2015
Mitochondrial Regulation of Inflammasome Activation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Yoon CM, Nam M, Oh YM, Dela Cruz CS, Kang MJ. Mitochondrial Regulation of Inflammasome Activation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Journal Of Innate Immunity 2015, 8: 121-128. PMID: 26536345, PMCID: PMC4801739, DOI: 10.1159/000441299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCigarette smokeInflammasome activationPulmonary diseaseInflammatory responsePathogenesis of COPDMajor unmet medical needLung inflammatory responseUnmet medical needInnate immune signalingChronic airwayImmune driversPulmonary inflammationCOPD pathogenesisNoxious particlesMedical needImmune signalingInflammationPathogenesisDiseaseActivationCentral playerResponseAirway
2011
Role of Chitin and Chitinase/Chitinase-Like Proteins in Inflammation, Tissue Remodeling, and Injury
Lee CG, Da Silva CA, Dela Cruz CS, Ahangari F, Ma B, Kang MJ, He CH, Takyar S, Elias JA. Role of Chitin and Chitinase/Chitinase-Like Proteins in Inflammation, Tissue Remodeling, and Injury. Annual Review Of Physiology 2011, 73: 479-501. PMID: 21054166, PMCID: PMC3864643, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-012110-142250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBRP-39/YKLAdaptive Th2 immunityTissue remodelingChitinase-like proteinsAlternative macrophage activationTh2 inflammationInnate inflammationLung injuryTh2 immunityAcidic mammalian chitinaseAncient gene familyIL-13YKL-40Tissue injuryNumber of chitinasesEffector functionsMacrophage activationFamily of chitinasesInflammationDisease severityInjuryRole of chitinMammalian chitinaseGene familyEndogenous chitin
2008
Cigarette smoke selectively enhances viral PAMP– and virus-induced pulmonary innate immune and remodeling responses in mice
Kang MJ, Lee CG, Lee JY, Dela Cruz CS, Chen ZJ, Enelow R, Elias JA. Cigarette smoke selectively enhances viral PAMP– and virus-induced pulmonary innate immune and remodeling responses in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2008, 118: 2771-2784. PMID: 18654661, PMCID: PMC2483678, DOI: 10.1172/jci32709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMitochondrial antiviral signaling proteinCigarette smokeDisease exacerbationIFN-gammaInnate immunityViral PAMPsEffects of CSIL-12/ILSevere disease exacerbationsObstructive pulmonary diseaseEffects of influenzaType I IFNAirway fibrosisAirway inflammationLung functionPulmonary diseasePulmonary inflammationIL-18IL-18RalphaI IFNMurine lungViral infectionInflammationRNA-dependent protein kinase