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A lung targeted miR-29 mimic as a therapy for pulmonary fibrosis
Chioccioli M, Roy S, Newell R, Pestano L, Dickinson B, Rigby K, Herazo-Maya J, Jenkins G, Ian S, Saini G, Johnson SR, Braybrooke R, Yu G, Sauler M, Ahangari F, Ding S, DeIuliis J, Aurelien N, Montgomery RL, Kaminski N. A lung targeted miR-29 mimic as a therapy for pulmonary fibrosis. EBioMedicine 2022, 85: 104304. PMID: 36265417, PMCID: PMC9587275, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisNon-human primatesPulmonary fibrosisAnimal modelsPro-fibrotic genesAnti-fibrotic efficacyMiR-29 mimicsHuman peripheral bloodMiR-29b levelsHuman lung fibroblastsIPF patientsIPF diagnosisPeripheral bloodReduced fibrosisAdverse findingsPotential therapyLung slicesTGF-β1Relevant dosesLung fibroblastsNIH-NHLBIFibrosisTherapyCollagen productionProfibrotic gene programAirway 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 ResearchConceptsIdiopathic 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 inhibitorIntegrated Single-Cell Atlas of Endothelial Cells of the Human Lung
Schupp JC, Adams TS, Cosme C, Raredon MSB, Yuan Y, Omote N, Poli S, Chioccioli M, Rose KA, Manning EP, Sauler M, DeIuliis G, Ahangari F, Neumark N, Habermann AC, Gutierrez AJ, Bui LT, Lafyatis R, Pierce RW, Meyer KB, Nawijn MC, Teichmann SA, Banovich NE, Kropski JA, Niklason LE, Pe’er D, Yan X, Homer RJ, Rosas IO, Kaminski N. Integrated Single-Cell Atlas of Endothelial Cells of the Human Lung. Circulation 2021, 144: 286-302. PMID: 34030460, PMCID: PMC8300155, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.052318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential expression analysisPrimary lung endothelial cellsLung endothelial cellsCell typesMarker genesExpression analysisSingle-cell RNA sequencing dataCross-species analysisVenous endothelial cellsEndothelial marker genesSingle-cell atlasMarker gene setsRNA sequencing dataEndothelial cellsSubsequent differential expression analysisDifferent lung cell typesResident cell typesLung cell typesCellular diversityEndothelial cell typesCapillary endothelial cellsHuman lung endothelial cellsPhenotypic diversityEndothelial diversityIndistinguishable populationsThyroid hormone inhibits lung fibrosis in mice by improving epithelial mitochondrial function
Yu G, Tzouvelekis A, Wang R, Herazo-Maya JD, Ibarra GH, Srivastava A, de Castro JPW, DeIuliis G, Ahangari F, Woolard T, Aurelien N, Arrojo e Drigo R, Gan Y, Graham M, Liu X, Homer RJ, Scanlan TS, Mannam P, Lee PJ, Herzog EL, Bianco AC, Kaminski N. Thyroid hormone inhibits lung fibrosis in mice by improving epithelial mitochondrial function. Nature Medicine 2017, 24: 39-49. PMID: 29200204, PMCID: PMC5760280, DOI: 10.1038/nm.4447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchmicroRNA-33 deficiency in macrophages enhances autophagy, improves mitochondrial homeostasis, and protects against lung fibrosis
Ahangari F, Price N, Malik S, Chioccioli M, Bärnthaler T, Adams T, Kim J, Pradeep S, Ding S, Cosme C, Rose K, McDonough J, Aurelien N, Ibarra G, Omote N, Schupp J, DeIuliis G, Nunez J, Sharma L, Ryu C, Dela Cruz C, Liu X, Prasse A, Rosas I, Bahal R, Fernandez-Hernando C, Kaminski N. microRNA-33 deficiency in macrophages enhances autophagy, improves mitochondrial homeostasis, and protects against lung fibrosis. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e158100. PMID: 36626225, PMCID: PMC9977502, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.158100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisMiR-33MiR-33 levelsSpecific genetic ablationBronchoalveolar lavage cellsNovel therapeutic approachesMitochondrial homeostasisFatty acid metabolismMacrophages protectsBleomycin injuryLavage cellsLung fibrosisHealthy controlsInflammatory responseTherapeutic approachesImmunometabolic responsesCholesterol effluxFibrosisFatal diseasePharmacological inhibitionSterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) genesGenetic ablationMacrophagesEx vivo mouse
2024
SDePER: a hybrid machine learning and regression method for cell-type deconvolution of spatial barcoding-based transcriptomic data
