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Mach N. The forecasting power of the mucin-microbiome interplay in livestock respiratory diseases. Vet Q 2024; 44:1-18. [PMID: 38606662 PMCID: PMC11018052 DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2024.2340003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Complex respiratory diseases are a significant challenge for the livestock industry worldwide. These diseases considerably impact animal health and welfare and cause severe economic losses. One of the first lines of pathogen defense combines the respiratory tract mucus, a highly viscous material primarily composed of mucins, and a thriving multi-kingdom microbial ecosystem. The microbiome-mucin interplay protects from unwanted substances and organisms, but its dysfunction may enable pathogenic infections and the onset of respiratory disease. Emerging evidence also shows that noncoding regulatory RNAs might modulate the structure and function of the microbiome-mucin relationship. This opinion paper unearths the current understanding of the triangular relationship between mucins, the microbiome, and noncoding RNAs in the context of respiratory infections in animals of veterinary interest. There is a need to look at these molecular underpinnings that dictate distinct health and disease outcomes to implement effective prevention, surveillance, and timely intervention strategies tailored to the different epidemiological contexts.
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- Núria Mach
- IHAP, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, Toulouse, France
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Khorasani AM, Mohammadi B, Saghafi MR, Mohamadi S, Ghaffari S, Mirsadraee M, Khakzad MR. The association between MUC5AC and MUC5B genes expression and remodeling progression in severe neutrophilic asthma: A direct relationship. Respir Med 2023; 213:107260. [PMID: 37146737 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND MUC5 dysregulation is a hallmark of severe neutrophilic asthmatic patients. This study investigates the expression of MUC5AC and MUC5B at mRNA levels on asthma severity and airway wall thickness in severe neutrophilic asthmatic patients. METHOD In this case-control clinical trial, twenty-five severe neutrophilic asthmatic patients and ten control subjects were enrolled. Subjects underwent ACT, pulmonary functions tests, and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO). Also, induced sputum has been obtained to assess the expression of MUC5AC and MUC5B by the real-time PCR. In addition, the thickness of the airway wall was assessed by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and bioinformatic analysis was implemented to approve the selection of the appropriate genes and for further investigations. RESULT A significant difference was observed between the asthmatic and control in MUC5AC and MUC5B mRNA expression. Meanwhile, the expression of MUC5AC increased remarkably by asthma severity; also, it is associated with airway wall thickness (WT) (both P-value <0.05). The expression of MUC5B in asthmatic patients was lower than in control. There is no significant correlation between MUC5B mRNA level and WT and asthma severity. Notably, MUC5AC transcription level was correlated to sputum neutrophil percentage, while MUC5B transcription level had a positive correlation with sputum macrophages and a negative one with sputum neutrophils. CONCLUSION In severe neutrophilic asthma, airway wall thickness increases with MUC5AC mRNA overexpression, which is probably related to asthma severity and the formation of mucus plugs. However, the expression of MUC5B was decreased, resulting in poor mucociliary clearance in the airways. TRIAL REGISTRATION IR.IAU.MSHD.REC.1400.124.
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- Amirhossein Mohajeri Khorasani
- Innovated Medical Research Center, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Innovated Medical Research Center, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Innovated Medical Research Center, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Innovated Medical Research Center & Department of Immunology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
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Manne A, Kasi A, Esnakula AK, Paluri RK. Predictive Value of MUC5AC Signature in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Hypothesis Based on Preclinical Evidence. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098087. [PMID: 37175794 PMCID: PMC10178741 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Mucin 5AC (MUC5AC) glycoprotein plays a crucial role in carcinogenesis and drug sensitivity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), both individually and in combination with other mucins. Its function and localization are glycoform-specific. The immature isoform (detected by the CLH2 monoclonal antibody, or mab) is usually in the perinuclear (cytoplasmic) region, while the mature (45 M1, 2-11, Nd2) variants are in apical and extracellular regions. There is preclinical evidence suggesting that mature MUC5AC has prognostic and predictive (response to treatment) value. However, these findings were not validated in clinical studies. We propose a MUC5AC signature with three components of MUC5AC-localization, variant composition, and intensity-suggesting a reliable marker in combination of variants than with individual MUC5AC variants alone. We also postulate a theory to explain the occurrence of different MUC5AC variants in abnormal pancreatic lesions (benign, precancerous, and cancerous). We also analyzed the effect of mature MUC5AC on sensitivity to drugs often used in PDAC management, such as gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, cisplatin, and paclitaxel. We found preliminary evidence of its predictive value, but there is a need for large-scale studies to validate them.
