Detect accessible chromatin using ATAC-sequencing, from principle to applications

Y Sun, N Miao, T Sun - Hereditas, 2019 - Springer
Background Chromatin accessibility is crucial for gene expression regulation in specific cells
and in multiple biological processes. Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin with high …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating mechanical cues with engineered platforms to explore cardiopulmonary development and disease

DW Ahmed, MK Eiken, SJ DePalma, AS Helms… - Iscience, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mechanical forces provide critical biological signals to cells during healthy and aberrant
organ development as well as during disease processes in adults. Within the …

Development and validation of asthma risk prediction models using co-expression gene modules and machine learning methods

EY Dessie, Y Gautam, L Ding, M Altaye, J Beyene… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Asthma is a heterogeneous respiratory disease characterized by airway inflammation and
obstruction. Despite recent advances, the genetic regulation of asthma pathogenesis is still …

In-silico identification and prioritization of therapeutic targets of asthma

I Mallick, P Panchal, S Kadam, P Mohite, J Scheele… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Asthma is a “common chronic disorder that affects the lungs causing variable and recurring
symptoms like repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and …

Intrapulmonary airway smooth muscle is hyperreactive with a distinct proteome in asthma

G Ijpma, L Kachmar, A Panariti… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Constriction of airways during asthmatic exacerbation is the result of airway smooth muscle
(ASM) contraction. Although it is generally accepted that ASM is hypercontractile in asthma …

In Vivo Allergen-Activated Eosinophils Promote Collagen I and Fibronectin Gene Expression in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells via TGF-β1 Signaling Pathway in Asthma

I Janulaityte, A Januskevicius… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Eosinophils infiltration and releasing TGF-β 1 in the airways has been implicated in the
pathogenesis of asthma, especially during acute episodes provoked by an allergen. TGF-β 1 …

Asthmatic eosinophils alter the gene expression of extracellular matrix proteins in airway smooth muscle cells and pulmonary fibroblasts

I Janulaityte, A Januskevicius, A Rimkunas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The impaired production of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins by airway smooth muscle
cells (ASMC) and pulmonary fibroblasts (PF) is a part of airway remodeling in asthma. This …

[HTML][HTML] TSLP-induced collagen type-I synthesis through STAT3 and PRMT1 is sensitive to calcitriol in human lung fibroblasts

A Jin, X Tang, W Zhai, Y Li, Q Sun, L Liu, X Yang… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
Airway wall remodeling, a main pathology of asthma was linked to vitamin-D deficiency and
protein arginine methyltransferase-1 (PRMT1) expression in sub-epithelial cell layers …

Unravelling the complexity of tissue inflammation in uncontrolled and severe asthma

JS Erjefält - Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Asthma is vastly heterogeneous with multiple and superimposed inflammatory and
anatomical phenotypes. Despite the intensive research and introduction of highly immune …

Nrf2 regulates downstream genes by targeting miR-29b in severe asthma and the role of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract in a murine model of steroid-insensitive …

Y Qian, Y Sun, Y Chen, Z Mao, Y Shi, D Wu… - Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Context Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) is effective in treating severe asthma
(SA). Objective To examine the relationship between Nrf2-miR-29b axis and SA, and to …