Rationale: The cellular and molecular landscape and translational value of commonly used models of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are poorly understood. Single-cell transcriptomics can enhan…
“.” American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 209(8), pp. 928–937 Correspondence and request for reprints should be addressed to Maria Montes de Oca,…
Rationale: Passenger lymphocyte syndrome (PLS) may complicate minor ABO mismatched lung transplantation (LuTX) via donor-derived red cell antibody-induced hemolysis.Objectives: To ascertain the inc…
Alveolar septation increases gas-exchange surface area and requires coordinated cytoskeletal rearrangement in lung fibroblasts (LFs) to balance the demands of contraction and cell migration. We…
“.” Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 21(2), pp. 351–353 Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to John W. Kreit, M.D., Department of…
Secondary septa formation is a crucial process in the development of pulmonary alveoli, the small air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs. During…
Background: Survey research is well suited to measuring the knowledge, behavior, and attitudes of study participants and has been widely used in medical education and…
Rationale: A fatal acute exacerbation (AE) occasionally develops during chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with comorbid idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).Objectives: This study aimed…
Rationale: Passenger lymphocyte syndrome (PLS) may complicate minor ABO mismatched lung transplantation (LuTX) via donor-derived red cell antibody-induced hemolysis.Objectives: To ascertain the inc…
“.” American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 70(4), pp. 322–325 Supported by National Institutes of Health grants R01 AT011676 (X.S.), 1R01 HL160019-01 (X.S.),…
Mammalian lungs are directly exposed to environmental pathogens and toxins and have evolved complex defense mechanisms, including the mucociliary escalator and secretion of antimicrobial peptides…
