Plasminogen activation induced pericellular fibronectin proteolysis promotes fibroblast apoptosis.

abstract：:Mycobacterium avium (MAV) and M. abscessus (MAB) are ubiquitous environmental organisms increasingly recognized to cause chronic lung disease in patients with apparently normal immune function. Little is yet known about their human pathophysiology. Our objective was to examine cytokine and chemokine responses (protein...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Sampaio EP,Elloumi HZ,Zelazny A,Ding L,Paulson ML,Sher A,Bafica AL,Shea YR,Holland SM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is important in the control of differentiation, migration, and activation of eosinophils. In order to study the role of IL-5 in the development of eosinophilic inflammation of the airways, we have used a monoclonal antibody to murine IL-5 (TRFK-5) in a murine model of allergic pulmonary inflammati...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kung TT,Stelts DM,Zurcher JA,Adams GK 3rd,Egan RW,Kreutner W,Watnick AS,Jones H,Chapman RW

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At birth, the mammalian lung is still immature. The alveoli are not yet formed and the interairspace walls contain two capillary layers which are separated by an interstitial core. After alveolarization (first 2 postnatal weeks in rats) the alveolar septa mature: their capillary layers merge, the amount of connective ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Schittny JC,Paulsson M,Vallan C,Burri PH,Kedei N,Aeschlimann D

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) can result in cell death or genetic alterations when cells are subjected to radiation, exposure to toxins, or other environmental stresses. A complex DNA-damage-response pathway is activated to repair the damage, and the inability to repair these breaks can lead to carcinogenesis. One o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Msiska Z,Pacurari M,Mishra A,Leonard SS,Castranova V,Vallyathan V

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of bombesin-like peptides (BLPs) by pulmonary neuroendocrine cells is transiently upregulated during lung development. A functional role for BLPs is supported by their ability to stimulate lung growth and maturation both in vitro and in vivo during the late stages of lung development. In addition, the c...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Aguayo SM,Schuyler WE,Murtagh JJ Jr,Roman J

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degradation of preexisting and newly synthesized extracellular matrix is thought to play an important role in tissue remodeling. The current study evaluated whether thrombin and TNF-alpha/IL-1beta could collaboratively induce collagen degradation by human fetal lung fibroblasts (HFL-1) and adult bronchial fibroblasts ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Fang Q,Liu X,Al-Mugotir M,Kobayashi T,Abe S,Kohyama T,Rennard SI

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) and the inactive enantiomer N G-methyl-D-arginine (D-NMMA) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the respiratory mucosa in nasal turbinate organ cultures. We also investigated the effect of P. aeruginosa culture fil...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Dowling RB,Newton R,Robichaud A,Cole PJ,Barnes PJ,Wilson R

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：:Glucocorticoids increase surfactant phosphatidylcholine synthesis, in part, by stimulating the rate regulatory enzyme CTP:cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase. This enzyme exists in mammalian lung cytosol as an active lipoprotein form (H-form) and an inactive apoprotein (L-form) species. We administered betamethasone...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Mallampalli RK,Walter ME,Peterson MW,Hunninghake GW

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Hemoglobin (Hb)-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) are being developed as a potential therapy for increasing tissue oxygenation, yet they have not reached their full potential because of unwanted hemodynamic side effects (vasoconstriction, low cardiac output, and oxygen delivery) due in part to nitric oxide (NO) scavenging...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Irwin D,Buehler PW,Alayash AI,Jia Y,Bonventura J,Foreman B,White M,Jacobs R,Piteo B,TissotvanPatot MC,Hamilton KL,Gotshall RW

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical field stimulation (EFS) has previously been shown to induce the release of prostaglandin (PG) E2 from ferret tracheal epithelium. We have now conducted a study to see whether this effect of EFS is due to the activation of nerves or whether it is a non-neural effect. The release of PGE2 and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Ullman A,Ciabattoni G,Svedmyr N,Skoogh BE,Löfdahl CG

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics and mechanisms of extracellular release of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells (EC) subjected to anoxia, hypoxia, and hypoxia followed by reoxygenation were examined using various inhibitors of enzymatic systems in intact cells and by direct measurement of H2O2 producti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Zulueta JJ,Yu FS,Hertig IA,Thannickal VJ,Hassoun PM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of extracellular ATP on the proliferation and synthesis of DNA by guinea pig alveolar macrophages (AM). AM proliferated spontaneously in vitro, their number doubling in 72 h. Such proliferation was completely inhibited by adding 1 mM ATP to the culture. The inhibition was dose dependent. ATP al...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Nakanishi M,Kawasaki M,Ogino H,Yoshida M,Yagawa K

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported that von Hippel-Lindau protein (pVHL) expression is elevated in human and mouse fibrotic lungs and that overexpression of pVHL stimulates fibroblast proliferation. We sought to determine whether loss of pVHL in fibroblasts prevents injury and fibrosis in mice that are treated with bleomycin. We genera...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Zhou Q,Chen T,Zhang W,Bozkanat M,Li Y,Xiao L,van Breemen RB,Christman JW,Sznajder JI,Zhou G

