2007
Semaphorin 7A plays a critical role in TGF-β1–induced pulmonary fibrosis
Kang HR, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Elias JA. Semaphorin 7A plays a critical role in TGF-β1–induced pulmonary fibrosis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2007, 204: 1083-1093. PMID: 17485510, PMCID: PMC2118575, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20061273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAntigens, CDApoptosisCollagenDNA DamageImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationIn Situ Nick-End LabelingIntegrin beta1MiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisReceptors, Cell SurfaceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSemaphorinsTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsProtein kinase BSEMA 7APKB/Akt inhibitionAkt-dependent pathwayCritical roleSemaphorin 7ACCN proteinsFibroblast growth factor-2Kinase BCritical regulatorApoptosis regulatorMatrix proteinsGrowth factor 2Akt inhibitionBeta1 integrinReceptor componentsTissue remodelingFactor 2Fibrotic stimuliSmad 2/3Myofibroblast hyperplasiaGrowth factorRegulatorCentral roleProtein
2002
Transgenic Overexpression of Interleukin (IL)-10 in the Lung Causes Mucus Metaplasia, Tissue Inflammation, and Airway Remodeling via IL-13-dependent and -independent Pathways*
Lee CG, Homer RJ, Cohn L, Link H, Jung S, Craft JE, Graham BS, Johnson TR, Elias JA. Transgenic Overexpression of Interleukin (IL)-10 in the Lung Causes Mucus Metaplasia, Tissue Inflammation, and Airway Remodeling via IL-13-dependent and -independent Pathways*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 35466-35474. PMID: 12107190, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206395200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceChloride ChannelsCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression RegulationIn Situ HybridizationInflammationInterleukin-10Interleukin-13LungMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataMucoproteinsMucous MembranePhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Interleukin-4STAT6 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsConceptsMucus metaplasiaIL-10Tissue inflammationIL-13Tumor necrosis factor productionIL-13/ILLipopolysaccharide-induced inflammationNecrosis factor productionAirway fibrosisNeutrophil accumulationAirway remodelingSubepithelial fibrosisGob-5Levels of mRNAMetaplasiaInflammationTransgenic miceFibrosisSTAT-6Effector propertiesTransgenic overexpressionFactor productionMiceInterleukinMultiple mechanisms