2023
Differences in Mortality Among Patients With Asthma and COPD Hospitalized With COVID-19
Liu Y, Rajeevan H, Simonov M, Lee S, Wilson F, Desir G, Vinetz J, Yan X, Wang Z, Clark B, Possick J, Price C, Lutchmansingh D, Ortega H, Zaeh S, Gomez J, Cohn L, Gautam S, Chupp G. Differences in Mortality Among Patients With Asthma and COPD Hospitalized With COVID-19. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2023, 11: 3383-3390.e3. PMID: 37454926, PMCID: PMC10787810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseType 2 inflammationCOVID-19 severitySOFA scoreAirway diseaseNoneosinophilic asthmaSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreOrgan Failure Assessment scoreSevere coronavirus disease 2019Higher SOFA scoreMedian SOFA scoreRetrospective cohort studyObstructive pulmonary diseaseOdds of mortalityLower SOFA scoresCells/μLCOVID-19 outcomesCoronavirus disease 2019Logistic regression analysisCOVID-19Clinical confoundersAsthma patientsCohort studyImmunological factorsClinical features
2011
IFN-γ Acts on the Airway Epithelium To Inhibit Local and Systemic Pathology in Allergic Airway Disease
Mitchell C, Provost K, Niu N, Homer R, Cohn L. IFN-γ Acts on the Airway Epithelium To Inhibit Local and Systemic Pathology in Allergic Airway Disease. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 187: 3815-3820. PMID: 21873527, PMCID: PMC3178669, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway epitheliumAllergic airway inflammationAllergic airway diseaseTh2 cell activationGoal of therapyProduction of IFNAdministration of medicationsSystemic side effectsAirway mucosal surfaceAirway epithelial cellsSites of inflammationIFN-γ actionAirway inflammationAirway obstructionPersistent asthmaRefractory asthmaAirway diseaseIFN-γRTh1 cellsPathological responseSystemic pathologyEffector functionsSide effectsBone marrowAsthma
2010
Airway epithelium response to IFN-γ regulates allergic airway inflammation (91.7)
Mitchell C, Provost K, Niu N, Homer R, Cohn L. Airway epithelium response to IFN-γ regulates allergic airway inflammation (91.7). The Journal Of Immunology 2010, 184: 91.7-91.7. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.184.supp.91.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAirway epithelial cellsAllergic airway inflammationAllergic airway diseaseAirway eosinophiliaAirway inflammationAirway diseaseNon-hematopoietic cellsEpithelial cellsIFN-γRIFN-γ receptor-deficient miceIFN-γR expressionReceptor-deficient miceBone marrow chimerasOVA-specific Th1Th1 cellsDeficient miceMucus productionBone marrowEpithelium responseIFNMaximal inhibitionEosinophiliaInflammationMiceInhibitory effect
2009
Advances in Mucous Cell Metaplasia
Curran DR, Cohn L. Advances in Mucous Cell Metaplasia. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2009, 42: 268-275. PMID: 19520914, PMCID: PMC2830403, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2009-0151tr.BooksConceptsMucous cell metaplasiaCell metaplasiaMucous metaplasiaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic airway diseasesObstructive pulmonary diseaseExacerbation of asthmaChronic airwayAirway obstructionAirway diseaseMucus hypersecretionPulmonary diseaseMolecular mechanismsHarmful insultsIL-13MUC5AC expressionEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activationGoblet cell granulesGrowth factor receptor activationMucin productionMucus productionNew therapiesGoblet cellsFront-line protectionMetaplasia