Acid stimulation reduces bactericidal activity of surface liquid in cultured human airway epithelial cells.

abstract：:The inflammatory process plays a crucial role in the onset and progression of several lung pathologies, including cystic fibrosis (CF), and the involvement of NF-κB is widely recognized. The specific inhibition of NF-κB by decoy oligonucleotides delivered within the lung may be beneficial, although rationally designed...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： De Stefano D,Coletta C,Bianca Rd,Falcone L,d'Angelo I,Ungaro F,Quaglia F,Carnuccio R,Sorrentino R

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicosis is a chronic lung disease induced by the inhalation of crystalline silica. Exposure of cultured macrophages to crystalline silica leads to cell death; however, the mechanism of cell-particle interaction, the fate of particles, and the cause of death are unknown. Time-lapse imaging shows that mouse macrophage...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Gilberti RM,Joshi GN,Knecht DA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathological hallmarks of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease of premature infants, include inflammation, arrested alveolarization, and dysregulated angiogenesis. Severe BPD is often complicated by pulmonary hypertension (PH) that significantly increases morbidity and mortality. Glycogen synth...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Hummler SC,Rong M,Chen S,Hehre D,Alapati D,Wu S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-II/mannose-6-phosphate (M6P) receptor, which targets acid hydrolases to lysosomes, is a multifunctional protein with separate binding sites for IGF-II and M6P. The purpose of this study was to determine if alveolar macrophages (AM) and their precursor cells, blood monocytes, expres...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Rom WN

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increases in inflammatory-cell progenitors have been demonstrated in the bone marrow (BM) after inhalation of Ascaris suum in dogs at the time of allergen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of allergen challenge on trafficking of inflammatory cells and their prog...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Wood LJ,Inman MD,Denburg JA,O'Byrne PM

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relative roles of Duox2-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) in host defense against influenza A virus (IAV) infection in normal human nasal epithelial cells and mouse nasal mucosa. We found that Duox2 primarily generated ROS rapidly after IAV infection in normal human nasal epithelial cells and that k...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kim HJ,Kim CH,Kim MJ,Ryu JH,Seong SY,Kim S,Lim SJ,Holtzman MJ,Yoon JH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the temporal and spatial expression of the matrix-associated proteoglycan, biglycan, in a model of chronic hyperoxia-induced lung injury, changes in mRNA and protein were examined using Northern blot analyses and immunohistochemistry. Newborn rats were exposed to 85% or 100% oxygen for 6 and 4 wk, respective...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Veness-Meehan KA,Rhodes DN,Stiles AD

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypervascularity is known as an important element of airway remodeling in bronchial asthma. However, it remains obscure how allergic inflammation relates to angiogenesis in the lung. In this study, we examined the in vitro effects of inflammatory cytokines on endothelial cell functions, particularly angiogenesis. Huma...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Matsuda A,Fukuda S,Matsumoto K,Saito H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Important characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) include airway and vascular remodeling, the molecular mechanisms of which are poorly understood. We assessed the role of fibroblast growth factors (FGF) in pulmonary vascular remodeling by examining the expression pattern of FGF-1, FGF-2, and th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kranenburg AR,De Boer WI,Van Krieken JH,Mooi WJ,Walters JE,Saxena PR,Sterk PJ,Sharma HS

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is known that surfactant lipids and proteins are altered in patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, the mechanisms and implications of these alterations are not clear. In this study, the effects of P. aeruginosa on the surfactant large aggregate fraction were examined using an in vitro surface are...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Beatty AL,Malloy JL,Wright JR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS) is a significant clinical problem encountered among patients treated with bone marrow transplantation (BMT). IPS is identified as an inflammatory lung disease characterized by diffuse interstitial pneumonitis and alveolitis leading to interstitial fibrosis in the absence of an ident...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Shankar G,Scott Bryson J,Darrell Jennings C,Kaplan AM,Cohen DA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms on our planet have evolved in an oxidizing environment that is intrinsically inimical to life, and cells have been forced to devise means of protecting themselves. One of the defenses used most widely in nature is the enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). This enzyme performs the seemingly lackluster function of c...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Morse D,Choi AM

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to give a comprehensive overview of transgenic mouse lines suitable for studying gene function and cellular lineage relationships in lung development, homeostasis, injury, and repair. Many of the mouse strains reviewed in this Perspective have been widely shared within the lung research c...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Rawlins EL,Perl AK

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-interacting protein (TOLLIP) is an intracellular adaptor protein with diverse actions throughout the body. In a context- and cell type-specific manner, TOLLIP can function as an inhibitor of inflammation and endoplasmic reticulum stress, an activator of autophagy, or a critical regulator of intracellular vacuole ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Li X,Goobie GC,Gregory AD,Kass DJ,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently described overproduction of interferon (IFN)-gamma by lung lymphocytes in mice with silicosis (11% of cells in air-control versus 19% of cells from silica-exposed mice; Davis and colleagues, Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 1999;20:813-824). We hypothesized that the increased IFN-gamma production might be du...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Davis GS,Pfeiffer LM,Hemenway DR

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung alveoli are lined by alveolar type (AT) 1 cells and cuboidal AT2 cells. The AT1 cells are likely to be exposed to cell-free hemoglobin (Hb) in multiple lung diseases; however, the role of Hb redox (reduction-oxidation) reactions and their precise contributions to AT1 cell injury are not well understood. Using mou...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Chintagari NR,Jana S,Alayash AI

