Pulmonary Cell News Volume 13.01 | Jan 11 2024

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    Vol. 13.01 – 11 January, 2024
    TOP STORY

    Targeting DHX9 Triggers Tumor-Intrinsic Interferon Response and Replication Stress in Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Through a curated CRISPR-based screen of RNA Helicases, the authors identified DExD/H-box helicase 9 (DHX9) as a potent repressor of double-stranded RNA in small cell lung cancers.
    [Cancer Discovery]

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    Distinct Dampening of IL-33 Following Inhalation of Interferon-Lambda in the Respiratory Epithelium of In Vivo Asthma

    Researchers analyzed expression levels of interleukin-33 (IL33) in the epithelial cells from the lung of house dust mites-challenged mice depending on inhalation of interferon-λ.
    [Allergy]

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    Airway Epithelial Cell Identity and Plasticity Are Constrained by Sox2 during Lung Homeostasis, Tissue Regeneration, and in Human Disease

    Investigators showed that Sox2 preserved airway cell identity and prevented fate changes into either functional alveolar tissue or pathological keratinization following lung injury.
    [NPJ Regenerative Medicine]

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    The Use of Cultured Human Alveolar Basal Cells to Mimic Honeycomb Formation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    By using cultured idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patient-derived alveolar basal cells, the authors aimed to establish an in vitro– and in vivo model to mimic Honeycomb cysts formation in IPF.
    [Respiratory Research]

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    Tobacco and Menthol Flavored Nicotine-Free Electronic Cigarettes Induced Inflammation and Dysregulated Repair in Lung Fibroblast and Epithelium

    Scientists exposed lung fibroblast and epithelium to Air, propylene glycol/vegetable glycerine, menthol flavored, or tobacco-flavored e-cig, and determined the cytotoxicity, inflammation, and wound healing ability in 2D cells and 3D microtissue chip models.
    [Respiratory Research]

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    Oncogenic KEAP1 Mutations Activate TRAF2-NFκB Signaling to Prevent Apoptosis in Lung Cancer Cells

    Investigators showed that in GSEA analysis of TCGA lung adenocarcinoma RNA-seq data, the Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1) mutations in R320 and R470 were associated with enhanced Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFα) – Nuclear Factor kappa subunit B signaling, and MYC and MTORC1 pathways.
    [Redox Biology]

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    Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase PTPRO Represses Lung Adenocarcinoma Progression by Inducing Mitochondria-Dependent Apoptosis and Restraining Tumor Metastasis

    Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type O (PTPRO) decreased lung adenocarcinoma migration and invasion by regulating proteins involved in the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    Med23 Deficiency Reprograms the Tumor Microenvironment to Promote Lung Tumorigenesis

    Researchers utilized well-characterized KrasG12D-driven non-small cell lung cancer mouse model to investigate the role of Mediator complex subunit 23 (MED23) in lung cancer.
    [British Journal Of Cancer]

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    Multiplex Detection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms by Liquid Chromatography for Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Staging

    An integrated strategy with excellent accuracy and high throughput was proposed for the precise indication of single nucleotide polymorphism in nonsmall cell lung cancer diseases.
    [Analytical Chemistry]

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    REVIEWS

    Extracellular Matrix as a Driver of Chronic Lung Diseases

    The authors review evolving knowledge about the extracellular matrix’s role in homeostasis and disease in the lung.
    [American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Ten Science Stories Poised to Make Headlines in 2024

    Researchers hope some of the first rigorous placebo-controlled clinical trials of possible Long Covid treatments will report outcomes, though they may be preliminary.
    [Science]

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