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
1994
A granulocyte inhibitory protein overexpressed in chronic renal disease regulates expression of interleukin 6 and interleukin 8.
Ziesche R, Roth M, Papakonstantinou E, Nauck M, Hörl W, Kashgarian M, Block L. A granulocyte inhibitory protein overexpressed in chronic renal disease regulates expression of interleukin 6 and interleukin 8. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 301-305. PMID: 8278382, PMCID: PMC42935, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.1.301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranulocyte inhibitory proteinsInterleukin-6Chronic renal diseaseChronic renal failureProgression of glomerulosclerosisHuman mesangial cellsInhibitory proteinPluripotential effectsRenal failureRenal diseaseCytokine expressionIL-6IL-8Interleukin-8Inflammatory reactionGIP resultsGlomerular responseMesangial cellsC-jun mRNAC-fos geneC-JunDe novo synthesisNovo synthesisExpressionOverall effect