2016
Role of Nitric Oxide Isoforms in Vascular and Alveolar Development and Lung Injury in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Overexpressing Neonatal Mice Lungs
Syed MA, Choo-Wing R, Homer RJ, Bhandari V. Role of Nitric Oxide Isoforms in Vascular and Alveolar Development and Lung Injury in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Overexpressing Neonatal Mice Lungs. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0147588. PMID: 26799210, PMCID: PMC4723240, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factorVascular markersRoom airVascular permeabilityMouse lungLung developmentVEGF overexpressionDifferent nitric oxide synthase isoformsNitric oxide synthase isoformsGrowth factorInhibition of NOS1Inhibition of NOS2Nitric oxide isoformsOxidative stress markersNeonatal mouse lungNOS1 inhibitionNOS1 inhibitorInjury markersLung injuryLung vascularNewborn lungNOS pathwayAlveolar developmentPostnatal day
2013
A Critical Regulatory Role for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Hyperoxia-Induced Injury in the Developing Murine Lung
Sun H, Choo-Wing R, Sureshbabu A, Fan J, Leng L, Yu S, Jiang D, Noble P, Homer RJ, Bucala R, Bhandari V. A Critical Regulatory Role for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Hyperoxia-Induced Injury in the Developing Murine Lung. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e60560. PMID: 23637753, PMCID: PMC3639272, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiopoietinsAnimalsBronchoalveolar LavageCell CountGene Expression RegulationGene Knockout TechniquesHyperoxiaInterleukin-6LungLung InjuryMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMiceMice, TransgenicPhenotypeReceptor, TIE-2Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsMIF knockoutHyperoxia exposureRoom airAngiopoietin-1Macrophage migration inhibitory factorHyperoxia-Induced InjuryAcute lung injuryProtein expressionRoom air controlsMigration inhibitory factorAngiopoietin-2 proteinTie-2 proteinMechanism of actionVascular mediatorsLung injuryControl lungsMIF mRNANewborn lungWT lungsNeonatal lungPostnatal dayMurine lungTransgenic miceLung morphometryCritical regulatory molecules