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- Ashish Manne
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, 460 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Medical Oncology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, 2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Westwood, KS 66025, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 460 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 475 Vine St, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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Effective Component Compatibility of Bufei Yishen Formula III Which Regulates the Mucus Hypersecretion of COPD Rats via the miR-146a-5p/EGFR/MEK/ERK Pathway. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:9423435. [PMID: 36619199 PMCID: PMC9812609 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9423435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background The effective-component compatibility of Bufei Yishen formula III (ECC-BYF III) with 5 ingredients (ginsenoside Rh1, astragaloside, icariin, nobiletin, and paeonol) has been shown to protect against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The present study aimed to observe the effects of ECC-BYF III in a COPD rat model and dissect its potential mechanisms in regulating mucus hypersecretion via the miR-146a-5p/epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/MEK/ERK pathway. Methods COPD model rats were treated with normal saline, ECC-BYF III, or N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Pulmonary function, lung tissue histology with H & E and AB-PAS staining, expression levels of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-6, IL-1β, MUC5AC, MUC5B, and FOXA2 in lung tissues and the mRNA and proteins involved in the miR-146a-5p/EGFR/MEK/ERK pathway were evaluated. Results The COPD rats showed a significant decrease in the pulmonary function and serious pathological damage to the lung tissue. ECC-BYF III and NAC significantly improved the ventilation function and small airway pathological damage in the COPD rats. The goblet cells and the expression levels of IL-1β, IL-6, MUC5AC, and MUC5B were increased in the COPD rats and were significantly decreased after ECC-BYF III or NAC intervention. The expression levels of IL-4 and FOXA2 in the COPD rats were markedly decreased and were improved in the ECC-BYF III and NAC groups. ECC-BYF III appeared to have a potent effect in restoring the reduced expression of miR-146a-5p. The increased phosphorylation levels of EGFR, MEK, and ERK1/2 and the protein expression levels of SPDEF in the lungs of COPD rats could be significantly reduced by ECC-BYF III. Conclusions ECC-BYF III has a significant effect in improving the airway mucus hypersecretion in COPD model rats, as well as a protective effect against limited pulmonary function and injured lung histopathology. The protective effect of ECC-BYF III in reducing airway mucus hypersecretion in COPD may involve the miR-146a-5p/EGFR/MEK/ERK pathway.
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Home Dust Mites Promote MUC5AC Hyper-Expression by Modulating the sNASP/TRAF6 Axis in the Airway Epithelium. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169405. [PMID: 36012669 PMCID: PMC9408837 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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House dust mites (HDMs) are a common source of respiratory allergens responsible for allergic asthma and innate immune responses in human diseases. Since HDMs are critical factors in the triggering of allergen-induced airway mucosa from allergic asthma, we aimed to investigate the mechanisms of Toll-like receptors (TLR) in the signaling of the HDM extract that is involved in mucus hypersecretion and airway inflammation through the engagement of innate immunity. Previously, we reported that the somatic nuclear autoantigenic sperm protein (sNASP)/tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) axis controls the initiation of TLRs to maintain the homeostasis of the innate immune response. The present study showed that the HDM extract stimulated the biogenesis of Mucin 5AC (MUC5AC) in bronchial epithelial cells via the TLR2/4 signaling pathway involving MyD88 and TRAF6. Specifically, sNASP binds to TRAF6 in unstimulated bronchial epithelial cells to prevent the activation of TRAF6-depenedent kinases. Upon on HDMs’ stimulation, sNASP is phosphorylated, leading to the activation of TRAF6 downstream of the p38 MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways. Further, NASP-knockdown enhanced TRAF6 signaling and MUC5AC biogenesis. In the HDM-induced mouse asthma model, we found that the HDM extract promoted airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), MUC5AC, and allergen-specific IgE production as well as IL-5 and IL-13 for recruiting inflammatory cells. Treatment with the PEP-NASP peptide, a selective TRAF6-blocking peptide, ameliorated HDM-induced asthma in mice. In conclusion, this study indicated that the sNASP/TRAF6 axis plays a regulatory role in asthma by modulating mucus overproduction, and the PEP-NASP peptide might be a potential target for asthma treatment.
