2022
Characterization of pulmonary vascular remodeling and MicroRNA-126-targets in COPD-pulmonary hypertension
Goel K, Egersdorf N, Gill A, Cao D, Collum S, Jyothula S, Huang H, Sauler M, Lee P, Majka S, Karmouty-Quintana H, Petrache I. Characterization of pulmonary vascular remodeling and MicroRNA-126-targets in COPD-pulmonary hypertension. Respiratory Research 2022, 23: 349. PMID: 36522710, PMCID: PMC9756782, DOI: 10.1186/s12931-022-02267-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall pulmonary arteriesChronic cigarette smokingPulmonary vascular remodelingPulmonary hypertensionPulmonary arteryLung microvasculatureVascular remodelingEndothelial cellsCOPD-PHMiR126 expressionChronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsObstructive pulmonary disease patientsCOPD pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary artery sizePulmonary artery remodelingPulmonary disease patientsPulmonary vascular bedPulmonary arterial wallEndothelial cell marker CD31Microvascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cell markersVessel endothelial cellsNon-COPD lungsLarge vessel endothelial cellsArtery remodeling
2021
Integrated Single-Cell Atlas of Endothelial Cells of the Human Lung
Schupp JC, Adams TS, Cosme C, Raredon MSB, Yuan Y, Omote N, Poli S, Chioccioli M, Rose KA, Manning EP, Sauler M, DeIuliis G, Ahangari F, Neumark N, Habermann AC, Gutierrez AJ, Bui LT, Lafyatis R, Pierce RW, Meyer KB, Nawijn MC, Teichmann SA, Banovich NE, Kropski JA, Niklason LE, Pe’er D, Yan X, Homer RJ, Rosas IO, Kaminski N. Integrated Single-Cell Atlas of Endothelial Cells of the Human Lung. Circulation 2021, 144: 286-302. PMID: 34030460, PMCID: PMC8300155, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.052318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential expression analysisPrimary lung endothelial cellsLung endothelial cellsCell typesMarker genesExpression analysisSingle-cell RNA sequencing dataCross-species analysisVenous endothelial cellsEndothelial marker genesSingle-cell atlasMarker gene setsRNA sequencing dataEndothelial cellsSubsequent differential expression analysisDifferent lung cell typesResident cell typesLung cell typesCellular diversityEndothelial cell typesCapillary endothelial cellsHuman lung endothelial cellsPhenotypic diversityEndothelial diversityIndistinguishable populations
2014
Unresolved pulmonary embolism leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma
Gutiérrez A, Sauler M, Mitchell JM, Siegel MD, Trow TK, Bacchetta M, Fares WH. Unresolved pulmonary embolism leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma. Heart & Lung 2014, 43: 574-576. PMID: 24928184, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsPulmonary artery sarcomaPulmonary embolismPresumed pulmonary embolismUnresolved pulmonary embolismCT pulmonary angiogramAnticoagulation treatmentProgressive symptomsPulmonary angiogramSurgical resectionPulmonary arteryPoor prognosisRare tumorAdditional imagingDifferential diagnosisProper diagnosisEmbolismSarcomaDiagnosisResectionPatientsDyspneaArteryPrognosisAngiogramsMetastasis