Critical Care,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
28(1)
Published: Oct. 30, 2024
The
airway
epithelium
(AE)
fulfils
multiple
functions
to
maintain
pulmonary
homeostasis,
among
which
ensuring
adequate
barrier
function,
cell
differentiation
and
polarization,
actively
transporting
immunoglobulin
A
(IgA),
the
predominant
mucosal
in
lumen,
via
polymeric
receptor
(pIgR).
Morphological
changes
of
airways
have
been
reported
ARDS,
while
their
detailed
features,
impact
for
immunity,
causative
mechanisms
remain
unclear.
Therefore,
this
study
aimed
assess
epithelial
alterations
distal
patients
with
ARDS.
European Respiratory Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(6), P. 2400518 - 2400518
Published: May 23, 2024
Formerly
regarded
as
a
rare
disease,
bronchiectasis
is
increasingly
recognised.
A
renewed
interest
in
this
disease
has
led
to
significant
progress
research.
Randomised
clinical
trials
(RCTs)
have
demonstrated
the
benefits
of
airway
clearance
techniques,
inhaled
antibiotics
and
long-term
macrolide
therapy
patients.
However,
heterogeneity
remains
one
most
challenging
aspects
management.
Phenotypes
endotypes
been
identified
help
find
“treatable
traits”
partially
overcome
complexity.
The
goals
for
are
reduce
symptom
burden,
improve
quality
life,
exacerbations
prevent
progression.
We
review
pharmacological
non-pharmacological
treatments
that
can
mucociliary
clearance,
inflammation
tackle
infection,
key
pathophysiological
features
bronchiectasis.
There
also
promising
development
management
bronchiectasis,
including
novel
anti-inflammatory
therapies.
This
provides
critical
update
on
focusing
treatable
traits
recent
RCTs.
Science Translational Medicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(780)
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
Idiopathic
pulmonary
fibrosis
(IPF)
is
a
progressive
interstitial
lung
disease
in
which
repetitive
epithelial
injury
and
incomplete
alveolar
repair
result
accumulation
of
profibrotic
intermediate/transitional
“aberrant”
cell
states.
The
mechanisms
leading
to
the
emergence
persistence
aberrant
populations
distal
remain
incompletely
understood.
By
interrogating
single-cell
RNA
sequencing
(scRNA-seq)
data
from
patients
with
IPF
mouse
model
repeated
injury,
we
identified
persistent
activation
hypoxia-inducible
factor
(HIF)
signaling
these
cells.
Using
genetic
lineage-tracing
strategies
together
scRNA-seq,
found
that
disease-emergent
cells
predominantly
arose
airway-derived
(
Scgb1a1-CreER
–traced)
progenitors
exhibited
transcriptional
programs
Hif2a
activation.
In
mice
treated
intratracheal
bleomycin,
deletion
Epas1
(Hif2a)
but
not
Hif1a
,
progenitors,
or
administration
small-molecule
HIF2
inhibitor
PT-2385,
using
both
prevention
rescue
approaches,
attenuated
experimental
fibrosis,
reduced
appearance
cells,
promoted
repair.
organoids,
pharmacologic
inhibition
Hif2
differentiation
progenitors.
addition,
treatment
human
organoids
PT-2385
increased
colony-forming
efficiency,
enhanced
protein
markers
type
2
maturation,
prevented
Together,
studies
showed
drives
after
targeted
may
represent
an
effective
therapeutic
strategy
promote
functional
other
diseases.
Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
135(6)
Published: March 16, 2025
BACKGROUND.
Mucus
plugs
form
in
acute
asthma
and
persist
chronic
disease.
Although
eosinophils
are
implicated
mechanisms
of
mucus
pathology,
many
mechanistic
details
about
plug
formation
persistence
unknown.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
209(4), P. 374 - 389
Published: Nov. 28, 2023
Rationale:
Non–cystic
fibrosis
bronchiectasis
(NCFB)
may
originate
in
bronchiolar
regions
of
the
lung.
Accordingly,
there
is
a
need
to
characterize
morphology
and
molecular
characteristics
NCFB
bronchioles.
Objectives:
Test
hypothesis
that
exhibits
major
component
disease
manifest
by
mucus
plugging
ectasia.
Methods:
Morphologic
criteria
region-specific
epithelial
gene
expression,
measured
histologically
RNA
situ
hybridization
immunohistochemistry,
identified
proximal
distal
bronchioles
excised
lungs.
immunohistochemistry
assessed
accumulation
mucin
expression.
