2020
Assessment of viral RNA in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using RNA-seq
Yin Q, Strong MJ, Zhuang Y, Flemington EK, Kaminski N, de Andrade JA, Lasky JA. Assessment of viral RNA in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using RNA-seq. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2020, 20: 81. PMID: 32245461, PMCID: PMC7119082, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-020-1114-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisViral RNA expressionViral infectionPulmonary fibrosisPathogenesis of IPFLung biopsy samplesRNA expressionHerpes virus infectionLow-level evidenceReal-time RT-PCRAcute exacerbationControl lungsLung tissueVirus infectionBiopsy samplesSelect virusesPossible associationInfectionRT-PCRStatistical differenceNext-generation sequencingViral RNAFibrosisVirusRNA-seq results
2009
WNT5A Is a Regulator of Fibroblast Proliferation and Resistance to Apoptosis
Vuga LJ, Ben-Yehudah A, Kovkarova-Naumovski E, Oriss T, Gibson KF, Feghali-Bostwick C, Kaminski N. WNT5A Is a Regulator of Fibroblast Proliferation and Resistance to Apoptosis. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2009, 41: 583-589. PMID: 19251946, PMCID: PMC2778165, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0201oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBeta CateninBlotting, WesternCase-Control StudiesCaspase 3Cell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalFibroblastsFibronectinsGene Expression ProfilingHumansHydrogen PeroxideIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisIntegrin alpha5LungMiceOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProto-Oncogene ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceTransfectionUp-RegulationWnt ProteinsWnt-5a ProteinConceptsUsual interstitial pneumoniaNormal lung fibroblastsLung tissueLung fibroblastsFibrotic interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung fibrosisSpecific histopathologic patternIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisInterstitial lung diseaseRole of Wnt5aReal-time RT-PCRQuantitative real-time RT-PCRInterstitial pneumoniaPulmonary fibrosisAutoimmune diseasesHistopathologic patternLung diseaseLung fibrosisHistological patternNormal histologyWnt/beta-catenin pathwayCanonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathwayWestern blotFibroblast proliferationBeta-catenin pathway