2021
SPLUNC1: a novel marker of cystic fibrosis exacerbations
Khanal S, Webster M, Niu N, Zielonka J, Nunez M, Chupp G, Slade MD, Cohn L, Sauler M, Gomez JL, Tarran R, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS, Egan M, Laguna T, Britto CJ. SPLUNC1: a novel marker of cystic fibrosis exacerbations. European Respiratory Journal 2021, 58: 2000507. PMID: 33958427, PMCID: PMC8571118, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00507-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pulmonary exacerbationsSPLUNC1 levelsCystic fibrosisClinical outcomesCF participantsLong-term disease controlNasal epithelium clone 1Cystic fibrosis exacerbationsHigher AE riskLung function declineCytokines interleukin-1βTumor necrosis factorAE riskClinical worseningPulmonary exacerbationsStable patientsLung functionAirway clearanceFunction declineSputum collectionAcute inflammationInflammatory cytokinesMicrobiology findingsCF careClinical management
2018
BPIFA1 regulates lung neutrophil recruitment and interferon signaling during acute inflammation
Britto CJ, Niu N, Khanal S, Huleihel L, Herazo-Maya J, Thompson A, Sauler M, Slade MD, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS, Kaminski N, Cohn LE. BPIFA1 regulates lung neutrophil recruitment and interferon signaling during acute inflammation. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2018, 316: l321-l333. PMID: 30461288, PMCID: PMC6397348, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00056.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung inflammationAcute inflammationC motif chemokine ligand 10Lung neutrophil recruitmentRegulation of CXCL10Acute lung inflammationBronchoalveolar lavage concentrationsChemokine ligand 10Innate immune responseIFN regulatory factorIntranasal LPSLavage concentrationsLung recruitmentNeutrophil recruitmentWT miceImmune effectsLung diseasePMN recruitmentInflammatory responseLPS treatmentLung tissueInflammatory signalsImmune responseImmunomodulatory propertiesInflammation