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Soni DK, Biswas R. Role of Non-Coding RNAs in Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Lung Diseases. Front Genet 2021; 12:767348. [PMID: 34819948 PMCID: PMC8606426 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.767348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), notably microRNAs (miRNAs) and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), have recently gained increasing consideration because of their versatile role as key regulators of gene expression. They adopt diverse mechanisms to regulate transcription and translation, and thereby, the function of the protein, which is associated with several major biological processes. For example, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and metabolic pathways demand fine-tuning for the precise development of a specific tissue or organ. The deregulation of ncRNA expression is concomitant with multiple diseases, including lung diseases. This review highlights recent advances in the post-transcriptional regulation of miRNAs and lncRNAs in lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Further, we also discuss the emerging role of ncRNAs as biomarkers as well as therapeutic targets for lung diseases. However, more investigations are required to explore miRNAs and lncRNAs interaction, and their function in the regulation of mRNA expression. Understanding these mechanisms might lead to early diagnosis and the development of novel therapeutics for lung diseases.
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- Dharmendra Kumar Soni
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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McKelvey MC, Brown R, Ryan S, Mall MA, Weldon S, Taggart CC. Proteases, Mucus, and Mucosal Immunity in Chronic Lung Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:5018. [PMID: 34065111 PMCID: PMC8125985 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22095018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Dysregulated protease activity has long been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic lung diseases and especially in conditions that display mucus obstruction, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. However, our appreciation of the roles of proteases in various aspects of such diseases continues to grow. Patients with muco-obstructive lung disease experience progressive spirals of inflammation, mucostasis, airway infection and lung function decline. Some therapies exist for the treatment of these symptoms, but they are unable to halt disease progression and patients may benefit from novel adjunct therapies. In this review, we highlight how proteases act as multifunctional enzymes that are vital for normal airway homeostasis but, when their activity becomes immoderate, also directly contribute to airway dysfunction, and impair the processes that could resolve disease. We focus on how proteases regulate the state of mucus at the airway surface, impair mucociliary clearance and ultimately, promote mucostasis. We discuss how, in parallel, proteases are able to promote an inflammatory environment in the airways by mediating proinflammatory signalling, compromising host defence mechanisms and perpetuating their own proteolytic activity causing structural lung damage. Finally, we discuss some possible reasons for the clinical inefficacy of protease inhibitors to date and propose that, especially in a combination therapy approach, proteases represent attractive therapeutic targets for muco-obstructive lung diseases.
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- Michael C. McKelvey
- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; (M.C.M.); (R.B.); (S.R.); (S.W.)
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; (M.C.M.); (R.B.); (S.R.); (S.W.)
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; (M.C.M.); (R.B.); (S.R.); (S.W.)
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany;
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), 10178 Berlin, Germany
- German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; (M.C.M.); (R.B.); (S.R.); (S.W.)
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; (M.C.M.); (R.B.); (S.R.); (S.W.)
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De Palma FDE, Raia V, Kroemer G, Maiuri MC. The Multifaceted Roles of MicroRNAs in Cystic Fibrosis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:E1102. [PMID: 33348555 PMCID: PMC7765910 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10121102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lifelong disorder affecting 1 in 3500 live births worldwide. It is a monogenetic autosomal recessive disease caused by loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding the chloride channel cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), the impairment of which leads to ionic disequilibria in exocrine organs. This translates into a chronic multisystemic disease characterized by airway obstruction, respiratory infections, and pancreatic insufficiency as well as hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal dysfunction. Molecular characterization of the mutational heterogeneity of CFTR (affected by more than 2000 variants) improved the understanding and management of CF. However, these CFTR variants are linked to different clinical manifestations and phenotypes, and they affect response to treatments. Expanding evidence suggests that multisystemic disease affects CF pathology via impairing either CFTR or proteins regulated by CFTR. Thus, altering the expression of miRNAs in vivo could constitute an appealing strategy for developing new CF therapies. In this review, we will first describe the pathophysiology and clinical management of CF. Then, we will summarize the current knowledge on altered miRNAs in CF patients, with a focus on the miRNAs involved in the deregulation of CFTR and in the modulation of inflammation. We will highlight recent findings on the potential utility of measuring circulating miRNAs in CF as diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers. Finally, we will provide an overview on potential miRNA-based therapeutic approaches.
