2020
B cell-intrinsic TLR9 expression is protective in murine lupus
Tilstra JS, John S, Gordon RA, Leibler C, Kashgarian M, Bastacky S, Nickerson KM, Shlomchik MJ. B cell-intrinsic TLR9 expression is protective in murine lupus. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 3172-3187. PMID: 32191633, PMCID: PMC7260024, DOI: 10.1172/jci132328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 9Systemic lupus erythematosusTLR9 deficiencyTLR9 expressionDendritic cellsB cellsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsAnti-nucleosome antibodiesLupus erythematosusAutoantibody productionMurine lupusSLE pathogenesisTLR9 signalsReceptor 9Cell type-specific effectsType-specific effectsDisease pathogenesisTherapeutic potentialSelective deletionDiseaseNonredundant roleNephritisLupusPathogenesisDeficiency
2001
Molecular mechanisms of TGF‐β antagonism by interferon γ and cyclosporine A in lung fibroblasts
EICKELBERG O, PANSKY A, KOEHLER E, BIHL M, TAMM M, HILDEBRAND P, PERRUCHOUD A, KASHGARIAN M, ROTH M. Molecular mechanisms of TGF‐β antagonism by interferon γ and cyclosporine A in lung fibroblasts. The FASEB Journal 2001, 15: 797-806. PMID: 11259398, DOI: 10.1096/fj.00-0233com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedCollagenCyclosporineDNA-Binding ProteinsExtracellular MatrixFibroblastsGenes, ReporterHumansInterferon-gammaLungModels, BiologicalOligonucleotides, AntisenseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junPulmonary FibrosisSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factor AP-1Transforming Growth Factor betaConceptsCollagen depositionLung fibroblastsIFN-gammaExcess extracellular matrix depositionGrowth factor-beta activityPrimary human lung fibroblastsFibrotic lung diseaseHuman lung fibroblastsTGF-beta antagonismAP-1IFN-gamma treatmentExtracellular matrix depositionLung fibrosisFatal conditionLung diseaseMolecular mechanismsPathological featuresInterferon γTranscription factor AP-1Future therapiesPharmacological agentsJunD homodimersFactor AP-1Novel targetDirect inhibition
1997
A Tyrosine-Based Signal Targets H/K-ATPase to a Regulated Compartment and Is Required for the Cessation of Gastric Acid Secretion
Courtois-Coutry N, Roush D, Rajendran V, McCarthy J, Geibel J, Kashgarian M, Caplan M. A Tyrosine-Based Signal Targets H/K-ATPase to a Regulated Compartment and Is Required for the Cessation of Gastric Acid Secretion. Cell 1997, 90: 501-510. PMID: 9267030, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80510-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCOS CellsCytomegalovirusDNA PrimersEndocytosisGastric AcidGastric MucosaH(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPaseMacromolecular SubstancesMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronMutagenesis, Site-DirectedParietal Cells, GastricPolymerase Chain ReactionPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTransfectionTyrosineConceptsK-ATPase beta subunitTyrosine-based signalsK-ATPaseTyrosine-based endocytosis signalTyrosine residuesBeta subunitIntracellular storage compartmentEndocytosis signalCytoplasmic tailMutant betaRegulated compartmentsSecrete acidResidue sequenceStorage compartmentCell surfaceCell plasmalemmaSubunitsTransgenic miceParietal cellsGastric glandsCompartmentsSecretionAcid secretionReinternalizationPlasmalemma
1992
The pathobiology of the mesangium
Kashgarian M, Sterzel R. The pathobiology of the mesangium. Kidney International 1992, 41: 524-529. PMID: 1573822, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1992.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DivisionCytokinesExtracellular MatrixGlomerular MesangiumHumansSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsGlomerular diseaseAdvanced glomerular lesionsProgressive glomerular diseaseGlomerular capillary tuftDiabetic nephropathyIgA nephropathyMesangiocapillary glomerulonephritisGlomerular lesionsHistologic abnormalitiesGlomerular morphologySegmental glomerulosclerosisChronic diseasesSclerotic responseProliferative responseEpithelial cell layerMesangial matrixMesangial cellsCapillary tuftMesangiumDiseaseNephropathyCell layerObvious involvementPathobiologyMammalian kidney