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
2011
Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 Is a Mediator of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Yamashita CM, Dolgonos L, Zemans RL, Young SK, Robertson J, Briones N, Suzuki T, Campbell MN, Gauldie J, Radisky DC, Riches DW, Yu G, Kaminski N, McCulloch CA, Downey GP. Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 Is a Mediator of Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2011, 179: 1733-1745. PMID: 21871427, PMCID: PMC3181358, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.06.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsBeta CateninBleomycinCadherinsCyclin D1Disease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGenetic VectorsHumansLungMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 3Matrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, Inbred C57BLProtein TransportPulmonary FibrosisRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMatrix metalloproteinase-3Pathogenesis of IPFPulmonary fibrosisEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionMetalloproteinase-3Recombinant MMP-3Accumulation of myofibroblastsΒ-cateninCultured lung epithelial cellsAberrant repair processProliferation of myofibroblastsAdenoviral vector-mediated expressionMMP-3 expressionLung epithelial cellsCyclin D1 expressionVector-mediated expressionQuantitative RT-PCRWestern blot analysisΒ-catenin signalingEpithelial injuryLung architectureVitro treatmentRat lungFibrosis