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Airway basal cells show a dedifferentiated KRT17highPhenotype and promote fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Jaeger B, Schupp JC, Plappert L, Terwolbeck O, Artysh N, Kayser G, Engelhard P, Adams TS, Zweigerdt R, Kempf H, Lienenklaus S, Garrels W, Nazarenko I, Jonigk D, Wygrecka M, Klatt D, Schambach A, Kaminski N, Prasse A. Airway basal cells show a dedifferentiated KRT17highPhenotype and promote fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 5637. PMID: 36163190, PMCID: PMC9513076, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33193-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFibroblastsFibrosisHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLungMicePhenotypeConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAirway basal cellsPulmonary fibrosisNovel mouse xenograft modelEffect of saracatinibBasal cellsLimited treatment optionsMouse xenograft modelLung developmental processesConnectivity Map analysisExtracellular matrix depositionIPF lungsBronchial brushSevere fibrosisTreatment optionsBronchial brushingsNRG miceHealthy volunteersXenograft modelCyst-like structuresProfibrotic changesAlveolar compartmentFatal diseaseFibrosisPotent Src inhibitor
2024
Noninvasive assessment of the lung inflammation-fibrosis axis by targeted imaging of CMKLR1
Mannes P, Adams T, Farsijani S, Barnes C, Latoche J, Day K, Nedrow J, Ahangari F, Kaminski N, Lee J, Tavakoli S. Noninvasive assessment of the lung inflammation-fibrosis axis by targeted imaging of CMKLR1. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadm9817. PMID: 38896611, PMCID: PMC11186491, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisFibrotic lung diseaseRisk stratificationMurine modelLung fibrosisLung diseaseModel of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosisBleomycin-induced lung fibrosisImaging biomarkersMurine model of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosisBronchoalveolar lavage cellsMonocyte-derived macrophagesPositron emission tomographyInflammatory endotypesPulmonary fibrosisLavage cellsPoor survivalNoninvasive assessmentTherapeutic monitoringEmission tomographyCMKLR1FibrosisClinical trajectoryLungLung regions
2021
Distinct roles of KLF4 in mesenchymal cell subtypes during lung fibrogenesis
Chandran RR, Xie Y, Gallardo-Vara E, Adams T, Garcia-Milian R, Kabir I, Sheikh AQ, Kaminski N, Martin KA, Herzog EL, Greif DM. Distinct roles of KLF4 in mesenchymal cell subtypes during lung fibrogenesis. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 7179. PMID: 34893592, PMCID: PMC8664937, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27499-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationExtracellular MatrixFemaleFibroblastsFibrosisHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4LungLung InjuryMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyofibroblastsReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaRespiratory Tract DiseasesSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsMesenchymal cell typesPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorSmooth muscle actinLung fibrosisKruppel-like factor 4Forkhead box M1Growth factor receptorCell transitionCell typesExtracellular matrixDistinct rolesKLF4Box M1C chemokine ligandMesenchymal cell subtypesFactor receptorPro-fibrotic effectsFactor 4PDGFRMesenchymeCellsMacrophage accumulationKLF4 levelsChemokine ligandLung fibrogenesisElevated 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDisease Models, AnimalGranulomaInflammationInterleukin-15LungPhenotypeSarcoidosisSarcoidosis, PulmonaryConceptsIL-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 controlsMicroRNA miR-24-3p reduces DNA damage responses, apoptosis, and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nouws J, Wan F, Finnemore E, Roque W, Kim SJ, Bazan IS, Li CX, Sköld C, Dai Q, Yan X, Chioccioli M, Neumeister V, Britto CJ, Sweasy J, Bindra RS, Wheelock ÅM, Gomez JL, Kaminski N, Lee PJ, Sauler M. MicroRNA miR-24-3p reduces DNA damage