcute lung injuryHyperoxic acute lung injuryIL-13Lung injuryVEGF accumulationProtective effectTransgenic miceRoom airNontransgenic littermate controlsBreathing room airAcid isoformEndothelial cell growth factorVascular endothelial cell growth factorMice breathing room airCell growth factorBronchoalveolar lavageNontransgenic miceLittermate controlsImportant causeAntibody neutralizationMiceGrowth factorInjuryHyperoxiaSurvivalOsteopontin Expression Correlates with Clinical Outcome in Patients with Mycobacterial Infection
Nau G, Chupp G, Emile J, Jouanguy E, Berman J, Casanova J, Young R. Osteopontin Expression Correlates with Clinical Outcome in Patients with Mycobacterial Infection. American Journal Of Pathology 2000, 157: 37-42. PMID: 10880373, PMCID: PMC1850209, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64514-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfected lymph nodesMycobacterial infectionOsteopontin expression correlatesLymph nodesClinical outcomesDisseminated infectionExpression correlatesBacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccineMycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccineCalmette-Guérin vaccineBetter clinical outcomesChronic inflammatory diseaseSevere mycobacterial infectionsInterferon gamma receptor 1OPN protein expressionRegional adenitisImmune defectsInflammatory diseasesDisease progressionInflammatory responsePatientsReceptor 1InfectionOPN expressionProtein expression
1997
A chemoattractant cytokine associated with granulomas in tuberculosis and silicosis
Nau G, Guilfoile P, Chupp G, Berman J, Kim S, Kornfeld H, Young R. A chemoattractant cytokine associated with granulomas in tuberculosis and silicosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 6414-6419. PMID: 9177232, PMCID: PMC21064, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.12.6414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBronchopneumoniaCell LineChemokine CCL4Chemotactic FactorsCytokinesDNA PrimersFerritinsGene LibraryGranulomaHumansImmunohistochemistryMacrophage Inflammatory ProteinsMacrophagesMacrophages, AlveolarMycobacterium bovisMycobacterium tuberculosisOsteopontinPolymerase Chain ReactionSialoglycoproteinsSilicosisTranscription, GeneticTuberculosisConceptsHuman genome sequenceMacrophage cDNA libraryHost cell genesGranuloma formationOsteopontin gene expressionPrimary human alveolar macrophagesGenome sequenceMononuclear cell infiltrateMycobacterium tuberculosis infectionHost genesCDNA libraryCell genesGene expressionHuman alveolar macrophagesAssociation of osteopontinGenesExtracellular matrixPathologic responseCell infiltrateTuberculosis infectionGranulomatous pathologyChronic inflammationGranulomatous diseaseChemoattractant cytokinesMacrophage chemoattractant