ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry
Loss of versican and production of hyaluronan in lung epithelial cells are associated with airway inflammation during RSV infection.
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- Versican expression from lung fibroblasts suppresses pulmonary fibrosis.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Boosting Antiviral Defenses: stat3 Inhibition Enhances Type I Interferon Response to Respiratory Syncytial Virus by Silencing KAP1.Current molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Transcriptomic responses of lung mesenchymal cells during pneumonia.JCI insight · 2025Article
- Regulation of versican expression in macrophages is mediated by canonical type I interferon signaling via ISGF3.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2024Article
- Regulation of Versican Expression in Macrophages is Mediated by Canonical Type I Interferon Signaling via ISGF3.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Early-life pulmonary viral infection leads to long-term functional and lower airway structural changes in the lungs.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2024Article
- Mapping the tumor microenvironment in clear cell renal carcinoma by single-cell transcriptome analysis.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Article
- Extensive blood transcriptome analysis reveals cellular signaling networks activated by circulating glycocalyx components reflecting vascular injury in COVID-19.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Defining the versican interactome in lung health and disease.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2022Review
- Type I Interferon Signaling Increases Versican Expression and Synthesis in Lung Stromal Cells During Influenza Infection.The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 2021Article
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Abstract
Airway inflammation is a critical feature of lower respiratory tract infections caused by viruses such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). A growing body of literature has demonstrated the importance of extracellular matrix changes such as the accumulation of hyaluronan (HA) and versican in the subepithelial space in promoting airway inflammation; however, whether these factors contribute to airway inflammation during RSV infection remains unknown. To test the hypothesis that RSV infection promotes inflammation via altered HA and versican production, we studied an ex vivo human bronchial epithelial cell (BEC)/human lung fibroblast (HLF) coculture model. RSV infection of BEC/HLF cocultures led to decreased hyaluronidase expression by HLFs, increased accumulation of HA, and enhanced adhesion of U937 cells as would be expected with increased HA. HLF production of versican was not altered following RSV infection; however, BEC production of versican was significantly downregulated following RSV infection. In vivo studies with epithelial-specific versican-deficient mice [SPC-Cre(+) Vcan
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