2013
Activation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Impacts Their Therapeutic Abilities in Lung Injury by Increasing Interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-1RN Levels
Bustos ML, Huleihel L, Meyer EM, Donnenberg AD, Donnenberg VS, Sciurba JD, Mroz L, McVerry BJ, Ellis BM, Kaminski N, Rojas M. Activation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Impacts Their Therapeutic Abilities in Lung Injury by Increasing Interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-1RN Levels. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2013, 2: 884-895. PMID: 24089414, PMCID: PMC3808203, DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2013-0033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory distress syndromeAnti-inflammatory effectsBone marrow aspirateReceptor antagonistMarrow aspiratesMesenchymal stem cellsBronchoalveolar lavage inflammatory cellsIL-1 receptor antagonistHuman mesenchymal stem cellsLung injury scoreRespiratory distress syndromeAnti-inflammatory capacityExpression of interleukinStem cellsARDS patientsLung inflammationLung injuryDistress syndromeEndotoxemic micePulmonary edemaInflammatory cellsInjury scoreClinical trialsEffective therapyImmunomodulatory phenotype
2001
TGF-β is a critical mediator of acute lung injury
Pittet J, Griffiths M, Geiser T, Kaminski N, Dalton S, Huang X, Brown L, Gotwals P, Koteliansky V, Matthay M, Sheppard D. TGF-β is a critical mediator of acute lung injury. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2001, 107: 1537-1544. PMID: 11413161, PMCID: PMC200192, DOI: 10.1172/jci11963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmBleomycinBlood-Air BarrierCells, CulturedEndotoxinsGlutathioneIntegrinsMiceMice, KnockoutProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary EdemaReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaRespiratory Distress SyndromeTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsAcute lung injuryPulmonary edemaLung injuryAlveolar epithelial permeabilityWild-type miceEscherichia coli endotoxinColi endotoxinEffective treatmentEpithelial permeabilityIntegrin alphavbeta6Pharmacologic inhibitionEdemaCritical mediatorUntreatable disorderLocal activationIntracellular glutathioneInjuryMiceActivationLungTGFBleomycinEndotoxin