2022
CD38 Mediates Lung Fibrosis by Promoting Alveolar Epithelial Cell Aging.
Cui H, Xie N, Banerjee S, Dey T, Liu RM, Antony VB, Sanders YY, Adams TS, Gomez JL, Thannickal VJ, Kaminski N, Liu G. CD38 Mediates Lung Fibrosis by Promoting Alveolar Epithelial Cell Aging. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 206: 459-475. PMID: 35687485, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202109-2151oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisLung fibrosisCD38 expressionAlveolar epithelial cell injuryEpithelial cell injuryEffective therapeutic strategyHuman lung parenchymaIPF lungsLung functionPulmonary fibrosisDisease progressionFibrotic lungsReal-time PCRYoung miceLung parenchymaOld miceCell injuryTherapeutic strategiesFibrosisPharmacological inactivationCD38Single-cell RNA sequencingFlow cytometryWestern blottingOld animals
2012
Integrative Assessment of Chlorine-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice
Leikauf GD, Pope-Varsalona H, Concel VJ, Liu P, Bein K, Berndt A, Martin TM, Ganguly K, Jang AS, Brant KA, Dopico RA, Upadhyay S, Di YP, Li Q, Hu Z, Vuga LJ, Medvedovic M, Kaminski N, You M, Alexander DC, McDunn JE, Prows DR, Knoell DL, Fabisiak JP. Integrative Assessment of Chlorine-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2012, 47: 234-244. PMID: 22447970, PMCID: PMC3423464, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0026oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCandidate genesGenetic basisProtein catabolic processAcute lung injuryLung injuryHaplotype association mappingC57BLKS/JSingle nucleotide polymorphism associationsAssociation mappingMetabolomic profilingProtein transportCatabolic processTranscript levelsHaplotype mappingChromosome 1Chlorine-induced acute lung injuryAmino acid carrierSNP associationsReal-time PCRGenesGenetic associationMean survival timeRecognition sitesProfilingPromoter SNPs
2011
Genomic Differences Distinguish the Myofibroblast Phenotype of Distal Lung Fibroblasts from Airway Fibroblasts
Zhou X, Wu W, Hu H, Milosevic J, Konishi K, Kaminski N, Wenzel SE. Genomic Differences Distinguish the Myofibroblast Phenotype of Distal Lung Fibroblasts from Airway Fibroblasts. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2011, 45: 1256-1262. PMID: 21757679, PMCID: PMC3262668, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2011-0065oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic differencesMicroarray analysisC-Jun N-terminal kinaseExtracellular matrix-associated moleculesMyofibroblast-like characteristicsDistinct genomic differencesN-terminal kinasePotential functional implicationsQuantitative real-time PCRMatrix-associated moleculesCytoskeletal organizationGene OntologyActin bindingLung fibroblastsReal-time PCRMyofibroblast phenotypeFunctional implicationsParenchymal fibroblastsAirway fibroblastsDifferentiated fibroblastsPathway activationDifferent phenotypesRegional fibroblastsFibroblastsPhenotype
2010
Characterization of Microrna Expression Profile In Platelets In Sickle Cell Disease
Jain S, Raghavachari N, Woodhouse K, Kaminski N, Gladwin M. Characterization of Microrna Expression Profile In Platelets In Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2010, 116: 2030. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.2030.2030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseasePulmonary hypertensionSCD patientsPathological platelet activationPlatelet activationCell diseaseRace-matched healthy controlsSickle cell disease patientsAfrican American control subjectsPittsburgh Medical CenterPlatelet-rich plasma samplesP-valueThromboembolic complicationsStudy enrollmentBlood InstitutePresent studyControl subjectsDisease patientsNational HeartIntravascular hemolysisHealthy controlsSCD groupSCD pathogenesisReal-time PCRIndividual patients
2008
Network analysis of temporal effects of intermittent and sustained hypoxia on rat lungs
Wu W, Dave NB, Yu G, Strollo PJ, Kovkarova-Naumovski E, Ryter SW, Reeves SR, Dayyat E, Wang Y, Choi AM, Gozal D, Kaminski N. Network analysis of temporal effects of intermittent and sustained hypoxia on rat lungs. Physiological Genomics 2008, 36: 24-34. PMID: 18826996, PMCID: PMC2604785, DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00258.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystems biology approachEstrogen receptor 1Lung responseQuantitative real-time PCRRat lungBiology approachIntermittent hypoxiaExpression patternsSustained hypoxiaReal-time PCRDistinct gene expression patternsDifferent temporal expression patternsDownstream physiological effectsGene expression patternsTemporal expression patternsSteroid hormone receptor activityGene expression profilesTemporal expression changesRegulatory networksHormone receptor activityPulmonary hypertensionKey proteinsGene expressionMolecular networksExpression changes
