Neutrophil extracellular vesicles and airway smooth muscle proliferation in the natural model of severe asthma in horses

S Mainguy-Seers, F Beaudry, C Fernandez-Prada… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contribute to intercellular communication through the transfer of
their rich cargo to recipient cells. The EVs produced by LPS-stimulated neutrophils from …

Low levels of microRNA-21 in neutrophil-derived exosomes may contribute to airway smooth muscle hyperproliferation in horses with severe asthma

A Vargas, S Mainguy-Seers, R Boivin… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Am Vet Med Assoc
OBJECTIVE Neutrophilic inflammation is associated with the degree of airway obstruction in
severe equine asthma (SEA), but the contribution of these leukocytes to bronchial …

Neutrophil extracellular traps are found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of horses with severe asthma and correlate with asthma severity

P Janssen, I Tosi, A Hego, P Maréchal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Asthma encompasses a spectrum of heterogenous immune-mediated respiratory disorders
sharing a similar clinical pattern characterized by cough, wheeze and exercise intolerance …

Neutrophil-derived exosomes: a new mechanism contributing to airway smooth muscle remodeling

A Vargas, F Roux-Dalvai, A Droit… - American Journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Neutrophils infiltrate the airways of patients with asthma of all severities, yet their role in the
pathogenesis of asthma and their contribution to airway remodeling is largely unknown. We …

Isolation of extracellular vesicles from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of healthy and asthmatic horses

N Höglund, N Koho, H Rossi, J Karttunen… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-bound particles that engage in inflammatory
reactions by mediating cell–cell interactions. Previously, EVs have been isolated from the …

Neutrophil extracellular traps are downregulated by glucocorticosteroids in lungs in an equine model of asthma

A Vargas, R Boivin, P Cano, Y Murcia, I Bazin… - Respiratory …, 2017 - Springer
Background Severe neutrophilic asthma is poorly responsive to glucocorticosteroids (GC).
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) within the lungs have been associated with the severity …

The role of neutrophils in the pathophysiology of asthma in humans and horses

KU Davis, MK Sheats - Inflammation, 2021 - Springer
Asthma is a common and debilitating chronic airway disease that affects people and horses
of all ages worldwide. While asthma in humans most commonly involves an excessive type …

Pulmonary intravascular macrophages as proinflammatory cells in heaves, an asthma-like equine disease

K Aharonson-Raz, KL Lohmann… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Heaves, an obstructive neutrophilic airway inflammation of horses, is triggered by dust
components such as endotoxin and has similarities to human asthma. Pulmonary …

Immune-associated proteins are enriched in lung tissue-derived extracellular vesicles during allergen-induced eosinophilic airway inflammation

C Lässer, Y Kishino, K Park, GV Shelke… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Studying the proteomes of tissue-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) can lead to the
identification of biomarkers of disease and can provide a better understanding of cell-to-cell …

Tamoxifen triggers the in vitro release of neutrophil extracellular traps in healthy horses

C Salinas, K Barriga, A Albornoz, P Alarcon… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophils display an array of biological functions including the formation of neutrophil
extracellular traps (NETs), web-like structures specialized in trapping, neutralizing, killing …