2023
Thyroid hormone modulates hyperoxic neonatal lung injury and mitochondrial function
Vamesu B, Nicola T, Li R, Hazra S, Matalon S, Kaminski N, Ambalavanan N, Kandasamy J. Thyroid hormone modulates hyperoxic neonatal lung injury and mitochondrial function. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e160697. PMID: 36917181, PMCID: PMC10243814, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.160697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUmbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cellsNeonatal lung injuryMild bronchopulmonary dysplasiaSevere bronchopulmonary dysplasiaBronchopulmonary dysplasiaLung injuryELBW infantsThyroid hormonesLung homogenatesMitochondrial dysfunctionTotal T4Newborn miceLow birth weight infantsMitochondrial functionNeonatal hyperoxic lung injuryPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1αProliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1αHyperoxic lung injuryReceptor γ coactivator 1αLow total T4Murine lung fibroblastsΓ coactivator 1αNeonatal hypothyroxinemiaWeight infantsPulmonary fibrosis
2015
Regulation of alveolar septation by microRNA-489
Olave N, Lal CV, Halloran B, Pandit K, Cuna AC, Faye-Petersen OM, Kelly DR, Nicola T, Benos PV, Kaminski N, Ambalavanan N. Regulation of alveolar septation by microRNA-489. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2015, 310: l476-l487. PMID: 26719145, PMCID: PMC4773841, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00145.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaMiR-489Alveolar septationLung developmentInsulin-like growth factor-1Abnormal lung developmentGrowth factor-1MiR-489 overexpressionNormal pretermTerm infantsC57BL/6 miceMouse lung developmentTherapeutic strategiesMiRNA-489HyperoxiaEpithelial originFurther inhibitionIGF1Factor 1MiRNA antagonistsNormoxiaTenascin CMiRNA profilesCytomegalovirus promoterInfants