Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand enhances collagen production by human lung fibroblasts.

abstract：:Interstitial lung disease is a devastating disease in humans that can be further complicated by the development of secondary pulmonary hypertension. Accumulating evidence indicates that the oxidant superoxide can contribute to the pathogenesis of both interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension. We used a mod...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Van Rheen Z,Fattman C,Domarski S,Majka S,Klemm D,Stenmark KR,Nozik-Grayck E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 influences postnatal vascularization and alveologenesis in mice and whether stable (constitutive-active) HIF could prevent hyperoxia-induced lung injury. We assessed postnatal vessel and alveolar formation in transgenic mice, expressing a stable, constit...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Tibboel J,Groenman FA,Selvaratnam J,Wang J,Tseu I,Huang Z,Caniggia I,Luo D,van Tuyl M,Ackerley C,de Jongste JC,Tibboel D,Post M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated concentrations of CO2 (hypercapnia) lead to alveolar epithelial dysfunction by promoting Na,K-ATPase endocytosis. In the present report, we investigated whether the CO2/HCO3(-) activated soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) regulates this process. We found that hypercapnia increased the production of cyclic adenosi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lecuona E,Sun H,Chen J,Trejo HE,Baker MA,Sznajder JI

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) release from aortic endothelial cells was studied in the presence of antioxidant enzyme inhibitors, mitochondrial inhibitors, a microsomal cytochrome P-450 inhibitor, and after oxidative stress induced with H2O2 or menadione. Extracellular H2O2 generation was determined spectrofluor...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kinnula VL,Whorton AR,Chang LY,Crapo JD

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New approaches for improving tuberculosis (TB) control using adjunct host-directed cellular and repurposed drug therapies are needed. Autophagy plays a crucial role in the response to TB, and a variety of autophagy-inducing drugs that are currently available for various medical conditions may serve as an adjunct treat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Juárez E,Carranza C,Sánchez G,González M,Chávez J,Sarabia C,Torres M,Sada E

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:The lung epithelium has recently been identified as a novel site of fibrinogen (FBG) biosynthesis. A coordinated upregulation of A alpha, B beta, and gamma chain FBG gene transcription occurs upon stimulation of A549 lung epithelial cells with dexamethasone (DEX) and the proinflammatory mediator interleukin-6 (IL-6). ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Guadiz G,Sporn LA,Goss RA,Lawrence SO,Marder VJ,Simpson-Haidaris PJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and eosinophils (Eos) are important cellular participants in a variety of acute and chronic inflammatory reactions in the airway. Histologic evidence has implicated direct interactions between these two subsets of leukocytes and airway epithelial cells during inflammation. A comprehe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Jagels MA,Daffern PJ,Zuraw BL,Hugli TE

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remodeling of the airways, as occurs in asthmatic patients, is associated with the continual presence of inflammatory mediators and Th2 cytokines, especially interleukin (IL)-13, during cycles of epithelial injury and repair. In this study, we examined the effect of IL-13 on well-differentiated normal human bronchial ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Booth BW,Adler KB,Bonner JC,Tournier F,Martin LD

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stachybotrys chartarum is a fungal contaminant within the built environment and a respiratory health concern in the United States. The objective of this study was to characterize the mechanisms influencing pulmonary immune responses to repeatedly inhaled S. chartarum. Groups of B6C3F1/N mice repeatedly inhaled viable ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Croston TL,Lemons AR,Barnes MA,Goldsmith WT,Orandle MS,Nayak AP,Germolec DR,Green BJ,Beezhold DH

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antenatal corticosteroids enhance lung maturation. However, the importance of glucocorticoid genes on early lung development, asthma susceptibility, and treatment response remains unknown. We investigated whether glucocorticoid genes are important during lung development and their role in asthma susceptibility and tre...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Sharma S,Kho AT,Chhabra D,Qiu W,Gaedigk R,Vyhlidal CA,Leeder JS,Barraza-Villarreal A,London SJ,Gilliland F,Raby BA,Weiss ST,Tantisira KG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T lymphocytes and alveolar macrophages accumulating in the lower respiratory tract of patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis are known to be activated to produce several cytokines, presumably leading to granuloma formation within the lung. We hypothesized that these cells produce colony-stimulating factors (CSFs), which ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Itoh A,Yamaguchi E,Kuzumaki N,Okazaki N,Furuya K,Abe S,Kawakami Y

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) is known to induce the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and the induction of manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD). We have recently demonstrated that induction of TNF-alpha and MnSOD by LPS is mediated through different signal transduction pathways. In the current ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： White JE,Tsan MF

