2015
Conditional overexpression of TGFβ1 promotes pulmonary inflammation, apoptosis and mortality via TGFβR2 in the developing mouse lung
Sureshbabu A, Syed MA, Boddupalli CS, Dhodapkar MV, Homer RJ, Minoo P, Bhandari V. Conditional overexpression of TGFβ1 promotes pulmonary inflammation, apoptosis and mortality via TGFβR2 in the developing mouse lung. Respiratory Research 2015, 16: 4. PMID: 25591994, PMCID: PMC4307226, DOI: 10.1186/s12931-014-0162-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Lung InjuryAlveolar Epithelial CellsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisDisease Models, AnimalGenotypeHumansHyperoxiaLungMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicPhenotypePneumoniaProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSignal TransductionTime FactorsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Up-RegulationConceptsImpaired alveolarizationBronchopulmonary dysplasiaAlveolar epithelial cellsPulmonary inflammationPulmonary phenotypeMouse lungAcute lung injuryType II alveolar epithelial cellsApoptotic cell deathCell deathNewborn mouse lungPotential therapeutic strategyGrowth factor betaNull mutant miceLung injuryImproved survivalNeonatal mortalityMonocyte infiltrationAbnormal alveolarizationAngiogenic mediatorsInflammatory signalsTGFβ1 expressionTherapeutic strategiesInflammatory macrophagesLung morphometry
2013
Hyperoxia and Interferon-γ–Induced Injury in Developing Lungs Occur via Cyclooxygenase-2 and the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress–Dependent Pathway
Choo-Wing R, Syed MA, Harijith A, Bowen B, Pryhuber G, Janér C, Andersson S, Homer RJ, Bhandari V. Hyperoxia and Interferon-γ–Induced Injury in Developing Lungs Occur via Cyclooxygenase-2 and the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress–Dependent Pathway. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2013, 48: 749-757. PMID: 23470621, PMCID: PMC3727872, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0381oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBronchopulmonary DysplasiaCelecoxibCell DeathCyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsEndoplasmic Reticulum StressHumansHyperoxiaImmunohistochemistryInfant, NewbornInterferon-gammaLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPyrazolesRNA, Small InterferingSulfonamidesTranscription Factor CHOPConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaCyclooxygenase-2Endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent pathwaysER stress pathway activationPathway mediatorsHuman bronchopulmonary dysplasiaFinal common pathwayAlveolar epithelial cellsImpaired alveolarizationStress pathway activationCOX2 inhibitionMurine modelMurine lungClinical relevanceIFNVivo modelHyperoxiaLungHuman lungPathway activationCHOP siRNAStress-dependent pathwaysInjuryEpithelial cellsCommon pathway
2011
A Role for Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 in IFNγ-Mediated Injury in Developing Lungs
Harijith A, Choo-Wing R, Cataltepe S, Yasumatsu R, Aghai ZH, Janér J, Andersson S, Homer RJ, Bhandari V. A Role for Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 in IFNγ-Mediated Injury in Developing Lungs. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2011, 44: 621-630. PMID: 21216975, PMCID: PMC3095982, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2010-0058oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaHuman bronchopulmonary dysplasiaLung architectureRole of IFNγMatrix metalloproteinase-9Caspase-3Final common pathwayMatrix metalloproteinases 2Downstream targetsImpaired alveolarizationLung injuryChemokine ligandMetalloproteinase-9IFNγ mRNAAngiopoietin-2Murine modelLittermate controlsPulmonary phenotypeMurine lungClinical relevanceLung phenotypeAngiopoietin-1IFNγMetalloproteinases 2Lung