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Rong Chen, Chen Cao, Huimin Liu, Wanli Jiang, Rui Pan, He He, Ke Ding, Qingtao Meng
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qianying Lu, Siyu Huang, Xiangyan Meng, Jianfeng Zhang, Sifan Yu, Junfeng Li, Mingyu Shi, Haojun Fan, Yanmei Zhao
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Livia Interdonato, Ramona D'amico, Marika Cordaro, Rosalba Siracusa, Roberta Fusco, Alessio Filippo Peritore, Enrico Gugliandolo, Rosalia Crupi, Stefano Coaccioli, Tiziana Genovese, Daniela Impellizzeri, Rosanna Di Paola, Salvatore Cuzzocrea
Summary: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common and devastating clinical disorder with a high mortality rate and no specific therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effects of Adelmidrol (ADM) in a mice model of ALI induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). ADM administration reduced lung damage, airway infiltration, and oxidative stress by regulating mast cells and antioxidant enzymes. These findings suggest that ADM could be a potential candidate in the management of ALI.
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Yueguo Wang, Wenwen Wang, Shusheng Zhou, Yulan Wang, Obed Cudjoe, Yu Cha, Chunyan Wang, Xiaoguang Cao, Wei Liu, Kui Jin
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Miao Lin, Weixi Xie, Dayan Xiong, Siyuan Tang, Xiaoting Huang, Lang Deng, Lei Huang, Xiaohua Zhang, Tingting Zhou, Rui Qian, Qian Zeng, Xiaoxue Sang, Yuyang Luo, Qingzhong Hua, Lu Ren, Wei Liu
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Yu-Qiong He, Can-Can Zhou, Jiu-Ling Deng, Liang Wang, Wan-Sheng Chen
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Immunology
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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hyeong Seok An, Jung-Wan Yoo, Jong Hwan Jeong, Manbong Heo, Si Hwan Hwang, Hye Min Jang, Eun Ae Jeong, Jaewoong Lee, Hyun Joo Shin, Kyung Eun Kim, Meong Cheol Shin, Gu Seob Roh
Summary: Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) is an acute-phase protein that regulates inflammatory responses to bacteria or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). This study found that LCN2 plays a key role in inflammation and oxidative stress following acute lung injury and may be a potential therapeutic target for pneumonia or acute lung injury.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Huanwu Hong, Siyue Lou, Fanli Zheng, Hang Gao, Nina Wang, Shasha Tian, Guozheng Huang, Huajun Zhao
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Immunology
Qingfei Xiao, Yan Cui, Yongli Zhao, Li Liu, Hongyue Wang, Liming Yang
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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Dongling Liu, Linlin Wen, Zhandong Wang, Yang Hai, Dan Yang, Yanying Zhang, Min Bai, Bing Song, Yongfeng Wang
Summary: Acute pancreatitis can lead to multi-organ damage, with the lungs and intestines being the most susceptible organs. Lung and intestinal injuries are closely linked, potentially resulting in pathological changes.
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Kai Zhao, Xuetong Li, Jingru Yang, Zebin Huang, Chunlian Li, Huarong Huang, Kun Zhang, Dongli Li, Lanyue Zhang, Xi Zheng
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Immunology
Qi Tao, Zhen-Dong Zhang, Zhe Qin, Xi-Wang Liu, Shi-Hong Li, Li-Xia Bai, Wen-Bo Ge, Jian-Yong Li, Ya-Jun Yang
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Robert Batori, Sanjiv Kumar, Zsuzsanna Bordan, Mary Cherian-Shaw, Anita Kovacs-Kasa, Justin A. MacDonald, David J. R. Fulton, Ferenc Erdodi, Alexander D. Verin
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Christine M. Gross, Manuela Kellner, Ting Wang, Qing Lu, Xutong Sun, Evgeny A. Zemskov, Satish Noonepalle, Archana Kangath, Sanjiv Kumar, Manuel Gonzalez-Garay, Ankit A. Desai, Saurabh Aggarwal, Boris Gorshkov, Christina Klinger, Alexander D. Verin, John D. Catravas, Jeffrey R. Jacobson, Jason X-J Yuan, Ruslan Rafikov, Joe G. N. Garcia, Stephen M. Black
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Critical Care Medicine
Laszlo Kovacs, Yapeng Cao, Weihong Han, Louise Meadows, Anita Kovacs-Kasa, Dmitry Kondrikov, Alexander D. Verin, Scott A. Barman, Zheng Dong, Yuqing Huo, Yunchao Su
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Lina Wang, Yapeng Cao, B. Gorshkov, Yaqi Zhou, Qiuhua Yang, Jiean Xu, Qian Ma, Xiaoyu Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Xiaoxiao Mao, Xianqiu Zeng, Yunchao Su, A. D. Verin, Mei Hong, Zhiping Liu, Yuqing Huo
PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2019)
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Alexander D. Verin
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Cell Biology
Alexander D. Verin, Robert Batori, Anita Kovacs-Kasa, Mary Cherian-Shaw, Sanjiv Kumar, Istvan Czikora, Vijaya Karoor, Derek Strassheim, Kurt R. Stenmark, Evgenia Gerasimovskaya
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2020)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mobarak Abu Mraheil, Haroldo A. Toque, Luigi La Pietra, Juerg Hamacher, Tenzing Phanthok, Alexander Verin, Joyce Gonzales, Yunchao Su, David Fulton, Douglas C. Eaton, Trinad Chakraborty, Rudolf Lucas
Summary: Pneumococci promote colonization by producing high levels of H2O2 and have unique mechanisms to protect themselves from its damage. The production of H2O2 forms an important virulence phenotype and overlaps with the activities of other virulence factors.
