2017
Aging Impairs Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytosis and Increases Influenza-Induced Mortality in Mice
Wong CK, Smith CA, Sakamoto K, Kaminski N, Koff JL, Goldstein DR. Aging Impairs Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytosis and Increases Influenza-Induced Mortality in Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 1060-1068. PMID: 28646038, PMCID: PMC5557035, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlveolar macrophage phagocytosisInfluenza infectionAlveolar macrophagesLung damageMacrophage phagocytosisOlder peopleInfluenza-induced mortalityInfluenza viral infectionRetention of neutrophilsRespiratory virusesLung homeostasisLung infectionCell cycling pathwaysMurine modelViral infectionImpact immunityDefective phagocytosisApoptotic neutrophilsInfectionMacrophagesMortalityPhagocytosisNeutrophilsTranscriptional profilesCD204
2015
Pharmacological modulation of the AKT/microRNA-199a-5p/CAV1 pathway ameliorates cystic fibrosis lung hyper-inflammation
Zhang PX, Cheng J, Zou S, D'Souza AD, Koff JL, Lu J, Lee PJ, Krause DS, Egan ME, Bruscia EM. Pharmacological modulation of the AKT/microRNA-199a-5p/CAV1 pathway ameliorates cystic fibrosis lung hyper-inflammation. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 6221. PMID: 25665524, PMCID: PMC4324503, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCF macrophagesMiR-199aMicroRNA-199aHyper-inflammatory responseCFTR-deficient miceCystic fibrosis patientsCystic fibrosis lungLung destructionDisease morbidityPharmacological modulationCF miceCF lungFibrosis patientsInnate immunityLungMacrophagesCAV1 expressionDrug celecoxibReduced levelsTLR4CelecoxibMiceCav1PathwayMorbidity