2008
Acidic Mammalian Chitinase Is Secreted via an ADAM17/Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-dependent Pathway and Stimulates Chemokine Production by Pulmonary Epithelial Cells*
Hartl D, He CH, Koller B, Da Silva CA, Homer R, Lee CG, Elias JA. Acidic Mammalian Chitinase Is Secreted via an ADAM17/Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-dependent Pathway and Stimulates Chemokine Production by Pulmonary Epithelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 33472-33482. PMID: 18824549, PMCID: PMC2586247, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805574200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorLung epithelial cellsAcidic mammalian chitinaseChemokine productionEpithelial cellsT helper cell type 2 inflammationEpidermal growth factor receptor-dependent pathwayAsthma-like responsesType 2 inflammationMammalian chitinaseEpithelial cell productionReceptor-dependent pathwayPulmonary epithelial cellsEGFR-dependent pathwayGrowth factor receptorCotransfection experimentsEffector responsesParacrine fashionEGFR inhibitionSecretionFactor receptorA549 cellsAMCaseRecombinant AMCaseRegulatory effects
2006
Hyperoxia causes angiopoietin 2–mediated acute lung injury and necrotic cell death
Bhandari V, Choo-Wing R, Lee CG, Zhu Z, Nedrelow JH, Chupp GL, Zhang X, Matthay MA, Ware LB, Homer RJ, Lee PJ, Geick A, de Fougerolles AR, Elias JA. Hyperoxia causes angiopoietin 2–mediated acute lung injury and necrotic cell death. Nature Medicine 2006, 12: 1286-1293. PMID: 17086189, PMCID: PMC2768268, DOI: 10.1038/nm1494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lung injuryHyperoxic acute lung injuryLung injuryPulmonary edemaEpithelial necrosisAlveolar edema fluidSiRNA-treated miceCell deathLung epithelial cellsEndothelial cell apoptosisBronchopulmonary dysplasiaVascular leakAngiopoietin-2Edema fluidOxidant injuryAng2 expressionHyperoxiaAng2Vascular regressionBlood vesselsCell apoptosisInjuryNecrotic cell deathEpithelial cellsCell death pathways