2015
Regulation of Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta by Interleukin-15 in the Lung during Cigarette Smoking and Influenza Virus Infection
Wang J, Liu W, Marion C, Singh R, Andrews N, Lee CG, Elias JA, Dela Cruz CS. Regulation of Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta by Interleukin-15 in the Lung during Cigarette Smoking and Influenza Virus Infection. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2015, 53: 822-833. PMID: 25923039, PMCID: PMC4742936, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2014-0448oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza virus infectionCS exposureVirus infectionIL-15WT miceIL-15 knockout miceIL-15 receptor αIL-15 transgenic miceLong-term CS exposureChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIL-15tg miceLung interstitial macrophagesCigarette smoke exposureVirus-induced exacerbationsObstructive pulmonary diseaseAntiviral immune responseWild-type miceRetinoic acid receptor betaRA receptor βAcid receptor betaLung injuryLung functionPulmonary diseaseRARβ expressionSmoke exposure
2012
Chitinase 3-like-1 Promotes Streptococcus pneumoniae Killing and Augments Host Tolerance to Lung Antibacterial Responses
Dela Cruz CS, Liu W, He CH, Jacoby A, Gornitzky A, Ma B, Flavell R, Lee CG, Elias JA. Chitinase 3-like-1 Promotes Streptococcus pneumoniae Killing and Augments Host Tolerance to Lung Antibacterial Responses. Cell Host & Microbe 2012, 12: 34-46. PMID: 22817986, PMCID: PMC3613130, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2012.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1Cell DeathChitinase-3-Like Protein 1CytokinesGlycoproteinsHost-Pathogen InteractionsInflammasomesLungMacrophagesMiceMice, Mutant StrainsNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPhagocytosisPneumococcal InfectionsPneumonia, PneumococcalReceptors, Purinergic P2X7Streptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsHost toleranceAntibacterial responseChitinase-like proteinsEvolutionary timeHost antibacterial responsesATP accumulationChitinase 3Bacterial clearanceCentral roleMacrophage pyroptosisToleranceBacterial disseminationInflammasome activationStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacterial killingType 17 cytokinesThymic stromal lymphopoietinCHI3L1SpeciesProteinBacteriaLung injuryHostRolePyroptosis
2010
Transgenic modelling of cytokine polarization in the lung
Dela Cruz CS, Kang M, Cho W, Lee CG. Transgenic modelling of cytokine polarization in the lung. Immunology 2010, 132: 9-17. PMID: 21091906, PMCID: PMC3015070, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2010.03376.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytokine polarizationT helper type 17 cytokinesT helper type 2T helper type 1Type 1Type 17 cytokinesHelper type 2Type 2 cytokinesHelper type 1Human lung diseasesVariety of cytokinesCytokine milieuPulmonary inflammationEnvironmental allergensLung diseaseTissue phenotypeInjury modelT-betCommon siteCertain cytokinesEffector functionsTransgenic miceIndividual cytokinesPathophysiological consequencesType 2Role of Breast Regression Protein–39 in the Pathogenesis of Cigarette Smoke–Induced Inflammation and Emphysema
Matsuura H, Hartl D, Kang MJ, Dela Cruz CS, Koller B, Chupp GL, Homer RJ, Zhou Y, Cho WK, Elias JA, Lee CG. Role of Breast Regression Protein–39 in the Pathogenesis of Cigarette Smoke–Induced Inflammation and Emphysema. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2010, 44: 777-786. PMID: 20656949, PMCID: PMC3135840, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2010-0081oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBRP-39/YKLBreast regression protein 39YKL-40BRP-39Alveolar destructionCigarette smokeChitinase-like protein YKL-40Emphysematous alveolar destructionLungs of CSObstructive pulmonary diseaseProtein YKL-40Excessive inflammatory responseAirway epithelial cellsAlveolar type II cellsNull mutant miceProtein 39Epithelial cell apoptosisType II cellsCurrent smokersPulmonary diseaseBronchoalveolar lavageTissue inflammationEmphysematous destructionSerum concentrations