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Mallikarjun V, Yin B, Caggiano LR, Blimbaum S, Pavelec CM, Holmes JW, Ewald SE. Automated spatially targeted optical micro proteomics identifies fibroblast- and macrophage-specific regulation of myocardial infarction scar maturation in rats. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2024; 186:1-15. [PMID: 37951204 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2023.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/13/2023]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) results from occlusion of blood supply to the heart muscle causing death of cardiac muscle cells. Following myocardial infarction (MI), extracellular matrix deposition and scar formation mechanically stabilize the injured heart as damaged myocytes undergo necrosis and removal. Fibroblasts and macrophages are key drivers of post-MI scar formation, maturation, and ongoing long-term remodelling; however, their individual contributions are difficult to assess from bulk analyses of infarct scar. Here, we employ state-of-the-art automated spatially targeted optical micro proteomics (autoSTOMP) to photochemically tag and isolate proteomes associated with subpopulations of fibroblasts (SMA+) and macrophages (CD68+) in the context of the native, MI tissue environment. Over a time course of 6-weeks post-MI, we captured dynamic changes in the whole-infarct proteome and determined that some of these protein composition signatures were differentially localized near SMA+ fibroblasts or CD68+ macrophages within the scar region. These results link specific cell populations to within-infarct protein remodelling and illustrate the distinct metabolic and structural processes underlying the observed physiology of each cell type.
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- Venkatesh Mallikarjun
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology at the Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology at the Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA; School of Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology at the Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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Borkar NA, Ambhore NS, Balraj P, Ramakrishnan YS, Sathish V. Kisspeptin regulates airway hyperresponsiveness and remodeling in a mouse model of asthma. J Pathol 2023; 260:339-352. [PMID: 37171283 PMCID: PMC10759912 DOI: 10.1002/path.6086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Asthma is a multifactorial disease of origin characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and airway remodeling. Several pieces of evidence from other pathologies suggest that Kisspeptins (Kp) regulate cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, mechanisms that are highly relevant to asthma. Our recent in vitro studies show Kp-10 (active peptide of Kp), via its receptor, KISS1R, inhibits human airway smooth muscle cell proliferation. Here, we hypothesize a crucial role for Kp-10 in regulating AHR and airway remodeling in vivo. Utilizing C57BL/6J mice, we assessed the effect of chronic intranasal Kp-10 exposure on mixed allergen (MA)-induced mouse model of asthma. MA-challenged mice showed significant deterioration of lung function compared to those exposed to vehicle (DPBS); Kp-10 treatment significantly improved the MA-altered lung functions. Mice treated with Kp-10 alone did not show any notable changes in lung functions. MA-exposed mice showed a significant reduction in KISS1R expression as compared to vehicle alone. MA-challenged mice showed significant alterations in immune cell infiltration in the airways and remodeling changes. Proinflammatory cytokines were significantly increased upon MA exposure, an effect abrogated by Kp-10 treatment. Furthermore, biochemical and histological studies showed Kp-10 exposure significantly reduced MA-induced smooth muscle mass and soluble collagen in the lung. Overall, our findings highlight the effect of chronic Kp-10 exposure in regulating MA-induced AHR and remodeling. © 2023 The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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Borkar NA, Ambhore NS, Kalidhindi RSR, Pabelick CM, Prakash YS, Sathish V. Kisspeptins inhibit human airway smooth muscle proliferation. JCI Insight 2022; 7:152762. [PMID: 35420998 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.152762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Sex/gender disparity in asthma is recognized, and suggests a modulatory role for sex-steroids, particularly estrogen. However, studies including our own show a dichotomous role for estrogen in airway remodeling, making it unclear whether sex hormones are protective or detrimental in asthma, and suggesting a need to explore mechanisms upstream or independent of estrogen. We hypothesize that Kisspeptin (Kp)/KISS1R signaling serves this role. Airway smooth muscle (ASM) is a key structural cell type that contributes to remodeling in asthma. We explored the role of Kp/KISS1R in regulating ASM proliferation. We report novel data that Kp and KISS1R are expressed in human airways, especially ASM, with lower expression in ASM from females compared to males, and asthmatics showing lowest expression compared to non-asthmatics. Proliferation studies showed that cleaved forms of Kp, particularly Kp-10 mitigates PDGF-induced ASM proliferation. Pharmacological inhibition and shRNA knockdown of KISS1R increased basal ASM proliferation, further amplified by PDGF. The anti-proliferative effect of Kp-10 in ASM was found to be mediated by inhibition of MAPK-ERK-Akt pathways, with altered expression of PCNA, C/EBP-alpha, Ki-67, Cyclin-D1, and Cyclin-E leading to cell-cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase. Overall, we demonstrate the importance of Kp/KISS1R signaling in regulating ASM proliferation and a potentially novel therapeutic avenue to blunt remodeling in asthma.
