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2026

Journal Article

The ASSIST CLAD study: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial of mesenchymal stromal cells for new-onset chronic lung allograft dysfunction

Chambers, Daniel C., Westall, Glen, Darley, David, Musk, Michael, Glanville, Allan R., Malouf, Monique, Holmes-Liew, Chien-Li, Tan, Maxine, Apte, Simon H., Groves, Penelope L., Lutzky, Viviana P., Sturm, Marian J., Lawrence, Sharon, Lawson, Natalee, Singleton, Lisa, Timmins, Sjane, Enever, Debra, Wildermuth, Holly, Daka, Omega, Cooper, Brittany, Winks, Leslie, Haines, Sharon, Zhang, Lai-Ying, Levvey, Bronwyn, Cristiano, Yvonne, Yaw, Meow, Snell, Greg, Trotter, Michael, Carew, Alan ... Hopkins, Peter M.A. (2026). The ASSIST CLAD study: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial of mesenchymal stromal cells for new-onset chronic lung allograft dysfunction. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 45 (8), 1310-1318. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.03.032

The ASSIST CLAD study: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial of mesenchymal stromal cells for new-onset chronic lung allograft dysfunction

2026

Journal Article

Clinical Evaluation of Long-Read Sequencing for Telomere Length Assessment in Human Blood and Lung Tissues

Lutzky, Viviana P., Rai, Subash K., Tan, Maxine E., Groves, Penny L., Knuckey, Kiara M., Mackintosh, John A., Jones, Mathew J. K., Apte, Simon H. and Chambers, Daniel C. (2026). Clinical Evaluation of Long-Read Sequencing for Telomere Length Assessment in Human Blood and Lung Tissues. Cells, 15 (13) 1165, 1165-1165. doi: 10.3390/cells15131165

Clinical Evaluation of Long-Read Sequencing for Telomere Length Assessment in Human Blood and Lung Tissues

2026

Journal Article

Single-cell transcriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage reveals divergent macrophage subpopulations and trajectories in interstitial lung disease

Zhang, Lai-Ying, Allen, Peter C., Lutzky, Viviana P., Apte, Simon H., Groves, Penny L., Tan, Maxine E., De Silva, Tharushi, Spenceley, Eleanor R., McCloy, Rachael A., Nguyen, Quan H., Powell, Joseph E., Chambers, Daniel C. and O’Sullivan, Brendan J. (2026). Single-cell transcriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage reveals divergent macrophage subpopulations and trajectories in interstitial lung disease. PLOS One, 21 (4) e0347852, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0347852

Single-cell transcriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage reveals divergent macrophage subpopulations and trajectories in interstitial lung disease

2026

Journal Article

Alveolar lipid–macrophage networks at the intersection of pulmonary fibrosis

Apte, Simon H., Lutzky, Viviana P., Groves, Penny L. and Chambers, Daniel C. (2026). Alveolar lipid–macrophage networks at the intersection of pulmonary fibrosis. Cells, 15 (8) 668, 1-23. doi: 10.3390/cells15080668

Alveolar lipid–macrophage networks at the intersection of pulmonary fibrosis

2026

Journal Article

Proteome-wide serological profiling reveals broad elevation of EBV immunity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Knuckey, Kiara M., Lutzky, Viviana P., Groves, Penny L., Tan, Maxine E., Chambers, Daniel C., Proietti, Carla, Doolan, Denise L. and Apte, Simon H. (2026). Proteome-wide serological profiling reveals broad elevation of EBV immunity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27 (2) 783, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ijms27020783

Proteome-wide serological profiling reveals broad elevation of EBV immunity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

2026

Journal Article

Treatment of Pseudomonas by removal of cloaking antibodies: is common polysaccharide antigen a factor?

Monteith, Joshua N., Ledger, Emma L., Chamoun, Michelle N., Henderson, Ian R., Goldberg, Joanna B., Smith, Daniel, Chambers, Daniel C., Apte, Simon H. and Wells, Timothy J. (2026). Treatment of Pseudomonas by removal of cloaking antibodies: is common polysaccharide antigen a factor?. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 233 (4) jiag002, e948-e956. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiag002

Treatment of Pseudomonas by removal of cloaking antibodies: is common polysaccharide antigen a factor?

