Featured Publications
microRNA-33 deficiency in macrophages enhances autophagy, improves mitochondrial homeostasis, and protects against lung fibrosis
Ahangari F, Price N, Malik S, Chioccioli M, Bärnthaler T, Adams T, Kim J, Pradeep S, Ding S, Cosme C, Rose K, McDonough J, Aurelien N, Ibarra G, Omote N, Schupp J, DeIuliis G, Nunez J, Sharma L, Ryu C, Dela Cruz C, Liu X, Prasse A, Rosas I, Bahal R, Fernandez-Hernando C, Kaminski N. microRNA-33 deficiency in macrophages enhances autophagy, improves mitochondrial homeostasis, and protects against lung fibrosis. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e158100. PMID: 36626225, PMCID: PMC9977502, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.158100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisMiR-33MiR-33 levelsSpecific genetic ablationBronchoalveolar lavage cellsNovel therapeutic approachesMitochondrial homeostasisFatty acid metabolismMacrophages protectsBleomycin injuryLavage cellsLung fibrosisHealthy controlsInflammatory responseTherapeutic approachesImmunometabolic responsesCholesterol effluxFibrosisFatal diseasePharmacological inhibitionSterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) genesGenetic ablationMacrophagesEx vivo mouse
2024
Single Cell Analysis Reveals Novel Immune Perturbations in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Zhao A, Unterman A, Abu Hussein N, Sharma P, Nekola F, Flint J, Yan X, Adams T, Justet A, Sumida T, Zhao J, Schupp J, Raredon M, Ahangari F, Deluliis G, Zhang Y, Buendia-Roldan I, Adegunsoye A, Sperling A, Prasse A, Ryu C, Herzog E, Selman M, Pardo A, Kaminski N. Single Cell Analysis Reveals Novel Immune Perturbations in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2024 PMID: 38924775, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202401-0078oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitisIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBronchoalveolar lavage cellsBlood mononuclear cellsClassical monocytesHypersensitivity pneumonitisPulmonary fibrosisT cellsImmune perturbationsLavage cellsMononuclear cellsCD8+ T cellsCytotoxic T cellsInterstitial lung diseaseHypersensitivity pneumonitis patientsCytotoxic CD4Immune aberrationsPneumonic patientsPneumonitisLung diseaseHealthy controlsImmune mechanismsPatient cellsSingle-cell transcriptomics
2023
An AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model
Charkoftaki G, Aalizadeh R, Santos-Neto A, Tan W, Davidson E, Nikolopoulou V, Wang Y, Thompson B, Furnary T, Chen Y, Wunder E, Coppi A, Schulz W, Iwasaki A, Pierce R, Cruz C, Desir G, Kaminski N, Farhadian S, Veselkov K, Datta R, Campbell M, Thomaidis N, Ko A, Thompson D, Vasiliou V. An AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model. Human Genomics 2023, 17: 80. PMID: 37641126, PMCID: PMC10463861, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00521-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsDisease severityViral outbreaksFuture viral outbreaksLength of hospitalizationIntensive care unitWorse disease prognosisLife-threatening illnessEffective medical interventionsCOVID-19Clinical decision treeGlucuronic acid metabolitesNew potential biomarkersHospitalization lengthCare unitComorbidity dataSerotonin levelsDisease progressionHealthy controlsPatient outcomesDisease prognosisPatient transferPatientsHealthcare resourcesPotential biomarkers
2021
Elevated IL-15 concentrations in the sarcoidosis lung are independent of granuloma burden and disease phenotypes
Minasyan M, Sharma L, Pivarnik T, Liu W, Adams T, Bermejo S, Peng X, Liu A, Ishikawa G, Perry C, Kaminski N, Gulati M, Herzog EL, Dela Cruz CS, Ryu C. Elevated IL-15 concentrations in the sarcoidosis lung are independent of granuloma burden and disease phenotypes. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2021, 320: l1137-l1146. PMID: 33851886, PMCID: PMC8285626, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00575.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-15 concentrationsIL-15Bronchoalveolar lavageDisease pathogenesisSarcoidosis lungClinical manifestationsLineages of miceIL-15 receptor αHuman cohortsInflammation of sarcoidosisIL-15 levelsOngoing inflammatory processSystemic granulomatous diseaseNumber of granulomasDisease phenotypeSarcoidosis cohortTDM administrationGranuloma numberComorbid conditionsClinical progressionInterleukin-15Granulomatous diseaseInflammatory processGranuloma formationHealthy controls
2019
Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
Ryu C, Brandsdorfer C, Adams T, Hu B, Kelleher DW, Yaggi M, Manning EP, Walia A, Reeves B, Pan H, Winkler J, Minasyan M, Dela Cruz CS, Kaminski N, Gulati M, Herzog EL. Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 2019, 54: 1801762. PMID: 31273041, PMCID: PMC8088542, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01762-2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrapulmonary diseaseMitochondrial DNAExtracellular mtDNABAL fluidAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyPlasma mitochondrial DNAPlasma of patientsAfrican AmericansExtrapulmonary sarcoidosisSarcoidosis cohortSarcoidosis subjectsScadding stageAfrican American descentClinical featuresClinical findingsGranulomatous diseaseHealthy controlsAntitrypsin deficiencyGenomic researchHigher oddsSarcoidosisAggressive phenotypeMechanistic basisDiseaseTherapeutic insights