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously observed that mice exposed to cigarette smoke and treated with exogenous alpha(1)-antitrypsin (A1AT) were protected against the development of emphysema and against smoke-induced increases in serum TNF-alpha. To investigate possible mechanisms behind this latter observation, we cultured alveolar mac...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Churg A,Wang X,Wang RD,Meixner SC,Pryzdial EL,Wright JL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) is a severe complication of mechanical ventilation that can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome. VILI is characterized by damage to the epithelial barrier with subsequent pulmonary edema and profound hypoxia. Available lung-protective ventilator strategies offer only a mod...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Dolinay T,Himes BE,Shumyatcher M,Lawrence GG,Margulies SS

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retention kinetics for insoluble particles that deposit in the lung oftentimes resemble a multicomponent process during alveolar clearance, with each component appearing to follow simple first-order kinetics. Inasmuch as alveolar macrophages (AM) are thought to play an important role in particle removal from the lung,...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lehnert BE,Valdez YE,Tietjen GL

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular events involved in generating the hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction response are not clearly understood, in part because of the multitude of factors that alter pulmonary vascular tone. The goal of the present studies was to determine if a cell culture preparation containing vascular smooth muscle (VSM) c...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Murray TR,Chen L,Marshall BE,Macarak EJ

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are multifunctional proteins that have the capacity to modify cellular activities and to modulate matrix turnover. We demonstrate that TIMP-1 messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression are selectively and markedly increased in a murine model of bleomycin-induced pulmona...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Madtes DK,Elston AL,Kaback LA,Clark JG

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal lung structure is maintained by the presence of mesenchymal cells and their extracellular matrix products. The slow normal turnover of these cells is disrupted in fibrotic disorders, resulting in the in situ accumulation of mesenchymal cells and their extracellular matrix leading to a progressive alveolar wall ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Vignaud JM,Allam M,Martinet N,Pech M,Plenat F,Martinet Y

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β(2)-Adrenoceptor (β2AR) agonists are the most effective class of bronchodilators and a mainstay of asthma management. The first potent β2AR agonist discovered and widely used in reversing the airway constriction associated with asthma exacerbation was the endogenous activator of the β2AR, epinephrine. In this study, ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Thanawala VJ,Forkuo GS,Al-Sawalha N,Azzegagh Z,Nguyen LP,Eriksen JL,Tuvim MJ,Lowder TW,Dickey BF,Knoll BJ,Walker JK,Bond RA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), a major product of alveolar macrophages (AM), has been implicated in many pulmonary diseases. Histamine, a mediator important in pulmonary inflammation, has been demonstrated to regulate the production of TNF-alpha by monocytes. In this study, we show that human AM and monocyte...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Rowe J,Finlay-Jones JJ,Nicholas TE,Bowden J,Morton S,Hart PH

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term success in lung transplantation is limited by obliterative bronchiolitis, whereas T cell effector mechanisms in this process remain incompletely understood. Using the mouse heterotopic allogeneic airway transplant model, we studied T cell effector responses during obliterative airways disease (OAD). Allospec...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： West EE,Lavoie TL,Orens JB,Chen ES,Ye SQ,Finkelman FD,Garcia JG,McDyer JF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human lung is constantly exposed to the environment and potential pathogens. As the interface between host and environment, the respiratory epithelium has evolved sophisticated sensing mechanisms as part of its defense against pathogens. In this review, we examine how the respiratory epithelium senses and responds...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Benam KH,Denney L,Ho LP

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, investigators demonstrated associations between fine particulate matter (PM)-associated metals and adverse health effects. Residual oil fly ash (ROFA), a waste product of fossil fuel combustion from boilers, is rich in the transition metals Fe, Ni, and V, and when released as a fugitive particle, is an impor...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Farraj AK,Hazari MS,Haykal-Coates N,Lamb C,Winsett DW,Ge Y,Ledbetter AD,Carll AP,Bruno M,Ghio A,Costa DL

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung injury (ALI) is a devastating disease with an overall mortality rate of 30 to 40%. The coagulation/fibrinolysis system is implicated in the pathogenesis of ALI. Thrombin-activatable fibronolysis inhibitor (TAFI) is an important component of the fibrinolysis system. Recent studies have shown that the active ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Naito M,Taguchi O,Kobayashi T,Takagi T,D'Alessandro-Gabazza CN,Matsushima Y,Boveda-Ruiz D,Gil-Bernabe P,Matsumoto T,Chelakkot-Govindalayathil AL,Toda M,Yasukawa A,Hataji O,Morser J,Takei Y,Gabazza EC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asbestos causes asbestosis and malignancies by mechanisms that are not fully established. Alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) injury and repair are crucial determinants of the fibrogenic potential of noxious agents such as asbestos. We previously showed that mitochondrial reactive oxygen species mediate asbestos-induced AE...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Cheresh P,Morales-Nebreda L,Kim SJ,Yeldandi A,Williams DB,Cheng Y,Mutlu GM,Budinger GR,Ridge K,Schumacker PT,Bohr VA,Kamp DW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over one-third of lung recipients have preexisting antibodies against lung-restricted antigens: collagen (Col) type V and K-α1 tubulin (KAT). Although clinical studies have shown association of these antibodies with primary graft dysfunction (PGD), their biological significance remains unclear. We tested whether preex...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Bharat A,Chiu S,Zheng Z,Sun H,Yeldandi A,DeCamp MM,Perlman H,Budinger GR,Mohanakumar T

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00