2019
Transcriptional regulatory model of fibrosis progression in the human lung
McDonough JE, Ahangari F, Li Q, Jain S, Verleden SE, Herazo-Maya J, Vukmirovic M, DeIuliis G, Tzouvelekis A, Tanabe N, Chu F, Yan X, Verschakelen J, Homer RJ, Manatakis DV, Zhang J, Ding J, Maes K, De Sadeleer L, Vos R, Neyrinck A, Benos PV, Bar-Joseph Z, Tantin D, Hogg JC, Vanaudenaerde BM, Wuyts WA, Kaminski N. Transcriptional regulatory model of fibrosis progression in the human lung. JCI Insight 2019, 4 PMID: 31600171, PMCID: PMC6948862, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.131597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAdvanced fibrosisAlveolar surface densityFibrosis progressionLung fibrosisHuman lungDynamic Regulatory Events MinerExtent of fibrosisIPF lungsPulmonary fibrosisControl lungsIPF tissueB lymphocytesFibrosisLungLinear mixed-effects modelsMixed-effects modelsGene expression changesSystems biology modelsDifferential gene expression analysisGene expression analysisProgressionGene expression networksRNA sequencingBiology models
2013
A Critical Regulatory Role for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Hyperoxia-Induced Injury in the Developing Murine Lung
Sun H, Choo-Wing R, Sureshbabu A, Fan J, Leng L, Yu S, Jiang D, Noble P, Homer RJ, Bucala R, Bhandari V. A Critical Regulatory Role for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Hyperoxia-Induced Injury in the Developing Murine Lung. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e60560. PMID: 23637753, PMCID: PMC3639272, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiopoietinsAnimalsBronchoalveolar LavageCell CountGene Expression RegulationGene Knockout TechniquesHyperoxiaInterleukin-6LungLung InjuryMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMiceMice, TransgenicPhenotypeReceptor, TIE-2Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsMIF knockoutHyperoxia exposureRoom airAngiopoietin-1Macrophage migration inhibitory factorHyperoxia-Induced InjuryAcute lung injuryProtein expressionRoom air controlsMigration inhibitory factorAngiopoietin-2 proteinTie-2 proteinMechanism of actionVascular mediatorsLung injuryControl lungsMIF mRNANewborn lungWT lungsNeonatal lungPostnatal dayMurine lungTransgenic miceLung morphometryCritical regulatory molecules