Jennifer L. Turi, MD
Department / Division
Pediatrics /
Pediatrics-Critical Care Med
Address
DUMC 3046
Durham, NC 27710
Appointment Telephone
919-681-5560
Office Telephone
919-681-5560
Fax Telephone
919-681-8359
- MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 1995
- Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 1995-1998
- Pediatric Critical Care, Duke University Medical Center, 1998-2001
Clinical Interests
Pediatric critical care medicine, acute lung injury
Research Interests
Iron concentrations are elevated in the airways of patients with inflammatory lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis and ARDS. The presence of iron in the airway catalyzes the production of highly reactive oxygen species (ROS) that cause cellular injury and trigger oxidant-mediated intracellular signaling. To limit oxidative stress, iron acquisition and its distribution must be tightly regulated. Airway epithelial cells normally take up iron and sequester it within ferritin to protect the lung’s extracellular milieu; however, many of these mechanisms remain unclear. The goals of our work are to more clearly define mechanisms of cellular iron transport in airway epithelial cells and to determine the role of disrupted iron homeostasis in the pathogenesis of inflammatory lung disease.
This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.
Representative Publications
Ozment, CP; Turi, JL. Iron overload following red blood cell transfusion and its impact on disease severity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: international journal of biochemistry and biophysics. 2009;1790:694-701.
(2009)
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Turi, JL; Piantadosi, CA; Stonehuerner, JD; Ghio, AJ. Iron accumulation in bronchial epithelial cells is dependent on concurrent sodium transport. Biometals. 2008;21:571-580.
(2008)
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Ghio, AJ; Turi, JL; Madden, MC; Dailey, LA; Richards, JD; Stonehuerner, JG; Morgan, DL; Singleton, S; Garrick, LM; Garrick, MD. Lung injury after ozone exposure is iron dependent. American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2007;292:L134-L143.
(2007)
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Ghio, AJ; Turi, JL; Yang, F; Garrick, LM; Garrick, MD. Iron homeostasis in the lung. Biological Research. 2006;39:67-77.
(2006)
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Turi, JL; Wang, X; McKie, AT; Nozik-Grayck, E; Mamo, LB; Crissman, K; Piantadosi, CA; Ghio, AJ. Duodenal cytochrome b: a novel ferrireductase in airway epithelial cells. American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2006;291:L272-L280.
(2006)
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Turi, JL; Yang, F; Garrick, MD; Piantadosi, CA; Ghio, AJ. The iron cycle and oxidative stress in the lung. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 2004;36:850-857.
(2004)
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Ghio, AJ; Nozik-Grayck, E; Turi, J; Jaspers, I; Mercatante, DR; Kole, R; Piantadosi, CA. Superoxide-dependent iron uptake: a new role for anion exchange protein 2. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2003;29:653-660.
(2003)
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Turi, JL; Jaspers, I; Dailey, LA; Madden, MC; Brighton, LE; Carter, JD; Nozik-Grayck, E; Piantadosi, CA; Ghio, AJ. Oxidative stress activates anion exchange protein 2 and AP-1 in airway epithelial cells. American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2002;283:L791-L798.
(2002)
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