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- Fatima Domenica Elisa De Palma
- Equipe 11 Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM UMRS 1138, Sorbonne Université, Université of Paris, 75006 Paris, France;
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Institute, 94805 Villejuif, France
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80145 Naples, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Regional Cystic Fibrosis Center, Federico II University Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Equipe 11 Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM UMRS 1138, Sorbonne Université, Université of Paris, 75006 Paris, France;
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Institute, 94805 Villejuif, France
- Suzhou Institute for Systems Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
- Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 75005 Paris, France
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- Equipe 11 Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM UMRS 1138, Sorbonne Université, Université of Paris, 75006 Paris, France;
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Institute, 94805 Villejuif, France
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Fonseca C, Bicker J, Alves G, Falcão A, Fortuna A. Cystic fibrosis: Physiopathology and the latest pharmacological treatments. Pharmacol Res 2020; 162:105267. [PMID: 33127556 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lethal autosomal recessive genetic disease, caused by a mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR), which primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. This gene encodes the CFTR protein, a distinctive membrane transporter of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily. It functions as a chloride channel, allowing the balance and transport of chloride through the apical membrane of epithelial cells. Due to its ubiquitous location, mutations in the CFTR gene trigger multiple changes in ion transport and metabolic pathways, affecting various organs, as it will be herein explained. Pulmonary impairment is the most characteristic comorbidity of CF and respiratory failure is the main cause of death. This review presents the importance of an early diagnosis of CF to establish, as soon as possible, a primary therapy for symptomatic prevention and relief. It also mentions new therapeutic approaches that include CFTR modulators. They are correctors and/or potentiators of the deficient CFTR channel. In an attempt to overcome the disadvantages of CFTR modulators, the application of biotechnology techniques is addressed, such as gene therapy, gene editing, RNA therapy and therapeutic microRNAs. The potential of the intranasal administration route is another presented aspect.
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- Carla Fonseca
- University of Coimbra, Faculty of Pharmacy, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Faculty of Pharmacy, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Faculty of Pharmacy, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, Coimbra, Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Faculty of Pharmacy, Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Rezaei S, Mahjoubin-Tehran M, Aghaee-Bakhtiari SH, Jalili A, Movahedpour A, Khan H, Moghoofei M, Shojaei Z, R Hamblin M, Mirzaei H. Autophagy-related MicroRNAs in chronic lung diseases and lung cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2020; 153:103063. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.103063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Dai J, Ma B, Wen X, Yang Z, Yue Y. Upregulation of miR-92a contributes to blocking goblet cell metaplasia by targeting MUC5AC in asthma. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2020; 40:613-619. [PMID: 32571119 DOI: 10.1080/10799893.2020.1781172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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As a chronic airway disease, asthma has two characteristics, tissue remodeling and airway inflammation. This research focused on miR-92a to explore how it works in asthma. We revealed that the expressions of miR-92a were decreased in both serum and lung tissues from ovalbumin-induced asthma mouse. Bioinformatics analysis, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and dual luciferase assay revealed that miR-92a targets MUC5AC, which was linked to mucus hypersecretion in the pulmonary tracts. By injecting miR-92a-mimics into the trachea, both the airway hyper-reactivity and airway inflammation can be alleviated in an asthma mouse model which is induced by ovalbumin. Moreover, the goblet cell phenotype of asthmatic mice is significantly reduced by the action of miR-92a. Furthermore, miR-92a blocked interleukin (IL)-13-induced MUC5AC luciferase activity in 16HBE. Together, upregulation of miR-92a expression in asthmatic mice plays a role in blocking goblet cell metaplasia by targeting MUC5AC, and thus in the treatment of chronic airway diseases, miR-92a can prevent epithelial remodeling, which is a reasonable method.