responses, apoptosis, and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e134218. PMID: 33290275, PMCID: PMC7934877, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.134218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular stress responseStress responseHomology-directed DNA repairDNA damage responseProtein BRCA1Damage responseCellular stressDNA repairProtein BimCOPD lung tissueLung epithelial cellsCellular responsesExpression arraysEpithelial cell apoptosisDNA damageChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBRCA1 expressionCell apoptosisApoptosisEpithelial cellsCritical mechanismMicroRNAsRegulatorObstructive pulmonary diseaseIncreases Susceptibility
2020
CMH-Small Molecule Docks into SIRT1, Elicits Human IPF-Lung Fibroblast Cell Death, Inhibits Ku70-deacetylation, FLIP and Experimental Pulmonary Fibrosis
Konikov-Rozenman J, Breuer R, Kaminski N, Wallach-Dayan SB. CMH-Small Molecule Docks into SIRT1, Elicits Human IPF-Lung Fibroblast Cell Death, Inhibits Ku70-deacetylation, FLIP and Experimental Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biomolecules 2020, 10: 997. PMID: 32630842, PMCID: PMC7408087, DOI: 10.3390/biom10070997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAnimalsBinding SitesCASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating ProteinCell LineCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansHydroxamic AcidsIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisKu AutoantigenLungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, MolecularMolecular Docking SimulationProtein ConformationProtein StabilitySirtuin 1ConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisFibrotic-lung myofibroblastsProgressive lung diseaseExperimental pulmonary fibrosisFibroblast cell deathLung diseaseLung fibrosisLung sectionsVital organsFlow cytometryFibrosisMyofibroblast resistanceRegenerative capacityFLIP levelsCell survivalCell deathImmunoblotCmHSIRT1Activity inhibitionUseful strategySmall moleculesBleomycinMyofibroblasts
2018
PD-1 up-regulation on CD4+ T cells promotes pulmonary fibrosis through STAT3-mediated IL-17A and TGF-β1 production
Celada LJ, Kropski JA, Herazo-Maya JD, Luo W, Creecy A, Abad AT, Chioma OS, Lee G, Hassell NE, Shaginurova GI, Wang Y, Johnson JE, Kerrigan A, Mason WR, Baughman RP, Ayers GD, Bernard GR, Culver DA, Montgomery CG, Maher TM, Molyneaux PL, Noth I, Mutsaers SE, Prele CM, Peebles R, Newcomb DC, Kaminski N, Blackwell TS, Van Kaer L, Drake WP. PD-1 up-regulation on CD4+ T cells promotes pulmonary fibrosis through STAT3-mediated IL-17A and TGF-β1 production. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 30257954, PMCID: PMC6263177, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar8356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBleomycinCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCollagen Type IDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisInterleukin-17MaleMiceMiddle AgedProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRNA, MessengerSarcoidosisSTAT3 Transcription FactorTh17 CellsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Up-RegulationConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPD-1Pulmonary fibrosisT cellsCollagen-1 productionPD-1 pathway blockadeCell death ligand 1T helper 17 (Th17) cellsPD-1 regulationIL-17A expressionProgressive inflammatory diseaseDeath ligand 1Helper 17 cellsT cell subsetsCell death 1Limited therapeutic optionsTGF-β1 productionLung disease pathophysiologyHuman lung fibroblastsPredominant CD4Bleomycin administrationIL-17ADeath-1Therapeutic optionsCell subsetsAn HDAC9-MALAT1-BRG1 complex mediates smooth muscle dysfunction in thoracic aortic aneurysm
