2021
SPLUNC1: a novel marker of cystic fibrosis exacerbations
Khanal S, Webster M, Niu N, Zielonka J, Nunez M, Chupp G, Slade MD, Cohn L, Sauler M, Gomez JL, Tarran R, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS, Egan M, Laguna T, Britto CJ. SPLUNC1: a novel marker of cystic fibrosis exacerbations. European Respiratory Journal 2021, 58: 2000507. PMID: 33958427, PMCID: PMC8571118, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00507-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pulmonary exacerbationsSPLUNC1 levelsCystic fibrosisClinical outcomesCF participantsLong-term disease controlNasal epithelium clone 1Cystic fibrosis exacerbationsHigher AE riskLung function declineCytokines interleukin-1βTumor necrosis factorAE riskClinical worseningPulmonary exacerbationsStable patientsLung functionAirway clearanceFunction declineSputum collectionAcute inflammationInflammatory cytokinesMicrobiology findingsCF careClinical managementIFN Stimulates ACE2 Expression in Pediatric Airway Epithelial Cells
Salka K, Abutaleb K, Chorvinsky E, Thiruvengadam G, Arroyo M, Gomez JL, Gutierrez MJ, Pillai DK, Jaiswal JK, Nino G. IFN Stimulates ACE2 Expression in Pediatric Airway Epithelial Cells. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2021, 64: 515-518. PMID: 33544656, PMCID: PMC8008803, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2020-0352le.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Characterization of Sex-Based Dna Methylation Signatures in the Airways During Early Life
Nino C, Perez G, Isaza N, Gutierrez M, Gomez J, Nino G. Characterization of Sex-Based Dna Methylation Signatures in the Airways During Early Life. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 5526. PMID: 29615635, PMCID: PMC5882800, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23063-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX-linked genesDNA methylation signaturesDifferential methylationMethylation signaturesGenome-wide DNA methylationProtein coding transcriptsX chromosome dosageX-chromosome methylationEpigenomic marksMethylation patternsX chromosomeDNA methylationCpG sitesGenomic signaturesX-inactivationGenetic componentCoding transcriptsGenesMethylation signalsAirways of infantsInfants aged 1Independent populationsRespiratory phenotypeAirway expressionIndividual's sex