p38 MAPK signaling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pathogenesis and inhibitor therapeutics

A Ahmadi, S Ahrari, J Salimian, Z Salehi… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent
respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation due to airway and/or alveolar remodeling …

Eosinophilic inflammation: An appealing target for pharmacologic treatments in severe asthma

A Vatrella, A Maglio, C Pelaia, L Ciampo, G Pelaia… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Severe asthma is characterized by different endotypes driven by complex pathologic
mechanisms. In most patients with both allergic and non-allergic asthma, predominant …

Insight into the pulmonary molecular toxicity of heated tobacco products using human bronchial and alveolar mucosa models at air–liquid interface

M Rahman, M Irmler, M Introna, J Beckers… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Heated tobacco products (HTP) are novel nicotine delivery products with limited
toxicological data. HTP uses heating instead of combustion to generate aerosol (HTP …

A computational approach identified andrographolide as a potential drug for suppressing COVID-19-induced cytokine storm

M Rehan, F Ahmed, SM Howladar, MY Refai… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background The newly identified betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is the causative pathogen of
the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) that killed more than 3.5 million people till now …

Revisiting asthma pharmacotherapy: where do we stand and where do we want to go?

M Cazzola, CP Page, MG Matera… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Several current guidelines/strategies outline a treatment approach to asthma, which
primarily consider the goals of improving lung function and quality of life and reducing …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory effect of chlorogenic acid in Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced pneumonia by inactivating the p38MAPK pathway

Y Zhang, C Zhu, H Zhao, Z Sun, X Wang - International Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Pneumonia is an inflammation-related respiratory infection and chlorogenic
acid (CGA) possesses a wide variety of bioactive properties, such as anti-inflammation and …

Insights into potential mechanisms of asthma patients with COVID-19: A study based on the gene expression profiling of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Y Jiang, Q Yan, CX Liu, CW Peng, WJ Zheng… - Computers in Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is currently a major challenge …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic exploration of ginsenoside Rg5 reveals anti-inflammatory functions in airway mucosa cells

H Heo, Y Kim, B Cha, S Brito, H Kim, H Kim… - Journal of Ginseng …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Hyperactivated airway mucosa cells overproduce mucin and cause severe
breathing complications. Here, we aimed to identify the effects of saponins derived from …

Targeting airway smooth muscle hypertrophy in asthma: An approach whose time has come

A Chetty, HC Nielsen - Journal of asthma and allergy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Airway smooth muscle (ASM) cell dysfunction is an important component of several
obstructive pulmonary diseases, particularly asthma. External stimuli such as allergens …

[HTML][HTML] DNA hypomethylation-mediated upregulation of GADD45B facilitates airway inflammation and epithelial cell senescence in COPD

Y Zhan, Q Huang, Z Deng, S Chen, R Yang… - Journal of Advanced …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease
typically characterized by chronic airway inflammation, with emerging evidence highlighting …