Th1/Th2 cytokines reciprocally regulate in vitro pulmonary angiogenesis via CXC chemokine synthesis.

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common and serious chronic lung disease of preterm infants. The development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) significantly increases the mortality and morbidity of this disease. β-Catenin signaling plays an important role in tissue development and remodeling. Aberrant β-caten...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

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

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have determined eicosanoid production from endogenous arachidonic acid by neonatal lamb lungs stimulated with calcium ionophore A23187 during normoxia and hypoxia. Lungs of lambs 19 to 25 d of age were isolated and perfused with cell-free Krebs' bicarbonate buffer at a flow rate of 15 to 20 ml/kg/min. After 30 min ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Ibe BO,Isenberg WB,Raj JU

更新日期：1991-04-01 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：:NFU1 is a mitochondrial protein that is involved in the biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters, and its genetic modification is associated with disorders of mitochondrial energy metabolism. Patients with autosomal-recessive inheritance of the NFU1 mutation G208C have reduced activity of the respiratory chain Complex II ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Niihori M,Eccles CA,Kurdyukov S,Zemskova M,Varghese MV,Stepanova AA,Galkin A,Rafikov R,Rafikova O

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:In allergic airway diseases, intermediate progenitor cells (IPCs) increase in number in the surface epithelium. IPCs arise from basal cells, the origin of hallmark pathological changes, including goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus hypersecretion. Thus, targeting IPCs will benefit future treatment of allergic airway dis...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lee SN,Kim SJ,Yoon SA,Song JM,Ahn JS,Kim HC,Choi AMK,Yoon JH

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:LL-37 is a human cationic host defense peptide that is present in the specific granules of neutrophils, produced by epithelial cells from a variety of tissues, and is upregulated during inflammation, infection, and injury. It has been proposed to have a variety of antimicrobial functions, including both direct antimic...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lau YE,Bowdish DM,Cosseau C,Hancock RE,Davidson DJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques are described for visualizing intracellular tropoelastin at the light level using immunofluorescence and immunogold techniques. Best results were obtained with B5 fixative on cells permeabilized with acetone. Using either formaldehyde or paraformaldehyde for fixation (instead of B5) resulted in both less re...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Grosso LE,Whitehouse LA,Mecham RP

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A greater understanding of the regulatory processes contributing to lung development could help ameliorate morbidity and mortality in premature infants and identify individuals at risk for congenital and/or chronic lung diseases. Genomics technologies have provided rich gene expression datasets for the developing lung...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kho AT,Bhattacharya S,Mecham BH,Hong J,Kohane IS,Mariani TJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an essential role in maintaining the homeostatic balance of immune responses. Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the airways that is driven by dysregulated immune responses toward normally innocuous antigens. Individuals with asthma have fewer and less functional Tregs, which may le...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Thorburn AN,Hansbro PM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary function of neutrophils in host defense is to contain and eradicate invading microbial pathogens. This is achieved through a series of swift and highly coordinated responses culminating in ingestion (phagocytosis) and killing of invading microbes. While these tasks are usually performed without injury to h...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Zemans RL,Colgan SP,Downey GP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway allergen exposure induces inflammation among individuals with atopy that is characterized by altered airway gene expression, elevated levels of T helper type 2 cytokines, mucus hypersecretion, and airflow obstruction. To identify the genetic determinants of the airway allergen response, we employed a systems ge...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kelada SN,Carpenter DE,Aylor DL,Chines P,Rutledge H,Chesler EJ,Churchill GA,Pardo-Manuel de Villena F,Schwartz DA,Collins FS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrated previously that FoxD1-derived cells in the lung are enriched in pericyte-like cells in mouse lung. These cells express the common pericyte markers and are located adjacent to endothelial cells. In this study, we demonstrate the feasibility of administering diphtheria toxin (DT) by oropharyngeal aspirat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Hung CF,Chow YH,Liles WC,Altemeier WA,Schnapp LM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify mechanisms that allow p185HER2 expression in lung cancer, we performed Western, Southern, and Northern blot analyses of 14 cell lines derived from human non-small cell lung carcinomas and one cell line derived from a human mesothelioma. Human bronchiole epithelial cells and rat type II pneumocytes were fou...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kern JA,Robinson RA,Gazdar A,Torney L,Weiner DB

