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Paul J. Wolters, M.D.

Pulmonologist

Dr. Paul J. Wolters specializes in the diagnosis and care of patients with interstitial lung disease. He received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota, trained in internal medicine at the University of Colorado, and pulmonary and critical care medicine at UCSF, where he joined the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine in 1999.

In addition to caring for patients, Wolters is actively involved in research that aims to better understand the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). He is director of biological research for the Interstitial Lung Disease Program.

Clinics

Chest Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-0359
Phone: (415) 353-2961
Fax: (415) 353-2568

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Interstitial Lung Disease Program
400 Parnassus Ave., Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2577
Fax: (415) 353-2568

Hours: Friday
8 a.m. – noon

Conditions & Treatments

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Education


Selected Research and Publications

  1. Seeley EJ, Barry SS, Narala S, Matthay MA, Wolters PJ. Noradrenergic Neurons Regulate Monocyte Trafficking and Mortality during Gram-Negative Peritonitis in Mice. J Immunol. 2013 May 1; 190(9):4717-24.
  2. Ryerson CJ, Urbania TH, Richeldi L, Mooney JJ, Lee JS, Jones KD, Elicker BM, Koth LL, King TE, Wolters PJ, Collard HR. Prevalence and prognosis of unclassifiable interstitial lung disease. Eur Respir J. 2012 Dec 6.
  3. Lee JS, Kim EJ, Lynch KL, Elicker B, Ryerson CJ, Katsumoto TR, Shum AK, Wolters PJ, Cerri S, Richeldi L, Jones KD, King TE, Collard HR. Prevalence and clinical significance of circulating autoantibodies in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Med. 2013 Feb; 107(2):249-55.
  4. Cha SI, Ryerson CJ, Lee JS, Kukreja J, Barry SS, Jones KD, Elicker BM, Kim DS, Papa FR, Collard HR, Wolters PJ. Cleaved cytokeratin-18 is a mechanistically informative biomarker in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Res. 2012; 13:105.
  5. Huang F, Zhang H, Wu M, Yang H, Kudo M, Peters CJ, Woodruff PG, Solberg OD, Donne ML, Huang X, Sheppard D, Fahy JV, Wolters PJ, Hogan BL, Finkbeiner WE, Li M, Jan YN, Jan LY, Rock JR. Calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A modulates mucin secretion and airway smooth muscle contraction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Oct 2; 109(40):16354-9.
  6. Chen C, Kudo M, Rutaganira F, Takano H, Lee C, Atakilit A, Robinett KS, Uede T, Wolters PJ, Shokat KM, Huang X, Sheppard D. Integrin a9ß1 in airway smooth muscle suppresses exaggerated airway narrowing. J Clin Invest. 2012 Aug 1; 122(8):2916-27.
  7. Seeley EJ, Matthay MA, Wolters PJ. Inflection points in sepsis biology: from local defense to systemic organ injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2012 Sep; 303(5):L355-63.
  8. Richeldi L, Ryerson CJ, Lee JS, Wolters PJ, Koth LL, Ley B, Elicker BM, Jones KD, King TE, Ryu JH, Collard HR. Relative versus absolute change in forced vital capacity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thorax. 2012 May; 67(5):407-11.
  9. Cha SI, Chang CS, Kim EK, Lee JW, Matthay MA, Golden JA, Elicker BM, Jones K, Collard HR, Wolters PJ. Lung mast cell density defines a subpopulation of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Histopathology. 2012 Jul; 61(1):98-106.
  10. Lee JS, Song JW, Wolters PJ, Elicker BM, King TE, Kim DS, Collard HR. Bronchoalveolar lavage pepsin in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J. 2012 Feb; 39(2):352-8.
  11. Sutherland RE, Xu X, Kim SS, Seeley EJ, Caughey GH, Wolters PJ. Parasitic infection improves survival from septic peritonitis by enhancing mast cell responses to bacteria in mice. PLoS One. 2011; 6(11):e27564.
  12. Markovics JA, Araya J, Cambier S, Somanath S, Gline S, Jablons D, Hill A, Wolters PJ, Nishimura SL. Interleukin-1beta induces increased transcriptional activation of the transforming growth factor-beta-activating integrin subunit beta8 through altering chromatin architecture. J Biol Chem. 2011 Oct 21; 286(42):36864-74.
  13. Lee JS, Ryu JH, Elicker BM, Lydell CP, Jones KD, Wolters PJ, King TE, Collard HR. Gastroesophageal reflux therapy is associated with longer survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Dec 15; 184(12):1390-4.
  14. Jenkins G, Blanchard A, Borok Z, Bradding P, Ehrhardt C, Fisher A, Hirani N, Johnson S, Königshoff M, Maher TM, Millar A, Parfrey H, Scotton C, Tetley T, Thickett D, Wolters P. In search of the fibrotic epithelial cell: opportunities for a collaborative network. Thorax. 2012 Feb; 67(2):179-82.
  15. Seeley EJ, Sutherland RE, Kim SS, Wolters PJ. Systemic mast cell degranulation increases mortality during polymicrobial septic peritonitis in mice. J Leukoc Biol. 2011 Sep; 90(3):591-7.
  16. Kitamura H, Cambier S, Somanath S, Barker T, Minagawa S, Markovics J, Goodsell A, Publicover J, Reichardt L, Jablons D, Wolters P, Hill A, Marks JD, Lou J, Pittet JF, Gauldie J, Baron JL, Nishimura SL. Mouse and human lung fibroblasts regulate dendritic cell trafficking, airway inflammation, and fibrosis through integrin avß8-mediated activation of TGF-ß. J Clin Invest. 2011 Jul; 121(7):2863-75.
  17. Marmai C, Sutherland RE, Kim KK, Dolganov GM, Fang X, Kim SS, Jiang S, Golden JA, Hoopes CW, Matthay MA, Chapman HA, Wolters PJ. Alveolar epithelial cells express mesenchymal proteins in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2011 Jul; 301(1):L71-8.
  18. Wootton SC, Kim DS, Kondoh Y, Chen E, Lee JS, Song JW, Huh JW, Taniguchi H, Chiu C, Boushey H, Lancaster LH, Wolters PJ, DeRisi J, Ganem D, Collard HR. Viral infection in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Jun 15; 183(12):1698-702.
  19. Markovics JA, Araya J, Cambier S, Jablons D, Hill A, Wolters PJ, Nishimura SL. Transcription of the transforming growth factor beta activating integrin beta8 subunit is regulated by SP3, AP-1, and the p38 pathway. J Biol Chem. 2010 Aug 6; 285(32):24695-706.
  20. Collard HR, Calfee CS, Wolters PJ, Song JW, Hong SB, Brady S, Ishizaka A, Jones KD, King TE, Matthay MA, Kim DS. Plasma biomarker profiles in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2010 Jul; 299(1):L3-7.

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