Liu Y, Li N, Qi J, Xu G, Zhao J, Wang N, Huang X, Jiang W, Wei H, Justet A, Adams T, Homer R, Amei A, Rosas I, Kaminski N, Wang Z, Yan X. SDePER: a hybrid machine learning and regression method for cell-type deconvolution of spatial barcoding-based transcriptomic data. Genome Biology 2024, 25: 271. PMID: 39402626, PMCID: PMC11475911, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-024-03416-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNoninvasive 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 regionsSingle-cell transcriptomic analysis of human pleura reveals stromal heterogeneity and informs in vitro models of mesothelioma
Obacz J, Valer J, Nibhani R, Adams T, Schupp J, Veale N, Lewis-Wade A, Flint J, Hogan J, Aresu G, Coonar A, Peryt A, Biffi G, Kaminski N, Francies H, Rassl D, Garnett M, Rintoul R, Marciniak S. Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of human pleura reveals stromal heterogeneity and informs in vitro models of mesothelioma. European Respiratory Journal 2024, 63: 2300143. PMID: 38212075, PMCID: PMC10809128, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00143-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell transcriptome atlasSingle-cell levelSingle-cell transcriptome analysisTranscriptome dataTranscriptomic atlasTranscriptomic characterisationMesothelial cellsCell atlasDevelopment of targeted therapiesMalignant mesothelial cellsModel of mesotheliomaUniversal fibroblastsIn vitro modelChallenges and Opportunities for Commercializing Technologies in the Pulmonary Arena: An Official American Thoracic Society Report
Vukmirovic M, Benam K, Rose J, Turner S, Magin C, Lagares D, Cohen A, Kaminski N, Hirota J, Maher T, Konigshoff M, Mallampalli R, Sheppard D, Tarran R, Gomer R, Kenyon N, Morris D, Hobbie S, Raju S, Petrache I, Watkins T, Kumar R, Lam W, Sherer T, Hecker L. Challenges and Opportunities for Commercializing Technologies in the Pulmonary Arena: An Official American Thoracic Society Report. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024, 21: 1-11. PMID: 37903340, PMCID: PMC10867911, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202310-872st.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Somatic Mutations: The Next Frontier in Demystifying Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Yan X, Kaminski N. Somatic Mutations: The Next Frontier in Demystifying Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis? American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 1150-1151. PMID: 37856835, PMCID: PMC10868359, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202310-1774ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlveolar Vascular Remodeling in Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: Replacement of Normal Lung Capillaries with COL15A1-Positive Endothelial Cells.
Schupp J, Manning E, Chioccioli M, Kamp J, Christian L, Ryu C, Herzog E, Kühnel M, Prasse A, Kaminski N, Jonigk D, Homer R, Neubert L, Ius F, stringJustet A, Hariri L, Seeliger B, Welte T, Knipe R, Gottlieb J. Alveolar Vascular Remodeling in Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: Replacement of Normal Lung Capillaries with COL15A1-Positive Endothelial Cells. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 819-822. PMID: 37552025, PMCID: PMC10563189, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202303-0544le.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSRC and TKS5 mediated podosome formation in fibroblasts promotes extracellular matrix invasion and pulmonary fibrosis
Barbayianni I, Kanellopoulou P, Fanidis D, Nastos D, Ntouskou E, Galaris A, Harokopos V, Hatzis P, Tsitoura E, Homer R, Kaminski N, Antoniou K, Crestani B, Tzouvelekis A, Aidinis V. SRC and TKS5 mediated podosome formation in fibroblasts promotes extracellular matrix invasion and pulmonary fibrosis. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 5882. PMID: 37735172, PMCID: PMC10514346, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41614-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary fibrosisExtracellular matrix invasionLung fibroblastsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patientsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosis patientsMatrix invasionPromising therapeutic optionProfibrotic milieuTherapeutic optionsLung tissuePathogenic hallmarkPharmacological targetingFibrosisFibrosis patientsIncurable diseaseEx vivoBleomycinExtracellular matrix componentsTks5 expressionAberrant depositionInvasionMiceFibroblastsSrc kinaseWhen Development of the Alveolar Gas Exchange Unit Fails: Universal Single-Cell Lessons from Rare Monogenic Disorders
