Airway Progenitor Clone Formation Is Enhanced by Y-27632-Dependent Changes in the Transcriptome.

abstract：:Increases in inflammatory-cell progenitors have been demonstrated in the bone marrow (BM) after inhalation of Ascaris suum in dogs at the time of allergen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of allergen challenge on trafficking of inflammatory cells and their prog...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Wood LJ,Inman MD,Denburg JA,O'Byrne PM

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-activating factor (PAF), a proinflammatory lipid mediator, is a potent airway mucin secretagogue. This study assessed the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in PAF-induced mucin release from primary cultures of feline tracheal epithelial cells (FTEC). Mucin secretion was quantitated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Larivée P,Levine SJ,Martinez A,Wu T,Logun C,Shelhamer JH

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about whether maternal immune status during pregnancy influences asthma development in the child. We measured cytokine production in supernatants from mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood immune cells collected during and after pregnancy from the mothers of children enrolled in the Tucson Infant Immune ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Rothers J,Stern DA,Lohman IC,Spangenberg A,Wright AL,DeVries A,Vercelli D,Halonen M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that tyrosine kinases play an important role in signal transduction mechanisms utilized by a range of different agonists in many cell types. We have investigated the effects of four different inhibitors of tyrosine kinases on IgE-dependent histamine release from human lung mast cells and basop...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lavens SE,Peachell PT,Warner JA

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) contribute to epithelial injury at sites of inflammation, but their mechanisms of action are incompletely understood. PMN can injure target tissues by oxidative and nonoxidative mechanisms. Included in the nonoxidative mechanisms are defensins (DEF), small (3.5 to 4.0 kD), arginine- ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Nygaard SD,Ganz T,Peterson MW

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-8 (IL-8) are inflammatory cytokines produced by alveolar macrophages (AMs) and implicated in sepsis-related adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Preliminary findings from clinical trials suggest that aerosolized ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Thomassen MJ,Meeker DP,Antal JM,Connors MJ,Wiedemann HP

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) acting through epithelial nucleotide receptors exerts multiple physiologic actions on airway mucociliary clearance and caliber. However, the effect of ATP on arachidonate metabolism in the airway remains unknown. In this study, the ability of ATP to regulate eicosanoid production was studi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Aksoy MO,Borenstein M,Li XX,Kelsen SG

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lung epithelium constitutes a selective barrier that separates the airways from the aqueous interstitial compartment. Regulated barrier function controls water and ion transport across the epithelium and is essential for maintaining lung function. Tight junctions (TJs) seal the epithelial barrier and determine the...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kielgast F,Schmidt H,Braubach P,Winkelmann VE,Thompson KE,Frick M,Dietl P,Wittekindt OH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicosis is a chronic lung disease induced by the inhalation of crystalline silica. Exposure of cultured macrophages to crystalline silica leads to cell death; however, the mechanism of cell-particle interaction, the fate of particles, and the cause of death are unknown. Time-lapse imaging shows that mouse macrophage...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Gilberti RM,Joshi GN,Knecht DA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zn may have an important protective role in the respiratory epithelium and Zn deficiency may enhance airway inflammation and epithelial damage. The effects of mild nutritional Zn deficiency on airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and airway inflammation in mice sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA) to induce an a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Truong-Tran AQ,Ruffin RE,Foster PS,Koskinen AM,Coyle P,Philcox JC,Rofe AM,Zalewski PD

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple cytokines play a role in the orchestration of inflammation in inflammatory airway diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, through the recruitment, activation and survival of inflammatory cells. Lymphokines secreted from T cells regulate the pattern of inflammation, whereas proinflammatory cyt...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Barnes PJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:The hydroxyl radical (.OH) is a highly reactive oxygen free radical that has been implicated as a cause of lung injury following exposure to silica and silicates. Despite evidence that silica generates .OH in vitro, there has been no previous demonstration of in vivo production of .OH after exposure to nonfibrous mine...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Schapira RM,Ghio AJ,Effros RM,Morrisey J,Almagro UA,Dawson CA,Hacker AD

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases, but its role in bleomycin (BLM)-induced lung injury and subsequent fibrotic changes remains to be determined. We evaluated the role of IL-6 in the lung inflammatory changes induced by BLM using wild-type (WT) and IL-6-de...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Saito F,Tasaka S,Inoue K,Miyamoto K,Nakano Y,Ogawa Y,Yamada W,Shiraishi Y,Hasegawa N,Fujishima S,Takano H,Ishizaka A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activin A is a homodimeric protein structurally and functionally related to transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), and the expression of activin A is modulated by TGF-beta. Here, we demonstrate the expression of activin A in normal and bleomycin (BLM)-treated murine lungs. ICR mice were treated with BLM intraperi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Matsuse T,Fukuchi Y,Eto Y,Matsui H,Hosoi T,Oka T,Ohga E,Nagase T,Orimo H

