Antibiotic-driven dysbiosis in early life disrupts indole-3-propionic acid production and exacerbates allergic airway inflammation in adulthood

O Perdijk, A Butler, M Macowan, R Chatzis, E Bulanda… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Antibiotic use in early life disrupts microbial colonization and increases the risk of
developing allergies and asthma. We report that mice given antibiotics in early life (EL-Abx) …

Mitochondrial heterogeneity and adaptations to cellular needs

M Granath-Panelo, S Kajimura - Nature Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Although it is well described that mitochondria are at the epicentre of the energy demands of
a cell, it is becoming important to consider how each cell tailors its mitochondrial …

Mitochondrial pyruvate carriers control airway basal progenitor cell function through glycolytic-epigenetic reprogramming

Y Li, Y He, Q Zheng, J Zhang, X Pan, X Zhang, H Yuan… - Cell Stem Cell, 2025 - cell.com
Basal cells (BCs) are the progenitor cells responsible for tracheal epithelium integrity. Here,
we demonstrate that mitochondrial pyruvate carriers (MPCs) act as metabolic checkpoints …

Context-dependent roles of mitochondrial LONP1 in orchestrating the balance between airway progenitor versus progeny cells

L Xu, C Tan, J Barr, N Talaba, J Verheyden, JS Chin… - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
While all eukaryotic cells are dependent on mitochondria for function, in a complex tissue,
which cell type and which cell behavior are more sensitive to mitochondrial deficiency …

Influence of intersignaling crosstalk on the intracellular localization of YAP/TAZ in lung cells

IA Govorova, SY Nikitochkina, EA Vorotelyak - Cell Communication and …, 2024 - Springer
A cell is a dynamic system in which various processes occur simultaneously. In particular,
intra-and intercellular signaling pathway crosstalk has a significant impact on a cell's life …

mTORC1 signaling facilitates differential stem cell differentiation to shape the developing murine lung and is associated with mitochondrial capacity

K Zhang, E Yao, E Chuang, B Chen, EY Chuang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Formation of branched organs requires sequential differentiation of stem cells. In this work,
we find that the conducting airways derived from SOX2+ progenitors in the murine lungs fail …

A functional circuit formed by the autonomic nerves and myofibroblasts controls mammalian alveolar formation for gas exchange

K Zhang, E Yao, SA Wang, E Chuang, J Wong… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
Alveolar formation increases the surface area for gas exchange. A molecular understanding
of alveologenesis remains incomplete. Here, we show that the autonomic nerve and …

Neonatal intermittent hypoxia persistently impairs lung vascular development and induces long-term lung mitochondrial DNA damage

A Damianos, S Kulandavelu, P Chen… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Adults born preterm have an increased risk of pulmonary vascular disease. Extreme preterm
infants often require supplemental oxygen but they also exhibit frequent intermittent …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial DNA mutations attenuate Bleomycin-induced dermal fibrosis by inhibiting differentiation into myofibroblasts

L Reiter, N Niehoff, D Weiland, D Helbig, SA Eming… - Matrix Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Post-mitotic, non-proliferative dermal fibroblasts have crucial functions in maintenance and
restoration of tissue homeostasis. They are involved in essential processes such as wound …

Impaired myofibroblast proliferation is a central feature of pathologic post-natal alveolar simplification

IS Khan, C Molina, X Ren, VC Auyeung, M Cohen… - eLife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have impaired alveolar gas
exchange due to alveolar simplification and dysmorphic pulmonary vasculature. Advances …