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ArticleThe European respiratory journal2021

Endothelial eNAMPT amplifies pre-clinical acute lung injury: efficacy of an eNAMPT-neutralising monoclonal antibody.

Hector Quijada, Tadeo Bermudez, Carrie L Kempf, Daniel G Valera, Alexander N Garcia, Sara M Camp, Jin H Song, Evelyn Franco, Jessica K Burt, Belinda Sun and 18 more

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Article in The European respiratory journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hector QuijadaDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Tadeo BermudezDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Carrie L KempfDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Daniel G ValeraDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Alexander N GarciaDept of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Sara M CampDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Jin H SongDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Evelyn FrancoDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Jessica K BurtDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Belinda SunDept of Pathology, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Joseph B MascarenhasDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Kimberlie BurnsDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Amir GaberDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Radu C OitaDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Vivian Reyes HernonDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Christy BarberDept of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Liliana Moreno-VinascoDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Xiaoguang SunDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Anne E CressDept of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Diego MartinHouston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA.
Zhonglin LiuDept of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Ankit A DesaiDept of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis IN, USA.
Viswanathan NatarajanDept of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jeffrey R JacobsonDept of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Steven M DudekDept of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Christian BimeDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Saad SammaniDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Joe G N GarciaDept of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA.
University of Arizona · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USMethodist Hospital · US

Funding

SOUTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERP30ES006694 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI DEAN BILLHEIMER · 1994 to 2026
$36.7M
Tissue Culture Biomechanical CoreP01HL058064 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI LAL, RATNESHWAR · 1998 to 2012
$27.8M
Structure-Function Analysis of nmMLCK in EC Barrier ResponsesP01HL126609 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI STEVEN M DUDEK · 2016 to 2026
$24.4M
Protein Chemistry & Biophysics CoreP01HL134610 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI BLACK, STEPHEN M · 2018 to 2022
$11.6M
Novel Involvement of NAMPT and TLR4 in PAH Vascular RemodelingR01HL141387 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Joe G. N. Garcia, Ayako Makino · 2019 to 2026
$3.8M
Pathogenic Role of IL-18 in Sickle Cell Cardiomyopathy and Inducible Ventricular TachycardiaR01HL136603 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI DESAI, ANKIT A · 2017 to 2021
$2.4M
Novel Therapeutic Antibody Targeting of Extracellular NAMPT in Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury (VILI)R42HL145930 · NHLBI · AQUALUNG THERAPEUTICS CORP. · PI GARCIA, JOE G. N. · 2019 to 2021
$1.7M
Pathogenic Mechanisms of PBEF in Ventilator Induced Lung InjuryR01HL094394 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI GARCIA, JOE G. N. · 2009 to 2012
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL126609NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL134610NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL094394NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL136603
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2/coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has highlighted the serious unmet need for effective therapies that reduce acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) mortality. We explored whether extracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (eNAMPT), a ligand for Toll-like receptor (TLR)4 and a master regulator of innate immunity and inflammation, is a potential ARDS therapeutic target.

methodsWild-type C57BL/6J or endothelial cell (EC)-c

resultsImmunohistochemical, biochemical and imaging studies validated time-dependent increases in NAMPT lung tissue expression in both pre-clinical ARDS models. Intravenous delivery of either eNAMPT-neutralising pAb or mAb significantly attenuated inflammatory lung injury (haematoxylin and eosin staining, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) protein, BAL polymorphonuclear cells, plasma interleukin-6) in both pre-clinical models.

conclusionsThese findings highlight both the role of EC-derived eNAMPT and the potential for biologic targeting of the eNAMPT/TLR4 inflammatory pathway. In combination with predictive eNAMPT biomarker and

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Acute Lung InjuryCOVID-19AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSARS-CoV-2Antibodies, Monoclonal

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