Oxidative Stress Alters Syndecan-1 Distribution in Lungs with Pulmonary Fibrosis*
Kliment CR, Englert JM, Gochuico BR, Yu G, Kaminski N, Rosas I, Oury TD. Oxidative Stress Alters Syndecan-1 Distribution in Lungs with Pulmonary Fibrosis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 284: 3537-3545. PMID: 19073610, PMCID: PMC2635035, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m807001200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisLavage fluidNeutrophil chemotaxisSyndecan-1EC-SODSyndecan-1 ectodomainWound healingMouse lungNull miceWestern blotOxidative stressInterstitial lung diseaseBronchoalveolar lavage fluidShed syndecan-1Aberrant wound healingAlveolar epithelial cellsHuman lung samplesHuman syndecan-1Extracellular superoxide dismutaseEpithelial wound healingIPF lungsProgressive fibrosisLung fibrosisAlveolar epithelial wound healingA Role for the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Englert JM, Hanford LE, Kaminski N, Tobolewski JM, Tan RJ, Fattman CL, Ramsgaard L, Richards TJ, Loutaev I, Nawroth PP, Kasper M, Bierhaus A, Oury TD. A Role for the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2008, 172: 583-591. PMID: 18245812, PMCID: PMC2258251, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.070569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAdvanced glycation end productsRAGE-null micePulmonary fibrosisGlycation end productsIPF pathogenesisMouse modelNovel therapeutic targetHealthy adult animalsIPF patientsWild-type controlsDismal prognosisSevere fibrosisIPF tissueEffective therapyFibrotic lungsTherapeutic targetHistological scoringFibrosisLoss of RAGECell surface receptorsAdult animalsMiceEnd productsSoluble isoform