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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 populations
2024
Noninvasive 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 regions
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 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 driversProteinVascular-Parenchymal Cross-Talk Promotes Lung Fibrosis through BMPR2 Signaling.
Yanagihara T, Tsubouchi K, Zhou Q, Chong M, Otsubo K, Isshiki T, Schupp J, Sato S, Scallan C, Upagupta C, Revill S, Ayoub A, Chong S, Dvorkin-Gheva A, Kaminski N, Tikkanen J, Keshavjee S, Paré G, Guignabert C, Ask K, Kolb M. Vascular-Parenchymal Cross-Talk Promotes Lung Fibrosis through BMPR2 Signaling. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 207: 1498-1514. PMID: 36917778, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2174oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisVascular smooth muscle cellsAdvanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary hypertensionFibrotic lungsVascular remodelingEndothelial cellsPulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseLung fibrosisDevelopment of PHConcomitant pulmonary hypertensionProgressive lung scarringPulmonary vascular remodelingFibrotic lung diseaseProgression of fibrosisActivation of VSMCsActive TGF-β1Fatal lung diseaseSmooth muscle cellsWhole-exome sequencingLung scarringEndothelial dysfunctionPoor prognosisFibrogenic effectsTransbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy for the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease
Low S, Kaminski N, Maldonado F. Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy for the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease. Journal Of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 2023, 30: 93-95. PMID: 37005378, DOI: 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000882.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Saracatinib, a Selective Src Kinase Inhibitor, Blocks Fibrotic Responses in Preclinical Models of Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Ahangari F, Becker C, Foster DG, Chioccioli M, Nelson M, Beke K, Wang X, Justet A, Adams T, Readhead B, Meador C, Correll K, Lili LN, Roybal HM, Rose KA, Ding S, Barnthaler T, Briones N, DeIuliis G, Schupp JC, Li Q, Omote N, Aschner Y, Sharma L, Kopf KW, Magnusson B, Hicks R, Backmark A, Dela Cruz CS, Rosas I, Cousens LP, Dudley JT, Kaminski N, Downey GP. Saracatinib, a Selective Src Kinase Inhibitor, Blocks Fibrotic Responses in Preclinical Models of Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 206: 1463-1479. PMID: 35998281, PMCID: PMC9757097, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202010-3832oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHuman precision-cut lung slicesPrecision-cut lung slicesPulmonary fibrosisNormal human lung fibroblastsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionHuman lung fibroblastsFibrogenic pathwaysPreclinical modelsMurine modelLung slicesSrc kinase inhibitorLung fibroblastsKinase inhibitorsAmelioration of fibrosisSelective Src kinase inhibitorHuman lung fibrosisWhole lung extractsPotential therapeutic efficacyIPF diseaseIPF treatmentLung functionInflammatory cascadeLung fibrosisAntifibrotic efficacyLung Cell Atlases in Health and Disease
Adams T, Marlier A, Kaminski N. Lung Cell Atlases in Health and Disease. Annual Review Of Physiology 2022, 85: 47-69. PMID: 36351366, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-032922-082826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell atlasesSingle-cell profiling technologiesLung biologyProfiling technologiesCell typesCellular morphologyProgressive lung diseaseCellular measurementsHuman lung biologyGas exchangeLung diseaseComplex branching structuresRecent advancesDiseaseIndividual markersBiologyBranching structureUnprecedented levelHealthStructural changesIntegrative analyses for the identification of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-associated genes and shared loci with other diseases
Chen M, Zhang Y, Adams T, Ji D, Jiang W, Wain LV, Cho M, Kaminski N, Zhao H. Integrative analyses for the identification of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-associated genes and shared loci with other diseases. Thorax 2022, 78: 792-798. PMID: 36216496, PMCID: PMC10083187, DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2021-217703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptome-wide association analysisLocal genetic correlationsSingle-cell expression dataCandidate genesTranscription factorsIntegrative analysisGenomic regionsGenetic correlationsExpression dataTF target genesComplex genetic architectureTF binding sitesWide association studyPower of GWASSpecific DEGsGenetic architectureNew genesNovel genesCausal genesTarget genesGenetic basisEnrichment analysisAssociation studiesRegulatory roleAssociation analysisLongitudinal lung function and gas transfer in individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a genome-wide association study
Allen RJ, Oldham JM, Jenkins DA, Leavy OC, Guillen-Guio B, Melbourne CA, Ma SF, Jou J, Kim JS, Cooperative C, Fahy WA, Oballa E, Hubbard RB, Navaratnam V, Braybrooke R, Saini G, Roach KM, Tobin MD, Hirani N, Whyte MKB, Kaminski N, Zhang Y, Martinez FJ, Linderholm AL, Adegunsoye A, Strek ME, Maher TM, Molyneaux PL, Flores C, Noth I, Jenkins R, Wain LV. Longitudinal lung function and gas transfer in individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a genome-wide association study. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2022, 11: 65-73. PMID: 35985358, PMCID: PMC10077113, DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(22)00251-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisLung capacityAmerican Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society guidelinesDiagnosis of IPFEuropean Respiratory Society guidelinesPotential novel therapeutic approachHealth-National HeartLongitudinal lung functionRespiratory Society guidelinesGenetic variantsNovel therapeutic approachesIncurable lung diseaseMedical Research CouncilProgressive scarringFVC declineLung functionVital capacityBlood InstituteSociety guidelinesLung diseaseNational HeartDisease progressionTherapeutic approachesSignificant associationCD38 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 animalsFrom COVID to fibrosis: lessons from single-cell analyses of the human lung
Justet A, Zhao AY, Kaminski N. From COVID to fibrosis: lessons from single-cell analyses of the human lung. Human Genomics 2022, 16: 20. PMID: 35698166, PMCID: PMC9189802, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-022-00393-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA-sequencing technologySingle-cell RNA sequencingRNA-sequencing technologyGene expression patternsMonocyte-derived macrophage populationSingle-cell analysisCell populationsLung diseaseCellular phenotypesRNA sequencingExpression patternsGene expressionAberrant repairMultiple tissuesPulmonary fibrosisMechanisms of diseaseFibrotic interstitial lung diseaseLife-threatening complicationsProgressive lung diseaseCOVID-19 pneumoniaInterstitial lung diseaseParenchymal lung diseaseAcute viral diseaseMacrophage populationsNovel cellCharacterization of the COPD alveolar niche using single-cell RNA sequencing
Sauler M, McDonough JE, Adams TS, Kothapalli N, Barnthaler T, Werder RB, Schupp JC, Nouws J, Robertson MJ, Coarfa C, Yang T, Chioccioli M, Omote N, Cosme C, Poli S, Ayaub EA, Chu SG, Jensen KH, Gomez JL, Britto CJ, Raredon MSB, Niklason LE, Wilson AA, Timshel PN, Kaminski N, Rosas IO. Characterization of the COPD alveolar niche using single-cell RNA sequencing. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 494. PMID: 35078977, PMCID: PMC8789871, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28062-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingRNA sequencingCell-specific mechanismsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAdvanced chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTranscriptomic network analysisSingle-cell RNA sequencing profilesCellular stress toleranceAberrant cellular metabolismStress toleranceRNA sequencing profilesTranscriptional evidenceCellular metabolismAlveolar nicheSequencing profilesHuman alveolar epithelial cellsChemokine signalingAlveolar epithelial type II cellsObstructive pulmonary diseaseSitu hybridizationType II cellsEpithelial type II cellsSequencingCOPD pathobiologyHuman lung tissue samples