2011
Genomic Differences Distinguish the Myofibroblast Phenotype of Distal Lung Fibroblasts from Airway Fibroblasts
Zhou X, Wu W, Hu H, Milosevic J, Konishi K, Kaminski N, Wenzel SE. Genomic Differences Distinguish the Myofibroblast Phenotype of Distal Lung Fibroblasts from Airway Fibroblasts. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2011, 45: 1256-1262. PMID: 21757679, PMCID: PMC3262668, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2011-0065oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic differencesMicroarray analysisC-Jun N-terminal kinaseExtracellular matrix-associated moleculesMyofibroblast-like characteristicsDistinct genomic differencesN-terminal kinasePotential functional implicationsQuantitative real-time PCRMatrix-associated moleculesCytoskeletal organizationGene OntologyActin bindingLung fibroblastsReal-time PCRMyofibroblast phenotypeFunctional implicationsParenchymal fibroblastsAirway fibroblastsDifferentiated fibroblastsPathway activationDifferent phenotypesRegional fibroblastsFibroblastsPhenotype
2008
Network analysis of temporal effects of intermittent and sustained hypoxia on rat lungs
Wu W, Dave NB, Yu G, Strollo PJ, Kovkarova-Naumovski E, Ryter SW, Reeves SR, Dayyat E, Wang Y, Choi AM, Gozal D, Kaminski N. Network analysis of temporal effects of intermittent and sustained hypoxia on rat lungs. Physiological Genomics 2008, 36: 24-34. PMID: 18826996, PMCID: PMC2604785, DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00258.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystems biology approachEstrogen receptor 1Lung responseQuantitative real-time PCRRat lungBiology approachIntermittent hypoxiaExpression patternsSustained hypoxiaReal-time PCRDistinct gene expression patternsDifferent temporal expression patternsDownstream physiological effectsGene expression patternsTemporal expression patternsSteroid hormone receptor activityGene expression profilesTemporal expression changesRegulatory networksHormone receptor activityPulmonary hypertensionKey proteinsGene expressionMolecular networksExpression changes