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- Niyati A Borkar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, United States of America
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Physiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States of America
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Physiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, United States of America
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Liotta LA, Pappalardo PA, Carpino A, Haymond A, Howard M, Espina V, Wulfkuhle J, Petricoin E. Laser Capture Proteomics: spatial tissue molecular profiling from the bench to personalized medicine. Expert Rev Proteomics 2021; 18:845-861. [PMID: 34607525 PMCID: PMC10720974 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2021.1984886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) uses a laser to isolate, or capture, specific cells of interest in a complex heterogeneous tissue section, under direct microscopic visualization. Recently, there has been a surge of publications using LCM for tissue spatial molecular profiling relevant to a wide range of research topics. AREAS COVERED We summarize the many advances in tissue Laser Capture Proteomics (LCP) using mass spectrometry for discovery, and protein arrays for signal pathway network mapping. This review emphasizes: a) transition of LCM phosphoproteomics from the lab to the clinic for individualized cancer therapy, and b) the emerging frontier of LCM single cell molecular analysis combining proteomics with genomic, and transcriptomic analysis. The search strategy was based on the combination of MeSH terms with expert refinement. EXPERT OPINION LCM is complemented by a rich set of instruments, methodology protocols, and analytical A.I. (artificial intelligence) software for basic and translational research. Resolution is advancing to the tissue single cell level. A vision for the future evolution of LCM is presented. Emerging LCM technology is combining digital and AI guided remote imaging with automation, and telepathology, to a achieve multi-omic profiling that was not previously possible.
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- Lance A. Liotta
- Center For Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) School of Systems Biology, College of Sciences, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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- Center For Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) School of Systems Biology, College of Sciences, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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- Fluidigm Corporation, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Center For Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) School of Systems Biology, College of Sciences, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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- Center For Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) School of Systems Biology, College of Sciences, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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- Center For Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) School of Systems Biology, College of Sciences, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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- Center For Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) School of Systems Biology, College of Sciences, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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- Center For Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) School of Systems Biology, College of Sciences, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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Network and co-expression analysis of airway smooth muscle cell transcriptome delineates potential gene signatures in asthma. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14386. [PMID: 34257337 PMCID: PMC8277837 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93845-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Airway smooth muscle (ASM) is known for its role in asthma exacerbations characterized by acute bronchoconstriction and remodeling. The molecular mechanisms underlying multiple gene interactions regulating gene expression in asthma remain elusive. Herein, we explored the regulatory relationship between ASM genes to uncover the putative mechanism underlying asthma in humans. To this end, the gene expression from human ASM was measured with RNA-Seq in non-asthmatic and asthmatic groups. The gene network for the asthmatic and non-asthmatic group was constructed by prioritizing differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (121) and transcription factors (TFs) (116). Furthermore, we identified differentially connected or co-expressed genes in each group. The asthmatic group showed a loss of gene connectivity due to the rewiring of major regulators. Notably, TFs such as ZNF792, SMAD1, and SMAD7 were differentially correlated in the asthmatic ASM. Additionally, the DEGs, TFs, and differentially connected genes over-represented in the pathways involved with herpes simplex virus infection, Hippo and TGF-β signaling, adherens junctions, gap junctions, and ferroptosis. The rewiring of major regulators unveiled in this study likely modulates the expression of gene-targets as an adaptive response to asthma. These multiple gene interactions pointed out novel targets and pathways for asthma exacerbations.
