Cellular mechanotransduction in health and diseases: from molecular mechanism to therapeutic targets

X Di, X Gao, L Peng, J Ai, X Jin, S Qi, H Li… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Cellular mechanotransduction, a critical regulator of numerous biological processes, is the
conversion from mechanical signals to biochemical signals regarding cell activities and …

Emerging cellular and molecular determinants of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

THG Phan, P Paliogiannis, GK Nasrallah… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common form of idiopathic interstitial
pneumonia, is a progressive, irreversible, and typically lethal disease characterized by an …

Distribution of ACE2, CD147, CD26, and other SARS‐CoV‐2 associated molecules in tissues and immune cells in health and in asthma, COPD, obesity, hypertension …

U Radzikowska, M Ding, G Tan, D Zhakparov, Y Peng… - Allergy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Morbidity and mortality from COVID‐19 caused by novel coronavirus SARS‐
CoV‐2 is accelerating worldwide, and novel clinical presentations of COVID‐19 are often …

Cellular senescence mediates fibrotic pulmonary disease

MJ Schafer, TA White, K Iijima, AJ Haak… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease characterized by interstitial remodelling,
leading to compromised lung function. Cellular senescence markers are detectable within …

Alveolar epithelial type II cells as drivers of lung fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

T Parimon, C Yao, BR Stripp, PW Noble… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alveolar epithelial type II cells (AT2) are a heterogeneous population that have critical
secretory and regenerative roles in the alveolus to maintain lung homeostasis. However …

Extracellular matrix as a driver of progressive fibrosis

J Herrera, CA Henke… - The Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is dynamically tuned to optimize physiological function. Its
major properties, including composition and mechanics, profoundly influence cell biology …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell deconvolution of fibroblast heterogeneity in mouse pulmonary fibrosis

T Xie, Y Wang, N Deng, G Huang, F Taghavifar… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Fibroblast heterogeneity has long been recognized in mouse and human lungs,
homeostasis, and disease states. However, there is no common consensus on fibroblast …

Senescence of alveolar type 2 cells drives progressive pulmonary fibrosis

C Yao, X Guan, G Carraro, T Parimon, X Liu… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an insidious and fatal interstitial lung
disease associated with declining pulmonary function. Accelerated aging, loss of epithelial …

Collagen-producing lung cell atlas identifies multiple subsets with distinct localization and relevance to fibrosis

T Tsukui, KH Sun, JB Wetter… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Collagen-producing cells maintain the complex architecture of the lung and drive pathologic
scarring in pulmonary fibrosis. Here we perform single-cell RNA-sequencing to identify all …

Interactions between hyaluronan and its receptors (CD44, RHAMM) regulate the activities of inflammation and cancer

S Misra, VC Hascall, RR Markwald… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan (HA), a major component of extracellular matrices, and
cell surface receptors of HA have been proposed to have pivotal roles in cell proliferation …