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactant is an apically-secreted surface-active material containing primarily disaturated phosphatidylcholine (DSPtdCho) that is released from alveolar epithelia into the alveolus. Surfactant deficiency is an important aspect of inflammatory lung disease and may result from extravasation of serum lipoproteins into t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Agassandian M,Mathur SN,Zhou J,Field FJ,Mallampalli RK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the ability of conditioned medium (CM) generated by human upper airway epithelial (Ep) cells from normal (NN) and inflamed, allergic rhinitis (AR) and nasal polyp (NP) tissues to induce monocytic differentiation of hemopoietic progenitors of the HL-60 myeloid leukemia cell line in vitro. In HL-60 cells cul...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Ohtoshi T,Vancheri C,Cox G,Gauldie J,Dolovich J,Denburg JA,Jordana M

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of human recombinant stem cell factor (SCF) on inflammatory mediator release and smooth muscle contraction was evaluated in human isolated intralobar bronchi. Bronchi from 21 of 26 donors contracted in response to SCF. The threshold concentration was approximately 0.01 micrograms/ml. At 1 micrograms/ml, the...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Undem BJ,Lichtenstein LM,Hubbard WC,Meeker S,Ellis JL

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis is an important fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening pneumonia in patients with AIDS and malignancy. Lung fungal pathogens are recognized by C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), which bind specific ligands and stimulate innate immune responses. The CLR Dectin-1 was previously shown to mediate immune re...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kottom TJ,Hebrink DM,Jenson PE,Marsolek PL,Wüthrich M,Wang H,Klein B,Yamasaki S,Limper AH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) release gelatinase B in response to variable stimuli. Gelatinase B degrades basement membrane components in vitro, and inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase activity blunts PMN migration through a prototype basement membrane (Matrigel) and amnionic membranes. Accordingly, it has bee...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Betsuyaku T,Shipley JM,Liu Z,Senior RM

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to characterize basolateral anion channels in Calu-3 and normal human bronchial epithelial cells, and their role in anion secretion. Patch clamp studies identified an outwardly rectifying Cl- channel (ORCC), which could be activated by the adenosine receptor agonist 5'-(N-ethylcarboxamido...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Szkotak AJ,Man SF,Duszyk M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian alveolar epithelium is composed of alveolar type I (AT1) and alveolar type II (AT2) cells that together coordinate tissue function. We used a heterocellular culture model of AT1 and AT2 cells to determine pathways for intercellular signaling between these two phenotypes. Gap junction protein (connexin) p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Isakson BE,Seedorf GJ,Lubman RL,Evans WH,Boitano S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH) is a serious lung vascular disease caused by heterozygous mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway genes, BMPR2 and SMAD9. One noncanonical function of BMP signaling regulates biogenesis of a subset of microRNAs. We have previously shown that this funct...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Drake KM,Dunmore BJ,McNelly LN,Morrell NW,Aldred MA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphologic changes are reported to occur in rat lung vasculature after 3 days of hypoxia. We have previously shown that immunoreactivity for the vasodilator calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is increased in pulmonary endocrine cells by 7 days of hypoxia. Because these cells may be among the earliest mediators of...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Roncalli M,Springall DR,Maggioni M,Moradoghli-Haftvani A,Winter RJ,Zhao L,Coggi G,Polak JM

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motile cilia are essential for clearance of particulates and pathogens from airways. For effective transport, ciliary motor proteins and axonemal structures interact to generate the rhythmic, propulsive bending, but the mechanisms that produce a dynamic waveform remain incompletely understood. Biomechanical measures o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Oltean A,Schaffer AJ,Bayly PV,Brody SL

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial lung diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality both in immunocompromised and in immunocompetent individuals. Neutrophil accumulation, a pathological hallmark of bacterial diseases, is critical to host defense, but may also cause acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome. Toll-like rec...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Balamayooran G,Batra S,Fessler MB,Happel KI,Jeyaseelan S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study utilized the monocrotaline (MCT) model of pulmonary hypertension in rats to examine temporal alterations in steady-state levels of basement membrane (BM) component mRNA and deposition of protein using Northern analysis and immunohistochemistry, respectively. MCT (60 mg/kg, subcutaneous) produced sust...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lipke DW,Arcot SS,Gillespie MN,Olson JW

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：:Macrophages are key orchestrators of the inflammatory and repair responses in the lung, and the diversity of their function is indicated by their polarized states and distinct subpopulations and localization in the lung. Here, we characterized the pulmonary macrophage populations in the interstitial and alveolar compa...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Johnston LK,Rims CR,Gill SE,McGuire JK,Manicone AM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) is synthesized intracellularly by the enzymes cystathionine-γ-lyase and cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS), and is proposed to be a gasotransmitter with effects in modulating inflammation and cellular proliferation. We determined a role of H(2)S in airway smooth muscle (ASM) function. ASM were rem...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Perry MM,Hui CK,Whiteman M,Wood ME,Adcock I,Kirkham P,Michaeloudes C,Chung KF

更新日期：2011-10-01 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