Lino Cardenas CL, Kessinger CW, Cheng Y, MacDonald C, MacGillivray T, Ghoshhajra B, Huleihel L, Nuri S, Yeri AS, Jaffer FA, Kaminski N, Ellinor P, Weintraub NL, Malhotra R, Isselbacher EM, Lindsay ME. An HDAC9-MALAT1-BRG1 complex mediates smooth muscle dysfunction in thoracic aortic aneurysm. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 1009. PMID: 29520069, PMCID: PMC5843596, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03394-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActomyosinAnimalsAortaAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicCell LineCell NucleusChromatinDisease Models, AnimalDNA HelicasesDNA MethylationFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHistone DeacetylasesHistonesHumansMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMutationMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePrimary Cell CultureRepressor ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsChromatin-remodeling enzyme BRG1Contractile protein gene expressionProtein gene expressionLong noncoding RNA MALAT1Noncoding RNA MALAT1Bind chromatinTGF-β signalingTrimethylation modificationActomyosin cytoskeletonEpigenetic pathwaysContractile protein expressionGene expressionSimilar phenotypeRNA MALAT1Ternary complexBRG1HDAC9VSMC dysfunctionAortic aneurysmCytoskeletonProtein expressionPotential common mechanismsCommon mechanismSmooth muscle dysfunctionMutations
2017
Integrin alpha 11 in the regulation of the myofibroblast phenotype: implications for fibrotic diseases
Bansal R, Nakagawa S, Yazdani S, van Baarlen J, Venkatesh A, Koh AP, Song WM, Goossens N, Watanabe H, Beasley MB, Powell CA, Storm G, Kaminski N, van Goor H, Friedman SL, Hoshida Y, Prakash J. Integrin alpha 11 in the regulation of the myofibroblast phenotype: implications for fibrotic diseases. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2017, 49: e396-e396. PMID: 29147013, PMCID: PMC5704196, DOI: 10.1038/emm.2017.213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHedgehog ProteinsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryIntegrin alpha ChainsKidney DiseasesLiver CirrhosisMiceMyofibroblastsPhenotypeSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsHepatic stellate cellsFibrotic parametersMouse modelStellate cellsTissue fibrosisIntegrin alpha 11Alpha 11Smooth muscle actin-positive myofibroblastsLiver fibrosis mouse modelHuman hepatic stellate cellsMyofibroblast phenotypeFibrosis mouse modelPromising therapeutic targetActin-positive myofibroblastsCause of mortalityGrowth factor βAberrant extracellular matrixImpaired contractilityFibrogenic signalingFibrotic organsFibrogenic processExtracellular matrixTherapeutic targetOrgan fibrosisMyofibroblastic differentiationApplication of “Omics” and Systems Biology to Sarcoidosis Research
Crouser ED, Fingerlin TE, Yang IV, Maier LA, Nana-Sinkam P, Collman RG, Kaminski N. Application of “Omics” and Systems Biology to Sarcoidosis Research. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2017, 14: s445-s451. PMID: 29053026, PMCID: PMC5822413, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201707-567ot.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersBiomedical ResearchDisease Models, AnimalEpigenomicsHumansMetabolomicsMicrobiotaProteomicsSarcoidosisSystems BiologyConceptsSystems biology researchBiology researchSystems biologyDistinct genetic mechanismsNumerous genetic mutationsField of sarcoidosisGenetic mechanismsDiverse clinical phenotypesOmicsMechanistic underpinningsComprehensive profilingPolygenic diseaseGenetic mutationsDiverse diseasesBiologyAdvanced computational approachesEnormous data setsComputational approachClinical phenotypeOrganismsPolygenicMutationsDisease-related mortalityPhenotypeLife-altering symptomsLung Endothelial MicroRNA-1 Regulates Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis
Korde A, Jin L, Zhang JG, Ramaswamy A, Hu B, Kolahian S, Guardela BJ, Herazo-Maya J, Siegfried JM, Stabile L, Pisani MA, Herbst RS, Kaminski N, Elias JA, Puchalski JT, Takyar SS. Lung Endothelial MicroRNA-1 Regulates Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2017, 196: 1443-1455. PMID: 28853613, PMCID: PMC5736970, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201610-2157oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerMiR-1 levelsLewis lung carcinoma xenograftsLung carcinoma xenograftsTransgenic miceEndothelial cellsNSCLC tumorsCarcinoma xenograftsLung endotheliumMiR-1Tumor growthTumor progressionVascular endothelial cadherin promoterMicroRNA-1Cohort of patientsTumor-bearing lungsCell lung cancerVascular endothelial growth factorCancer-free tissuesEndothelial growth factorInducible transgenic miceMiR-1 overexpressionKP miceOverall survivalTumor burdenAging Impairs Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytosis and Increases Influenza-Induced Mortality in Mice