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleomycin-induced lung injury causes increased fibroblast numbers in the lung and pulmonary fibrosis. Studies of fibroblasts isolated from such injured lungs have revealed evidence of increased intrinsic proliferative capacity, but the mechanism is unknown. Telomerase catalyzes the addition of telomeric DNA repeats on...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Nozaki Y,Liu T,Hatano K,Gharaee-Kermani M,Phan SH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is an important inflammatory mediator produced by activated monocytes and macrophages. We have previously shown that porcine alveolar macrophages (PAM) mediate bystander cytotoxicity through hydrogen peroxide production following activation with immobilized IgG immune complex (I...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kim JW,Wierda WG,Kim YB

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monkey Clara cell 10 kDa protein (CC10) was purified from monkey lung lavage. This protein showed an apparent molecular weight of about 10 kDa and 5 kDa under non-reducing and reducing conditions, respectively, as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. From the amino acid sequence dat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Hashimoto S,Nakagawa K,Sueishi K

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:Cigarette smoking and aging are major risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. An unsolved question is whether elderly lungs are particularly vulnerable to cigarette smoke (CS) exposure. In this study, we used a mouse model to test the hypothesis that aging increases the susceptibility to CS-induced pul...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Moriyama C,Betsuyaku T,Ito Y,Hamamura I,Hata J,Takahashi H,Nasuhara Y,Nishimura M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of mechanisms participate in virus-induced asthma. Previously, we described enhanced basophil histamine release (HR) during an experimentally induced rhinovirus infection and after in vitro incubation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) with influenza virus. This study extends our previous observatio...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Huftel MA,Swensen CA,Borcherding WR,Dick EC,Hong R,Kita H,Gleich GJ,Busse WW

更新日期：1992-10-01 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：:SLC6A14-mediated l-arginine transport has been shown to augment the residual anion channel activity of the major mutant, F508del-CFTR, in the murine gastrointestinal tract. It is not yet known if this transporter augments residual and pharmacological corrected F508del-CFTR in primary airway epithelia. We sought to det...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Ahmadi S,Wu YS,Li M,Ip W,Lloyd-Kuzik A,Di Paola M,Du K,Xia S,Lew A,Bozoky Z,Forman-Kay J,Bear CE,Gonska T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the lung is repeatedly subjected to injury by pathogens and toxicants, maintenance of pulmonary homeostasis requires rapid repair of its epithelial surfaces. Ciliated bronchiolar epithelial cells, previously considered as terminally differentiated, underwent squamous cell metaplasia within hours after bronchiola...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Park KS,Wells JM,Zorn AM,Wert SE,Laubach VE,Fernandez LG,Whitsett JA

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mesothelium contains both procoagulant and fibrinolytic activities. An imbalance between these activities could account for the abnormal fibrin turnover and pleural fibrin deposition that is characteristic of pleural inflammation. Procoagulant activity of human pleural mesothelial cells (HPMC) is in part due to ti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Idell S,Zwieb C,Kumar A,Koenig KB,Johnson AR

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is a rare and fatal disorder that involves extensive remodeling of the pulmonary arteries mediated by hyperproliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Aberrant platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) activity can lead to hyperproliferation of PASMCs; however, littl...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Chen J,Guo J,Cui X,Dai Y,Tang Z,Qu J,Raj JU,Hu Q,Gou D

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Airway epithelial cells produce a number of chemokines, including eotaxins. Among the three known eotaxins, T helper (Th) type 2 cytokines have been observed to induce the expression of eotaxin-3 mRNA. This study investigated the effect of interferon (IFN)-gamma, a Th1 cytokine, on Th2 cytokine-induced eotaxin-3 produ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Yamamoto S,Kobayashi I,Tsuji K,Nishi N,Muro E,Miyazaki M,Zaitsu M,Inada S,Ichimaru T,Hamasaki Y

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subset of workers in swine confinement facilities develops chronic respiratory disease. An aqueous extract of dust from these facilities (hogbarn dust extract [HDE]) induces IL-6 and IL-8 release and several other responses in isolated airway epithelial cells. The cell membrane receptors by which HDE initiates these...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Dodmane PR,Schulte NA,Heires AJ,Band H,Romberger DJ,Toews ML

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe deterioration of surfactant function is noted under conditions of plasma protein leakage into the alveolar space; moreover, fibrinogen has previously been reported to possess strong surfactant inhibitory capacity. Dissolution of alveolar deposits of fibrinogen and fibrin (e.g., hyaline membranes) requires enzym...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Seeger W,Grube C,Günther A

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：:To examine the effects of acid exposure with moderate acidity (pH 3.0-5.0) on bactericidal activity of airway surface liquid (ASL), ASL was collected by washing the surface of primary cultures of human tracheal epithelial cells 24 h after treatment with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) adjusted to a pH of 3.0, 4.0, or ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Nakayama K,Jia YX,Hirai H,Shinkawa M,Yamaya M,Sekizawa K,Sasaki H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00