The Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Remodeling Enzyme Lysocardiolipin Acyltransferase Is a Novel Target in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Huang LS, Mathew B, Li H, Zhao Y, Ma SF, Noth I, Reddy SP, Harijith A, Usatyuk PV, Berdyshev EV, Kaminski N, Zhou T, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Rehman J, Kotha SR, Gurney TO, Parinandi NL, Lussier YA, Garcia JG, Natarajan V. The Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Remodeling Enzyme Lysocardiolipin Acyltransferase Is a Novel Target in Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 189: 1402-1415. PMID: 24779708, PMCID: PMC4098083, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201310-1917oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Acylglycerol-3-Phosphate O-AcyltransferaseAcyltransferasesAnimalsBiomarkersCardiolipinsCohort StudiesDisease Models, AnimalHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisIn Situ HybridizationLeukocytes, MononuclearMiceMitochondriaPredictive Value of TestsPulmonary FibrosisRNA, MessengerSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisMurine modelAlveolar epithelial cellsOverall survivalReactive oxygen species generationLysocardiolipin acyltransferaseOxygen species generationCarbon monoxide diffusion capacityRadiation-induced pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary function outcomesEpithelial cellsBlood mononuclear cellsPreclinical murine modelsNovel therapeutic approachesSpecies generationBleomycin challengeLung inflammationLung protectionPulmonary functionFunction outcomesLung fibrosisMononuclear cellsFibrotic lungs