2015
Regulation of alveolar septation by microRNA-489
Olave N, Lal CV, Halloran B, Pandit K, Cuna AC, Faye-Petersen OM, Kelly DR, Nicola T, Benos PV, Kaminski N, Ambalavanan N. Regulation of alveolar septation by microRNA-489. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2015, 310: l476-l487. PMID: 26719145, PMCID: PMC4773841, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00145.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaMiR-489Alveolar septationLung developmentInsulin-like growth factor-1Abnormal lung developmentGrowth factor-1MiR-489 overexpressionNormal pretermTerm infantsC57BL/6 miceMouse lung developmentTherapeutic strategiesMiRNA-489HyperoxiaEpithelial originFurther inhibitionIGF1Factor 1MiRNA antagonistsNormoxiaTenascin CMiRNA profilesCytomegalovirus promoterInfants
2013
Gene expression profiles reveal molecular mechanisms involved in the progression and resolution of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis
Cabrera S, Selman M, Lonzano-Bolaños A, Konishi K, Richards TJ, Kaminski N, Pardo A. Gene expression profiles reveal molecular mechanisms involved in the progression and resolution of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2013, 304: l593-l601. PMID: 23457188, PMCID: PMC4116413, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00320.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung fibrosisFibrotic responseResolution of bleomycinTranscriptional signatureGene expression profilesGene microarray analysisC57BL/6 miceProminent inflammationSingle doseExtracellular matrix-related genesInitial progressionControl animalsTIMP-1Normal architectureExpression profilesFibrosisMatrix metalloproteinasesHydroxyproline contentBleomycinMatrix-related genesSubsequent resolutionProgressionInflammationEqual volumeMicroarray analysis