2017
Local and Systemic CD4+ T Cell Exhaustion Reverses with Clinical Resolution of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Hawkins C, Shaginurova G, Shelton DA, Herazo-Maya JD, Oswald-Richter KA, Rotsinger JE, Young A, Celada LJ, Kaminski N, Sevin C, Drake WP. Local and Systemic CD4+ T Cell Exhaustion Reverses with Clinical Resolution of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. Journal Of Immunology Research 2017, 2017: 3642832. PMID: 29234685, PMCID: PMC5695030, DOI: 10.1155/2017/3642832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedApoptosisCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCells, CulturedClonal AnergyCytokinesDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaSarcoidosis, PulmonaryTh1 CellsYoung AdultConceptsT cell exhaustionTh1 cytokine expressionPD-1 expressionCell exhaustionCytokine expressionT cellsHealthy controlsInhibitory cell surface receptorsT cell immune functionTh1 immune responseChronic antigenic stimulationCell immune functionProliferative capacityT cell functionSarcoidosis subjectsSystemic CD4Pulmonary sarcoidosisDisease resolutionProgressive diseaseClinical resolutionCytokine productionAntigenic stimulationDisease progressionImmune responseCD4
2016
Validation of the prognostic value of MMP‐7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Tzouvelekis A, Herazo‐Maya J, Slade M, Chu J, Deiuliis G, Ryu C, Li Q, Sakamoto K, Ibarra G, Pan H, Gulati M, Antin‐Ozerkis D, Herzog EL, Kaminski N. Validation of the prognostic value of MMP‐7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respirology 2016, 22: 486-493. PMID: 27761978, PMCID: PMC5352520, DOI: 10.1111/resp.12920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant-free survivalIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMMP-7 concentrationsMatrix metalloproteinase-7IPF patientsCause mortalityPulmonary fibrosisHealthy controlsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelCox proportional hazards modelPulmonary function parametersVariable clinical courseBaseline pulmonary function parametersProportional hazards modelIPF biomarkersProgressive diseaseClinical coursePoor prognosisPrognostic valueVital capacityIndependent biomarkerLung capacityPrognostic thresholdPlasma concentrationsMortality risk
2012
Allele-specific transactivation of matrix metalloproteinase 7 by FOXA2 and correlation with plasma levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Richards TJ, Park C, Chen Y, Gibson KF, Di Y, Pardo A, Watkins SC, Choi AM, Selman M, Pilewski J, Kaminski N, Zhang Y. Allele-specific transactivation of matrix metalloproteinase 7 by FOXA2 and correlation with plasma levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2012, 302: l746-l754. PMID: 22268124, PMCID: PMC3331579, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00319.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMatrix metalloproteinase-7Plasma levelsIPF patientsPulmonary fibrosisMetalloproteinase-7MMP7 promoterIPF cohortIPF lungsPeripheral bloodHealthy controlsEmbryonic lung developmentPromoter polymorphismAA genotypeCT genotypeForkhead box A2 transcription factorMature lungLung developmentLungEpithelial cellsRs11568818PatientsFibrosisUpregulationKey regulator
2010
Characterization of Microrna Expression Profile In Platelets In Sickle Cell Disease
Jain S, Raghavachari N, Woodhouse K, Kaminski N, Gladwin M. Characterization of Microrna Expression Profile In Platelets In Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2010, 116: 2030. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.2030.2030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseasePulmonary hypertensionSCD patientsPathological platelet activationPlatelet activationCell diseaseRace-matched healthy controlsSickle cell disease patientsAfrican American control subjectsPittsburgh Medical CenterPlatelet-rich plasma samplesP-valueThromboembolic complicationsStudy enrollmentBlood InstitutePresent studyControl subjectsDisease patientsNational HeartIntravascular hemolysisHealthy controlsSCD groupSCD pathogenesisReal-time PCRIndividual patients
2009
MMP activation peptide detection in biological samples as a diagnostic marker of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Voeghtly L, Kaminski N, Oury T. MMP activation peptide detection in biological samples as a diagnostic marker of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 572.11-572.11. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.572.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisAcute exacerbationMatrix metalloproteasesMMP activationChronic interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseUrine of miceMechanism of clearanceActivation peptideExtracellular matrix turnoverProgressive diseaseLung functionWT miceLung diseaseUnknown etiologyDisease progressionHealthy controlsHuman patientsDiagnostic markerUrine detectionFibrosisDiseaseEarly detectionMatrix turnover