2019
Endothelial toll‐like receptor 4 maintains lung integrity via epigenetic suppression of p16INK4a
Kim S, Shan P, Hwangbo C, Zhang Y, Min J, Zhang X, Ardito T, Li A, Peng T, Sauler M, Lee PJ. Endothelial toll‐like receptor 4 maintains lung integrity via epigenetic suppression of p16INK4a. Aging Cell 2019, 18: e12914. PMID: 30790400, PMCID: PMC6516428, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 4Senescence-related gene expressionLung integritySenescence-associated genesReceptor 4New functional roleLung ECsInnate immune receptor toll-like receptor 4Immune receptor toll-like receptor 4Role of TLR4Endothelial Toll-like receptor 4Receptor Toll-like receptor 4Epigenetic regulationHistone H4Epigenetic suppressionTLR4-/- miceGene expressionEndogenous p16Molecular mechanismsWild-type miceNovel roleExpression of p16Lung endothelial cellsFunctional roleDistinct roles
2014
Endothelial PINK1 Mediates the Protective Effects of NLRP3 Deficiency during Lethal Oxidant Injury
Zhang Y, Sauler M, Shinn AS, Gong H, Haslip M, Shan P, Mannam P, Lee PJ. Endothelial PINK1 Mediates the Protective Effects of NLRP3 Deficiency during Lethal Oxidant Injury. The Journal Of Immunology 2014, 192: 5296-5304. PMID: 24778451, PMCID: PMC4047670, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory failurePTEN-induced putative kinase 1Respiratory failureWild-type miceNLRP3 deficiencyAutophagy/mitophagySpecific therapyProtective effectProtein NLRP3Oxidant injuryLung endotheliumHigh mortalityHyperoxiaGenetic deletionHigher basalIntermediate susceptibilityMiceOxidant generationPutative kinase 1PINK1 expressionProteasome activationNovel roleDouble knockoutEndotheliumKinase 1