2014
CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ Regulatory Tregs inhibit fibrocyte recruitment and fibrosis via suppression of FGF-9 production in the TGF-β1 exposed murine lung
Peng X, Moore MW, Peng H, Sun H, Gan Y, Homer RJ, Herzog EL. CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ Regulatory Tregs inhibit fibrocyte recruitment and fibrosis via suppression of FGF-9 production in the TGF-β1 exposed murine lung. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2014, 5: 80. PMID: 24904415, PMCID: PMC4032896, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTGF-β1Lung fibrosisDepletion of TregsRole of TregsRegulatory T cellsMurine lung fibrosisHuman TGF-β1 geneFibroblast growth factor 9TGF-β1 signalingTGF-β1 geneGrowth factor 9Model of fibrosisRegulatory TregTreg quantityCD25 antibodyDoxycycline-inducible overexpressionPulmonary fibrosisNaïve CD4Fibrocyte recruitmentIL-1αFGF-9 expressionLung parenchymaT cellsTregsFibrocyte accumulation
2010
TGF-beta driven lung fibrosis is macrophage dependent and blocked by Serum amyloid P
Murray LA, Chen Q, Kramer MS, Hesson DP, Argentieri RL, Peng X, Gulati M, Homer RJ, Russell T, van Rooijen N, Elias JA, Hogaboam CM, Herzog EL. TGF-beta driven lung fibrosis is macrophage dependent and blocked by Serum amyloid P. The International Journal Of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 2010, 43: 154-162. PMID: 21044893, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2010.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum amyloid PAnti-fibrotic effectsLung fibrosisFibrocyte accumulationAmyloid PAberrant extracellular matrix (ECM) depositionTransgenic mouse modelM2 macrophage differentiationPleiotropic growth factorExtracellular matrix depositionAirway inflammationIPF patientsAirway remodelingPulmonary fibrosisMacrophage accumulationLung diseaseLiposomal clodronateCXCL10 expressionM2 macrophagesMonocyte responsePulmonary macrophagesMouse modelCollagen depositionPathogenic mechanismsDisease severity