2025

Journal Article

Silicosis research priorities for health care, research, and health and safety professionals, and for people exposed to silica in Australia: a research priority setting exercise

Barnes, Hayley, Mathieu, Sharna, Glass, Deborah C., Sim, Malcolm R., Fritschi, Lin, Dickinson, Joanne L., Chambers, Daniel C., Driscoll, Tim R., Edwards, Graeme, LaBranche, Nikky, Jones, Catherine, Bourke, Jane E., Hoy, Ryan F., Jenkins, Christine R., Apte, Simon, Holland, Anne and Tikellis, Gabriella (2025). Silicosis research priorities for health care, research, and health and safety professionals, and for people exposed to silica in Australia: a research priority setting exercise. Medical Journal of Australia, 223 (5), 257-264. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70013

Silicosis research priorities for health care, research, and health and safety professionals, and for people exposed to silica in Australia: a research priority setting exercise

2025

Journal Article

Transcriptomic plasticity of human alveolar macrophages revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing following drug exposure: implications for therapeutic development

Groves, Penny L., Hockey, Levi, O’Sullivan, Brendan J., Zhang, Lai-Ying, Xiong, Zherui, Nguyen, Quan H., Tan, Maxine E., Lutzky, Viviana P., Davis, Rohan A., Chambers, Daniel C. and Apte, Simon H. (2025). Transcriptomic plasticity of human alveolar macrophages revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing following drug exposure: implications for therapeutic development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26 (9) 4439, 4439. doi: 10.3390/ijms26094439

Transcriptomic plasticity of human alveolar macrophages revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing following drug exposure: implications for therapeutic development

2025

Conference Publication

Efficacy and Safety of Danazol in Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated With Short Telomeres: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial

Mackintosh, J., Wells, J., Lutzky, V., Yerkovich, S.T., Yeh, R., Hsu, A., Pickett, H., Pietsch, M., Cooper, B., Enever, D., Bancroft, S., Apte, S., Tan, M., Dickinson, J., Lucas, S., Selvadurai, H., Grainge, C., Hopkins, P., Glaspole, I., Reynolds, P.N., Wrobel, J.P., Goh, N., Corte, T.J. and Chambers, D. (2025). Efficacy and Safety of Danazol in Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated With Short Telomeres: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial. ATS International Conference, San Francisco, CA United States, 16-21 May 2025. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.abstracts.a1010

Efficacy and Safety of Danazol in Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated With Short Telomeres: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial

2024

Journal Article

Iron Alters the Transcriptome and Volatile Organic Compounds in the BAL of Patients with Silicosis

Aloe, Christian Anthony, Goh, Nicole Soo Leng, Wang, Hao, McQualter, Jonathan Luke, Doomun, Sheik Nadeem Elahee, De Souza, David, Pujari, Reshma, Papagianis, Paris Claris, Apte, Simon Hall, Barnes, Hayley, Vlahos, Ross, McDonald, Christine Faye, Hoy, Ryan Francis, Chambers, Daniel Charles, Leong, Tracy Li-Tsein and Bozinovski, Steven (2024). Iron Alters the Transcriptome and Volatile Organic Compounds in the BAL of Patients with Silicosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 71 (5) PMID 8917225, 617-621. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2024-0181le

Iron Alters the Transcriptome and Volatile Organic Compounds in the BAL of Patients with Silicosis

2024

Conference Publication

Cellular Genomics of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Reveals Insight into Mechanisms of Human Pulmonary Fibrosis

Zhang, L.-Y., Apte, S., Lutzky, V., Groves, P., Tan, M., de Silva, T.A., Nguyen, Q., Powell, J., Chambers, D. and O'Sullivan, B. (2024). Cellular Genomics of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Reveals Insight into Mechanisms of Human Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference, San Diego, CA United States, 17-22 May 2024. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a2580

Cellular Genomics of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Reveals Insight into Mechanisms of Human Pulmonary Fibrosis

2024

Journal Article

Immunological landscapes in lung transplantation: Insights from T cell profiling in BAL and PBMC

de Silva, Tharushi Ayanthika, Apte, Simon, Voisey, Joanne, Spann, Kirsten, Tan, Maxine, Chambers, Daniel and O’Sullivan, Brendan (2024). Immunological landscapes in lung transplantation: Insights from T cell profiling in BAL and PBMC. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25 (5) 2476, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ijms25052476

Immunological landscapes in lung transplantation: Insights from T cell profiling in BAL and PBMC

2023

Journal Article

A methodological approach to identify natural compounds with antifibrotic activity and the potential to treat pulmonary fibrosis using single-cell sequencing and primary human lung macrophages

Apte, Simon H., Groves, Penny L., Tan, Maxine E., Lutzky, Viviana P., de Silva, Tharushi, Monteith, Joshua N., Yerkovich, Stephanie T., O’Sullivan, Brendan J., Davis, Rohan A. and Chambers, Daniel C. (2023). A methodological approach to identify natural compounds with antifibrotic activity and the potential to treat pulmonary fibrosis using single-cell sequencing and primary human lung macrophages. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (20) 15104, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ijms242015104

A methodological approach to identify natural compounds with antifibrotic activity and the potential to treat pulmonary fibrosis using single-cell sequencing and primary human lung macrophages

