2021
Bone Marrow-Derived VSELs Engraft as Lung Epithelial Progenitor Cells after Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury
Ciechanowicz AK, Sielatycka K, Cymer M, Skoda M, Suszyńska M, Bujko K, Ratajczak MZ, Krause DS, Kucia M. Bone Marrow-Derived VSELs Engraft as Lung Epithelial Progenitor Cells after Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury. Cells 2021, 10: 1570. PMID: 34206516, PMCID: PMC8303224, DOI: 10.3390/cells10071570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchioalveolar stem cellsOrganoid assaysAT2 cellsStem cellsH2B-GFP fusion proteinLung epithelial progenitor cellsProgenitor cellsEmbryonic-like stem cellsSurfactant protein CSmall embryonic-like stem cellsEpithelial progenitor cellsLung injuryNonhematopoietic stem cellsFusion proteinAlveolar type 2 cellsPhysiological potentialProgenitor activityBleomycin-Induced Lung InjuryH2B-GFP miceWT recipient miceRegenerative functionSPC promoterType 2 cellsVSELsReporter mice
2006
Threshold of Lung Injury Required for the Appearance of Marrow‐Derived Lung Epithelia
Herzog EL, Van Arnam J, Hu B, Krause DS. Threshold of Lung Injury Required for the Appearance of Marrow‐Derived Lung Epithelia. Stem Cells 2006, 24: 1986-1992. PMID: 16868209, DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived cellsBone marrow transplantationLung injuryMarrow transplantationLung epitheliumEngraftment of BMDCsLocal host factorsSex-mismatched bone marrow transplantationMarrow-derived cellsType II pneumocytesMyeloablative radiationLung damageHematopoietic chimerismEpithelial chimerismApparent injuryInjuryTransplantationHost factorsEpitheliumEpithelial cellsEpithelial phenotypeLungChimerismPneumocytesPhenotypic changes