PINK1 mediates the protective effects of thyroid hormone T3 in hyperoxia-induced lung injury
Zhang Y, Yu G, Kaminski N, Lee P. PINK1 mediates the protective effects of thyroid hormone T3 in hyperoxia-induced lung injury. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2021, 320: l1118-l1125. PMID: 33851544, PMCID: PMC8285622, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00598.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung injuryWT miceThyroid hormonesBronchoalveolar lavageHyperoxia exposureBAL total cell countT3 pretreatmentAdult wild-type miceAdministration of PTULung cellular infiltratesAcute lung injuryWild-type miceNovel protective roleRespiratory failureCellular infiltrateThyroid hormone T3Total cell countHistological changesProtective effectPotential therapyProtective roleCell countCytoprotective effectsMitochondrial injuryHyperoxia