2017
Integrin alpha 11 in the regulation of the myofibroblast phenotype: implications for fibrotic diseases
Bansal R, Nakagawa S, Yazdani S, van Baarlen J, Venkatesh A, Koh AP, Song WM, Goossens N, Watanabe H, Beasley MB, Powell CA, Storm G, Kaminski N, van Goor H, Friedman SL, Hoshida Y, Prakash J. Integrin alpha 11 in the regulation of the myofibroblast phenotype: implications for fibrotic diseases. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2017, 49: e396-e396. PMID: 29147013, PMCID: PMC5704196, DOI: 10.1038/emm.2017.213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHedgehog ProteinsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryIntegrin alpha ChainsKidney DiseasesLiver CirrhosisMiceMyofibroblastsPhenotypeSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsHepatic stellate cellsFibrotic parametersMouse modelStellate cellsTissue fibrosisIntegrin alpha 11Alpha 11Smooth muscle actin-positive myofibroblastsLiver fibrosis mouse modelHuman hepatic stellate cellsMyofibroblast phenotypeFibrosis mouse modelPromising therapeutic targetActin-positive myofibroblastsCause of mortalityGrowth factor βAberrant extracellular matrixImpaired contractilityFibrogenic signalingFibrotic organsFibrogenic processExtracellular matrixTherapeutic targetOrgan fibrosisMyofibroblastic differentiation
2011
Genomic Differences Distinguish the Myofibroblast Phenotype of Distal Lung Fibroblasts from Airway Fibroblasts
Zhou X, Wu W, Hu H, Milosevic J, Konishi K, Kaminski N, Wenzel SE. Genomic Differences Distinguish the Myofibroblast Phenotype of Distal Lung Fibroblasts from Airway Fibroblasts. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2011, 45: 1256-1262. PMID: 21757679, PMCID: PMC3262668, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2011-0065oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic differencesMicroarray analysisC-Jun N-terminal kinaseExtracellular matrix-associated moleculesMyofibroblast-like characteristicsDistinct genomic differencesN-terminal kinasePotential functional implicationsQuantitative real-time PCRMatrix-associated moleculesCytoskeletal organizationGene OntologyActin bindingLung fibroblastsReal-time PCRMyofibroblast phenotypeFunctional implicationsParenchymal fibroblastsAirway fibroblastsDifferentiated fibroblastsPathway activationDifferent phenotypesRegional fibroblastsFibroblastsPhenotype