Wnt Coreceptor Lrp5 Is a Driver of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lam AP, Herazo-Maya JD, Sennello JA, Flozak AS, Russell S, Mutlu GM, Budinger GR, DasGupta R, Varga J, Kaminski N, Gottardi CJ. Wnt Coreceptor Lrp5 Is a Driver of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 190: 185-195. PMID: 24921217, PMCID: PMC4226053, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201401-0079oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnimalsBeta CateninBiomarkersDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLeukocytes, MononuclearLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-6MaleMiceMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaWnt ProteinsConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsLung fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisDisease progressionMononuclear cellsDisease severityNull miceAlveolar type 2 cellsTGF-β productionWild-type miceActivation of TGFType 2 cellsWnt pathway inhibitorsWnt/β-catenin signalingWnt coreceptors LRP5Role of LRP5Bone marrow cellsLrp5 lossΒ-catenin signalingPatient selectionSmall molecular inhibitorsAdditional cohortFibrosis