2024
Longitudinal multicompartment characterization of host-microbiota interactions in patients with acute respiratory failure
Kitsios G, Sayed K, Fitch A, Yang H, Britton N, Shah F, Bain W, Evankovich J, Qin S, Wang X, Li K, Patel A, Zhang Y, Radder J, Dela Cruz C, Okin D, Huang C, Van Tyne D, Benos P, Methé B, Lai P, Morris A, McVerry B. Longitudinal multicompartment characterization of host-microbiota interactions in patients with acute respiratory failure. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 4708. PMID: 38830853, PMCID: PMC11148165, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48819-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory failureRespiratory failureCohort of COVID-19 patientsLung microbiotaMechanically ventilated patientsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIllumina amplicon sequencingDNA sequencing technologiesHost-microbiota interactionsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCOVID-19 patientsAssociated with specific patternsAntibiotic exposureClinical factorsNanopore metagenomicsPredicting survivalPrecision medicine interventionsPrognostic biomarkerSequencing technologiesAmplicon sequencingPulmonary diseaseGut microbiotaCritical illnessMicrobial diversityHuman microbiomeLung Epithelium Releases Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in Response to Pathogen-mediated Injury
Shah F, Bahudhanapati H, Jiang M, Tabary M, van der Geest R, Tolman N, Kochin M, Xiong Z, Al-Yousif N, Sayed K, Benos P, Raffensperger K, Evankovich J, Neal M, Snyder M, Eickelberg O, Ray P, Dela Cruz C, Bon J, McVerry B, Straub A, Jurczak M, Suber T, Zhang Y, Chen K, Kitsios G, Lee J, Alder J, Bain W. Lung Epithelium Releases Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in Response to Pathogen-mediated Injury. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2024, 70: 379-391. PMID: 38301257, PMCID: PMC11109583, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2023-0429oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung injuryPlasma levelsLung epitheliumGDF15 levelsAssociated with plasma levelsAcute respiratory distress syndromeGrowth differentiation factor 15Acute respiratory failureRespiratory distress syndromeWild-type miceLung cytokine levelsHuman lung epitheliumAcute lung injuryDifferentiation factor 15Levels of GDF15Critically ill humansPrognostic of mortalitySARS-CoV-2 infectionCirculating GDF15 levelsRespiratory tract levelRespiratory failureDistress syndromeCytokine profileStress cytokinesCytokine levels
2010
Role of Breast Regression Protein–39 in the Pathogenesis of Cigarette Smoke–Induced Inflammation and Emphysema
Matsuura H, Hartl D, Kang MJ, Dela Cruz CS, Koller B, Chupp GL, Homer RJ, Zhou Y, Cho WK, Elias JA, Lee CG. Role of Breast Regression Protein–39 in the Pathogenesis of Cigarette Smoke–Induced Inflammation and Emphysema. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2010, 44: 777-786. PMID: 20656949, PMCID: PMC3135840, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2010-0081oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBRP-39/YKLBreast regression protein 39YKL-40BRP-39Alveolar destructionCigarette smokeChitinase-like protein YKL-40Emphysematous alveolar destructionLungs of CSObstructive pulmonary diseaseProtein YKL-40Excessive inflammatory responseAirway epithelial cellsAlveolar type II cellsNull mutant miceProtein 39Epithelial cell apoptosisType II cellsCurrent smokersPulmonary diseaseBronchoalveolar lavageTissue inflammationEmphysematous destructionSerum concentrations