Loss of skin elasticity is associated with pulmonary emphysema, biomarkers of inflammation, and matrix metalloproteinase activity in smokers

by Michael E. O’Brien, Divay Chandra, Robert C. Wilson, Chad M. Karoleski, Carl R. Fuhrman, Joseph K. Leader, Jiantao Pu, Yingze Zhang, Alison Morris, Seyed Nouraie, Jessica Bon, Zsolt Urban, Frank C. Sciurba
Published 2019-06-01

Autoreactivity to glucose regulated protein 78 links emphysema and osteoporosis in smokers.

by Jessica Bon, Rehan Kahloon, Yingze Zhang, Jianmin Xue, Carl R Fuhrman, Jiangning Tan, Mathew Burger, Daniel J Kass, Eva Csizmadia, Leo Otterbein, Divay Chandra, Arpit Bhargava, Joseph M Pilewski, G David Roodman, Frank C Sciurba, Steven R Duncan
Published 2014-01-01

The HLA class II Allele DRB1*1501 is over-represented in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

by Jianmin Xue, Bernadette R Gochuico, Ahmad Samer Alawad, Carol A Feghali-Bostwick, Imre Noth, Steven D Nathan, Glenn D Rosen, Ivan O Rosas, Sanja Dacic, Iclal Ocak, Carl R Fuhrman, Karen T Cuenco, Mary A Smith, Susan S Jacobs, Adriana Zeevi, Penelope A Morel, Joseph M Pilewski, Vincent G Valentine, Kevin F Gibson, Naftali Kaminski, Frank C Sciurba, Yingze Zhang, Steven R Duncan
Published 2011-02-01