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Thyroid hormone inhibits lung fibrosis in mice by improving epithelial mitochondrial function
Yu G, Tzouvelekis A, Wang R, Herazo-Maya JD, Ibarra GH, Srivastava A, de Castro JPW, DeIuliis G, Ahangari F, Woolard T, Aurelien N, Arrojo e Drigo R, Gan Y, Graham M, Liu X, Homer RJ, Scanlan TS, Mannam P, Lee PJ, Herzog EL, Bianco AC, Kaminski N. Thyroid hormone inhibits lung fibrosis in mice by improving epithelial mitochondrial function. Nature Medicine 2017, 24: 39-49. PMID: 29200204, PMCID: PMC5760280, DOI: 10.1038/nm.4447.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2021
PINK1 mediates the protective effects of thyroid hormone T3 in hyperoxia-induced lung injury
Zhang Y, Yu G, Kaminski N, Lee P. PINK1 mediates the protective effects of thyroid hormone T3 in hyperoxia-induced lung injury. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2021, 320: l1118-l1125. PMID: 33851544, PMCID: PMC8285622, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00598.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung injuryWT miceThyroid hormonesBronchoalveolar lavageHyperoxia exposureBAL total cell countT3 pretreatmentAdult wild-type miceAdministration of PTULung cellular infiltratesAcute lung injuryWild-type miceNovel protective roleRespiratory failureCellular infiltrateThyroid hormone T3Total cell countHistological changesProtective effectPotential therapyProtective roleCell countCytoprotective effectsMitochondrial injuryHyperoxia