2021
FeV1 and BMI influence King’s Sarcoidosis Questionnaire score in sarcoidosis patients
Frye B, Potasso L, Farin-Glattacker E, Birring S, Müller-Quernheim J, Schupp J. FeV1 and BMI influence King’s Sarcoidosis Questionnaire score in sarcoidosis patients. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2021, 21: 395. PMID: 34861850, PMCID: PMC8643005, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01761-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKing's Sarcoidosis QuestionnaireBody mass indexSarcoidosis patientsQuality of lifeSerological parametersHigher body mass indexGerman Clinical Trials RegisterLife style modificationClinical Trials RegisterEffect of obesitySteroid-sparing therapiesLung functional parametersGeneral health statusOrgan-specific domainsConclusionThis observationKSQ scoresTrials RegisterClinical chartsMethodsClinical dataOrgan manifestationsLung functionMass indexClinical parametersStyle modificationTRIAL REGISTRATIONTranscriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage cells identifies new molecular endotypes of sarcoidosis
Vukmirovic M, Yan X, Gibson KF, Gulati M, Schupp JC, DeIuliis G, Adams TS, Hu B, Mihaljinec A, Woolard TN, Lynn H, Emeagwali N, Herzog EL, Chen ES, Morris A, Leader JK, Zhang Y, Garcia JGN, Maier LA, Collman RG, Drake WP, Becich MJ, Hochheiser H, Wisniewski SR, Benos PV, Moller DR, Prasse A, Koth LL, Kaminski N. Transcriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage cells identifies new molecular endotypes of sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 2021, 58: 2002950. PMID: 34083402, PMCID: PMC9759791, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02950-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBronchoalveolar LavageBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidHumansSarcoidosisSarcoidosis, PulmonaryTranscriptomeConceptsWeighted gene co-expression network analysisGene co-expression network analysisCo-expression network analysisGene expression programsGene expression patternsDistinct transcriptional programsImmune response pathwaysIon Torrent ProtonMicroarray expression datasetsExpression programsTranscriptional programsPhenotypic traitsGene modulesResponse pathwaysRNA sequencingMolecular endotypesExpression patternsGene expressionHilar lymphadenopathyOrgan involvementGenomic researchMechanistic targetExpression datasetsT helper type 1T cell immune responses
2016
Sarkoidose
Frye B, Schupp J, Köhler T, Voll R, Müller-Quernheim J. Sarkoidose. Zeitschrift Für Rheumatologie 2016, 75: 389-401. PMID: 27146405, DOI: 10.1007/s00393-016-0086-2.ChaptersConceptsTumor necrosis factorLymph nodesEndobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationHigh spontaneous remission rateUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationSecond-line medicationsThird-line therapyHilar lymph nodesImportant differential diagnosisSpontaneous remission rateRare granulomatous diseaseFine-needle aspirationRemission rateAcute sarcoidosisOrgan impairmentRheumatic diseasesGranulomatous diseaseNecrosis factorDifferential diagnosisNeedle aspirationTherapeutic goalsDiagnostic clarificationSarcoidosisMedicationsTherapy
2015
Immune response to Propionibacterium acnes in patients with sarcoidosis – in vivo and in vitro
Schupp J, Tchaptchet S, Lützen N, Engelhard P, Müller-Quernheim J, Freudenberg M, Prasse A. Immune response to Propionibacterium acnes in patients with sarcoidosis – in vivo and in vitro. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 15: 75. PMID: 26204953, PMCID: PMC4513400, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-015-0070-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeat-killed P. acnesSarcoid patientsP. acnesBAL cellsBAL fluidTotal IgGImmune responseHealthy volunteersPathogenesis of sarcoidosisSpecific antibodiesGM-CSF productionIgA titresIgA levelsLymph nodesInflammatory cytokinesGranuloma formationMore TNFSarcoidosisPatientsPropionibacterium acnesAcneGM-CSFElevated levelsAntibodiesIgG
2010
Inhaled Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Exerts Immunoregulatory Effects in Sarcoidosis
Prasse A, Zissel G, Lützen N, Schupp J, Schmiedlin R, Gonzalez-Rey E, Rensing-Ehl A, Bacher G, Cavalli V, Bevec D, Delgado M, Müller-Quernheim J. Inhaled Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Exerts Immunoregulatory Effects in Sarcoidosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2010, 182: 540-548. PMID: 20442436, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200909-1451oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasoactive intestinal peptideRegulatory T cellsT cellsImmunoregulatory effectsImmunoregulatory roleLung disordersVIP treatmentCapacity of VIPChronic inflammatory lung disordersPeripheral regulatory T cellsTumor necrosis factor-alpha productionClinical phase II studyNecrosis factor-alpha productionConventional effector T cellsEpitheloid cell granulomasFatal organ dysfunctionPhase II studyEffector T cellsExaggerated immune responseChronic lung inflammationInflammatory lung disordersBronchoalveolar lavage fluidNew therapeutic principleImportant immunoregulatory roleActive disease