2015
A Novel Genomic Signature with Translational Significance for Human Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Bauer Y, Tedrow J, de Bernard S, Birker-Robaczewska M, Gibson KF, Guardela BJ, Hess P, Klenk A, Lindell KO, Poirey S, Renault B, Rey M, Weber E, Nayler O, Kaminski N. A Novel Genomic Signature with Translational Significance for Human Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2015, 52: 217-231. PMID: 25029475, PMCID: PMC4370242, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2013-0310oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHuman idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisLung fibrosis modelGrowth factor-β1IPF lungsPulmonary fibrosisFibrosis modelFactor-β1Therapeutic interventionsDevastating lung diseasePrimary human lung fibroblastsLung Tissue Research ConsortiumGene marker setsPotential therapeutic interventionsHuman lung fibroblastsEpithelial A549 cellsHuman epithelial A549 cellsBleomycin instillationLung fibrosisControl lungsLung diseaseControl cohortControl subjectsTranslational significanceNovel treatments
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