2021
Distinct roles of KLF4 in mesenchymal cell subtypes during lung fibrogenesis
Chandran RR, Xie Y, Gallardo-Vara E, Adams T, Garcia-Milian R, Kabir I, Sheikh AQ, Kaminski N, Martin KA, Herzog EL, Greif DM. Distinct roles of KLF4 in mesenchymal cell subtypes during lung fibrogenesis. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 7179. PMID: 34893592, PMCID: PMC8664937, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27499-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationExtracellular MatrixFemaleFibroblastsFibrosisHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4LungLung InjuryMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyofibroblastsReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaRespiratory Tract DiseasesSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsMesenchymal cell typesPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorSmooth muscle actinLung fibrosisKruppel-like factor 4Forkhead box M1Growth factor receptorCell transitionCell typesExtracellular matrixDistinct rolesKLF4Box M1C chemokine ligandMesenchymal cell subtypesFactor receptorPro-fibrotic effectsFactor 4PDGFRMesenchymeCellsMacrophage accumulationKLF4 levelsChemokine ligandLung fibrogenesis
2017
Integrin alpha 11 in the regulation of the myofibroblast phenotype: implications for fibrotic diseases
Bansal R, Nakagawa S, Yazdani S, van Baarlen J, Venkatesh A, Koh AP, Song WM, Goossens N, Watanabe H, Beasley MB, Powell CA, Storm G, Kaminski N, van Goor H, Friedman SL, Hoshida Y, Prakash J. Integrin alpha 11 in the regulation of the myofibroblast phenotype: implications for fibrotic diseases. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2017, 49: e396-e396. PMID: 29147013, PMCID: PMC5704196, DOI: 10.1038/emm.2017.213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHedgehog ProteinsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryIntegrin alpha ChainsKidney DiseasesLiver CirrhosisMiceMyofibroblastsPhenotypeSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsHepatic stellate cellsFibrotic parametersMouse modelStellate cellsTissue fibrosisIntegrin alpha 11Alpha 11Smooth muscle actin-positive myofibroblastsLiver fibrosis mouse modelHuman hepatic stellate cellsMyofibroblast phenotypeFibrosis mouse modelPromising therapeutic targetActin-positive myofibroblastsCause of mortalityGrowth factor βAberrant extracellular matrixImpaired contractilityFibrogenic signalingFibrotic organsFibrogenic processExtracellular matrixTherapeutic targetOrgan fibrosisMyofibroblastic differentiation
2015
Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-19-deficient fibroblasts display a profibrotic phenotype
Jara P, Calyeca J, Romero Y, Plácido L, Yu G, Kaminski N, Maldonado V, Cisneros J, Selman M, Pardo A. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-19-deficient fibroblasts display a profibrotic phenotype. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2015, 308: l511-l522. PMID: 25575513, PMCID: PMC5243210, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00043.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisBleomycin-induced lung fibrosisLung fibroblastsLethal interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseExcessive extracellular matrix productionWild-type miceMatrix metalloproteinase-19Activation of fibroblastsCollagen protein productionMyofibroblastic fociPulmonary fibrosisLung fibrosisLung diseaseProfibrotic pathwaysUnknown etiologyFibroblast gene expressionDeficient miceProfibrotic phenotypeSmooth muscleMatrix metalloproteinaseMetalloproteinase 19Boyden chamberAbnormal lungMMP-19
2014
Let-7d microRNA affects mesenchymal phenotypic properties of lung fibroblasts
Huleihel L, Ben-Yehudah A, Milosevic J, Yu G, Pandit K, Sakamoto K, Yousef H, LeJeune M, Coon TA, Redinger CJ, Chensny L, Manor E, Schatten G, Kaminski N. Let-7d microRNA affects mesenchymal phenotypic properties of lung fibroblasts. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2014, 306: l534-l542. PMID: 24441869, PMCID: PMC3949080, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00149.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsCadherinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibroblastsFibronectinsHMGA2 ProteinHMGB2 ProteinHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisKeratin-19LungMicroRNAsMyofibroblastsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisS100 Calcium-Binding Protein A4Snail Family Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTransfectionTransforming Growth Factor betaWound HealingZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsLet-7dFibroblast-specific protein-1Mesenchymal marker αProtein 1Tight junction protein 1Smooth muscle actinMicroRNA Let-7dLung fibrosisProliferation of fibroblastsFibrotic processPrimary fibroblastsEffect of transfectionMuscle actinMesenchymal transitionLung fibroblastsFibroblast responsivenessMesenchymal propertiesKeratin 19Protein expressionEpithelial cellsWound healingN-cadherinProtein inductionReduced motilityTGF