Sensory neural responses to ozone exposure during early postnatal development in rat airways.

abstract：:We have developed a method to harvest and culture Clara cells isolated from guinea pig lungs. Their identity was confirmed by the presence of CC16kD protein specific for these cells; we studied their capacity to generate endothelin 1 (ET-1). Using monoclonal antibody and immunofluorescence techniques, ET-1 was localiz...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Laporte J,D'Orléans-Juste P,Sirois P

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of novel targets for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung inflammation is a major priority, considering that no effective therapy is available for this purpose. Consistent with the evidence that the sphingolipid (SL) ceramide regulates airway inflammation and infection in mice and patients with...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Dechecchi MC,Nicolis E,Mazzi P,Cioffi F,Bezzerri V,Lampronti I,Huang S,Wiszniewski L,Gambari R,Scupoli MT,Berton G,Cabrini G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of eosinophils by microbe-derived molecules via Toll-like receptors (TLR) potentially provides the link between microbe-induced innate immune responses and the exacerbation of allergic inflammation. We investigated the expression of TLRs and the effect of their ligands on human eosinophils. Expression of TL...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Wong CK,Cheung PF,Ip WK,Lam CW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metformin has been used as first-line treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes, and is reported to reduce cancer risk and progression by activating the liver kinase B1 (LKB1)-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway. Cisplatin remains the main drug for treating advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. However, drug r...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lin CC,Yeh HH,Huang WL,Yan JJ,Lai WW,Su WP,Chen HH,Su WC

更新日期：2013-08-01 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

abstract：:Wheeze is a common symptom in infants, but not all wheezers develop asthma. Indeed, up to 50% of wheezing children outgrow their symptoms by school age. How to predict if early wheeze will become asthma is still a matter of vivid debate. In this work, we sought to assess the clinical and pathological factors that migh...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Bonato M,Bazzan E,Snijders D,Tinè M,Biondini D,Turato G,Balestro E,Papi A,Cosio MG,Barbato A,Baraldo S,Saetta M

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) is found in exhaled breath and is produced by airway epithelia. In addition, H(2)O(2) is a necessary substrate for the airway lactoperoxidase (LPO) anti-infection system. To investigate the source of H(2)O(2) produced by airway epithelia, PCR was used to screen nicotinamide adenine dinucle...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Forteza R,Salathe M,Miot F,Forteza R,Conner GE

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) plays a critical role in endothelial dysfunction and contributes to the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension (PH). We hypothesized that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) stimulates microRNAs that inhibit ET-1 and pulmonary artery endothelial cell (PAEC) proliferation. The objec...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kang BY,Park KK,Kleinhenz JM,Murphy TC,Green DE,Bijli KM,Yeligar SM,Carthan KA,Searles CD,Sutliff RL,Hart CM

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:We previously described a reduction of silica-induced lung fibrosis in interleukin-10-deficient mice (IL-10-/-) (Huaux and colleagues; Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 1998;18:51-59). In the present study, we further dissect the exact functions of IL-10 in experimental silicosis. The reduced lung fibrotic response to si...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Barbarin V,Arras M,Misson P,Delos M,McGarry B,Phan SH,Lison D,Huaux F

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:Aging is associated with metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegeneration. Aging contributes to common processes including metabolic dysfunction, DNA damage, and reactive oxygen species generation. Although glycolysis has been linked to cell growth and prolifer...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Cho SJ,Moon JS,Lee CM,Choi AM,Stout-Delgado HW

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactosylated poly-L-lysine is a nonviral vector that transfers genes into airway epithelial cells, including those from individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). Substitution of 40% of the epsilon-amino groups of poly-L-lysine with lactosyl residues not only provided a ligand for receptor-mediated endocytosis, but also r...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kollen WJ,Schembri FM,Gerwig GJ,Vliegenthart JF,Glick MC,Scanlin TF

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：: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：:The etiology of acute lung injury is complex and associated with numerous, chemically diverse precipitating factors. During acute lung injury in mice, one key event is epithelial cell injury that leads to reduced surfactant biosynthesis. We have previously reported that transgenic mice that express transforming growth...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Bein K,Wesselkamper SC,Liu X,Dietsch M,Majumder N,Concel VJ,Medvedovic M,Sartor MA,Henning LN,Venditto C,Borchers MT,Barchowsky A,Weaver TE,Tichelaar JW,Prows DR,Korfhagen TR,Hardie WD,Bachurski CJ,Leikauf GD