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Cell Biology
Anita Kovacs-Kasa, Laszlo Kovacs, Mary Cherian-Shaw, Vijay Patel, Mary L. Meadows, David J. Fulton, Yunchao Su, Alexander D. Verin
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Christine M. Gross, Anita Kovacs-Kasa, Mary Louise Meadows, Mary Cherian-Shaw, David J. Fulton, Alexander D. Verin
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(2020)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yunchao Su, Weihong Han, Anita Kovacs-Kasa, Alexander D. Verin, Laszlo Kovacs
Summary: The study shows that HDAC6 expression is upregulated in patients with COPD and in a COPD animal model. Cigarette smoke extract, PDGF, and IL-6 increase protein levels and activation of HDAC6 in bronchial and pulmonary smooth muscle cells, leading to collagen synthesis and cell proliferation. Pharmacological inhibition of HDAC6 prevents airway and vascular remodeling in COPD.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vijaya Karoor, Derek Strassheim, Timothy Sullivan, Alexander Verin, Nagavedi S. Umapathy, Edward C. Dempsey, Daniel N. Frank, Kurt R. Stenmark, Evgenia Gerasimovskaya
Summary: Butyrate shows protective effects in a rat model of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension by preventing pulmonary vascular remodeling and increased permeability, reducing right ventricular hypertrophy, and increasing histone H3 acetylation. Additionally, it modulates cytokine profiles in lung tissue and upregulates tight junctional proteins in endothelial cells, suggesting its potential as a complementary treatment for PH and other cardiovascular diseases.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Physiology
Rudolf Lucas, Yalda Hadizamani, Perenlei Enkhbaatar, Gabor Csanyi, Robert W. Caldwell, Harald Hundsberger, Supriya Sridhar, Alice Ann Lever, Martina Hudel, Dipankar Ash, Masuko Ushio-Fukai, Tohru Fukai, Trinad Chakraborty, Alexander Verin, Douglas C. Eaton, Maritza Romero, Juerg Hamacher
Summary: Alveolar-capillary leak is a hallmark of ARDS, which is a potentially lethal complication of severe sepsis, trauma, and pneumonia (including COVID-19). ARDS is characterized by barrier dysfunction, hyper-inflammation, and impaired alveolar fluid clearance, leading to pulmonary permeability edema and compromised gas exchange.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
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Immunology
Robert K. Batori, Feng Chen, Zsuzsanna Bordan, Stephen Haigh, Yunchao Su, Alexander D. Verin, Scott A. Barman, David W. Stepp, Trinad Chakraborty, Rudolf Lucas, David J. R. Fulton
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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Qian Ma, Qiuhua Yang, Jiean Xu, Hunter G. Sellers, Zach L. Brown, Zhiping Liu, Zsuzsanna Bordan, Xiaofan Shi, Dingwei Zhao, Yongfeng Cai, Vidhi Pareek, Chunxiang Zhang, Guangyu Wu, Zheng Dong, Alexander D. Verin, Lin Gan, Quansheng Du, Stephen J. Benkovic, Suowen Xu, John M. Asara, Issam Ben-Sahra, Scott Barman, Yunchao Su, David J. R. Fulton, Yuqing Huo
Summary: This study found that the enzyme ATIC, which mediates de novo purine synthesis, plays a critical role in the proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Targeting ATIC-mediated DNPS reduces the availability of purine nucleotides, leading to decreased PASMC proliferation and amelioration of PH development and progression.
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(2023)