2022
CD38 Mediates Lung Fibrosis by Promoting Alveolar Epithelial Cell Aging.
Cui H, Xie N, Banerjee S, Dey T, Liu RM, Antony VB, Sanders YY, Adams TS, Gomez JL, Thannickal VJ, Kaminski N, Liu G. CD38 Mediates Lung Fibrosis by Promoting Alveolar Epithelial Cell Aging. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 206: 459-475. PMID: 35687485, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2151oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisLung fibrosisCD38 expressionAlveolar epithelial cell injuryEpithelial cell injuryEffective therapeutic strategyHuman lung parenchymaIPF lungsLung functionPulmonary fibrosisDisease progressionFibrotic lungsReal-time PCRYoung miceLung parenchymaOld miceCell injuryTherapeutic strategiesFibrosisPharmacological inactivationCD38Single-cell RNA sequencingFlow cytometryWestern blottingOld animals
2008
Transgelin is a direct target of TGF‐β/Smad3‐dependent epithelial cell migration in lung fibrosis
Yu H, Königshoff M, Jayachandran A, Handley D, Seeger W, Kaminski N, Eickelberg O. Transgelin is a direct target of TGF‐β/Smad3‐dependent epithelial cell migration in lung fibrosis. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 1778-1789. PMID: 18245174, DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-083857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionLung fibrosisATII cellsPulmonary fibrosisType II cell hyperplasiaExcessive extracellular matrix depositionATII cell phenotypeCell phenotypeTranscription-polymerase chain reactionLung epithelial A549 cellsPrimary ATII cellsActivin-like kinase 5Epithelial A549 cellsTGF-beta treatmentExtracellular matrix depositionTransgelin geneIPF patientsTGF-beta signalingCell hyperplasiaTGF-beta target genesCell injuryLung specimenFibrosisFatal disease