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
2012
Chitinase 3-like-1 Promotes Streptococcus pneumoniae Killing and Augments Host Tolerance to Lung Antibacterial Responses
Dela Cruz CS, Liu W, He CH, Jacoby A, Gornitzky A, Ma B, Flavell R, Lee CG, Elias JA. Chitinase 3-like-1 Promotes Streptococcus pneumoniae Killing and Augments Host Tolerance to Lung Antibacterial Responses. Cell Host & Microbe 2012, 12: 34-46. PMID: 22817986, PMCID: PMC3613130, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2012.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1Cell DeathChitinase-3-Like Protein 1CytokinesGlycoproteinsHost-Pathogen InteractionsInflammasomesLungMacrophagesMiceMice, Mutant StrainsNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPhagocytosisPneumococcal InfectionsPneumonia, PneumococcalReceptors, Purinergic P2X7Streptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsHost toleranceAntibacterial responseChitinase-like proteinsEvolutionary timeHost antibacterial responsesATP accumulationChitinase 3Bacterial clearanceCentral roleMacrophage pyroptosisToleranceBacterial disseminationInflammasome activationStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacterial killingType 17 cytokinesThymic stromal lymphopoietinCHI3L1SpeciesProteinBacteriaLung injuryHostRolePyroptosis