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Airway basal cells show a dedifferentiated KRT17highPhenotype and promote fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Jaeger B, Schupp JC, Plappert L, Terwolbeck O, Artysh N, Kayser G, Engelhard P, Adams TS, Zweigerdt R, Kempf H, Lienenklaus S, Garrels W, Nazarenko I, Jonigk D, Wygrecka M, Klatt D, Schambach A, Kaminski N, Prasse A. Airway basal cells show a dedifferentiated KRT17highPhenotype and promote fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 5637. PMID: 36163190, PMCID: PMC9513076, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33193-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAirway basal cellsPulmonary fibrosisNovel mouse xenograft modelEffect of saracatinibBasal cellsLimited treatment optionsMouse xenograft modelLung developmental processesConnectivity Map analysisExtracellular matrix depositionIPF lungsBronchial brushSevere fibrosisTreatment optionsBronchial brushingsNRG miceHealthy volunteersXenograft modelCyst-like structuresProfibrotic changesAlveolar compartmentFatal diseaseFibrosisPotent Src inhibitor
2013
Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Vuga LJ, Milosevic J, Pandit K, Ben-Yehudah A, Chu Y, Richards T, Sciurba J, Myerburg M, Zhang Y, Parwani AV, Gibson KF, Kaminski N. Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e83120. PMID: 24376648, PMCID: PMC3869779, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCartilage Oligomeric Matrix ProteinCells, CulturedCollagen Type ICollagen Type I, alpha 1 ChainExtracellular MatrixFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLungMaleMiddle AgedPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSmad3 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor beta1VimentinConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisCartilage oligomeric matrix proteinIPF lungsNormal human lung fibroblastsForce vital capacityHuman lung fibroblastsTGF-β1Oligomeric matrix proteinPulmonary fibrosisLung fibroblastsSerum COMP concentrationTGF-β1 activityEpithelial cell hyperplasiaMatrix proteinsLung restrictionWestern blot analysisExtracellular matrix depositionIPF patientsTime-dependent fashionDisease activityMedian survivalVital capacityCell hyperplasiaControl lungsBlood draw
2012
Global Methylation Patterns in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Rabinovich EI, Kapetanaki MG, Steinfeld I, Gibson KF, Pandit KV, Yu G, Yakhini Z, Kaminski N. Global Methylation Patterns in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e33770. PMID: 22506007, PMCID: PMC3323629, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCpG islandsMethylation patternsEpigenetic changesMethylation profilesHuman CpG island microarrayNuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) retrotransposonsCellular biosynthetic processesCpG island microarrayGlobal methylation profilesRegulation of apoptosisGlobal methylation patternsLung phenotypeBRB-Array ToolsElement-1 (LINE-1 or L1) retrotransposonsCancer-specific changesBiosynthetic processesGlobal hypomethylationSpecific changesExtensive remodelingFalse discovery rateExtracellular matrix depositionArray resultsGenesHypomethylationLung cancer samples
2008
Transgelin is a direct target of TGF‐β/Smad3‐dependent epithelial cell migration in lung fibrosis
Yu H, Königshoff M, Jayachandran A, Handley D, Seeger W, Kaminski N, Eickelberg O. Transgelin is a direct target of TGF‐β/Smad3‐dependent epithelial cell migration in lung fibrosis. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 1778-1789. PMID: 18245174, DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-083857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionLung fibrosisATII cellsPulmonary fibrosisType II cell hyperplasiaExcessive extracellular matrix depositionATII cell phenotypeCell phenotypeTranscription-polymerase chain reactionLung epithelial A549 cellsPrimary ATII cellsActivin-like kinase 5Epithelial A549 cellsTGF-beta treatmentExtracellular matrix depositionTransgelin geneIPF patientsTGF-beta signalingCell hyperplasiaTGF-beta target genesCell injuryLung specimenFibrosisFatal disease