2006
Multiple Imprinted and Stemness Genes Provide a Link between Normal and Tumor Progenitor Cells of the Developing Human Kidney
Dekel B, Metsuyanim S, Schmidt-Ott KM, Fridman E, Jacob-Hirsch J, Simon A, Pinthus J, Mor Y, Barasch J, Amariglio N, Reisner Y, Kaminski N, Rechavi G. Multiple Imprinted and Stemness Genes Provide a Link between Normal and Tumor Progenitor Cells of the Developing Human Kidney. Cancer Research 2006, 66: 6040-6049. PMID: 16778176, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-4528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingGenomic ImprintingHomeodomain ProteinsHumansKidneyKidney NeoplasmsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeMice, SCIDMultigene FamilyMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplastic Stem CellsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisRatsTransplantation, HeterologousWilms TumorConceptsProgenitor cell populationsRenal progenitor cell populationStemness genesCell populationsNormal kidney developmentAdult mouse kidneyHomeobox genesMetanephric blastemaExpression of Peg3Transcriptional profilingOligonucleotide microarraysKidney developmentDifferentiated cellsCell differentiationHuman fetal kidneyTumor progenitor cellsGenesReal-time PCRMouse nephrogenesisBlastemaWT samplesProgenitor cellsStromal phenotypeWT sourcesPeg3Gene expression profiling of target genes in ventilator-induced lung injury
Dolinay T, Kaminski N, Felgendreher M, Kim HP, Reynolds P, Watkins SC, Karp D, Uhlig S, Choi AM. Gene expression profiling of target genes in ventilator-induced lung injury. Physiological Genomics 2006, 26: 68-75. PMID: 16569776, DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00110.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsA Kinase Anchor ProteinsAmphiregulinAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCluster AnalysisCysteine-Rich Protein 61DNA-Binding ProteinsEGF Family of ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGlycoproteinsImmediate-Early ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-11LipopolysaccharidesLungLung InjuryMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1Oligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, SteroidReproducibility of ResultsRespiration, ArtificialRNA, MessengerTranscription FactorsConceptsVentilator-induced lung injuryLung injuryAcute respiratory distress syndromeHigh-pressure mechanical ventilationRespiratory distress syndromeHigh-pressure ventilationLow-pressure ventilationClassical inflammatory pathwaysGrowth factor-related genesDistress syndromeMechanical ventilationInflammatory pathwaysLPS treatmentInflammatory responseReal-time PCRMouse lungGene expression profilingProtein expressionImmunoblotting assaysMRNA expression patternsVentilationOverventilationLungNovel candidate genesInjury
2003
Mesenchymal stem cell engraftment in lung is enhanced in response to bleomycin exposure and ameliorates its fibrotic effects
Ortiz LA, Gambelli F, McBride C, Gaupp D, Baddoo M, Kaminski N, Phinney DG. Mesenchymal stem cell engraftment in lung is enhanced in response to bleomycin exposure and ameliorates its fibrotic effects. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 8407-8411. PMID: 12815096, PMCID: PMC166242, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1432929100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBleomycinBone Marrow TransplantationCollagenDrug ResistanceEnzyme InductionFemaleFibrosisGene Expression RegulationGraft SurvivalHydroxyprolineIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLungMaleMatrix MetalloproteinasesMesodermMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLOsteopontinPolymerase Chain ReactionPulmonary FibrosisRNA, MessengerSialoglycoproteinsStem Cell TransplantationTransplantation, HeterotopicConceptsLung tissueMesenchymal stem cellsCollagen depositionResistant BALB/c miceMesenchymal stem cell engraftmentBALB/c miceTotal lung DNAControl-treated miceDonor-derived cellsWhole lung tissueStem cell engraftmentType II epithelial cellsTransplant recipientsC57BL/6 recipientsMSC administrationEpithelium-like morphologyFibrotic effectsIntracranial transplantationMSC transplantationC miceBleomycin exposureLung DNAMurine bone marrowReal-time PCRBone marrow