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperplasia and cell migration of smooth muscle are features of both airway and pulmonary vascular diseases. The precise cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate smooth muscle migration in the lungs remain unknown. In this study, we examined the effect of cAMP-mobilizing agents and steroids on smooth muscle cel...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Goncharova EA,Billington CK,Irani C,Vorotnikov AV,Tkachuk VA,Penn RB,Krymskaya VP,Panettieri RA Jr

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleural infection is common. Evacuation of infected pleural fluid is essential for successful treatment, but it is often difficult because of adhesions/loculations within the effusion and the viscosity of the fluid. Intrapleural delivery of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) (to break the adhesions) and deoxyribonucle...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lansley SM,Cheah HM,Varano Della Vergiliana JF,Chakera A,Lee YC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mast cell secretion has been intensively studied because of its pivotal role in allergic reactions and its advantages as a physiologic model, the molecular composition of the secretory machine is virtually unknown. In view of the guanine-nucleotide dependency of mast cell exocytosis and the participation of R...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Tuvim MJ,Adachi R,Chocano JF,Moore RH,Lampert RM,Zera E,Romero E,Knoll BJ,Dickey BF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T helper 2 (Th2)-like cytokines are thought to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of airway inflammation in atopic asthma, leading to bronchial hyperresponsiveness. To investigate the role of the principal Th2 cytokine interleukin-4 (IL-4) in asthma, we examined the allergen-induced changes in airway morphology a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Brusselle G,Kips J,Joos G,Bluethmann H,Pauwels R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system plays a critical role in immune responses against pathogens. However, its identity and regulation in the lung are not fully understood. This study aimed to explore the role of tripartite motif protein (TRIM) 72 in regulating complement receptor (CR) of the Ig superfamily (CRIg) in alveolar macrop...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Nagre N,Cong X,Terrazas C,Pepper I,Schreiber JM,Fu H,Sill JM,Christman JW,Satoskar AR,Zhao X

更新日期：2018-06-01 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

abstract：:Acute lung injury induced by reactive oxygen gases such as ozone (O(3)) is focal and site-selective. To define patterns of acute epithelial injury along intrapulmonary airways, we developed a new analytic approach incorporating labeling of permeable cells, airway microdissection, and laser scanning confocal microscopy...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Postlethwait EM,Joad JP,Hyde DM,Schelegle ES,Bric JM,Weir AJ,Putney LF,Wong VJ,Velsor LW,Plopper CG

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effects of acid exposure on the adherence of Streptococcus pneumoniae to cultured human tracheal epithelial cells, cells were exposed to acid at various pH levels, and various concentrations of S. pneumoniae were added to the culture medium. The number of S. pneumoniae adhering to cultured human trachea...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Ishizuka S,Yamaya M,Suzuki T,Nakayama K,Kamanaka M,Ida S,Sekizawa K,Sasaki H

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we sought to elucidate the mechanisms by which monocytes migrate into the pleural space in the presence of anaphylatoxins in tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE). Monocytes in both pleural effusion and blood were counted, and their phenotypic characteristics were analyzed. Activation of the complem...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Luo L,Li X,Hu X,Hu C,Tang W,Deng S,Feng J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 is a potent bronchoconstrictor peptide with pro-inflammatory and growth-promoting properties. After exposure of sensitized Brown-Norway rats to six repeated ovalbumin exposures, there was an increase in pro-endothelin (ET)-1 messenger RNA compared with saline-exposed control rats 24 h after the final expo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Salmon M,Liu YC,Mak JC,Rousell J,Huang TJ,Hisada T,Nicklin PL,Chung KF

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species in the genus Pneumocystis can cause severe pneumonia in immune-compromised hosts. The identification of specific targets present in Pneumocystis species, but lacking in mammalian hosts, is paramount to developing new means to treat this infection. One such potential protein is Rtt109, which is a type of histon...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kottom TJ,Han J,Zhang Z,Limper AH

更新日期：2011-06-01 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

abstract：:While elastin degradation is a hallmark of pulmonary emphysema, it is likely that elastin synthesis also occurs. However, the supramolecular structure and function of the newly synthesized elastin are abnormal. Very little is known about the regulation of elastin synthesis during the development of emphysema when prom...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： McGowan SE,McNamer R

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Redox imbalance has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many acute and chronic lung diseases. The b-Zip transcription factor Nrf2 acts via an antioxidant/electrophilic response element to regulate antioxidants and maintain cellular redox homeostasis. Our previous studies have shown that Nrf2-deficient mice (Nrf2(-/...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Reddy NM,Kleeberger SR,Cho HY,Yamamoto M,Kensler TW,Biswal S,Reddy SP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucus obstruction is a key feature of many inflammatory airway diseases. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are released upon neutrophil stimulation and consist of extracellular chromatin networks studded with cytotoxic proteins. When released in the airways, these NETs can become part of the airway mucus. We hypot...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Linssen RS,Chai G,Ma J,Kummarapurugu AB,van Woensel JBM,Bem RA,Kaler L,Duncan GA,Zhou L,Rubin BK,Xu Q

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00