How inhaled corticosteroids target inflammation in COPD

S Lea, A Higham, A Beech… - European Respiratory …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs for the
treatment of COPD. COPD has been previously described as a “corticosteroid-resistant” …

Lipid metabolism in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

H Chen, Z Li, L Dong, Y Wu, H Shen… - International journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Dysregulated lipid metabolism plays crucial roles in various diseases, including diabetes
mellitus, cancer, and neurodegeneration. Recent studies suggest that alterations in major …

Regulation of ATP binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) expression: cholesterol-dependent and–independent signaling pathways with relevance to inflammatory …

P He, IC Gelissen, AJ Ammit - Respiratory research, 2020 - Springer
The role of the ATP binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) in maintaining cellular lipid
homeostasis in cardiovascular disease is well established. More recently, the important …

Lipid metabolism disorders in the comorbid course of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

S Kotlyarov, A Bulgakov - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently among the most common liver
diseases. Unfavorable data on the epidemiology of metabolic syndrome and obesity have …

The nuclear receptor LXR modulates interleukin-18 levels in macrophages through multiple mechanisms

B Pourcet, MC Gage, TE León, KE Waddington… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
IL-18 is a member of the IL-1 family involved in innate immunity and inflammation.
Deregulated levels of IL-18 are involved in the pathogenesis of multiple disorders including …

Ablation of Liver X receptors α and β leads to spontaneous peripheral squamous cell lung cancer in mice

Y Dai, Y Miao, W Wu, Y Li, F D'Errico… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The etiology of peripheral squamous cell lung cancer (PSCCa) remains unknown. Here, we
show that this condition spontaneously develops in mice in which the genes for two …

The effects of corticosteroids on COPD lung macrophages: a pooled analysis

A Higham, G Booth, S Lea, T Southworth, J Plumb… - Respiratory …, 2015 - Springer
Background There is large variation in the therapeutic response to inhaled corticosteroids
(ICS) in COPD patients. We present a pooled analysis of our previous studies investigating …

A retinoid X receptor partial agonist attenuates pulmonary emphysema and airway inflammation

D Morichika, N Miyahara, U Fujii, A Taniguchi… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Retinoid X receptors (RXRs) are members of the nuclear receptor (NR)
superfamily that mediate signalling by 9-cis retinoic acid, a vitamin A derivative. RXRs play …

The oxysterome and its receptors as pharmacological targets in inflammatory diseases

O Guillemot‐Legris, GG Muccioli - British journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oxysterols have gained attention over the last decades and are now considered as fully
fledged bioactive lipids. The study of their levels in several conditions, including …

Anti-inflammatory potential of PI3Kδ and JAK inhibitors in asthma patients

T Southworth, J Plumb, V Gupta, J Pearson, I Ramis… - Respiratory …, 2016 - Springer
Background Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta (PI3Kδ) and Janus-activated kinases (JAK)
are both novel anti-inflammatory targets in asthma that affect lymphocyte activation. We have …