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
2008
Endogenous IL-11 Signaling Is Essential in Th2- and IL-13–Induced Inflammation and Mucus Production
Lee CG, Hartl D, Matsuura H, Dunlop FM, Scotney PD, Fabri LJ, Nash AD, Chen NY, Tang CY, Chen Q, Homer RJ, Baca M, Elias JA. Endogenous IL-11 Signaling Is Essential in Th2- and IL-13–Induced Inflammation and Mucus Production. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2008, 39: 739-746. PMID: 18617680, PMCID: PMC2586049, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0053oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-13 productionMucus productionIL-11Th2 inflammationIL-11RalphaAerosol antigen challengeAirway mucus productionBronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) inflammationPulmonary Th2 responsesLevels of IgEIL-13 responsesEndogenous IL-11Null mutant miceBAL inflammationMucus metaplasiaEosinophilic inflammationTh2 responsesAntigen challengeIL-11 receptorWT miceTh2 cytokinesIntraperitoneal administrationInflammationMucus responseMurine lung