2022
Recruited monocytes/macrophages drive pulmonary neutrophilic inflammation and irreversible lung tissue remodeling in cystic fibrosis
Öz H, Cheng E, Di Pietro C, Tebaldi T, Biancon G, Zeiss C, Zhang P, Huang P, Esquibies S, Britto C, Schupp J, Murray T, Halene S, Krause D, Egan M, Bruscia E. Recruited monocytes/macrophages drive pulmonary neutrophilic inflammation and irreversible lung tissue remodeling in cystic fibrosis. Cell Reports 2022, 41: 111797. PMID: 36516754, PMCID: PMC9833830, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC motif chemokine receptor 2Monocytes/macrophagesLung tissue damageCystic fibrosisTissue damageCF lungPulmonary neutrophilic inflammationPro-inflammatory environmentChemokine receptor 2CF lung diseaseNumber of monocytesSpecific therapeutic agentsGrowth factor βCF transmembrane conductance regulatorLung hyperinflammationLung neutrophiliaNeutrophilic inflammationNeutrophil inflammationInflammation contributesLung damageNeutrophil recruitmentLung diseaseLung tissueReceptor 2Therapeutic target
2021
Nanoparticles for delivery of agents to fetal lungs
Ullrich SJ, Freedman-Weiss M, Ahle S, Mandl HK, Piotrowski-Daspit AS, Roberts K, Yung N, Maassel N, Bauer-Pisani T, Ricciardi AS, Egan ME, Glazer PM, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH. Nanoparticles for delivery of agents to fetal lungs. Acta Biomaterialia 2021, 123: 346-353. PMID: 33484911, PMCID: PMC7962939, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal lungCellular uptakeIntra-amniotic routeRoute of deliveryCongenital lung diseaseDelivery of agentsIntra-amniotic deliveryRelative cellular uptakeNanoparticlesFetal treatmentDiaphragmatic herniaLung diseaseFetal therapyLung tissueFetal miceIntravenous deliveryCystic fibrosisLungLung therapyInterventional technologiesTherapeutic agentsEndothelial cellsCell populationsEffective targetingTherapy
2016
Increased susceptibility of Cftr−/− mice to LPS-induced lung remodeling
Bruscia E, Zhang P, Barone C, Scholte BJ, Homer R, Krause D, Egan ME. Increased susceptibility of Cftr−/− mice to LPS-induced lung remodeling. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2016, 310: l711-l719. PMID: 26851259, PMCID: PMC4836110, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00284.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung pathologyCF miceImmune responseWT miceChronic inflammationCystic fibrosisAbnormal immune responseChronic pulmonary infectionPersistent immune responseWild-type littermatesCF mouse modelsPseudomonas aeruginosa lipopolysaccharideCF lung pathologyPulmonary infectionChronic administrationLPS exposurePersistent inflammationLung remodelingWT littermatesLung tissueOverall pathologyMouse modelInflammationChronic exposureBacterial products
2015
Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium
McNeer NA, Anandalingam K, Fields RJ, Caputo C, Kopic S, Gupta A, Quijano E, Polikoff L, Kong Y, Bahal R, Geibel JP, Glazer PM, Saltzman WM, Egan ME. Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 6952. PMID: 25914116, PMCID: PMC4480796, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineChloridesCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic TherapyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLactic AcidMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesPeptide Nucleic AcidsPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersRespiratory MucosaConceptsFacile genome engineeringVivo gene deliveryBiodegradable polymer nanoparticlesTransient gene expressionNanoparticle systemsGene deliveryPolymer nanoparticlesGene correctionGenome engineeringNanoparticlesOff-target effectsPeptide nucleic acidLethal genetic disorderNucleic acidsDonor DNATarget effectsIntranasal deliveryDeliveryCystic fibrosisEngineeringOligonucleotideChloride effluxHuman cellsAirway epitheliumLung tissue
2001
Effects of the Serine/Threonine Kinase SGK1 on the Epithelial Na+ Channel (ENaC) and CFTR: Implications for Cystic Fibrosis
Wagner C, Ott M, Klingel K, Beck S, Melzig J, Friedrich B, Wild K, Bröer S, Moschen I, Albers A, Waldegger S, Tümmler B, Egan M, Geibel J, Kandolf R, Lang F. Effects of the Serine/Threonine Kinase SGK1 on the Epithelial Na+ Channel (ENaC) and CFTR: Implications for Cystic Fibrosis. Cellular Physiology And Biochemistry 2001, 11: 209-218. PMID: 11509829, DOI: 10.1159/000051935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthineAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBronchiCell LineCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorEpithelial CellsEpithelial Sodium ChannelsHumansIn Situ HybridizationLungMacrophages, AlveolarMutationOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPulmonary AlveoliRNA, ComplementaryRNA, MessengerSodiumSodium ChannelsXenopus laevisConceptsSerine/threonine kinase SGK1Lung tissueCystic fibrosisCF patientsKinase SGK1CF lung tissueXenopus oocytesLoss of CFTRLung epithelial cell lineCoexpression of CFTREffect of SGK1Pathophysiological factorsEpithelial cell lineRespiratory epitheliumLung phenotypeVariety of stimuliCl(-) secretionSGK1 expressionInhibitor amilorideInhibitory effectEpithelial cellsEnhanced expressionChannel ENaC.CFTR mutationsChannel activity