2022
Oxidative stress induces inflammation of lens cells and triggers immune surveillance of ocular tissues
Thompson B, Davidson EA, Chen Y, Orlicky DJ, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Oxidative stress induces inflammation of lens cells and triggers immune surveillance of ocular tissues. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2022, 355: 109804. PMID: 35123994, PMCID: PMC9136680, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.109804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAnimalsButhionine SulfoximineCell LineChemokine CCL7CytokinesDown-RegulationEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionEyeGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseImmunity, InnateLens, CrystallineLeukocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesUp-RegulationConceptsPosterior capsule opacificationCytokine expressionKO miceImmune surveillanceOxidative stressLens epithelial cellsOcular structuresLens cellsDevelopment of PCOEpithelial cellsInnate immune cellsExpression of cytokinesEx vivo inductionOcular surface tissuesExpression of markersImmune response genesCON miceControl miceCapsule opacificationImmune cellsPostnatal dayΑ-SMAMouse modelOcular tissuesVivo induction
2010
Evolutionary divergence and functions of the human interleukin (IL) gene family
Brocker C, Thompson D, Matsumoto A, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Evolutionary divergence and functions of the human interleukin (IL) gene family. Human Genomics 2010, 5: 30. PMID: 21106488, PMCID: PMC3390169, DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-5-1-30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelical cytokinesCell typesAmino acid conservationEvolutionary divergenceOrthologous proteinsEvolutionary relationshipsGene familyImmune cell differentiationCommon structural motifBiological functionsCell differentiationUnique structural featuresExact functionStructural featuresGroup of cytokinesMajor groupsCell proliferationImportant roleImmune systemReceptor-binding propertiesHost immune systemStructural motifsStructural informationContinual competitionNumber of interleukin
2005
Cytokines differentially regulate the synthesis of prostanoid and nitric oxide mediators in tumorigenic versus non-tumorigenic mouse lung epithelial cell lines
Dwyer-Nield L, Srebernak M, Barrett B, Ahn J, Cosper P, Meyer A, Kisley L, Bauer A, Thompson D, Malkinson A. Cytokines differentially regulate the synthesis of prostanoid and nitric oxide mediators in tumorigenic versus non-tumorigenic mouse lung epithelial cell lines. Carcinogenesis 2005, 26: 1196-1206. PMID: 15746162, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgi061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse lung epithelial cell lineLung epithelial cell lineInducible NO synthaseBiosynthetic enzymesEpithelial cell lineCell linesProstaglandin E2Lung tumor-derived cell linesTumor-derived cell linesNon-tumorigenic linesNitric oxidePG biosynthetic enzymesCytokine exposureInhibition of iNOSNormal lung cellsCyclooxygenase-2 activityPhysiological relevanceLung tumor formationLung tumor growthMouse lung tumorsSpontaneous transformantsTumor formationCritical mediatorControl lungsEpithelial cells
2000
Growth inhibition in G1 and altered expression of cyclin D1 and p27kip‐1 after forced connexin expression in lung and liver carcinoma cells
Koffler L, Roshong S, Park I, Cesen‐Cummings K, Thompson D, Dwyer‐Nield L, Rice P, Mamay C, Malkinson A, Ruch R. Growth inhibition in G1 and altered expression of cyclin D1 and p27kip‐1 after forced connexin expression in lung and liver carcinoma cells. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2000, 79: 347-354. PMID: 10972973, DOI: 10.1002/1097-4644(20001201)79:3<347::aid-jcb10>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinomaCell CommunicationCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionConnexinsCyclin D1Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27CytokinesDiffusionFluorescent DyesG1 PhaseGap JunctionsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalLung NeoplasmsMiceMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsNitric OxideProtein KinasesRatsReceptors, Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsGap junctional intercellular communicationRat liver epithelial cellsConnexin expressionE9 cellsLiver epithelial cellsGrowth controlDefective growth controlCyclin D1Growth-related functionsTransfection of Cx43Cell cycle regulatorsCell linesEpithelial cellsGap junction proteinCarcinoma cellsMouse lung carcinoma cellsJunctional intercellular communicationLess cyclin D1Cell cycle distributionCycle regulatorsForced expressionIntercellular communicationS phaseP27kip-1Lung carcinoma cells
1998
Cytokine-induced nitric oxide formation in normal but not in neoplastic murine lung epithelial cell lines
Thompson D, Porter S, Bauer A, Das K, Ou B, Dwyer-Nield L, White C, Malkinson A. Cytokine-induced nitric oxide formation in normal but not in neoplastic murine lung epithelial cell lines. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: l922-l932. PMID: 9609731, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.274.6.l922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung epithelial cell lineEpithelial cell lineLung epithelial cellsNontumorigenic cellsCell linesMurine lung epithelial cell lineEpithelial cellsMurine lung epithelial cellsTumorigenic counterpartsMRNA stabilityE10 cellsTumorigenic cellsWestern blot analysisProtein synthesisNormal progenitor cellsCell's abilityINOS regulationNuclear factor-kappaB activationProgenitor cellsCytokine-induced NO synthesisSpontaneous transformantsBlot analysisInducible NO synthaseMurine linesTransformation alters