CRISPR-Cas9–mediated
IL-1R1
knockout
human
bronchial
cultures
tested
IL-1α
IL-1β
contributions
production.
Spatial
transcriptional
profiling
characterized
Measurements
Main
Results:
Bronchiolar
perimeters
lumen
areas
per
section
area
were
increased
proximal,
but
not
distal,
versus
control
lungs,
suggesting
bronchiolectasis.
In
NCFB,
was
observed
ectatic
associated
nonectatic
sections
with
disease.
MUC5AC
MUC5B
mucins
upregulated
bronchioles,
whereas
selectively
plugs
populated
IL-1β–expressing
macrophages.
sterile
sputum
supernatants
induced
expression
>80%
blocked
ablation.
upregulation
genes
secretory
cells,
hypoxia,
interleukin
pathways,
IL-1β–producing
macrophages
downregulation
ciliogenesis
genes.
Conclusions:
distinctive
Both
exhibit
cell
features
differ
regulation
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
210(1), P. 87 - 96
Published: April 18, 2024
Chest
computed
tomography
(CT)
scans
are
essential
to
diagnose
and
monitor
bronchiectasis
(BE).
To
date,
few
quantitative
data
available
about
the
nature
extent
of
structural
lung
abnormalities
(SLAs)
on
CT
patients
with
BE.
Journal of Nanobiotechnology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(1)
Published: June 18, 2024
Abstract
The
use
of
nanomaterials
in
gene
editing
and
synthetic
biology
has
emerged
as
a
pivotal
strategy
the
pursuit
refined
treatment
methodologies
for
pulmonary
disorders.
This
review
discusses
utilization
nanomaterial-assisted
tools
techniques
to
promote
development
more
precise
efficient
treatments
diseases.
First,
we
briefly
outline
characterization
respiratory
system
succinctly
describe
principal
applications
diverse
lung
ailment
treatment.
Second,
elaborate
on
gene-editing
tools,
their
configurations,
assorted
delivery
methods,
while
delving
into
present
state
nanomaterial-facilitated
interventions
spectrum
Subsequently,
expound
its
deployment
biomedicine,
focusing
research
advances
diagnosis
conditions
against
backdrop
coronavirus
disease
2019
pandemic.
Finally,
summarize
extant
lacunae
current
delineate
prospects
advancement
this
domain.
holistic
approach
augments
pioneering
solutions
treatment,
thereby
endowing
patients
with
efficacious
personalized
therapeutic
alternatives.
Journal of Inflammation Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
Volume 18, P. 2409 - 2432
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Osteoarthritis
(OA)
is
a
widespread
chronic
inflammatory
disease
in
orthopedics,
and
its
molecular
mechanisms
are
still
poorly
understood.
The
purpose
of
this
work
was
to
detect
the
immunological
infiltration
OA
manner
cell
death
utilizing
bioinformatics
single-cell
analysis
order
provide
guidelines
for
clinical
therapy
medicine.
Ferroptosis
-associated
genes
were
sourced
from
ferroptosis
Database,
bioinformatic
expression
profiles
chosen
Gene
Expression
Comprehensive
gene
information
taken
GeneCards.
To
ascertain
categorization
status
cells,
conducted.
Protein-protein
interaction
networks
established
by
SRING
analysis,
functional
enrichment
examined
Kyoto
Encyclopedia
Genes
Genomes
(KEGG)
Ontology
(GO)
databases.
important
proteins
immune-ferroptosis
elucidated
through
co-analysis.
Last
but
not
least,
network
pharmacology
docking
support
mechanism
which
resveratrol
controls
OA.
development
found
be
tightly
related
chondrocytes
immune
particularly
T
macrophage
according
profile.
In
patients
with
OA,
also
revealed
notable
B
NK
monocytes,
macrophages.
hub
shown
enriched
responses,
chemokine-mediated
signaling
pathways,
analysis.
main
pathways
included
autophagy,
ferroptosis,
HIF-1
pathway,
PI3K-Akt
FoxO
pathway.
significant
that
contributes
advancement
osteoarthritis.
lessened
regulation
GPX4,
TFRC,
SLC7A11.
Various
infiltrates,
especially
cells
macrophages,
play
an
role
progression
ameliorates
modulating
chondrocyte
ferroptosis.