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Ambhore NS, Kalidhindi RSR, Sathish V. Sex-Steroid Signaling in Lung Diseases and Inflammation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1303:243-273. [PMID: 33788197 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63046-1_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sex/gender difference exists in the physiology of multiple organs. Recent epidemiological reports suggest the influence of sex-steroids in modulating a wide variety of disease conditions. Sex-based discrepancies have been reported in pulmonary physiology and various chronic inflammatory responses associated with lung diseases like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, and rare lung diseases. Notably, emerging clinical evidence suggests that several respiratory diseases affect women to a greater degree, with increased severity and prevalence than men. Although sex-specific differences in various lung diseases are evident, such differences are inherent to sex-steroids, which are major biological variables in men and women who play a central role to control these differences. The focus of this chapter is to comprehend the sex-steroid biology in inflammatory lung diseases and to understand the mechanistic role of sex-steroids signaling in regulating these diseases. Exploring the roles of sex-steroid signaling in the regulation of lung diseases and inflammation is crucial for the development of novel and effective therapy. Overall, we will illustrate the importance of differential sex-steroid signaling in lung diseases and their possible clinical implications for the development of complementary and alternative medicine to treat lung diseases.
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- Nilesh Sudhakar Ambhore
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA.
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Kalidhindi RSR, Ambhore NS, Balraj P, Schmidt T, Khan MN, Sathish V. Androgen receptor activation alleviates airway hyperresponsiveness, inflammation, and remodeling in a murine model of asthma. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2021; 320:L803-L818. [PMID: 33719566 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00441.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Epidemiological studies demonstrate an apparent sex-based difference in the prevalence of asthma, with a higher risk in boys than girls, which is reversed postpuberty, where women become more prone to asthma than men, suggesting a plausible beneficial role for male hormones, especially androgens as a regulator of pathophysiology in asthmatic lungs. Using a murine model of asthma developed with mixed allergen (MA) challenge, we report a significant change in airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), as demonstrated by increased thickness of epithelial and airway smooth muscle layers and collagen deposition, as well as Th2/Th17-biased inflammation in the airways of non-gonadectomized (non-GDX) and gonadectomized (GDX) male mice. Here, compared with non-GDX mice, MA-induced AHR and inflammatory changes were more prominent in GDX mice. Activation of androgen receptor (AR) using 5α-dihydrotestosterone (5α-DHT, AR agonist) resulted in decreased Th2/Th17 inflammation and remodeling-associated changes, resulting in improved lung function compared with MA alone challenged mice, especially in GDX mice. These changes were not observed with Flutamide (Flut, AR antagonist). Overall, we show that AR exerts a significant and beneficial role in asthma by regulating AHR and inflammation.
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- Rama Satyanarayana Raju Kalidhindi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
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Kalidhindi RSR, Ambhore NS, Sathish V. Cellular and Biochemical Analysis of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Murine Lungs. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2223:201-215. [PMID: 33226597 PMCID: PMC7780416 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1001-5_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
Abstract
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a technique used to collect the contents of the airways. The fluid recovered, called BAL fluid (BALF), serves as a dynamic tool to identify various disease pathologies ranging from asthma to infectious diseases to cancer in the lungs. A wide array of tests can be performed with BALF, including total and differential leukocyte counts (DLC), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) or flow-cytometric quantitation of inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines, chemokines and adhesion molecules, and assessment of nitrate and nitrite content for estimation of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity. Here, we describe a detailed procedure for the collection of BALF for a variety of downstream usages, including DLC by cytological and flow-cytometry-based methods, multiplex cytokine analysis by flow cytometry, and NOS activity analysis by determining nitrate and nitrite levels.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Professions, School of Pharmacy, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Professions, School of Pharmacy, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA.
