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ArticleMediators of inflammation2018

A Profibrotic Phenotype in Naïve and in Fibrotic Lung Myofibroblasts Is Governed by Modulations in Thy-1 Expression and Activation.

Pazit Y Cohen, Raphael Breuer, Shulamit B Wallach-Dayan

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Thy-1, a Pathfinder Protein for the Post-genomic Era.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Pazit Y CohenLung Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Pulmonary Medicine, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel.
Raphael BreuerLung Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Pulmonary Medicine, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel.
Shulamit B Wallach-DayanLung Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Pulmonary Medicine, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-1708-2359
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILBoston University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung fibrosis is characterized by abnormal accumulation of Thy-deficient fibroblasts in the interstitium of the alveolar space. We have previously shown in bleomycin-treated chimeric Thy1-deficient mice with wild-type lymphocytes that Thy1-deficient fibroblasts accumulate and promote fibrosis and an "inflammation-free" environment. Here, we aimed to identify the critical effects of Thy1, or the absence of Thy1, in lung myofibroblast profibrotic functions, particularly proliferation and collagen deposition. Using specific Thy1 siRNA in Thy1-positive cells, Thy1 knockout cells, Thy1 cDNA expression vector in Thy1-deficient cells, and Thy1 cross-linking, we evaluated cell proliferation (assessed by cell mass and BrdU uptake), differentiation (using immunofluorescence), and collagen deposition (using Sircol assay). We found that myofibroblast Thy1 cross-linking and genetic manipulation modulate cell proliferation and expression of Fgf (fibroblast growth factor) and Angtl (angiotensin) receptors (using qPCR) that are involved in myofibroblast proliferation, differentiation, and collagen deposition. In conclusion, lung myofibroblast downregulation of Thy1 expression is critical to increase proliferation, differentiation, and collagen deposition.

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AnimalsBleomycinCell CycleCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCell SurvivalDroperidolFlow CytometryKetamineLungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroscopy, ConfocalMyofibroblastsThy-1 AntigensBleomycinDroperidolKetamineThy-1 Antigens

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