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- Jihuan Dai
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Geriatrics & Department of Geriatrics, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Geriatrics & Department of Geriatrics, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Geriatrics & Department of Geriatrics, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Geriatrics & Department of Geriatrics, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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Kivihall A, Aab A, Soja J, Sładek K, Sanak M, Altraja A, Jakiela B, Bochenek G, Rebane A. Reduced expression of miR-146a in human bronchial epithelial cells alters neutrophil migration. Clin Transl Allergy 2019; 9:62. [PMID: 31798831 PMCID: PMC6880603 DOI: 10.1186/s13601-019-0301-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background The role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis and determining the phenotypes of asthma is not fully elucidated. miR-146a has been previously shown to suppress inflammatory responses in different cells. In this study, we investigated the functions of miR-146a in human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) in association with neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and paucigranulocytic phenotypes of asthma. Methods Bronchial brushing specimens and brochial mucosal biopsy samples were collected from adult patients with asthma and from age- and gender-matched non-asthmatic individuals. The expression of miR-146a in bronchial brushing specimens, bronchial biopsy tissue sections or cultured primary bronchial epithelial cells was analyzed by RT-qPCR or by in situ hybridization. The expression of direct and indirect miR-146a target genes was determined by RT-qPCR or ELISA. The migration of neutrophils was studied by neutrophil chemotaxis assay and flow cytometry. For statistical analysis, unpaired two-way Student’s t test, one-way ANOVA or linear regression analysis were used. Results Reduced expression of miR-146a was found in bronchial brushing specimens from asthma patients as compared to non-asthmatics and irrespective of the phenotype of asthma. In the same samples, the neutrophil attracting chemokines IL-8 and CXCL1 showed increased expression in patients with neutrophilic asthma and increased IL-33 expression was found in patients with eosinophilic asthma. Linear regression analysis revealed a significant negative association between the expression of miR-146a in bronchial brushings and neutrophil cell counts in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with asthma. In bronchial biopsy specimens, the level of miR-146a was highest in the epithelium as determined with in situ hybridization. In primary conventional HBEC culture, the expression of miR-146a was induced in response to the stimulation with IL-17A, TNF-α, and IL-4. The mRNA expression and secretion of IL-8 and CXCL1 was inhibited in both stimulated and unstimulated HBECs transfected with miR-146a mimics. Supernatants from HBECs transfected with miR-146a had reduced capability of supporting neutrophil migration in neutrophil chemotaxis assay. Conclusion Our results suggest that decreased level of miR-146a in HBECs from patients with asthma may contribute to the development of neutrophilic phenotype of asthma.
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- Anet Kivihall
- 1Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 14B, 50414 Tartu, Estonia
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- 1Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 14B, 50414 Tartu, Estonia
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- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- 3Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.,4Lung Clinic of Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- 1Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 14B, 50414 Tartu, Estonia
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Yan D, Ye Y, Zhang J, Zhao J, Yu J, Luo Q. Human Neutrophil Elastase Induces MUC5AC Overexpression in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Through miR-146a. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2019; 34:59-69. [PMID: 31466461 DOI: 10.1177/1945892419871798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background The pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is not yet clear. microRNAs are widely involved in a number of physiological and pathological processes, of which microRNA-146a (miR-146a) plays an important role in innate immunity, inflammatory response, and other pathophysiological processes. Mucins (MUCs) are important components of secreted mucus, of which MUC5AC is the major MUC secreted in the normal airway. Objective This study was performed to examine human neutrophil elastase (HNE)-induced MUC5AC overexpression in CRS via miR-146a. Methods miR-146a, HNE, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and MUC5AC expression in the sinonasal mucosa were determined using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). EGFR, phosphorylated EGFR (pEGFR), and MUC5AC expression were determined in primary cultures of human nasal epithelial cells (HNECs). We examined the expression of miR-146a, MUC5AC, EGFR, and pEGFR by transfecting HNECs with miR-146a mimics and negative control (NC). Moreover, dual-luciferase reporter gene assays were used to validate EGFR as an hsa-miR-146a target gene. Results miR-146a was significantly downregulated, and HNE, EGFR, and MUC5AC were upregulated in CRS patients both with and without nasal polyps. In the in vitro cell experiment, MUC5AC was significantly downregulated after use of an EGFR-specific inhibitor (AG1478). Upon addition of miR-146a inhibitor, miR-146a was downregulated, while MUC5AC was upregulated. MUC5AC was suppressed in normal primary HNECs by miR-146a mimic and pEGFR was downregulated. The results of dual-luciferase reporter assays showed that the luciferase activities were markedly inhibited in the pGL3-EGFR-3′ UTR+miR-146a mimic group compared with the pGL3+ miR-146a mimic group, suggesting that EGFR is a target gene for miR-146a. Conclusion In HNE-induced CRS, miR-146a downregulates the expression of MUC5AC by inhibiting the activation of EGFR, and EGFR is a target gene of miR-146a.
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- Danqing Yan
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P.R. China
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Krishn SR, Ganguly K, Kaur S, Batra SK. Ramifications of secreted mucin MUC5AC in malignant journey: a holistic view. Carcinogenesis 2019; 39:633-651. [PMID: 29415129 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Heavily glycosylated secreted mucin MUC5AC, by the virtue of its cysteine-rich repeats, can form inter- and intramolecular disulfide linkages resulting in complex polymers, which in turn craft the framework of the polymeric mucus gel on epithelial cell surfaces. MUC5AC is a molecule with versatile functional implications including barrier functions to epithelial cells, host-pathogen interaction, immune cell attraction to sites of premalignant or malignant lesions and tumor progression in a context-dependent manner. Differential expression, glycosylation and localization of MUC5AC have been associated with a plethora of benign and malignant pathologies. In this era of robust technologies, overexpression strategies and genetically engineered mouse models, MUC5AC is emerging as a potential diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic target for various malignancies. Considering the clinical relevance of MUC5AC, this review holistically encompasses its genomic organization, domain structure, glycosylation patterns, regulation, functional and molecular connotation from benign to malignant pathologies. Furthermore, we have here explored the incipient and significant experimental tools that are being developed to study this structurally complex and evolutionary conserved gel-forming mucin.