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Kalidhindi RSR, Ambhore NS, Bhallamudi S, Loganathan J, Sathish V. Role of Estrogen Receptors α and β in a Murine Model of Asthma: Exacerbated Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Remodeling in ERβ Knockout Mice. Front Pharmacol 2020; 10:1499. [PMID: 32116656 PMCID: PMC7010956 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Epidemiological data suggests increased prevalence of asthma in females than males, suggesting a plausible role for sex-steroids, especially estrogen in the lungs. Estrogen primarily acts through estrogen-receptors (ERα and ERβ), which play a differential role in asthma. Our previous studies demonstrated increased expression of ERβ in asthmatic human airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells and its activation diminished ASM proliferation in vitro and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in vivo in a mouse (wild-type, WT) model of asthma. In this study, we evaluated the receptor specific effect of circulating endogenous estrogen in regulating AHR and remodeling using ERα and ERβ knockout (KO) mice. C57BL/6J WT, ERα KO, and ERβ KO mice were challenged intranasally with a mixed-allergen (MA) or PBS. Lung function was measured using flexiVent followed by collection of broncho-alveolar lavage fluid for differential leukocyte count (DLC), histology using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Sirius red-fast green (SRFG) and detecting αsmooth muscle actin (α-SMA), fibronectin and vimentin expression using immunofluorescence (IF). Resistance (Rrs), elastance (Ers), tissue-damping (G) and tissue-elasticity (H) were significantly increased, whereas compliance (Crs) was significantly decreased in WT, ERα KO, and ERβ KO mice (males and females) challenged with MA compared to PBS. Interestingly, ERβ KO mice showed declined lung function compared to ERα KO and WT mice at baseline. MA induced AHR, remodeling and immune-cell infiltration was more prominent in females compared to males across all populations, while ERβ KO females showed maximum AHR and DLC, except for neutrophil count. Histology using H&E suggests increased smooth muscle mass in airways with recruitment of inflammatory cells, while SRFG staining showed increased collagen deposition in MA challenged ERβ KO mice compared to ERα KO and WT mice (males and females), with pronounced effects in ERβ KO females. Furthermore, IF studies showed increased expression of α-SMA, fibronectin and vimentin in MA challenged populations compared to PBS, with prominent changes in ERβ KO females. This novel study indicates ERβ plays a pivotal role in airway remodeling and AHR and understanding the mechanisms involved might help to surface it out as a potential target to treat asthma.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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Ambhore NS, Kalidhindi RSR, Pabelick CM, Hawse JR, Prakash YS, Sathish V. Differential estrogen-receptor activation regulates extracellular matrix deposition in human airway smooth muscle remodeling via NF-κB pathway. FASEB J 2019; 33:13935-13950. [PMID: 31638834 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201901340r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Altered airway smooth muscle (ASM) mass and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition in airways are characteristic features of remodeling in asthma. Increased ECM production modulates ASM cell proliferation and leads to airway remodeling. Our previous studies showed that ASM from patients with asthma exhibited increased expression of estrogen receptor (ER)-β, which upon activation down-regulated ASM proliferation, implicating an important role for estrogen signaling in airway physiology. There is no current information on the effect of differential ER activation on ECM production. In this study, we evaluated the effect of ER-α vs. ER-β activation on ECM production, deposition, and underlying pathways. Primary human ASM cells isolated from asthmatics and nonasthmatics were treated with E2, an ER-α agonist [propylpyrazoletriol (PPT)], and an ER-β agonist [WAY-200070 (WAY)] with TNF-α or platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) followed by evaluation of ECM production and deposition. Expression of proteins and genes corresponding to ECM were measured using Western blotting and quantitative RT-PCR with subsequent matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity. Molecular mechanisms of ER activation in regulating ECM were evaluated by luciferase reporter assays for activator protein 1 (AP-1) and NF-κB. TNF-α or PDGF significantly (P < 0.001) increased ECM deposition and MMP activity in human ASM cells, which was significantly reduced with WAY treatment but not with PPT. Furthermore, TNF-α- or PDGF-induced ECM gene expression in ASM cells was significantly reduced with WAY (P < 0.001). Moreover, WAY significantly down-regulated the activation of NF-κB (P < 0.001) and AP-1 (P < 0.01, P < 0.05) in ASM cells from asthmatics and nonasthmatics. Overall, we demonstrate differential ER signaling in controlling ECM production and deposition. Activation of ER-β diminishes ECM deposition via suppressing the NF-κB pathway activity and might serve as a novel target to blunt airway remodeling.-Ambhore, N. S., Kalidhindi, R. S. R., Pabelick, C. M., Hawse, J. R., Prakash, Y. S., Sathish, V. Differential estrogen-receptor activation regulates extracellular matrix deposition in human airway smooth muscle remodeling via NF-κB pathway.
