2006
State of the Art. Mechanistic Heterogeneity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Elias JA, Kang MJ, Crothers K, Homer R, Lee CG. State of the Art. Mechanistic Heterogeneity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2006, 3: 494-498. PMID: 16921126, DOI: 10.1513/pats.200603-068ms.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseVascular endothelial growth factorSecretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitorTh1/Tc1Obstructive pulmonary diseaseAlveolar destructionIFN-gammaMatrix metalloproteinasesMucus metaplasiaPulmonary diseaseCCR5-dependent mechanismEmphysematous alveolar destructionCigarette smoke exposureCytokine IFN-gammaIFN-gamma responsesEndothelial growth factorApoptosis-independent pathwayCCR5/Pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary responseSmoke exposureIL-13CC chemokinesFibrotic responseMurine lung
2002
IL-13-Induced Chemokine Responses in the Lung: Role of CCR2 in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling
Zhu Z, Ma B, Zheng T, Homer RJ, Lee CG, Charo IF, Noble P, Elias JA. IL-13-Induced Chemokine Responses in the Lung: Role of CCR2 in the Pathogenesis of IL-13-Induced Inflammation and Remodeling. The Journal Of Immunology 2002, 168: 2953-2962. PMID: 11884467, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.6.2953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCells, CulturedChemokine CCL2Chemokines, CCEndopeptidasesHyaluronic AcidInflammationInterleukin-13LungLung ComplianceMetaplasiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMinkMucusPhenotypeProtease InhibitorsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary FibrosisReceptors, CCR2Receptors, ChemokineRespiratory InsufficiencyRespiratory MucosaRNA, MessengerTotal Lung CapacityTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsMonocyte chemotactic proteinTransgenic IL-13IL-13Potent stimulatorIL-13 transgenic miceIL-13-induced inflammationSecretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitorRole of CCR2Macrophage-derived chemokineActivation-regulated chemokineMacrophage inflammatory proteinHyaluronic acid accumulationPathogenesis of humanMucus metaplasiaCCR2 deficiencyRespiratory failureChemokine responsesPulmonary inflammationLung complianceMIP-2Lavage fluidMIP-1betaEotaxin-2MCP-1MIP-3alpha
2000
Interferon γ Induction of Pulmonary Emphysema in the Adult Murine Lung
Wang Z, Zheng T, Zhu Z, Homer R, Riese R, Chapman H, Shapiro S, Elias J. Interferon γ Induction of Pulmonary Emphysema in the Adult Murine Lung. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2000, 192: 1587-1600. PMID: 11104801, PMCID: PMC2193095, DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.11.1587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult murine lungMurine lungProtease/antiprotease balanceChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSecretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitorNeutrophil-rich inflammationObstructive pulmonary diseaseInterferon γ inductionPulmonary diseasePulmonary complianceChronic inflammationInflammatory responseLung volumePulmonary emphysemaPulmonary tissueΓ inductionAlveolar enlargementMMP-9Matrix metalloproteinaseEmphysemaLungInflammationSelective inhibitionProminent proteaseMacrophages