2014
An airway epithelial iNOS–DUOX2–thyroid peroxidase metabolome drives Th1/Th2 nitrative stress in human severe asthma
Voraphani N, Gladwin MT, Contreras AU, Kaminski N, Tedrow JR, Milosevic J, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, Ray A, Ray P, Erzurum SC, Busse WW, Zhao J, Trudeau JB, Wenzel SE. An airway epithelial iNOS–DUOX2–thyroid peroxidase metabolome drives Th1/Th2 nitrative stress in human severe asthma. Mucosal Immunology 2014, 7: 1175-1185. PMID: 24518246, PMCID: PMC4130801, DOI: 10.1038/mi.2014.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseHuman airway epithelial cellsDual oxidase 2Severe asthmaNitrative stressThyroid peroxidaseIL-13Ex vivoSevere refractory asthmaNitric oxide synthaseTh2 cytokine expressionAirway epithelial cellsRefractory asthmaLower interleukinHigher interferonCytokine expressionOxide synthaseOxidase 2AsthmaIFNEpithelial cellsEpithelial cell systemSuperoxide dismutaseRNA knockdownEndogenous peroxidase
2012
Integrative Assessment of Chlorine-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice
Leikauf GD, Pope-Varsalona H, Concel VJ, Liu P, Bein K, Berndt A, Martin TM, Ganguly K, Jang AS, Brant KA, Dopico RA, Upadhyay S, Di YP, Li Q, Hu Z, Vuga LJ, Medvedovic M, Kaminski N, You M, Alexander DC, McDunn JE, Prows DR, Knoell DL, Fabisiak JP. Integrative Assessment of Chlorine-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2012, 47: 234-244. PMID: 22447970, PMCID: PMC3423464, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0026oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCandidate genesGenetic basisProtein catabolic processAcute lung injuryLung injuryHaplotype association mappingC57BLKS/JSingle nucleotide polymorphism associationsAssociation mappingMetabolomic profilingProtein transportCatabolic processTranscript levelsHaplotype mappingChromosome 1Chlorine-induced acute lung injuryAmino acid carrierSNP associationsReal-time PCRGenesGenetic associationMean survival timeRecognition sitesProfilingPromoter SNPs
2011
Integrative metabolome and transcriptome profiling reveals discordant energetic stress between mouse strains with differential sensitivity to acrolein‐induced acute lung injury
Fabisiak JP, Medvedovic M, Alexander DC, McDunn JE, Concel VJ, Bein K, Jang AS, Berndt A, Vuga LJ, Brant KA, Pope‐Varsalona H, Dopico RA, Ganguly K, Upadhyay S, Li Q, Hu Z, Kaminski N, Leikauf GD. Integrative metabolome and transcriptome profiling reveals discordant energetic stress between mouse strains with differential sensitivity to acrolein‐induced acute lung injury. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2011, 55: 1423-1434. PMID: 21823223, PMCID: PMC3482455, DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201100291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lung injuryLung injuryAcrolein exposureMouse lungMouse strainsJ mouse lungEnvironmental tobacco smokeChain amino acid metabolismFatty acid β-oxidationLung metabolomeJ miceSM/J miceTobacco smokeAcrolein treatmentRespiratory irritantsAmino acid metabolismLungEnergetic stressInjuryAcid metabolismSM/JΒ-oxidationMiceIntegrative metabolomeHealth hazards