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Thyroid hormone inhibits lung fibrosis in mice by improving epithelial mitochondrial function
Yu G, Tzouvelekis A, Wang R, Herazo-Maya JD, Ibarra GH, Srivastava A, de Castro JPW, DeIuliis G, Ahangari F, Woolard T, Aurelien N, Arrojo e Drigo R, Gan Y, Graham M, Liu X, Homer RJ, Scanlan TS, Mannam P, Lee PJ, Herzog EL, Bianco AC, Kaminski N. Thyroid hormone inhibits lung fibrosis in mice by improving epithelial mitochondrial function. Nature Medicine 2017, 24: 39-49. PMID: 29200204, PMCID: PMC5760280, DOI: 10.1038/nm.4447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid hormonesMitochondrial functionPulmonary fibrosisLung fibrosisLung epitheliumFibrosisMiceHormoneEpithelium
2023
Thyroid hormone modulates hyperoxic neonatal lung injury and mitochondrial function
Vamesu B, Nicola T, Li R, Hazra S, Matalon S, Kaminski N, Ambalavanan N, Kandasamy J. Thyroid hormone modulates hyperoxic neonatal lung injury and mitochondrial function. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e160697. PMID: 36917181, PMCID: PMC10243814, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.160697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUmbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cellsNeonatal lung injuryMild bronchopulmonary dysplasiaSevere bronchopulmonary dysplasiaBronchopulmonary dysplasiaLung injuryELBW infantsThyroid hormonesLung homogenatesMitochondrial dysfunctionTotal T4Newborn miceLow birth weight infantsMitochondrial functionNeonatal hyperoxic lung injuryPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1αProliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1αHyperoxic lung injuryReceptor γ coactivator 1αLow total T4Murine lung fibroblastsΓ coactivator 1αNeonatal hypothyroxinemiaWeight infantsPulmonary fibrosis
2020
Retrograde signaling by a mtDNA-encoded non-coding RNA preserves mitochondrial bioenergetics
Blumental-Perry A, Jobava R, Bederman I, Degar A, Kenche H, Guan B, Pandit K, Perry N, Molyneaux N, Wu J, Prendergas E, Ye Z, Zhang J, Nelson C, Ahangari F, Krokowski D, Guttentag S, Linden P, Townsend D, Miron A, Kang M, Kaminski N, Perry Y, Hatzoglou M. Retrograde signaling by a mtDNA-encoded non-coding RNA preserves mitochondrial bioenergetics. Communications Biology 2020, 3: 626. PMID: 33127975, PMCID: PMC7603330, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01322-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial genomeNuclear-encoded genesCell type-specific mannerNon-coding RNASteady-state transcriptionMitochondrial energy metabolismControl regionPositive regulationMitochondrial bioenergeticsMitochondria stressMitochondrial functionSpecific mannerAlveolar epithelial type II cellsEnergy metabolismType II cellsEpithelial type II cellsGenomePhysiological stressRNAII cellsCellsMouse lungTranscriptionGenesMitochondriaRetrograde Signaling by Mitochondria-Encoded Mito-ncR-805 Preserves Mitochondrial Function of Alveolar Epithelial Type 2 Cells During Exposure to Cigarette Smoke
Blumental-Perry A, Jobava R, Guan B, Bederman I, Ye Z, Perry N, Molyneaux N, Wu J, Guttentag S, Townsend D, Miron A, Kang M, Shadel G, Kaminski N, Perry Y, Hatzoglou M. Retrograde Signaling by Mitochondria-Encoded Mito-ncR-805 Preserves Mitochondrial Function of Alveolar Epithelial Type 2 Cells During Exposure to Cigarette Smoke. 2020, a6384-a6384. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a6384.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Thyroid hormone inhibits pulmonary fibrosis through enhancement of mitochondrial function in alveolar epithelial cells
Yu G, Tzouvelekis A, Wang R, Herazo-Maya J, Srivastava A, Woolard T, Mannam P, Lee P, Bianco A, Kaminski N. Thyroid hormone inhibits pulmonary fibrosis through enhancement of mitochondrial function in alveolar epithelial cells. QJM 2016, 109: s9-s9. DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcw124.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Mesenchymal stem cells use extracellular vesicles to outsource mitophagy and shuttle microRNAs
Phinney DG, Di Giuseppe M, Njah J, Sala E, Shiva S, St Croix CM, Stolz DB, Watkins SC, Di YP, Leikauf GD, Kolls J, Riches DW, Deiuliis G, Kaminski N, Boregowda SV, McKenna DH, Ortiz LA. Mesenchymal stem cells use extracellular vesicles to outsource mitophagy and shuttle microRNAs. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8472. PMID: 26442449, PMCID: PMC4598952, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArrestinsBlotting, WesternCell-Derived MicroparticlesExosomesExtracellular VesiclesFlow CytometryHumansMacrophagesMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMicroRNAsMicroscopy, ElectronMitochondriaMitophagyMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Oxidative StressReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionSilicosisToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 9Toll-Like ReceptorsConceptsMesenchymal stem cellsStem cellsDomain-containing protein 1Stem cell nicheHealthy mitochondrial functionHaematopoietic stem cellsCell nichePlasma membraneToll-like receptor signalingIntracellular oxidative stressMitochondrial functionExtracellular vesiclesMicro RNAsReceptor signalingProtein 1MitophagyMSC survivalMitochondriaOxidative stressMacrophage functionVesiclesCellsRecent studiesMacrophage activationMacrophages