Schupp J, Kaminski N. When Development of the Alveolar Gas Exchange Unit Fails: Universal Single-Cell Lessons from Rare Monogenic Disorders. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 652-654. PMID: 37555730, PMCID: PMC10515565, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202307-1271ed.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAn AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model
Charkoftaki G, Aalizadeh R, Santos-Neto A, Tan W, Davidson E, Nikolopoulou V, Wang Y, Thompson B, Furnary T, Chen Y, Wunder E, Coppi A, Schulz W, Iwasaki A, Pierce R, Cruz C, Desir G, Kaminski N, Farhadian S, Veselkov K, Datta R, Campbell M, Thomaidis N, Ko A, Thompson D, Vasiliou V. An AI-powered patient triage platform for future viral outbreaks using COVID-19 as a disease model. Human Genomics 2023, 17: 80. PMID: 37641126, PMCID: PMC10463861, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00521-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsDisease severityViral outbreaksFuture viral outbreaksLength of hospitalizationIntensive care unitWorse disease prognosisLife-threatening illnessEffective medical interventionsCOVID-19Clinical decision treeGlucuronic acid metabolitesNew potential biomarkersHospitalization lengthCare unitComorbidity dataSerotonin levelsDisease progressionHealthy controlsPatient outcomesDisease prognosisPatient transferPatientsHealthcare resourcesPotential biomarkersiDESC: identifying differential expression in single-cell RNA sequencing data with multiple subjects
Liu Y, Zhao J, Adams T, Wang N, Schupp J, Wu W, McDonough J, Chupp G, Kaminski N, Wang Z, Yan X. iDESC: identifying differential expression in single-cell RNA sequencing data with multiple subjects. BMC Bioinformatics 2023, 24: 318. PMID: 37608264, PMCID: PMC10463720, DOI: 10.1186/s12859-023-05432-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrative genetic and genomic networks identify microRNA associated with COPD and ILD
Pavel A, Garrison C, Luo L, Liu G, Taub D, Xiao J, Juan-Guardela B, Tedrow J, Alekseyev Y, Yang I, Geraci M, Sciurba F, Schwartz D, Kaminski N, Beane J, Spira A, Lenburg M, Campbell J. Integrative genetic and genomic networks identify microRNA associated with COPD and ILD. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 13076. PMID: 37567908, PMCID: PMC10421936, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39751-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeed sequenceGene expressionShort RNA sequencingAirway differentiationIntegrative network analysisExpression networksRNA sequencingGenomic networksMiRNA regulatorsMiRNA isoformsNotch pathwayIsomiRsDistinct subclustersSNP microarraysGenesMicroRNAsMolecular heterogeneityILD pathogenesisDisease networkOverexpressionSequenceExpressionNetwork analysisDifferentiationGrb2A statistical framework to identify cell types whose genetically regulated proportions are associated with complex diseases
Liu W, Deng W, Chen M, Dong Z, Zhu B, Yu Z, Tang D, Sauler M, Lin C, Wain L, Cho M, Kaminski N, Zhao H. A statistical framework to identify cell types whose genetically regulated proportions are associated with complex diseases. PLOS Genetics 2023, 19: e1010825. PMID: 37523391, PMCID: PMC10414598, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell typesDisease-associated tissuesWide association studyComplex diseasesCell type proportionsDisease-relevant tissuesReal GWAS dataFunctional genesTranscriptomic dataGWAS dataGenetic dataAssociation studiesNovel statistical frameworkChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseStatistical frameworkObstructive