期刊
BIOESSAYS
卷 37, 期 9, 页码 1028-1037出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201500031
关键词
alveoli; AT2 cell; lineage tracing; lung; repair; stem cell; transdifferentiation
资金
- NIH/NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium Grant [U01HL099995]
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The application of in vivogenetic lineage tracing has advanced our understanding of cellular mechanisms for tissue renewal in organs with slow turnover, like the lung. These studies have identified an adult stem cell with very different properties than classically understood ones that maintain continuously cycling tissues such as the intestine. A portrait has emerged of an ensemble of cellular programs that replenish the cells that line the gas exchange (alveolar) surface, enabling a response tailored to the extent of cell loss. A capacity for differentiated cells to undergo direct lineage transitions allows for local restoration of proper cell balance at sites of injury. We present these recent findings as a paradigm for how a relatively quiescent tissue compartment can maintain homeostasis throughout a lifetime punctuated by injuries ranging from mild to life-threatening, and discuss how dysfunction or insufficiency of alveolar repair programs produce serious health consequences like cancer and fibrosis.
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