[HTML][HTML] Circuits between infected macrophages and T cells in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia

…, A Donayre, IA Goldberg, ZM Klug, N Borkowski, Z Lu… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Some patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
develop severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome 1 (ARDS). Distinct …

A spatially restricted fibrotic niche in pulmonary fibrosis is sustained by M-CSF/M-CSFR signalling in monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages

…, L Sichizya, Z Lu… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Ontologically distinct populations of macrophages differentially contribute to organ fibrosis
through unknown mechanisms. We applied lineage tracing, single-cell RNA sequencing and …

[HTML][HTML] The lung microenvironment shapes a dysfunctional response of alveolar macrophages in aging

…, S Watanabe, T Stoeger, M Chi, Z Lu… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Alveolar macrophages orchestrate the response to viral infections. Age-related changes in
these cells may underlie the differential severity of pneumonia in older patients. We …

Resetting proteostasis with ISRIB promotes epithelial differentiation to attenuate pulmonary fibrosis

S Watanabe, NS Markov, Z Lu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Pulmonary fibrosis is a relentlessly progressive and often fatal disease with a paucity of
available therapies. Genetic evidence implicates disordered epithelial repair, which is normally …

Phytoremediation of cadmium-polluted soil assisted by D-gluconate-enhanced Enterobacter cloacae colonization in the Solanum nigrum L. rhizosphere

Z Xu, D Wang, W Tang, L Wang, Q Li, Z Lu, H Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbe-assisted phytoremediation for Cd-polluted soil is being regarded increasingly.
However, the availability of microbes that can collaborate with Cd-hyperaccumulators effectively …

[HTML][HTML] SIRT3 overexpression ameliorates asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis, mt-DNA damage, and lung fibrogenic monocyte recruitment

…, SJ Kim, R Jablonski, S Watanabe, Z Lu… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) mitochondrial (mt) DNA damage and fibrotic monocyte-derived
alveolar macrophages (Mo-AMs) are implicated in the pathobiology of pulmonary fibrosis. …

Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration in fetal lambs acclimatized to high-altitude long-term hypoxia: role of histone acetylation

Q Yang, Z Lu, R Ramchandran… - American Journal of …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
High-altitude long-term hypoxia (LTH) is known to induce pulmonary arterial smooth muscle
cell (PASMC) proliferation in the fetus, leading to pulmonary arterial remodeling and …

Preparation and tribological properties of WS2 and WS2/TiO2 nanoparticles

Z Lu, Z Cao, E Hu, K Hu, X Hu - Tribology International, 2019 - Elsevier
A method was developed to prepare WS 2 and WS 2 /TiO 2 nanoparticles. A blue tungsten
oxide precursor was synthesized from Na 2 WO 4 , CH 3 CSNH 2 , and HCl. WS 2 …

Red mud based passivator reduced Cd accumulation in edible amaranth by influencing root organic matter metabolism and soil aggregate distribution

Z Xu, Z Lu, L Zhang, H Fan, Y Wang, J Li, Y Lin… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Red mud was a highly alkaline hazardous waste, and their resource utilization was a
research hotspot. In this study, influencing mechanisms of red mud based passivator on the …

Valproic acid shows a potent antitumor effect with alteration of DNA methylation in neuroblastoma

S Gu, Y Tian, A Chlenski, HR Salwen, Z Lu… - Anti-cancer …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Epigenetic aberrations and a CpG island methylator phenotype are associated with poor
outcome in children with neuroblastoma (NB). Previously, we have shown that valproic acid (…