pulmonary diseaseIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisBreast cancer riskType proportionsBlood CD8Pulmonary diseasePulmonary fibrosisPredictive biomarkersLung tissueBreast cancerVISTA (PD-1H) Is a Crucial Immune Regulator to Limit Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Kim S, Adams T, Hu Q, Shin H, Chae G, Lee S, Sharma L, Kwon H, Lee F, Park H, Huh W, Manning E, Kaminski N, Sauler M, Chen L, Song J, Kim T, Kang M. VISTA (PD-1H) Is a Crucial Immune Regulator to Limit Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2023, 69: 22-33. PMID: 36450109, PMCID: PMC10324045, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2022-0219oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisImmune regulatorsTherapeutic potentialHuman idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCrucial immune regulatorsNovel immune regulatorPulmonary fibrosis micePulmonary fibrosis modelNovel therapeutic targetRole of VISTAWild-type littermatesMonocyte-derived macrophagesT lymphocyte lineageVISTA expressionIPF treatmentAntibody treatmentImmune landscapeFibrotic mediatorsLung fibrosisFibrosis miceInflammatory responseFibrosis modelMyeloid populationsTherapeutic targetAn integrated cell atlas of the lung in health and disease
Sikkema L, Ramírez-Suástegui C, Strobl D, Gillett T, Zappia L, Madissoon E, Markov N, Zaragosi L, Ji Y, Ansari M, Arguel M, Apperloo L, Banchero M, Bécavin C, Berg M, Chichelnitskiy E, Chung M, Collin A, Gay A, Gote-Schniering J, Hooshiar Kashani B, Inecik K, Jain M, Kapellos T, Kole T, Leroy S, Mayr C, Oliver A, von Papen M, Peter L, Taylor C, Walzthoeni T, Xu C, Bui L, De Donno C, Dony L, Faiz A, Guo M, Gutierrez A, Heumos L, Huang N, Ibarra I, Jackson N, Kadur Lakshminarasimha Murthy P, Lotfollahi M, Tabib T, Talavera-López C, Travaglini K, Wilbrey-Clark A, Worlock K, Yoshida M, van den Berge M, Bossé Y, Desai T, Eickelberg O, Kaminski N, Krasnow M, Lafyatis R, Nikolic M, Powell J, Rajagopal J, Rojas M, Rozenblatt-Rosen O, Seibold M, Sheppard D, Shepherd D, Sin D, Timens W, Tsankov A, Whitsett J, Xu Y, Banovich N, Barbry P, Duong T, Falk C, Meyer K, Kropski J, Pe’er D, Schiller H, Tata P, Schultze J, Teichmann S, Misharin A, Nawijn M, Luecken M, Theis F. An integrated cell atlas of the lung in health and disease. Nature Medicine 2023, 29: 1563-1577. PMID: 37291214, PMCID: PMC10287567, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02327-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell atlasGene modulesCell typesCell type definitionsHuman Cell AtlasSingle-cell technologiesSingle-cell datasetsUndescribed cell typeMultiple lung diseasesCell statesMarker genesMonocyte-derived macrophagesDistal axisStudy of diseasesHuman tissuesAnnotationAtlasGenesSPP1DiversityExpressionTreesLimited numberCellsNew dataPCSK6 and Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Oldham J, Allen R, Lorenzo-Salazar J, Molyneaux P, Ma S, Joseph C, Kim J, Guillen-Guio B, Hernández-Beeftink T, Kropski J, Huang Y, Lee C, Adegunsoye A, Pugashetti J, Linderholm A, Vo V, Strek M, Jou J, Muñoz-Barrera A, Rubio-Rodriguez L, Hubbard R, Hirani N, Whyte M, Hart S, Nicholson A, Lancaster L, Parfrey H, Rassl D, Wallace W, Valenzi E, Zhang Y, Mychaleckyj J, Stockwell A, Kaminski N, Wolters P, Molina-Molina M, Banovich N, Fahy W, Martinez F, Hall I, Tobin M, Maher T, Blackwell T, Yaspan B, Jenkins R, Flores C, Wain L, Noth I. PCSK6 and Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 207: 1515-1524. PMID: 36780644, PMCID: PMC10263132, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202205-0845oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide significanceTransplantation-free survivalIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisStage IIPF survivalDownstream analysisPulmonary fibrosisIPF progressionWide association studyPeripheral blood gene expressionProportional hazards regressionStage II casesLimited treatment optionsStage I casesBlood gene expressionGene expressionAssociation studiesMolecular determinantsHazards regressionTreatment optionsPlasma concentrationsLung parenchymaConsistent effect directionMolecular driversProtein