Wong CK, Smith CA, Sakamoto K, Kaminski N, Koff JL, Goldstein DR. Aging Impairs Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytosis and Increases Influenza-Induced Mortality in Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 1060-1068. PMID: 28646038, PMCID: PMC5557035, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlveolar macrophage phagocytosisInfluenza infectionAlveolar macrophagesLung damageMacrophage phagocytosisOlder peopleInfluenza-induced mortalityInfluenza viral infectionRetention of neutrophilsRespiratory virusesLung homeostasisLung infectionCell cycling pathwaysMurine modelViral infectionImpact immunityDefective phagocytosisApoptotic neutrophilsInfectionMacrophagesMortalityPhagocytosisNeutrophilsTranscriptional profilesCD204Modified mesenchymal stem cells using miRNA transduction alter lung injury in a bleomycin model
Huleihel L, Sellares J, Cardenes N, Álvarez D, Faner R, Sakamoto K, Yu G, Kapetanaki MG, Kaminski N, Rojas M. Modified mesenchymal stem cells using miRNA transduction alter lung injury in a bleomycin model. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2017, 313: l92-l103. PMID: 28385811, PMCID: PMC5538868, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00323.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersBleomycinBone Marrow CellsCollagenCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksHumansInterleukin-6Leukocyte Common AntigensLung InjuryMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsRNA, MessengerSurvival AnalysisTransduction, GeneticTransfectionWeight LossConceptsBone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsMesenchymal stem cellsLung fibrosisLate administrationBleomycin modelMiR-154Different preclinical modelsStem cellsCD45-positive cellsMurine bleomycin modelMarrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsInitial weight lossLower survival rateAshcroft scoreLung injuryBleomycin instillationFibrotic changesCytokine expressionMice groupsLung tissueOH-prolinePreclinical modelsProtective effectTreatment groupsSurvival rateFinally, Progress in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Fares WH, Kaminski N. Finally, Progress in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2017, 56: 421-422. PMID: 28362152, PMCID: PMC5449519, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2017-0035ed.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
SH2 Domain–Containing Phosphatase-2 Is a Novel Antifibrotic Regulator in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Tzouvelekis A, Yu G, Lino Cardenas CL, Herazo-Maya JD, Wang R, Woolard T, Zhang Y, Sakamoto K, Lee H, Yi JS, DeIuliis G, Xylourgidis N, Ahangari F, Lee PJ, Aidinis V, Herzog EL, Homer R, Bennett AM, Kaminski N. SH2 Domain–Containing Phosphatase-2 Is a Novel Antifibrotic Regulator in Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2016, 195: 500-514. PMID: 27736153, PMCID: PMC5378419, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201602-0329oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisProfibrotic stimuliLung fibroblastsChronic fatal lung diseaseMyofibroblast differentiationPrimary human lung fibroblastsFatal lung diseaseNovel therapeutic strategiesVivo therapeutic effectPotential therapeutic usefulnessHuman lung fibroblastsMouse lung fibroblastsDismal prognosisFibroblastic fociLung fibrosisLung diseaseBleomycin modelTherapeutic effectTherapeutic usefulnessTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetTransgenic miceFibrosisSHP2 overexpressionPlexin C1 deficiency permits synaptotagmin 7–mediated macrophage migration and enhances mammalian lung fibrosis
