2020
Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein is crucial for the development of pulmonary fibrosis
Kim SH, Lee JY, Yoon CM, Shin HJ, Lee SW, Rosas I, Herzog E, Dela Cruz C, Kaminski N, Kang MJ. Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein is crucial for the development of pulmonary fibrosis. European Respiratory Journal 2020, 57: 2000652. PMID: 33093124, PMCID: PMC8559259, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00652-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDamage-associated molecular patternsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisMAVS aggregationMultiple damage-associated molecular patternsExperimental pulmonary fibrosisMitochondrial antiviral signaling proteinInnate immune responseIPF patientsMAVS signalingIPF treatmentBleomycin injuryLung fibrosisTherapeutic effectImmune responseTherapeutic strategiesMAVS expressionFibrosisDanger signalsCritical mediatorMolecular patternsABT-263LungInjuryBH3 mimetics
2016
SH2 Domain–Containing Phosphatase-2 Is a Novel Antifibrotic Regulator in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Tzouvelekis A, Yu G, Lino Cardenas CL, Herazo-Maya JD, Wang R, Woolard T, Zhang Y, Sakamoto K, Lee H, Yi JS, DeIuliis G, Xylourgidis N, Ahangari F, Lee PJ, Aidinis V, Herzog EL, Homer R, Bennett AM, Kaminski N. SH2 Domain–Containing Phosphatase-2 Is a Novel Antifibrotic Regulator in Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2016, 195: 500-514. PMID: 27736153, PMCID: PMC5378419, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201602-0329oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisProfibrotic stimuliLung fibroblastsChronic fatal lung diseaseMyofibroblast differentiationPrimary human lung fibroblastsFatal lung diseaseNovel therapeutic strategiesVivo therapeutic effectPotential therapeutic usefulnessHuman lung fibroblastsMouse lung fibroblastsDismal prognosisFibroblastic fociLung fibrosisLung diseaseBleomycin modelTherapeutic effectTherapeutic usefulnessTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetTransgenic miceFibrosisSHP2 overexpression