2016
Netrin‐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
2011
Role of semaphorin 7a signaling in transforming growth factor β1–induced lung fibrosis and scleroderma‐related interstitial lung disease
Gan Y, Reilkoff R, Peng X, Russell T, Chen Q, Mathai SK, Homer R, Gulati M, Siner J, Elias J, Bucala R, Herzog E. Role of semaphorin 7a signaling in transforming growth factor β1–induced lung fibrosis and scleroderma‐related interstitial lung disease. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2011, 63: 2484-2494. PMID: 21484765, PMCID: PMC3651701, DOI: 10.1002/art.30386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsInterstitial lung diseaseBone marrow-derived cellsMarrow-derived cellsSemaphorin 7AGrowth factor-β1Lung diseaseLung fibrosisFactor-β1Human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsNormal human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsSemaphorin 7a expressionBone marrow transplantationBlood mononuclear cellsReceptor β1 integrinΒ1 integrinFibrocyte differentiationMarrow transplantationPulmonary fibrosisMononuclear cellsProfibrotic effectsTGFβ1 geneMurine modelFibrosisTissue accumulation