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GSE39304
Mus musculus
78 Downloadable Samples
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Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly I:C) is a synthetic analogue of double-stranded (ds)RNA, a molecular pattern associated with viral infections, that is used to exacerbate inflammation in lung injury models. Despite its frequent use, there are no detailed studies of the responses elicited by a single topical administration of poly I:C to the lungs of mice. Our data provides the first demonstration that the molecular responses in the airways induced by poly I:C correlate to those observed in the lungs of COPD patients. These expression data also revealed three distinct phases of response to poly I:C, consistent with the changing inflammatory cell infiltrate in the airways. Poly I:C induced increased numbers of neutrophils and NK cells in the airways, which were blocked by CXCR2 and CCR5 antagonists, respectively. Using gene set variation analysis on representative data sets, gene sets defined by poly I:C-induced DEGs were enriched in the molecular profiles of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but not idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients. Collectively, these data represent a new approach for validating the clinical relevance of preclinical animal models and demonstrate that a dual CXCR2/CCR5 antagonist may be an effective treatment for COPD patients.
Publication Title
Double-stranded RNA induces molecular and inflammatory signatures that are directly relevant to COPD.
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Sex, Specimen part, Time
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- 12 Downloadable Samples
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Microarray analysis of gene expression in the olfactory epithelium of macrophage depleted mice to study the role of macrophages in regulating neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, and neurogenesis of olfactory sensory neurons
Publication Title
Macrophage-mediated neuroprotection and neurogenesis in the olfactory epithelium.
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- 16 Downloadable Samples
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PTEN imparts tumor suppression in mice by cell autonomous and non-autonomous mechanisms. Whether these two tumor suppressor roles are mediated through similar or distinct signaling pathways is not known. Here we generated and analyzed knockin mice that express a series of human cancer-derived mutant alleles of PTEN in either stromal or tumor cell compartments of mammary glands. We find that cell non-autonomous tumor suppression by Pten in stromal fibroblasts strictly requires activation of P-Akt signaling, whereas cell autonomous tumor suppression in epithelial tumor cells is independent of overt canonical pathway activation
Publication Title
Noncatalytic PTEN missense mutation predisposes to organ-selective cancer development in vivo.
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Age, Specimen part
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 6 Downloadable Samples
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Epithelial organs including the lung are known to possess regenerative abilities through activation of endogenous stem cell populations but the molecular pathways regulating stem cell expansion and regeneration are not well understood. Here we show that Gata6 regulates the temporal appearance and number of bronchioalveolar stem cells (BASCs) in the lung leading to the precocious appearance of BASCs and concurrent loss in epithelial differentiation in Gata6 null lung epithelium. This expansion of BASCs is the result of a dramatic increase in canonical Wnt signaling in lung epithelium upon loss of Gata6. Expression of the non-canonical Wnt receptor Fzd2 is down-regulated in Gata6 mutants and increased Fzd2 or decreased -catenin expression rescues, in part, the lung epithelial defects in Gata6 mutants. During lung epithelial regeneration, we show that canonical Wnt signaling is activated in the niche containing BASCs and forced activation of Wnt signaling leads to a dramatic increase in BASC numbers. Moreover, Gata6 is required for proper lung epithelial regeneration and postnatal loss of Gata6 leads to increased BASC expansion and decreased differentiation. Together, these data demonstrate that Gata6 regulated Wnt signaling controls the balance between stem/progenitor expansion and epithelial differentiation required for both lung development and regeneration.
Publication Title
A Gata6-Wnt pathway required for epithelial stem cell development and airway regeneration.
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- 9 Downloadable Samples
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Respiratory innate immunity requires alveolar macrophages, which are specifically targeted by the S. aureus toxin alpha toxin. These data compare the response of alveolar macrophages to S. aureus with or without alpha toxin neutralization.
Publication Title
S. aureus Evades Macrophage Killing through NLRP3-Dependent Effects on Mitochondrial Trafficking.
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Sex, Age, Specimen part, Treatment
View Samples- Mus musculus
- 2 Downloadable Samples
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Small intestine of a pool of three Wt mice and a pool of 3 IL-9tg mice in a balb/c backround.
Publication Title
IL-9- and mast cell-mediated intestinal permeability predisposes to oral antigen hypersensitivity.
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- 3 Downloadable Samples
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We generated Ikk-KA/KA knock-in mice (KA/KA), in which an ATP binding site of Ikk Lys 44 was replaced by alanine. The knock-in mice develop severe skin lesions and begin to die after 6 to 10 months. We also found lung SCCs in some of the mice. To study lung SCC development, we stabilize the skin condition by crossing KA/KA with Lori.Ikk transgenic mice to generate KA/KA-Lori.Ikk mice, which 100% spontaneously developed lethal lung SCC at 4 to 6 months of age.
Publication Title
The pivotal role of IKKα in the development of spontaneous lung squamous cell carcinomas.
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Age, Specimen part
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