2024
Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment
Gudneppanavar R, Di Pietro C, H Öz H, Zhang P, Cheng E, Huang P, Tebaldi T, Biancon G, Halene S, Hoppe A, Kim C, Gonzalez A, Krause D, Egan M, Gupta N, Murray T, Bruscia E. Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment. Cell Death & Disease 2024, 15: 864. PMID: 39613751, PMCID: PMC11607083, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-07255-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation of focal adhesion kinaseExtracellular matrixActin-binding proteinsFocal adhesion kinaseLung extracellular matrixKnock-out mouse modelProtein kinase signalingCortical cytoskeletonLoss of ezrinKinase signalingPlasma membraneCell migrationSignaling pathwayEzrinResponse to lipopolysaccharideTissue-resident macrophagesMouse modelLipopolysaccharideCytoskeletonEzrin expressionLung microenvironmentKinaseMonocyte recruitmentProteinAkt
2022
Update on Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Cystic Fibrosis
Bruscia E, Bonfield T. Update on Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Cystic Fibrosis. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2022, 43: 603-615. PMID: 36344069, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic infectionCFTR modulator therapyRobust inflammatory responseCystic fibrosis pathophysiologyImmune dysregulationPatient ageExcessive inflammationModulator therapyLung microenvironmentLung infectionImmune mechanismsInflammatory responseAdaptive immunityMucociliary transportCF life expectancyCF lungCystic fibrosisInfectionLife expectancyImmunityCritical roleCurrent understandingMorbidityInflammationFibrosisLung Microenvironments and Disease Progression in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
De Sadeleer LJ, McDonough JE, Schupp JC, Yan X, Vanstapel A, Van Herck A, Everaerts S, Geudens V, Sacreas A, Goos T, Aelbrecht C, Nawrot TS, Martens DS, Schols D, Claes S, Verschakelen JA, Verbeken EK, Ackermann M, Decottignies A, Mahieu M, Hackett TL, Hogg JC, Vanaudenaerde BM, Verleden SE, Kaminski N, Wuyts WA. Lung Microenvironments and Disease Progression in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 205: 60-74. PMID: 34724391, PMCID: PMC8865586, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202103-0569oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitisIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHypersensitivity pneumonitisLung zonesMolecular traitsUnused donor lungsInterstitial lung diseaseLocal disease extentProgression of fibrosisSevere fibrosis groupGene co-expression network analysisCo-expression network analysisExplant lungsDonor lungsLung involvementEndothelial functionLung findingsDisease extentPulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseFibrosis groupLung microenvironmentClinical behaviorDisease progressionBAL samples
2017
A novel multi-network approach reveals tissue-specific cellular modulators of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis
Taroni JN, Greene CS, Martyanov V, Wood TA, Christmann RB, Farber HW, Lafyatis RA, Denton CP, Hinchcliff ME, Pioli PA, Mahoney JM, Whitfield ML. A novel multi-network approach reveals tissue-specific cellular modulators of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. Genome Medicine 2017, 9: 27. PMID: 28330499, PMCID: PMC5363043, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-017-0417-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-associated signaturesFunctional genomic networksGene expression signaturesPulmonary fibrosisAutoimmune diseasesDisease processMulti-organ autoimmune diseaseDistinct underlying pathologyPro-fibrotic macrophagesInternal organ involvementPulmonary arterial hypertensionExpression signaturesSkin of patientsInnate immune systemWilcoxon rank sum testGenomic networksRank sum testBackgroundSystemic sclerosisArterial hypertensionOrgan involvementSystemic sclerosisUnderlying pathologyLung microenvironmentSkin fibrosisFibrotic genes
2016
Netrin‐1 Regulates Fibrocyte Accumulation in the Decellularized Fibrotic Sclerodermatous Lung Microenvironment and in Bleomycin‐Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
Sun H, Zhu Y, Pan H, Chen X, Balestrini JL, Lam TT, Kanyo JE, Eichmann A, Gulati M, Fares WH, Bai H, Feghali-Bostwick CA, Gan Y, Peng X, Moore MW, White ES, Sava P, Gonzalez AL, Cheng Y, Niklason LE, Herzog EL. Netrin‐1 Regulates Fibrocyte Accumulation in the Decellularized Fibrotic Sclerodermatous Lung Microenvironment and in Bleomycin‐Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2016, 68: 1251-1261. PMID: 26749424, PMCID: PMC5547894, DOI: 10.1002/art.39575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntibodies, NeutralizingBiomechanical PhenomenaBleomycinCase-Control StudiesCell DifferentiationCollagenCollagen Type ICollagen Type I, alpha 1 ChainFibrosisFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHeterozygoteHumansLeukocyte Common AntigensLeukocytes, MononuclearLungLung Diseases, InterstitialMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningNerve Growth FactorsNetrin-1ProteomicsPulmonary FibrosisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionScleroderma, SystemicTissue ScaffoldsTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsSSc-related interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseFibrocyte accumulationNetrin-1Lung extracellular matrixPulmonary fibrosisLung scaffoldsBleomycin-Induced Pulmonary FibrosisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsHealthy control subjectsNovel therapeutic targetSystemic sclerosisExtracellular matrixLung fibrosisLung diseaseMononuclear cellsControl subjectsLung microenvironmentHealthy controlsScleroderma patientsAberrant anatomyLung matrixPatientsTherapeutic target
2002
Resident lung antigen-presenting cells have the capacity to promote Th2 T cell differentiation in situ
Constant SL, Brogdon JL, Piggott DA, Herrick CA, Visintin I, Ruddle NH, Bottomly K. Resident lung antigen-presenting cells have the capacity to promote Th2 T cell differentiation in situ. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2002, 110: 1441-1448. PMID: 12438442, PMCID: PMC151814, DOI: 10.1172/jci16109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigens, ProtozoanCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell MovementCytokinesInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Leishmania majorLungLymph NodesLymphotoxin-alphaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutTh1 CellsTh2 CellsConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsTh2 T cell differentiationT cell primingT cell differentiationCell primingAntigen-loaded antigen-presenting cellsLung antigen-presenting cellsPulmonary antigen-presenting cellsResident antigen-presenting cellsPreferential primingAntigen-specific T cellsSecondary lymphoid organsTh2-dominated responsesTh1 responseAntigen exposureIL-10Th2 typeAntigen uptakeIL-6Lung microenvironmentLymphoid organsTh2 cellsIntranasal deliveryLung tissueAirway epithelium
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