Recombinant stem cell factor-induced mast cell activation and smooth muscle contraction in human bronchi.

abstract：:Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a proinflammatory cytokine that signals through the Type I IL-1 receptor (IL-1RI). Novel IL-1-like cytokines were recently identified. Their functions in lung disease remain unclear. Interleukin-1 family member-9 (IL-1F9) is one such IL-1-like cytokine, expressed in the lungs of humans and mice...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Ramadas RA,Ewart SL,Medoff BD,LeVine AM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial pneumonia is a common public health problem associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and cost. Neutrophils are usually the earliest leukocytes to respond to bacteria in the lungs. Neutrophils rapidly sequester in the pulmonary microvasculature and migrate into the lung parenchyma and alveolar spaces...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Gomez JC,Yamada M,Martin JR,Dang H,Brickey WJ,Bergmeier W,Dinauer MC,Doerschuk CM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several studies have demonstrated that the pulmonary collectins surfactant protein (SP)-A and SP-D contribute to innate immunity by enhancing pathogen phagocytosis, the role of SP-A and SP-D in regulating production of free radicals and cytokines is controversial. We hypothesized that the state and mechanism ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Stamme C,Walsh E,Wright JR

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are multifunctional proteins that have the capacity to modify cellular activities and to modulate matrix turnover. We demonstrate that TIMP-1 messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression are selectively and markedly increased in a murine model of bleomycin-induced pulmona...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Madtes DK,Elston AL,Kaback LA,Clark JG

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：: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：:Profound impairment in cellular oxygen consumption, referred to as cytopathic dysoxia, is one of the pathological hallmarks in the lungs of patients with pathogen-induced acute lung injury (ALI). However, the underlying mechanism for this functional defect remains largely unexplored. In this study, we found that prima...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Cui H,Xie N,Banerjee S,Ge J,Guo S,Liu G

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is often reactivated in the lung. We postulated that this reactivation could occur by stimulation of the CMV major immediate early (IE) promoter by other viruses that infect the lung. The specific aim of this study was to investigate whether adenovirus early proteins could stimul...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Metcalf JP,Monick MM,Stinski MF,Hunninghake GW

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the p53 gene have been implicated to play an important role in the development of various human cancers. To evaluate the importance of p53 in lung cancer, a transgenic mouse model was established by utilizing the Clara cell secretory protein (CCSP) promoter to target the expression of a dominant-negative ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Tchou-Wong KM,Jiang Y,Yee H,LaRosa J,Lee TC,Pellicer A,Jagirdar J,Gordon T,Goldberg JD,Rom WN

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms used by alveolar type I pneumocytes for maintenance of the lipid homeostasis necessary to sustain these large squamous cells are unknown. The processes may involve the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), a transport protein shown to be crucial in apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I)-mediated mobilizatio...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Bates SR,Tao JQ,Yu KJ,Borok Z,Crandall ED,Collins HL,Rothblat GH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative measurement of [3H]thymidine [( 3H]TdR) incorporation into cultured cells is widely used as an indicator of cell proliferation. The observation that adult type II cells are able to incorporate large amounts of [3H]TdR despite the fact that they are not proliferating raised the question of the meaning of [...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Clement A,Riedel N,Brody JS

更新日期：1990-08-01 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

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：: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：: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：: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：:Tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) is a monofunctional Phase II enzyme inducer, which produces reactive oxygen species. Incubation with a sublethal concentration of TBHQ increased the activities of both gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) and gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCS), although the mechanisms are different (L...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Liu RM,Hu H,Robison TW,Forman HJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preclinical models of human conditions including asthma showed the therapeutic potential of Compound A (CpdA), a dissociated glucocorticoid (GC) receptor (GRα) ligand. Whether CpdA inhibits GC resistance, a central feature of severe asthma, has not been addressed. We investigated whether CpdA modulates cytokine-induce...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Gavrila A,Chachi L,Tliba O,Brightling C,Amrani Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the mechanisms underlying tachyphylaxis to beta-adrenergic receptor agonists (beta-agonists) in tracheal smooth muscle. Simultaneous measurements of isometric tension and intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) using fura-2-loaded guinea pig tracheas showed that the inhibitory effects of isoproterenol (...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kume H,Ishikawa T,Oguma T,Ito S,Shimokata K,Kotlikoff MI

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Arrestin-2 (βarr2) is a ubiquitously expressed cytosolic protein that terminates G protein-coupled receptor signaling and transduces G protein-independent signaling. We previously showed that mice lacking βarr2 do not develop an asthma phenotype when sensitized to, and challenged with, allergens. The current study e...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Chen M,Hegde A,Choi YH,Theriot BS,Premont RT,Chen W,Walker JK

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myosin light chain phosphorylation results in cellular contraction and is a critical component of agonist-mediated endothelial cell (EC) junctional gap formation and permeability. We have shown that this reaction is catalyzed by a novel high molecular-weight Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent nonmuscle myosin light chain kinas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Verin AD,Lazar V,Torry RJ,Labarrere CA,Patterson CE,Garcia JG

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：:The lung is richly supplied with peptidergic nerves that store and secrete substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), and other neuropeptides known to potently modulate leukocyte function in vitro and airway inflammation in vivo. To investigate and characterize neuromodulation of immune responses compartme...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Kaltreider HB,Ichikawa S,Byrd PK,Ingram DA,Kishiyama JL,Sreedharan SP,Warnock ML,Beck JM,Goetzl EJ

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：: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：: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：:Unresolved inflammation in the lung is thought to elicit loss of endothelial cell (EC) barrier integrity and impaired lung function. We have shown, in a mouse model of shock/sepsis, that neutrophil interactions with resident pulmonary cells appear central to the pathogenesis of indirect acute lung injury (iALI). Norma...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Lomas-Neira J,Venet F,Chung CS,Thakkar R,Heffernan D,Ayala A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which may cause severe lung infections, secretes a metalloelastase that may interfere with the assay of neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G in lung secretions. Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, we have shown that P. aeruginosa elastase (PsE) cleaves succinyl-Ala3-p-nitroanilide bet...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Pelletier A,Dimicoli JL,Boudier C,Bieth JG

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Hyperplasia of airway smooth muscle cells is present in the airways of asthmatic patients and may contribute to the development of the bronchial hyperresponsiveness that occurs in these patients. Because tryptase is an abundant component of mast cell granules and has demonstrated growth-stimulatory effects in other me...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors： Brown JK,Tyler CL,Jones CA,Ruoss SJ,Hartmann T,Caughey GH

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00