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