2014
Let-7d microRNA affects mesenchymal phenotypic properties of lung fibroblasts
Huleihel L, Ben-Yehudah A, Milosevic J, Yu G, Pandit K, Sakamoto K, Yousef H, LeJeune M, Coon TA, Redinger CJ, Chensny L, Manor E, Schatten G, Kaminski N. Let-7d microRNA affects mesenchymal phenotypic properties of lung fibroblasts. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2014, 306: l534-l542. PMID: 24441869, PMCID: PMC3949080, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00149.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsCadherinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibroblastsFibronectinsHMGA2 ProteinHMGB2 ProteinHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisKeratin-19LungMicroRNAsMyofibroblastsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisS100 Calcium-Binding Protein A4Snail Family Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTransfectionTransforming Growth Factor betaWound HealingZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsLet-7dFibroblast-specific protein-1Mesenchymal marker αProtein 1Tight junction protein 1Smooth muscle actinMicroRNA Let-7dLung fibrosisProliferation of fibroblastsFibrotic processPrimary fibroblastsEffect of transfectionMuscle actinMesenchymal transitionLung fibroblastsFibroblast responsivenessMesenchymal propertiesKeratin 19Protein expressionEpithelial cellsWound healingN-cadherinProtein inductionReduced motilityTGF
2010
miR-21 mediates fibrogenic activation of pulmonary fibroblasts and lung fibrosis
Liu G, Friggeri A, Yang Y, Milosevic J, Ding Q, Thannickal VJ, Kaminski N, Abraham E. miR-21 mediates fibrogenic activation of pulmonary fibroblasts and lung fibrosis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2010, 207: 1589-1597. PMID: 20643828, PMCID: PMC2916139, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20100035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsAntisense Elements (Genetics)BleomycinCell LineCollagenExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibroblastsFibronectinsGene ExpressionHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMicroRNAsOligonucleotidesPhosphorylationPulmonary FibrosisSmad2 ProteinSmad7 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisFibrotic lung diseaseMiR-21 expressionMiR-21Fibrotic diseasesLung diseaseLung fibrosisPulmonary fibroblastsPrimary pulmonary fibroblastsPro-fibrogenic activityLungs of patientsLungs of miceExperimental lung fibrosisMiR-21 levelsPulmonary injuryInjury contributesPulmonary fibrosisPathological mediatorsPathophysiologic processesDysregulation of miRNAsFibrogenic activationFibrosisDiseaseExtracellular matrix productionFatal process
2009
WNT5A Is a Regulator of Fibroblast Proliferation and Resistance to Apoptosis
Vuga LJ, Ben-Yehudah A, Kovkarova-Naumovski E, Oriss T, Gibson KF, Feghali-Bostwick C, Kaminski N. WNT5A Is a Regulator of Fibroblast Proliferation and Resistance to Apoptosis. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2009, 41: 583-589. PMID: 19251946, PMCID: PMC2778165, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0201oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBeta CateninBlotting, WesternCase-Control StudiesCaspase 3Cell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalFibroblastsFibronectinsGene Expression ProfilingHumansHydrogen PeroxideIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisIntegrin alpha5LungMiceOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProto-Oncogene ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceTransfectionUp-RegulationWnt ProteinsWnt-5a ProteinConceptsUsual interstitial pneumoniaNormal lung fibroblastsLung tissueLung fibroblastsFibrotic interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung fibrosisSpecific histopathologic patternIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisInterstitial lung diseaseRole of Wnt5aReal-time RT-PCRQuantitative real-time RT-PCRInterstitial pneumoniaPulmonary fibrosisAutoimmune diseasesHistopathologic patternLung diseaseLung fibrosisHistological patternNormal histologyWnt/beta-catenin pathwayCanonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathwayWestern blotFibroblast proliferationBeta-catenin pathway
2006
Caveolin-1: a critical regulator of lung fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Wang XM, Zhang Y, Kim HP, Zhou Z, Feghali-Bostwick CA, Liu F, Ifedigbo E, Xu X, Oury TD, Kaminski N, Choi AM. Caveolin-1: a critical regulator of lung fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2006, 203: 2895-2906. PMID: 17178917, PMCID: PMC1850940, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20061536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBleomycinCaveolin 1Collagen Type IEpithelial CellsExtracellular MatrixFibroblastsFibronectinsFibrosisGene ExpressionHumansHydroxyprolineJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8PhosphorylationPulmonary FibrosisRNA, Small InterferingSmad2 ProteinTransfectionTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisCav-1 expressionCav-1Pulmonary fibroblastsPrimary pulmonary fibroblastsNovel therapeutic targetProgressive chronic disorderLung tissue samplesActivation of fibroblastsGrowth factor beta1Smad signaling cascadesHuman pulmonary fibroblastsC-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathwayIPF patientsLung fibrosisProfibrotic cytokinesChronic disordersN-terminal kinase pathwayLung tissueTherapeutic targetFibrosisHydroxyproline contentHistological analysisMarked reduction