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Lung organogenesis.
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Current topics in developmental biology [Curr Top Dev Biol] 2010; Vol. 90, pp. 73-158. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Developmental lung biology is a field that has the potential for significant human impact: lung disease at the extremes of age continues to cause major morbidity and mortality worldwide. Understanding how the lung develops holds the promise that investigators can use this knowledge to aid lung repair and regeneration. In the decade since the "molecular embryology" of the lung was first comprehensively reviewed, new challenges have emerged-and it is on these that we focus the current review. Firstly, there is a critical need to understand the progenitor cell biology of the lung in order to exploit the potential of stem cells for the treatment of lung disease. Secondly, the current familiar descriptions of lung morphogenesis governed by growth and transcription factors need to be elaborated upon with the reinclusion and reconsideration of other factors, such as mechanics, in lung growth. Thirdly, efforts to parse the finer detail of lung bud signaling may need to be combined with broader consideration of overarching mechanisms that may be therapeutically easier to target: in this arena, we advance the proposal that looking at the lung in general (and branching in particular) in terms of clocks may yield unexpected benefits.<br /> (Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Biomechanical Phenomena
Cell Proliferation
Epithelial Cells cytology
Epithelial Cells physiology
Homeodomain Proteins genetics
Homeodomain Proteins metabolism
Humans
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins genetics
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins metabolism
Lung anatomy & histology
Lung growth & development
MicroRNAs genetics
MicroRNAs metabolism
Signal Transduction physiology
Stem Cells cytology
Stem Cells physiology
Transcription Factors genetics
Transcription Factors metabolism
Lung embryology
Organogenesis physiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-8933
- Volume :
- 90
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Current topics in developmental biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20691848
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0070-2153(10)90003-3