Physiology and pathophysiology of human airway mucus

DB Hill, B Button, M Rubinstein… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The mucus clearance system is the dominant mechanical host defense system of the human
lung. Mucus is cleared from the lung by cilia and airflow, including both two-phase gas-liquid …

Muco-obstructive lung diseases

RC Boucher - New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Muco-Obstructive Lung Diseases This review covers the normal mechanisms of mucus
formation and how they are abnormal in common conditions—such as COPD, cystic fibrosis …

A mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 induces acute lung injury and mortality in standard laboratory mice

SR Leist, KH Dinnon, A Schäfer, VT Long**, K Okuda… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused extreme human suffering and economic harm. We
generated and characterized a new mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 virus that captures …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 reverse genetics reveals a variable infection gradient in the respiratory tract

YJ Hou, K Okuda, CE Edwards, DR Martinez… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The mode of acquisition and causes for the variable clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) remain unknown. We utilized a reverse genetics system to generate a …

SARS-CoV-2 infection produces chronic pulmonary epithelial and immune cell dysfunction with fibrosis in mice

KH Dinnon III, SR Leist, K Okuda, H Dang… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
A subset of individuals who recover from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) develop
post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV …

Secretory cells dominate airway CFTR expression and function in human airway superficial epithelia

K Okuda, H Dang, Y Kobayashi, G Carraro… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Identification of the specific cell types expressing CFTR (cystic fibrosis [CF]
transmembrane conductance regulator) is required for precision medicine therapies for CF …

A census of the lung: CellCards from LungMAP

X Sun, AK Perl, R Li, SM Bell, E Sajti, VV Kalinichenko… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
The human lung plays vital roles in respiration, host defense, and basic physiology. Recent
technological advancements such as single-cell RNA sequencing and genetic lineage …

Oxidative stress is the pivot for PM2. 5-induced lung injury

T Hou, L Zhu, Y Wang, L Peng - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a primary air pollutant recognized worldwide as a
serious threat to public health. PM2. 5, which has a diameter of less than 2.5 μm, is known to …

Dissecting the cellular specificity of smoking effects and reconstructing lineages in the human airway epithelium

KC Goldfarbmuren, ND Jackson, SP Sajuthi… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Cigarette smoke first interacts with the lung through the cellularly diverse airway epithelium
and goes on to drive development of most chronic lung diseases. Here, through single cell …

Respiratory microbiome and epithelial interactions shape immunity in the lungs

R Invernizzi, CM Lloyd, PL Molyneaux - Immunology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The airway epithelium represents a physical barrier to the external environment acting as
the first line of defence against potentially harmful environmental stimuli including microbes …