https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Regulation of cellular senescence by extracellular matrix during chronic fibrotic diseases https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44052 Thu 06 Oct 2022 08:58:07 AEDT ]]> Alveolar epithelial cells of lung fibrosis patients are susceptible to severe virus-induced injury https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:55279 Mon 13 May 2024 15:32:02 AEST ]]> Airway epithelial integrin β4 suppresses allergic inflammation by decreasing CCL17 production https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38495 Mon 09 May 2022 16:16:36 AEST ]]> Self DNA perpetuates IPF lung fibroblast senescence in a cGAS-dependent manner https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46097 P < 0.05, n = 5–8). The targeting of cGAS also attenuated etoposide-induced senescence in Ctrl-LFs (P < 0.05, n = 5–8). Levels of mitochondrial DNA (mDNA) detected by qPCR in the cytosol and medium of IPF-LFs or senescence-induced Ctrl-LFs were higher than Ctrl-LFs at baseline (P < 0.05, n = 5–7). The addition of DNAse I (100 U/ml) deaccelerated IPF-LF senescence (P < 0.05, n = 5), whereas ectopic mDNA or the induction of endogenous mDNA release augmented Ctrl-LF senescence in a cGAS-dependent manner (P < 0.05, n = 5). In conclusion, we provide evidence that cGAS reinforces lung fibroblast senescence involving damaged self DNA. The targeting of cGAS to supress senescent-like responses may have potential important therapeutic implications in the treatment of IPF.]]> Fri 11 Nov 2022 11:23:00 AEDT ]]>