Regenerative Metaplastic Clones in COPD Lung Drive Inflammation and Fibrosis

Wei Rao, Shan Wang, Marcin Duleba, Suchan Niroula, Kristina Goller, Jingzhong Xie, Rajasekaran Mahalingam, Rahul Neupane, Audrey Ann Liew, Matthew Vincent, Kenichi Okuda, Wanda K. O'Neal, Richard C. Boucher, Burton F. Dickey, Michael E. Wechsler, Omar Ibrahim, John F. Engelhardt, Tinne C.J. Mertens, Wei Wang, Soma S.K. JyothulaChristopher P. Crum, Harry Karmouty-Quintana, Kalpaj R. Parekh, Mark L. Metersky, Frank D. McKeon, Wa Xian

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Abstract

The hallmark features of COPD (inflammation, fibrosis, and mucus hypersecretion) are driven by distinct pathogenic progenitors which pre-exist as minor populations in healthy lungs but dominate in the disease state relative to normal lung stem cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)848-864.e18
JournalCell
Volume181
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 14 2020

Keywords

  • COPD
  • chronic lung disease
  • fibrosis
  • inflammation
  • lung
  • metaplasia
  • myofibroblasts
  • neutrophils
  • p63
  • single cell cloning
  • stem cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

MD Anderson CCSG core facilities

  • Flow Cytometry and Cellular Imaging Facility

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