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- Nilesh Sudhakar Ambhore
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; and
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; and
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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Bhallamudi S, Connell J, Pabelick CM, Prakash YS, Sathish V. Estrogen receptors differentially regulate intracellular calcium handling in human nonasthmatic and asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2019; 318:L112-L124. [PMID: 31617730 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00206.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Asthma is defined as chronic inflammation of the airways and is characterized by airway remodeling, hyperresponsiveness, and acute bronchoconstriction of airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells. Clinical findings suggest a higher incidence and severity of asthma in adult women, indicating a concrete role of sex steroids in modulating the airway tone. Estrogen, a major female sex steroid mediates its role through estrogen receptors (ER) ERα and ERβ, which are shown to be expressed in human ASM, and their expression is upregulated in lung inflammation and asthma. Previous studies suggested rapid, nongenomic signaling of estrogen via ERs reduces intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i), thereby promoting relaxation of ASM. However, long-term ER activation on [Ca2+]i regulation in human ASM during inflammation or in asthma is still not known. In Fura-2-loaded nonasthmatic and asthmatic human ASM cells, we found that prolonged (24 h) exposure to ERα agonist (PPT) increased [Ca2+]i response to histamine, whereas ERβ activation (WAY) led to decreased [Ca2+] compared with vehicle. This was further confirmed by ER overexpression and knockdown studies using various bronchoconstrictor agents. Interestingly, ERβ activation was more effective than 17β-estradiol in reducing [Ca2+]i responses in the presence of TNF-α or IL-13, while no observable changes were noticed with PPT in the presence of either cytokine. The [Ca2+]i-reducing effects of ERβ were mediated partially via L-type calcium channel inhibition and increased Ca2+ sequestration by sarcoplasmic reticulum. Overall, these data highlight the differential signaling of ERα and ERβ in ASM during inflammation. Specific ERβ activation reduces [Ca2+]i in the inflamed ASM cells and is likely to play a crucial role in regulating ASM contractility, thereby relaxing airways.
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- Sangeeta Bhallamudi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
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Kalidhindi RSR, Katragadda R, Beauchamp KL, Pabelick CM, Prakash YS, Sathish V. Androgen Receptor-Mediated Regulation of Intracellular Calcium in Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells. Cell Physiol Biochem 2019; 53:215-228. [PMID: 31299143 PMCID: PMC6896987 DOI: 10.33594/000000131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS With the prevalence of asthma being greater in women, detrimental effects of female sex steroids have been explored, but potential protective effects of androgens are not established. Airway smooth muscle (ASM) is a key cell type in contractility and remodelling of asthma. There are no data on expression and functionality of androgen receptor (AR) in human ASM cells. METHODS We used primary human ASM cells from non-asthmatics vs. asthmatics to determine AR expression at baseline and with inflammation measured using Western blotting/qRT-PCR, and the role of AR in regulating intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) measured using Fluo-3 loaded real time [Ca2+]i imaging. RESULTS We found that compared to females, baseline AR is greater in male ASM and increases with inflammation/asthma. Androgens, via AR, blunted TNFα or IL-13-induced enhancement of ASM [Ca2+]i in both males and females, with retained efficacy in asthmatics. AR effects involve reduced Ca2+ influx via L-type channels and store-operated Ca2+ entry, the latter by downregulating STIM1 and Orai1 and increasing TMEM66. CONCLUSION Our data show AR expression is increased in female ASM with asthma, but has retained functionality that could be used to reduce [Ca2+]i towards alleviating airway hyperresponsiveness.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA,
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