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
2012
Matrix Metalloproteinase-19 Is a Key Regulator of Lung Fibrosis in Mice and Humans
Yu G, Kovkarova-Naumovski E, Jara P, Parwani A, Kass D, Ruiz V, Lopez-Otín C, Rosas IO, Gibson KF, Cabrera S, Ramírez R, Yousem SA, Richards TJ, Chensny LJ, Selman M, Kaminski N, Pardo A. Matrix Metalloproteinase-19 Is a Key Regulator of Lung Fibrosis in Mice and Humans. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2012, 186: 752-762. PMID: 22859522, PMCID: PMC5450991, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201202-0302oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBleomycinCells, CulturedCyclooxygenase 2Epithelial CellsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLaser Capture MicrodissectionMatrix Metalloproteinases, SecretedMiceMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPulmonary AlveoliUp-RegulationConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHyperplastic epithelial cellsAlveolar epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsMMP-19IPF lungsWT miceLung fibrosisFibrotic responseHyperplastic alveolar epithelial cellsNovel mediatorLaser capture microscopeLung fibrotic responseDevelopment of fibrosisWild-type miceEpithelial phenotypic changesMatrix metalloproteinase-19Microarray analysisA549 epithelial cellsLung injuryBronchoalveolar lavagePulmonary fibrosisLung tissueSame lungFibrosis