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucin glycoproteins play a key role in the normal function of the airway epithelium. We examined the expression of mucin genes, MUC3, 4, 5AC, 5B, 6, 7, and 8 in human fetal tissues to establish the localization and age of onset of expression of each mucin gene during human development. We detected expression of MUC4, ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Reid CJ,Gould S,Harris A

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we described the isolation through fluorescent-activated cell sorting (FACS) of low autofluorescent (LAF) cells from human bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). These LAF cells displayed an immunophenotype comparable with that of dendritic cells (DC), and showed a high potency to stimulate naive T cells. In the stud...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： van Haarst JM,Verhoeven GT,de Wit HJ,Hoogsteden HC,Debets R,Drexhage HA

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophils are an important source of leukotriene (LT)C(4), which can be synthesized within lipid bodies-cytoplasmic organelles where eicosanoid formation may take place. Allergy-driven lipid body formation and function have never been investigated. Here, we studied the in vivo induction and role of lipid bodies with...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Vieira-de-Abreu A,Assis EF,Gomes GS,Castro-Faria-Neto HC,Weller PF,Bandeira-Melo C,Bozza PT

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical ventilation with high tidal volumes has been associated with pulmonary alveolar flooding. Understanding the mechanisms underlying cyclic stretch-induced increases in alveolar epithelial permeability may be important in designing preventive measures for acute lung injury. In this work, we assessed whether cy...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Davidovich N,DiPaolo BC,Lawrence GG,Chhour P,Yehya N,Margulies SS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil-associated inflammation during Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection is a determinant of morbidity in cystic fibrosis (CF). Neutrophil apoptosis is a key factor in inflammation resolution and is controlled by cytosolic proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). p21/Waf1, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor,...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Martin C,Ohayon D,Alkan M,Mocek J,Pederzoli-Ribeil M,Candalh C,Thevenot G,Millet A,Tamassia N,Cassatella MA,Thieblemont N,Burgel PR,Witko-Sarsat V

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a novel signaling gasotransmitter in the respiratory system, may have antiinflammatory properties in the lung. We examined the preventive and therapeutic effects of H2S on ozone-induced features of lung inflammation and emphysema. C57/BL6 mice were exposed to ozone or filtered air over 6 weeks....

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Li F,Zhang P,Zhang M,Liang L,Sun X,Li M,Tang Y,Bao A,Gong J,Zhang J,Adcock I,Chung KF,Zhou X

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that the surface fluid secreted by human airway epithelial cells contains antimicrobial activity. The identification of the factor(s) responsible for the antibacterial activity in airway surface fluid may bring new insights into lung defense mechanisms and the pathogenesis of disease. Defensin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： McCray PB Jr,Bentley L

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transformation-related protein 63-expressing (p63(+)) basal cells are confined to the trachea in the mouse lung. However, after influenza virus infection or bleomycin treatment, patches of p63(+) cells were observed in the damaged lung parenchyma. To address whether the newly induced p63(+) cells are derived from the ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Zheng D,Yin L,Chen J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactant protein (SP)-D, a 43-kD multifunctional collagen-like lectin, is synthesized and secreted by the airway epithelium. SP-D knockout (SP-D [-/-]) mice exhibit an increase in the number and size of airway macrophages, peribronchiolar inflammation, increases in metalloproteinase activity, and development of emph...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Atochina EN,Beers MF,Hawgood S,Poulain F,Davis C,Fusaro T,Gow AJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar epithelial cells are directly exposed to acute and chronic fluctuations in alveolar oxygen tension. Previously, we found that the oxygen-binding protein hemoglobin is expressed in alveolar Type II cells (ATII). Here, we report that ATII cells also express a number of highly specific transcription factors and ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Grek CL,Newton DA,Spyropoulos DD,Baatz JE

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distribution of actin and fodrin, a nonerythroid analogue of spectrin, was studied in cytocentrifuge preparations and in tissue sections of normal and pathologic respiratory epithelium by using immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. In ciliated epithelial cells and in goblet cells of normal bronchial epithe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Sormunen R,Pääkkö P,Palovuori R,Soini Y,Lehto VP

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway epithelial cells can respond to infection by activating several signaling pathways. We examined the induction of apoptosis in response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 in normal cells and several cystic fibrosis (CF) and corrected cell lines. Epithelial cells in monolayers with tight junctions, confirmed by apica...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Rajan S,Cacalano G,Bryan R,Ratner AJ,Sontich CU,van Heerckeren A,Davis P,Prince A

更新日期：2000-09-01 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