2007
Approaching the degradome in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Pardo A, Selman M, Kaminski N. Approaching the degradome in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The International Journal Of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 2007, 40: 1141-1155. PMID: 18207447, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.11.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADAM ProteinsEpithelial CellsFibroblastsGene ExpressionHumansLungMatrix Metalloproteinase 10Matrix Metalloproteinase 12Peptide HydrolasesPulmonary FibrosisUp-RegulationConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisIPF lungsProgressive fibrosisEpithelial injuryUnknown etiologyLung disordersBody of evidenceLung fibrogenesisLung parenchymaAbnormal remodelingExaggerated accumulationFibrosisSignificant upregulationExtracellular matrixLungCritical roleGene expression studiesFoci formationGlobal gene expression studiesFibrogenesisPathogenesisInjuryEtiologyParenchyma
2003
Loss of integrin αvβ6-mediated TGF-β activation causes Mmp12-dependent emphysema
Morris DG, Huang X, Kaminski N, Wang Y, Shapiro SD, Dolganov G, Glick A, Sheppard D. Loss of integrin αvβ6-mediated TGF-β activation causes Mmp12-dependent emphysema. Nature 2003, 422: 169-173. PMID: 12634787, DOI: 10.1038/nature01413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTGF-β activationLungs of miceActive TGF-β1Pulmonary gene expressionHeterodimeric cell-surface proteinsTransgenic expressionPulmonary emphysemaMMP12 expressionTGF-β1Functional alterationsΒ6 integrinIntegrin αvβ6Latent TGFMarked inductionEmphysemaGrowth factorMacrophage metalloelastaseCell surface proteinsActivation pathwayMiceTGFActivationCell growthIntegrinsExpression