Lung-specific expression of dominant-negative mutant p53 in transgenic mice increases spontaneous and benzo(a)pyrene-induced lung cancer.

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is an important regulator of Na(+) reabsorption by pulmonary epithelial cells and therefore of alveolar fluid clearance. The mechanisms by which NO affects epithelial ion transport are poorly understood and vary from model to model. In this study, the effects of NO on sodium reabsorption by H441 cell...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Althaus M,Pichl A,Clauss WG,Seeger W,Fronius M,Morty RE

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies have demonstrated that human alveolar macrophages (AM) are suppressive of lymphocyte function, through the mechanism of inhibition is unclear. In the current study, human AM inhibited receptor-mediated increases in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in T cells, natural killer cells, and B cell...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Yarbrough WC Jr,Wilkes DS,Weissler JC

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity affects the incidence and severity of asthma in at least two major phenotypes: an early-onset allergic (EOA) form that is complicated by obesity and a late-onset nonallergic (LONA) form that occurs only in the setting of obesity. Both groups exhibit airway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine challenge but exhi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Bates JH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A defining feature of acute lung injury (ALI) is the increased lung vascular permeability and alveolar flooding, which leads to associated morbidity and mortality. Specific therapies to alleviate the unremitting vascular leak in ALI are not currently clinically available; however, our prior studies indicate a protecti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Zhao Y,Gorshkova IA,Berdyshev E,He D,Fu P,Ma W,Su Y,Usatyuk PV,Pendyala S,Oskouian B,Saba JD,Garcia JG,Natarajan V

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nrf2 is a leucine zipper transcription factor that protects against oxidant-induced injury. Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is responsible for frequent disease exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is responsible for causing otitis media in young children. We hypothesized that Nrf...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lugade AA,Vethanayagam RR,Nasirikenari M,Bogner PN,Segal BH,Thanavala Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian airways are sensitive to inhaled stimuli, and airway diseases are characterized by hypersensitivity to volatile stimuli, such as perfumes, industrial solvents, and others. However, the identity and function of the cells in the airway that can sense volatile chemicals remain uncertain, particularly in hum...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Gu X,Karp PH,Brody SL,Pierce RA,Welsh MJ,Holtzman MJ,Ben-Shahar Y

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 70% of patients with cystic fibrosis have the DeltaF508 mutation. This protein is a partially functional chloride (Cl-) channel that is prematurely degraded in the endoplasmic reticulum. Specific members of the flavonoid class of compounds have been shown to increase Cl- conductance of wild-type and DeltaF508 cys...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lim M,McKenzie K,Floyd AD,Kwon E,Zeitlin PL

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar macrophages (AMs) play an important role in the regulation of the local immune reactivity in the lung. It was previously shown that exposure of rats to mild inescapable electrical footshock stress (20 min, 4 shocks/min, 5 s/shock, 0.8 mAmp) leads to apparent changes in the activity of AMs upon stimulation, re...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Broug-Holub E,Persoons JH,Schornagel K,Mastbergen SC,Kraal G

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semaphorins are a large family of proteins originally identified as axon guidance cues that play a crucial role in neural development. They are also ubiquitously expressed beyond the nervous system and contribute to regulation of essential cell functions, such as cell migration, proliferation, and adhesion. Binding of...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Movassagh H,Khadem F,Gounni AS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular endothelium plays an important role in the regulation of inflammatory responses after trauma and hemorrhage. Interactions of neutrophils with endothelial cells (ECs) contribute to the activation of specific EC responses involved in innate immunity. We have previously reported that oxidants derived from th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Xiang M,Yin L,Li Y,Xiao G,Vodovotz Y,Billiar TR,Wilson MA,Fan J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-13 is a T-helper class 2 cytokine that induces goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus production in airway epithelial cells. Because macrolide antibiotics are known to have immunomodulatory and mucoregulatory properties, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of clarithromycin on IL-13-induced goblet cell hyper...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Tanabe T,Kanoh S,Tsushima K,Yamazaki Y,Kubo K,Rubin BK

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report that S100 proteins were reduced in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). S100A8/9, which is important in epithelial barrier function, was particularly decreased in elderly patients with CRS. Epithelial expression of S100A8/9 is partly regulated by the IL-6 trans-signaling pathway. The goal of this stud...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Cho SH,Kim DW,Lee SH,Kolliputi N,Hong SJ,Suh L,Norton J,Hulse KE,Seshadri S,Conley DB,Kern RC,Tan BK,Peters A,Grammer LC,Schleimer RP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway surface fluids are mainly secreted from submucosal glands, and play important roles in the defense of airways via the up-regulation of mucociliary transport, resulting in an exclusion of many microbes or foreign substances. Although there are many articles concerning the importance of Toll-like receptors (TLRs)...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Murakami K,Tamada T,Nara M,Muramatsu S,Kikuchi T,Kanehira M,Maruyama Y,Ebina M,Nukiwa T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-glucans represent major structural components of fungal cell walls. We recently reported that Pneumocystis carinii beta-glucans stimulate alveolar macrophages to release proinflammatory cytokines. Macrophage activation by beta-glucan is augmented by serum, implying the presence of circulating factors that interac...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Vassallo R,Kottom TJ,Standing JE,Limper AH

