Bronchial epithelium epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity forms aberrant basaloid-like cells in vitro

DBU Kumar, E Motakis, M Yurieva… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Although epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a common feature of fibrotic lung
disease, its role in fibrogenesis is controversial. Recently, aberrant basaloid cells were …

Alveolar basal cells differentiate towards secretory epithelial-and aberrant basaloid-like cells in vitro

P Khan, J Roux, S Blumer, L Knudsen, D Jonigk… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), keratin (KRT) 17+/KRT5+ basal and KRT17+/KRT5−
aberrant basaloid cells are atypically present within the alveolar space. We previously …

Human alveolar type 2 epithelium transdifferentiates into metaplastic KRT5+ basal cells

JJ Kathiriya, C Wang, M Zhou, A Brumwell… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Loss of alveolar type 2 cells (AEC2s) and the ectopic appearance of basal cells in the alveoli
characterize severe lung injuries such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Basal cells of the human airways acquire mesenchymal traits in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and in culture

HR Jonsdottir, AJ Arason, R Palsson… - Laboratory …, 2015 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease with high
morbidity and mortality. The cellular source of the fibrotic process is currently under debate …

[HTML][HTML] Epithelial-mesenchymal transition contributes to pulmonary fibrosis via aberrant epithelial/fibroblastic cross-talk

C Hill, MG Jones, DE Davies… - Journal of lung health and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the prototypic progressive fibrotic interstitial lung
disease. Median survival is only 3 years, and treatment options are limited. IPF is thought to …

Human alveolar Type 2 epithelium transdifferentiates into metaplastic KRT5+ basal cells during alveolar repair

JJ Kathiriya, C Wang, A Brumwell, M Cassandras… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Understanding differential lineage potential of orthologous stem cells across species can
shed light on human disease. Here, utilizing 3D organoids, single cell RNAseq, and …

Single-cell reconstruction of human basal cell diversity in normal and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis lungs

G Carraro, A Mulay, C Yao, T Mizuno… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Declining lung function in patients with interstitial lung disease is accompanied
by epithelial remodeling and progressive scarring of the gas-exchange region. There is a …

Understanding alveolarization to induce lung regeneration

JA Rodríguez-Castillo, DB Pérez, A Ntokou… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Springer
Background Gas exchange represents the key physiological function of the lung, and is
dependent upon proper formation of the delicate alveolar structure. Malformation or …

Platform effects on regeneration by pulmonary basal cells as evaluated by single-cell RNA sequencing

AM Greaney, TS Adams, MSB Raredon, E Gubbins… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Cell-based therapies have shown promise for treating myriad chronic pulmonary diseases
through direct application of epithelial progenitors or by way of engineered tissue grafts or …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies TGF-β as a key regenerative cue following LPS-induced lung injury

KA Riemondy, NL Jansing, P Jiang, EF Redente… - JCI insight, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many lung diseases result from a failure of efficient regeneration of damaged alveolar
epithelial cells (AECs) after lung injury. During regeneration, AEC2s proliferate to replace …