2012
Profibrotic Role of miR-154 in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Milosevic J, Pandit K, Magister M, Rabinovich E, Ellwanger DC, Yu G, Vuga LJ, Weksler B, Benos PV, Gibson KF, McMillan M, Kahn M, Kaminski N. Profibrotic Role of miR-154 in Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2012, 47: 879-887. PMID: 23043088, PMCID: PMC3547095, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2011-0377oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedChromosomes, Human, Pair 14Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15FibroblastsGene ExpressionHumansLungMicroRNAsMultigene FamilyOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPulmonary FibrosisRNA InterferenceTranscriptomeTransforming Growth Factor beta1Wnt Signaling PathwayConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisNormal human lung fibroblastsMiR-154IPF lungsPulmonary fibrosisIPF fibroblastsProgressive interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseWnt/β-catenin pathwayHuman lung fibroblastsΒ-catenin pathwayTGF-β1 stimulationBinding of Smad3Quantitative RT-PCRLung diseaseProfibrotic roleExpression of microRNAsICG-001MiR-134Unknown originMiR-382MiR-487bProliferative effectLung fibroblastsMiR-410
2011
Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 Is a Mediator of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Yamashita CM, Dolgonos L, Zemans RL, Young SK, Robertson J, Briones N, Suzuki T, Campbell MN, Gauldie J, Radisky DC, Riches DW, Yu G, Kaminski N, McCulloch CA, Downey GP. Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 Is a Mediator of Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2011, 179: 1733-1745. PMID: 21871427, PMCID: PMC3181358, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.06.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsBeta CateninBleomycinCadherinsCyclin D1Disease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGenetic VectorsHumansLungMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 3Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, Inbred C57BLProtein TransportPulmonary FibrosisRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMatrix metalloproteinase-3Pathogenesis of IPFPulmonary fibrosisEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionMetalloproteinase-3Recombinant MMP-3Accumulation of myofibroblastsΒ-cateninCultured lung epithelial cellsAberrant repair processProliferation of myofibroblastsAdenoviral vector-mediated expressionMMP-3 expressionLung epithelial cellsCyclin D1 expressionVector-mediated expressionQuantitative RT-PCRWestern blot analysisΒ-catenin signalingEpithelial injuryLung architectureVitro treatmentRat lungFibrosisMouse Conjunctival Forniceal Gene Expression during Postnatal Development and Its Regulation by Krüppel-like Factor 4
Gupta D, Harvey SA, Kaminski N, Swamynathan SK. Mouse Conjunctival Forniceal Gene Expression during Postnatal Development and Its Regulation by Krüppel-like Factor 4. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2011, 52: 4951-4962. PMID: 21398290, PMCID: PMC3176043, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-7068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsConjunctivaEpithelial CellsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenotypeGoblet CellsIn Situ HybridizationKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMiceOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription FactorsConceptsKLF4 target genesGene expressionTarget genesEts transcription factor family memberCell developmentTranscription factor family membersGene regulatory networksGoblet cell developmentLaser microdissectionComponents of pathwaysTranscription factor SPDEFFactor family membersMesenchymal-epithelial transitionKrüppel-like factor 4Regulatory networksRegulatory targetsRole of KLF4Spatiotemporal expressionQuantitative RT-PCRGlycoprotein biosynthesisMucosal epitheliumGoblet cellsGenesKLF4Transcripts