2021
Macrophage-derived netrin-1 drives adrenergic nerve–associated lung fibrosis
Gao R, Peng X, Perry C, Sun H, Ntokou A, Ryu C, Gomez JL, Reeves BC, Walia A, Kaminski N, Neumark N, Ishikawa G, Black KE, Hariri LP, Moore MW, Gulati M, Homer RJ, Greif DM, Eltzschig HK, Herzog EL. Macrophage-derived netrin-1 drives adrenergic nerve–associated lung fibrosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131: e136542. PMID: 33393489, PMCID: PMC7773383, DOI: 10.1172/jci136542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNetrin-1Lung fibrosisCell-specific knockout miceΑ1-adrenoreceptor blockadeIPF lung tissueNeuronal guidance proteinsNetrin-1 expressionExtracellular matrix accumulationAdrenergic processesAdrenoreceptor antagonismAdrenoreceptor blockadeFibrotic histologyInflammatory scarringIPF cohortAdrenergic nervesΑ1-blockersImproved survivalColorectal carcinomaLung tissueKnockout miceCollagen accumulationFibrosisMatrix accumulationMacrophagesGuidance proteins
2018
Fibrosis: Lessons from OMICS analyses of the human lung
Yu G, Ibarra GH, Kaminski N. Fibrosis: Lessons from OMICS analyses of the human lung. Matrix Biology 2018, 68: 422-434. PMID: 29567123, PMCID: PMC6015529, DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2018.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisDramatic phenotypic alterationsTranscriptomic studiesOmics analysisOmics profilingOmics technologiesPulmonary fibrosisNumerous aberrationsPhenotypic alterationsMechanistic understandingHuman idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisIPF lung tissueEpithelial cellsCentral roleHuman tissuesIPF samplesNew insightsMolecular featuresIPF lungsInflammatory cellsPatient cohortLung tissueAnimal modelsLethal disorderHuman lung