2014
Let-7d microRNA affects mesenchymal phenotypic properties of lung fibroblasts
Huleihel L, Ben-Yehudah A, Milosevic J, Yu G, Pandit K, Sakamoto K, Yousef H, LeJeune M, Coon TA, Redinger CJ, Chensny L, Manor E, Schatten G, Kaminski N. Let-7d microRNA affects mesenchymal phenotypic properties of lung fibroblasts. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2014, 306: l534-l542. PMID: 24441869, PMCID: PMC3949080, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00149.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsCadherinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibroblastsFibronectinsHMGA2 ProteinHMGB2 ProteinHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisKeratin-19LungMicroRNAsMyofibroblastsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisS100 Calcium-Binding Protein A4Snail Family Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTransfectionTransforming Growth Factor betaWound HealingZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsLet-7dFibroblast-specific protein-1Mesenchymal marker αProtein 1Tight junction protein 1Smooth muscle actinMicroRNA Let-7dLung fibrosisProliferation of fibroblastsFibrotic processPrimary fibroblastsEffect of transfectionMuscle actinMesenchymal transitionLung fibroblastsFibroblast responsivenessMesenchymal propertiesKeratin 19Protein expressionEpithelial cellsWound healingN-cadherinProtein inductionReduced motilityTGF
2008
Oxidative Stress Alters Syndecan-1 Distribution in Lungs with Pulmonary Fibrosis*
Kliment CR, Englert JM, Gochuico BR, Yu G, Kaminski N, Rosas I, Oury TD. Oxidative Stress Alters Syndecan-1 Distribution in Lungs with Pulmonary Fibrosis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 284: 3537-3545. PMID: 19073610, PMCID: PMC2635035, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m807001200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisLavage fluidNeutrophil chemotaxisSyndecan-1EC-SODSyndecan-1 ectodomainWound healingMouse lungNull miceWestern blotOxidative stressInterstitial lung diseaseBronchoalveolar lavage fluidShed syndecan-1Aberrant wound healingAlveolar epithelial cellsHuman lung samplesHuman syndecan-1Extracellular superoxide dismutaseEpithelial wound healingIPF lungsProgressive fibrosisLung fibrosisAlveolar epithelial wound healing