Shared and distinct mechanisms of fibrosis

JHW Distler, AH Györfi, M Ramanujam… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Fibrosis is defined as an excessive deposition of connective tissue components and can
affect virtually every organ system, including the skin, lungs, liver and kidney. Fibrotic tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation and immunity in IPF pathogenesis and treatment

P Heukels, CC Moor, JH Von der Thüsen… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, and ultimately fatal, chronic interstitial
lung disease characterized by enhanced extracellular matrix deposition. Repetitive alveolar …

An atlas of the aging lung mapped by single cell transcriptomics and deep tissue proteomics

I Angelidis, LM Simon, IE Fernandez, M Strunz… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Aging promotes lung function decline and susceptibility to chronic lung diseases, which are
the third leading cause of death worldwide. Here, we use single cell transcriptomics and …

Ten years of extracellular matrix proteomics: accomplishments, challenges, and future perspectives

A Naba - Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2023 - ASBMB
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex assembly of hundreds of proteins forming the
architectural scaffold of multicellular organisms. In addition to its structural role, the ECM …

Extracellular matrix in lung development, homeostasis and disease

Y Zhou, JC Horowitz, A Naba, N Ambalavanan… - Matrix Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The lung's unique extracellular matrix (ECM), while providing structural support for cells, is
critical in the regulation of developmental organogenesis, homeostasis and injury-repair …

Integrative analysis of cell state changes in lung fibrosis with peripheral protein biomarkers

CH Mayr, LM Simon, G Leuschner, M Ansari… - EMBO molecular …, 2021 - embopress.org
The correspondence of cell state changes in diseased organs to peripheral protein
signatures is currently unknown. Here, we generated and integrated single‐cell …

Role of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor in IgA and IgM transcytosis

H Wei, JY Wang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transcytosis of polymeric IgA and IgM from the basolateral surface to the apical side of the
epithelium and subsequent secretion into mucosal fluids are mediated by the polymeric …

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals the complexity of the tumor microenvironment of treatment-naive osteosarcoma

Y Liu, W Feng, Y Dai, M Bao, Z Yuan, M He… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Osteosarcoma (OS), which occurs most commonly in adolescents, is associated with a high
degree of malignancy and poor prognosis. In order to develop an accurate treatment for OS …

Exploring the extracellular matrix in health and disease using proteomics

IN Taha, A Naba - Essays in biochemistry, 2019 - portlandpress.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex assembly of hundreds of proteins that
constitutes the scaffold of multicellular organisms. In addition to providing architectural and …

Emerging role of immune cells as drivers of pulmonary fibrosis

SE Mutsaers, T Miles, CM Prêle, GF Hoyne - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
The pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and
other forms of interstitial lung disease, involves a complex interplay of various factors …