2024
Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Novel Immune Perturbations in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Zhao A, Unterman A, Abu Hussein N, Sharma P, Nikola F, Flint J, Yan X, Adams T, Justet A, Sumida T, Zhao J, Schupp J, Raredon M, Ahangari F, Deluliis G, Zhang Y, Buendia-Roldan I, Adegunsoye A, Sperling A, Prasse A, Ryu C, Herzog E, Selman M, Pardo A, Kaminski N. Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Novel Immune Perturbations in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2024, 210: 1252-1266. PMID: 38924775, PMCID: PMC11568434, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202401-0078oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitisIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBronchoalveolar lavage cellsBlood mononuclear cellsClassical monocytesHypersensitivity pneumonitisPulmonary fibrosisT cellsImmune perturbationsLavage cellsMononuclear cellsCD8+ T cellsCytotoxic T cellsInterstitial lung diseaseHypersensitivity pneumonitis patientsCytotoxic CD4Immune aberrationsPneumonic patientsPneumonitisLung diseaseHealthy controlsImmune mechanismsPatient cellsSingle-cell transcriptomicsSkin Transcriptomics Are Associated With Lung Function Impairment and Specific Cell Type Enrichment in Systemic Sclerosis-related Interstitial Lung Disease
Zielonka J, Li N, Wang Z, Yan X, Ryu C, Gomez J. Skin Transcriptomics Are Associated With Lung Function Impairment and Specific Cell Type Enrichment in Systemic Sclerosis-related Interstitial Lung Disease. 2024, a4905-a4905. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a4905.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Noninvasive determinants of pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease
Joseph P, Savarimuthu S, Zhao J, Yan X, Oakland H, Cullinan M, Heerdt P, Singh I. Noninvasive determinants of pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease. Pulmonary Circulation 2023, 13: e12197. PMID: 36814586, PMCID: PMC9939578, DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterstitial lung diseaseFVC/DLCO ratioPH-ILDRight heart catheterizationPulmonary hypertensionHeart catheterizationILD patientsLung diseaseDiagnostic right heart catheterizationRight ventricular systolic pressurePulmonary vascular capacitanceVentricular systolic pressureCharacteristic curve analysisMaximum oxygen uptakeExertional capacityNoninvasive determinantsSystolic pressureVascular capacitancePhysiologic evaluationPatientsNoninvasive variablesMultivariate analysisMmHgDiagnostic standardPotential initiation
2022
Emerging insights in sarcoidosis: moving forward through reverse translational research
Liu A, Sharma L, Yan X, Dela Cruz CS, Herzog EL, Ryu C. Emerging insights in sarcoidosis: moving forward through reverse translational research. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2022, 322: l518-l525. PMID: 35196896, PMCID: PMC8957321, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00266.2021.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTranslational researchFibrotic lung diseasePulmonary granuloma formationReverse translational researchChronic granulomatous diseaseImmunopathogenic mechanismsLung diseaseUnknown etiologyGranulomatous diseaseGranuloma formationSarcoidosis researchStage IVDisease pathogenesisClinical phenotypeSarcoidosisClinical interventionsDisease model developmentFibrogenesisSignificant proportionFundamental mediatorDiseaseFurther investigationInvestigative effortsHypothesis-driven researchMorbidityLung Microenvironments and Disease Progression in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
De Sadeleer LJ, McDonough JE, Schupp JC, Yan X, Vanstapel A, Van Herck A, Everaerts S, Geudens V, Sacreas A, Goos T, Aelbrecht C, Nawrot TS, Martens DS, Schols D, Claes S, Verschakelen JA, Verbeken EK, Ackermann M, Decottignies A, Mahieu M, Hackett TL, Hogg JC, Vanaudenaerde BM, Verleden SE, Kaminski N, Wuyts WA. Lung Microenvironments and Disease Progression in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 205: 60-74. PMID: 34724391, PMCID: PMC8865586, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202103-0569oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitisIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHypersensitivity pneumonitisLung zonesMolecular traitsUnused donor lungsInterstitial lung diseaseLocal disease extentProgression of fibrosisSevere fibrosis groupGene co-expression network analysisCo-expression network analysisExplant lungsDonor lungsLung involvementEndothelial functionLung findingsDisease extentPulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseFibrosis groupLung microenvironmentClinical behaviorDisease progressionBAL samples
2020
Single-Cell Transcriptional Archetypes of Airway Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis.
Schupp JC, Khanal S, Gomez JL, Sauler M, Adams TS, Chupp GL, Yan X, Poli S, Zhao Y, Montgomery RR, Rosas IO, Dela Cruz CS, Bruscia EM, Egan ME, Kaminski N, Britto CJ. Single-Cell Transcriptional Archetypes of Airway Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2020, 202: 1419-1429. PMID: 32603604, PMCID: PMC7667912, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202004-0991oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCF lung diseaseHealthy control subjectsImmune dysfunctionLung diseaseCystic fibrosisControl subjectsSputum cellsAbnormal chloride transportLung mononuclear phagocytesInnate immune dysfunctionDivergent clinical coursesImmune cell repertoireMonocyte-derived macrophagesCF monocytesAirway inflammationClinical courseProinflammatory featuresCell survival programInflammatory responseTissue injuryCell repertoireImmune functionTranscriptional profilesAlveolar macrophagesMononuclear phagocytesSingle-cell RNA-seq reveals ectopic and aberrant lung-resident cell populations in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Adams TS, Schupp JC, Poli S, Ayaub EA, Neumark N, Ahangari F, Chu SG, Raby BA, DeIuliis G, Januszyk M, Duan Q, Arnett HA, Siddiqui A, Washko GR, Homer R, Yan X, Rosas IO, Kaminski N. Single-cell RNA-seq reveals ectopic and aberrant lung-resident cell populations in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Science Advances 2020, 6: eaba1983. PMID: 32832599, PMCID: PMC7439502, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba1983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisVascular endothelial cellsIPF lungsPulmonary fibrosisChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lungsFatal interstitial lung diseaseEndothelial cellsInterstitial lung diseaseCell populationsIPF myofibroblastsMyofibroblast fociNonsmoker controlsLung diseaseCOPD lungsBasaloid cellsSingle-cell atlasInvasive fibroblastsMacrophage populationsLungStromal cellsEpithelial cellsFibrosisCellular populationsDevelopmental markersSingle-cell RNA-seq
2017
Identification and validation of differentially expressed transcripts by RNA-sequencing of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) lung tissue from patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Vukmirovic M, Herazo-Maya JD, Blackmon J, Skodric-Trifunovic V, Jovanovic D, Pavlovic S, Stojsic J, Zeljkovic V, Yan X, Homer R, Stefanovic B, Kaminski N. Identification and validation of differentially expressed transcripts by RNA-sequencing of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) lung tissue from patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017, 17: 15. PMID: 28081703, PMCID: PMC5228096, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-016-0356-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaired-end sequencingTranscript profilingHuman genomeRNA sequencingTranscriptomic profilingFFPE lung tissuesSequencing readsLung tissueTotal RNABackgroundIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisLethal lung diseaseSequencingReadsProfilingPulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseUnknown etiologyIPF tissueGenomeHiSeqTissueTopHat2GenesIPFRNA