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ReviewAmerican journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology2023

An update in club cell biology and its potential relevance to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Jessica B Blackburn, Ngan Fung Li, Nathan W Bartlett, Bradley W Richmond

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Review in American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. A translational view of airway epithelial dysfunction in COPD.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jessica B BlackburnDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7268-6783
Ngan Fung LiDepartment of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States.
Nathan W BartlettViral Immunology and Respiratory Disease Group, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2715-5163
Bradley W RichmondDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6200-5235

Funding

Interdisciplinary Training Program in Lung ResearchT32HL094296 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Ray Stokes Peebles · 2008 to 2026
$6.3M
BLRD VA IK2 BX003841NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL094296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Club cells are found in human small airways where they play an important role in immune defense, xenobiotic metabolism, and repair after injury. Over the past few years, data from single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) studies has generated new insights into club cell heterogeneity and function. In this review, we integrate findings from scRNA-seq experiments with earlier in vitro, in vivo, and microscopy studies and highlight the many ways club cells contribute to airway homeostasis. We then discuss evidence for loss of club cells or club cell products in the airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and discuss potential mechanisms through which this might occur.

Indexed as

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveBronchiolesEpithelial CellsHumansclub cellsCOPDscRNA-seqsecretory cells

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PMID36942863
PMCPMC10110710

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