Peng X, Moore M, Mathur A, Zhou Y, Sun H, Gan Y, Herazo‐Maya J, Kaminski N, Hu X, Pan H, Ryu C, Osafo‐Addo A, Homer RJ, Feghali‐Bostwick C, Fares W, Gulati M, Hu B, Lee C, Elias JA, Herzog EL. Plexin C1 deficiency permits synaptotagmin 7–mediated macrophage migration and enhances mammalian lung fibrosis. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 4056-4070. PMID: 27609773, PMCID: PMC5102121, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600373r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung fibrosisPlexin C1Macrophage migrationPulmonary fibrosisBone marrow-derived cellsSynaptotagmin-7Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisInterstitial lung diseaseMarrow-derived cellsTGF-β1 overexpressionFatal conditionLung diseaseMonocyte migrationUnrecognized observationCollagen accumulationFibrosisMice showBoyden chamberGenetic deletionLungMouse macrophagesSemaphorin receptorsMacrophagesC1s deficiencyDeficiency
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 promoterInfantsEnhancing Autophagy with Drugs or Lung-directed Gene Therapy Reverses the Pathological Effects of Respiratory Epithelial Cell Proteinopathy*
Hidvegi T, Stolz DB, Alcorn JF, Yousem SA, Wang J, Leme AS, Houghton AM, Hale P, Ewing M, Cai H, Garchar EA, Pastore N, Annunziata P, Kaminski N, Pilewski J, Shapiro SD, Pak SC, Silverman GA, Brunetti-Pierri N, Perlmutter DH. Enhancing Autophagy with Drugs or Lung-directed Gene Therapy Reverses the Pathological Effects of Respiratory Epithelial Cell Proteinopathy*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2015, 290: 29742-29757. PMID: 26494620, PMCID: PMC4705969, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.691253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha 1-Antitrypsin DeficiencyAnimalsAutophagyDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsGenetic TherapyLungMiceConceptsSpontaneous pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisΑ1-antitrypsin ZPathological effectsSevere pulmonary fibrosisRespiratory epithelial cellsPiZ miceRestrictive deficitsActivation of autophagyLeukocyte infiltrationSurfactant protein AAnimal modelsC deficiencyFibrosisProteinopathiesSkeletal muscleEpithelial cellsIntracellular accumulationAutophagolysosomal systemLungMiceAttractive targetAutophagyDrugsRecent studiesFK506-Binding Protein 10, a Potential Novel Drug Target for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Staab-Weijnitz CA, Fernandez IE, Knüppel L, Maul J, Heinzelmann K, Juan-Guardela BM, Hennen E, Preissler G, Winter H, Neurohr C, Hatz R, Lindner M, Behr J, Kaminski N, Eickelberg O. FK506-Binding Protein 10, a Potential Novel Drug Target for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 192: 455-467. PMID: 26039104, PMCID: PMC4595665, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201412-2233oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPrimary human lung fibroblastsGrowth factor-β1Endoplasmic reticulum stressPulmonary fibrosisFKBP10 expressionLung fibrosisNovel drug targetsControl subjectsFactor-β1Protein 10Immunofluorescent stainingReticulum stressReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionSmooth muscle actinPotential novel drug targetsHuman lung fibroblastsCollagen secretionDrug targetsWestern blot analysisProfibrotic mediatorsU.S. cohortGerman cohortSuppression of NLRX1 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Kang MJ, Yoon CM, Kim BH, Lee CM, Zhou Y, Sauler M, Homer R, Dhamija A, Boffa D, West AP, Shadel GS, Ting JP, Tedrow JR, Kaminski N, Kim WJ, Lee CG, Oh YM, Elias JA. Suppression of NLRX1 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 2458-2462. PMID: 25938787, PMCID: PMC4497738, DOI: 10.1172/jci71747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCigarette smokeAlveolar destructionPulmonary diseaseHuman chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseExpression of NLRX1Innate immune pathwaysInnate immune responseQuality of lifeCOPD patientsPulmonary functionSubsequent inflammationImmune responseInflammasome activationMurine modelIndependent cohortImmune pathwaysInflammationDisease severityInflammasome responseImportant mediatorCell apoptosisNLRX1Tissue effects