2023

Journal Article

Single-cell profiling of cells in the lung of a patient with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis reveals inflammatory niche with abundant CD39+ T cells with functional ATPase phenotype: A case study

de Silva, Tharushi Ayanthika, Apte, Simon, Voisey, Joanne, Spann, Kirsten, Tan, Maxine, Divithotawela, Chandima, Chambers, Daniel and O’Sullivan, Brendan (2023). Single-cell profiling of cells in the lung of a patient with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis reveals inflammatory niche with abundant CD39+ T cells with functional ATPase phenotype: A case study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (19) 14442, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ijms241914442

Single-cell profiling of cells in the lung of a patient with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis reveals inflammatory niche with abundant CD39+ T cells with functional ATPase phenotype: A case study

2023

Conference Publication

Late Breaking Abstract - Transcriptomic profiling identifies pro-fibrotic macrophages under ferroptotic stress in silicosis

Aloe, Christian, Goh, Nicole Soo Leng, Mcqualter, Jonathan, Pujari, Reshma, Cameron, Rhoda, Teague, Julie, Papagianis, Paris, Apte, Simon Hall, O'Sullivan, Brendan, Vlahos, Ross, Mcdonald, Christine Faye, Hoy, Ryan Francis, Chambers, Daniel Charles, Leong, Tracy Li-Tsein and Bozinovski, Steven (2023). Late Breaking Abstract - Transcriptomic profiling identifies pro-fibrotic macrophages under ferroptotic stress in silicosis. Annual Congress of the European-Respiratory-Society (ERS), Milan Ia, Sep 09-13, 2023. SHEFFIELD: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.PA2233

Late Breaking Abstract - Transcriptomic profiling identifies pro-fibrotic macrophages under ferroptotic stress in silicosis

2022

Journal Article

Markers of rejection of a lung allograft: state of the art

Silva, Tharushi de, Voisey, Joanne, Hopkins, Peter, Apte, Simon, Chambers, Daniel and O'Sullivan, Brendan (2022). Markers of rejection of a lung allograft: state of the art. Biomarkers in Medicine, 16 (6), 483-498. doi: 10.2217/bmm-2021-1013

Markers of rejection of a lung allograft: state of the art

2022

Journal Article

Alveolar crystal burden in stone workers with artificial stone silicosis

Apte, Simon H., Tan, Maxine E., Lutzky, Viviana P., De Silva, Tharushi A., Fiene, Andreas, Hundloe, Justin, Deller, David, Sullivan, Clair, Bell, Peter T. and Chambers, Daniel C. (2022). Alveolar crystal burden in stone workers with artificial stone silicosis. Respirology, 27 (6), 437-446. doi: 10.1111/resp.14229

Alveolar crystal burden in stone workers with artificial stone silicosis

2022

Journal Article

Proteomic identification of the contents of small extracellular vesicles from in vivo Plasmodium yoelii infection

De Sousa, Karina P., Potriquet, Jeremy, Mulvenna, Jason, Sotillo, Javier, Groves, Penny L., Loukas, Alex, Apte, Simon H. and Doolan, Denise L. (2022). Proteomic identification of the contents of small extracellular vesicles from in vivo Plasmodium yoelii infection. International Journal for Parasitology, 52 (1), 35-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.06.001

Proteomic identification of the contents of small extracellular vesicles from in vivo Plasmodium yoelii infection

2021

Journal Article

TELO-SCOPE study: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial of danazol for short telomere related pulmonary fibrosis

MacKintosh, John A., Pietsch, Maria, Lutzky, Viviana, Enever, Debra, Bancroft, Sandra, Apte, Simon H., Tan, Maxine, Yerkovich, Stephanie T., Dickinson, Joanne L., Pickett, Hilda A., Selvadurai, Hiran, Grainge, Christopher, Goh, Nicole S., Hopkins, Peter, Glaspole, Ian, Reynolds, Paul N., Wrobel, Jeremy, Jaffe, Adam, Corte, Tamera J. and Chambers, Daniel C. (2021). TELO-SCOPE study: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial of danazol for short telomere related pulmonary fibrosis. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8 (1) e001127, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2021-001127

TELO-SCOPE study: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial of danazol for short telomere related pulmonary fibrosis

2021

Journal Article

Radiological outcomes of whole lung lavage for artificial stone-associated silicosis

Chambers, Daniel C., Apte, Simon H., Deller, David, Masel, Philip J., Jones, Catherine M., Newbigin, Katrina, Matula, Michael and Rapchuk, Ivan L. (2021). Radiological outcomes of whole lung lavage for artificial stone-associated silicosis. Respirology, 26 (5), 501-503. doi: 10.1111/resp.14018

Radiological outcomes of whole lung lavage for artificial stone-associated silicosis