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytokine mRNA profiles of primary (arising from inhaled bacilli) and secondary (arising from hematogenous reseeding of the lung) granulomas from the lung lobes of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated and unimmunized guinea pigs challenged with virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the pulmonary route were as...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Ly LH,Russell MI,McMurray DN

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has been described to contain, besides a large number of alveolar macrophages (AM) (approximately 95%), small numbers of monocyte-like cells (approximately 2%) and dendritic cells (DC) (approximately 0.4%). To separate AM (high autofluorescence) from DC, we used a fluorescence activa...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： van Haarst JM,Hoogsteden HC,de Wit HJ,Verhoeven GT,Havenith CE,Drexhage HA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are essential for innate and adaptive immunity, but are purported to exhibit variable radiosensitivity in response to irradiation in various bone marrow transplantation (BMT) protocols. To address this controversy, we analyzed the magnitude of depletion and repopulation of both lung CD11b(pos) DC...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Hahn I,Klaus A,Maus R,Christman JW,Welte T,Maus UA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive tissue remodeling occurs in survivors of acute lung injury, leading to nearly normal histology and physiology in the majority of individuals, whereas others suffer significant impairment due to the development of pulmonary fibrosis. Alveolar epithelial cells play a central role in the repair process. They ar...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Hasegawa T,Sorensen L,Dohi M,Rao NV,Hoidal JR,Marshall BC

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the response of an epithelial barrier to a moderate but sustained oxidative stress, we cultured monolayers of Madin Darby canine kidney cells on microporous filters and exposed them to the hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase (HX-XO) reaction. The transepithelial permeability coefficient for mannitol (Pm) was ass...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Rochat T,Burkhard C,Finci-Cerkez V,Meda P

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is characterized by abnormal smooth muscle-like cell proliferation leading to tissue destruction and cyst formation. We demonstrate that serum response factor (SRF), a critical smooth muscle transcription factor, is overexpressed in LAM cells. To determine whether abnormal SRF ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Zhe X,Yang Y,Jakkaraju S,Schuger L

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disorder resulting from the progressive remodeling of lungs, with no known effective treatment. Although transforming growth factor (TGF)-β has a well-established role in lung fibrosis, clinical experience with neutralizing antibodies to TGF-β has been disappointing, and ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Das S,Kumar M,Negi V,Pattnaik B,Prakash YS,Agrawal A,Ghosh B

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrolides have been shown to be effective in treating diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB), although the precise modes of action remain unclear. At sites of airway inflammation, respiratory epithelium is considered an active participant in regulating neutrophil survival. We therefore examined the effect of erythromycin, cl...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Yamasawa H,Oshikawa K,Ohno S,Sugiyama Y

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：:The reasons for bacterial proliferation in the lungs of mechanically ventilated patients are poorly understood. We hypothesized that prolonged cyclic stretch of lung cells influenced bacterial growth. Human alveolar type II-like A549 cells were submitted in vitro to prolonged cyclic stretch. Bacteria were cultured in ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Pugin J,Dunn-Siegrist I,Dufour J,Tissières P,Charles PE,Comte R

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucus hypersecretion is characteristic of chronic airway diseases. However, regulatory mechanisms are poorly understood. Human airway epithelial cells grown on permeable supports at the air-liquid interface (ALI) develop a mucociliary morphology resembling that found in vivo. Such cultures provide a model for studying...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Bernacki SH,Nelson AL,Abdullah L,Sheehan JK,Harris A,Davis CW,Randell SH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) is an important new therapeutic agent used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension in a variety of disease states. However, the effects of NO on cells in the lung are uncertain. Previously, we have shown that NO gas depresses neutrophil oxidative cell function and increases neutrophil cell d...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Fortenberry JD,Owens ML,Brown MR,Atkinson D,Brown LA

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ozone (O3) is the principal oxidant pollutant in photochemical smog. Repeated exposures to O3 induces inflammation and mucous cell metaplasia in the nasal airways of laboratory animals. Our study was designed to determine the efficacy of a topical anti-inflammatory corticosteroid in preventing O3-induced rhinitis and ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Hotchkiss JA,Hilaski R,Cho H,Regan K,Spencer P,Slack K,Harkema JR

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive growth of pulmonary arterial (PA) smooth muscle cells (SMCs) is a major component of PA hypertension (PAH). The calcium-activated neutral cysteine proteases calpains 1 and 2, expressed by PASMCs, contribute to PH but are tightly controlled by a single specific inhibitor, calpastatin. Our objective was to inv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Wan F,Letavernier E,Abid S,Houssaini A,Czibik G,Marcos E,Rideau D,Parpaleix A,Lipskaia L,Amsellem V,Gellen B,Sawaki D,Derumeaux G,Dubois-Randé JL,Delcroix M,Quarck R,Baud L,Adnot S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00