2021
RIPK3 Activates MLKL-mediated Necroptosis and Inflammasome Signaling during Streptococcus Infection.
Huang HR, Cho SJ, Harris RM, Yang J, Bermejo S, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS, Xu JF, Stout-Delgado HW. RIPK3 Activates MLKL-mediated Necroptosis and Inflammasome Signaling during Streptococcus Infection. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2021, 64: 579-591. PMID: 33625952, PMCID: PMC8086037, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2020-0312oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnimalsCalcium ChannelsCase-Control StudiesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammasomesMacrophages, AlveolarMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedMitochondriaMitochondrial Permeability Transition PoreNecroptosisNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPneumonia, PneumococcalProtein KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionStreptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaPneumococcal pneumoniaSevere pathological damageHealthy control subjectsPotential plasma markerNLRP3 inflammasome activationCommon bacterial pathogensMitochondrial permeability transition pore openingStreptococcal pneumoniaPlasma markersStreptococcus infectionBacterial clearanceControl subjectsPathological damageLeading causeMitochondrial reactive oxygenInflammasome activationMurine modelMitochondrial calcium uptakePneumoniaPermeability transition pore openingHuman studiesHigh mortalityInflammasome signalingTransition pore opening
2017
The microbiome of the lung and its extracellular vesicles in nonsmokers, healthy smokers and COPD patients
Kim HJ, Kim YS, Kim KH, Choi JP, Kim YK, Yun S, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS, Lee JS, Oh YM, Lee SD, Lee SW. The microbiome of the lung and its extracellular vesicles in nonsmokers, healthy smokers and COPD patients. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2017, 49: e316-e316. PMID: 28408748, PMCID: PMC5420800, DOI: 10.1038/emm.2017.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCase-Control StudiesExtracellular VesiclesFemaleHumansLungMaleMicrobiotaMiddle AgedPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveSmokingConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD groupLung tissueClinical characteristicsHealthy smokersNormal spirometryPresence of COPDExtracellular vesiclesHealthy smoker groupParticipants' clinical characteristicsSurgical lung tissueObstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic inflammatory diseaseSame mean ageRibosomal RNA gene sequencingRNA gene sequencingCOPD patientsSmoker groupImmune dysfunctionPulmonary diseaseSmoking statusMean ageNanometer-sized extracellular vesiclesLung microbiomeInflammatory diseases