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung development is associated with a surge in surfactant phosphatidylcholine (PC) production to prepare the newborn for extrauterine breathing. This process is associated with a marked increase in the activity of the rate-regulatory surfactant enzyme, CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase (CCTalpha). To investigate...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： McCoy DM,Fisher K,Robichaud J,Ryan AJ,Mallampalli RK

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by a dramatic neutrophil recruitment and repeated Pseudomonas infections in the lungs. To evaluate cytokine releasibility by airway epithelial cells in the context of CF, we studied primary nasal epithelial cells isolated from the upper airways and continuous epithelial cell lines...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Bédard M,McClure CD,Schiller NL,Francoeur C,Cantin A,Denis M

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperplasia of airway smooth muscle cells is present in the airways of asthmatic patients and may contribute to the development of the bronchial hyperresponsiveness that occurs in these patients. Because tryptase is an abundant component of mast cell granules and has demonstrated growth-stimulatory effects in other me...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Brown JK,Tyler CL,Jones CA,Ruoss SJ,Hartmann T,Caughey GH

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An NADPH-oxidase complex containing at least two protein components (gp91-phox and p22-phox) and a unique low redox potential (-245 mV) cytochrome b-245 is the source of superoxide generated for bacterial killing in neutrophils and has been suggested as the oxygen sensor in the carotid body. In pure cultures of smooth...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Marshall C,Mamary AJ,Verhoeven AJ,Marshall BE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of hypoxia (< 2.5% O2) on rat manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) gene promoter-luciferase reporter constructs in transiently transfected lung epithelial cells (A549, L2, and E1A-T2) and fibroblasts (R9Ab). We cloned MnSOD promoter-luciferase reporter constructs (numbers refer to length ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Ohman T,Parish G,Jackson RM

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is an alarmin released from macrophages after infection or inflammation and is a biomarker of lung disease progression in patients with cystic fibrosis. We reported that 2-O, 3-O desulfated heparin (ODSH) inhibits the release of HMGB1 from murine macrophages triggered by neutrophil el...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Zheng S,Kummarapurugu AB,Afosah DK,Sankaranarayanan NV,Boothello RS,Desai UR,Kennedy T,Voynow JA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants born to heroin- and cocaine-addicted mothers have been reported to have a lower incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) compared with nonaddicted infants. However, it is not known whether these are direct drug-mediated effects or secondary phenomena. We therefore investigated the effect of opioids and...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Gewolb IH,O'Brien J,Slavin RE

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opiate-like peptides can regulate many cellular functions. We now map [D-Ala(2)]deltorphin I (DADTI)-like immunoreactivity (DADTI-LI) in developing mouse lung and analyze potential functional roles. Most DADTI-LI-positive cells were alveolar cells negative for prosurfactant protein (proSP)-C immunoreactivity. Peak num...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Sunday ME,Haley KJ,Emanuel RL,Torday JS,Asokananthan N,Sikorski KA,Tooyama I,Kimura H,Renda T,Erspamer V

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-11 and IL-11 receptor (R)alpha are induced by Th2 cytokines. However, the role(s) of endogenous IL-11 in antigen-induced Th2 inflammation has not been fully defined. We hypothesized that IL-11, signaling via IL-11Ralpha, plays an important role in aeroallergen-induced Th2 inflammation and mucus metaplasia. To test ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lee CG,Hartl D,Matsuura H,Dunlop FM,Scotney PD,Fabri LJ,Nash AD,Chen NY,Tang CY,Chen Q,Homer RJ,Baca M,Elias JA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major disease of the lungs. It primarily occurs after a prolonged period of cigarette smoking. Chronic inflammation of airways and the alveolar space as well as lung tissue destruction are the hallmarks of COPD. Recently it has been shown that cellular senescence might...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kumar M,Seeger W,Voswinckel R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose moves into airway secretions after a glucose load. Therefore people with diabetes or hyperglycemia spend a significant proportion of each day with glucose in their airways secretions. This study investigated the effects of glucose on isolated human airways and on cultured airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells. Huma...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Cazzola M,Calzetta L,Rogliani P,Lauro D,Novelli L,Page CP,Kanabar V,Matera MG

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibronectin (FN) is an extracellular matrix protein that acts as a substrate for cell migration and adhesion during development. FN adheres to cells through a dimeric membrane protein, the FN receptor. Antibodies to FN and synthetic peptides that inhibit FN-receptor interaction inhibit gastrulation, block neural crest...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Dean DC

更新日期：1989-07-01 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：:Sarcoidosis is characterized by the accumulation of activated lymphocytes in the lungs and other organs and by the spontaneous production of the active form of vitamin D, calcitriol. We hypothesized that calcitriol may modulate the responsiveness of human lymphocytes to the relevant biologic mediator, interleukin-2 (I...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Fraher LJ,Caveney AN,McFadden RG

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) play a pivotal role in shaping antiviral immune responses in the respiratory tract. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently identified pathogen and like its better known relative, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), has been increasingly recognized as a major cause of respiratory morbidity in i...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Guerrero-Plata A,Casola A,Suarez G,Yu X,Spetch L,Peeples ME,Garofalo RP

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effects of aging on diaphragmatic mitochondrial function. Diaphragm mitochondria were prepared from specific pathogen-free rats aged 7 wk (n = 7), 35 wk (n = 7), and 55 wk (n = 7). The activities of various portions of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, i.e., com...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Torii K,Sugiyama S,Takagi K,Satake T,Ozawa T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00