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- Shiv Ram Krishn
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.,Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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Increased expression of long non-coding RNA SNHG16 correlates with tumor progression and poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 121:270-278. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bardin P, Sonneville F, Corvol H, Tabary O. Emerging microRNA Therapeutic Approaches for Cystic Fibrosis. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1113. [PMID: 30349480 PMCID: PMC6186820 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene and remains the most common life-shortening diseases affecting the exocrine organs. The absence of this channel results in an imbalance of ion concentrations across the cell membrane and results in more abnormal secretion and mucus plugging in the gastrointestinal tract and in the lungs of CF patients. The direct introduction of fully functional CFTR by gene therapy has long been pursued as a therapeutical option to restore CFTR function independent of the specific CFTR mutation, but the different clinical trials failed to propose persuasive evidence of this strategy. The last ten years has led to the development of new pharmacotherapies which can activate CFTR function in a mutation-specific manner. Although approximately 2,000 different disease-associated mutations have been identified, a single codon deletion, F508del, is by far the most common and is present on at least one allele in approximately 70% of the patients in CF populations. This strategy is limited by chemistry, the knowledge on CFTR and the heterogenicity of the patients. New research efforts in CF aim to develop other therapeutical approaches to combine different strategies. Targeting RNA appears as a new and an important opportunity to modulate dysregulated biological processes. Abnormal miRNA activity has been linked to numerous diseases, and over the last decade, the critical role of miRNA in regulating biological processes has fostered interest in how miRNA binds to and interacts explicitly with the target protein. Herein, this review describes the different strategies to identify dysregulated miRNA opens up a new concept and new opportunities to correct CFTR deficiency. This review describes therapeutic applications of antisense techniques currently under investigation in CF.
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- Pauline Bardin
- INSERM UMR-S938, Centre de Recherche Saint Antoine, Faculté des Sciences, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR-S938, Centre de Recherche Saint Antoine, Faculté des Sciences, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR-S938, Centre de Recherche Saint Antoine, Faculté des Sciences, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Paediatric Respiratory Department, Hôpital Trousseau, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR-S938, Centre de Recherche Saint Antoine, Faculté des Sciences, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Tasena H, Faiz A, Timens W, Noordhoek J, Hylkema MN, Gosens R, Hiemstra PS, Spira A, Postma DS, Tew GW, Grimbaldeston MA, van den Berge M, Heijink IH, Brandsma CA. microRNA-mRNA regulatory networks underlying chronic mucus hypersecretion in COPD. Eur Respir J 2018; 52:13993003.01556-2017. [PMID: 30072506 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01556-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Chronic mucus hypersecretion (CMH) is a common feature in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with worse prognosis and quality of life. This study aimed to identify microRNA (miRNA)-mRNA regulatory networks underlying CMH.The expression profiles of miRNA and mRNA in bronchial biopsies from 63 COPD patients were associated with CMH using linear regression. Potential mRNA targets of each CMH-associated miRNA were identified using Pearson correlations. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and STRING (search tool for the retrieval of interacting genes/proteins) analysis were used to identify key genes and pathways.20 miRNAs and 539 mRNAs were differentially expressed with CMH in COPD. The expression of 10 miRNAs was significantly correlated with the expression of one or more mRNAs. Of these, miR-134-5p, miR-146a-5p and the let-7 family had the highest representation of CMH-associated mRNAs among their negatively correlated predicted targets. KRAS and EDN1 were identified as key regulators of CMH and were negatively correlated predicted targets of miR-134-5p and let-7a-5p, let-7d-5p, and let-7f-5p, respectively. GSEA suggested involvement of MUC5AC-related genes and several other relevant gene sets in CMH. The lower expression of miR-134-5p was confirmed in primary airway fibroblasts from COPD patients with CMH.We identified miR-134-5p, miR-146a-5p and let-7 family, along with their potential target genes including KRAS and EDN1, as potential key miRNA-mRNA networks regulating CMH in COPD.
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- Hataitip Tasena
- Dept of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Dept of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Dept of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Dept of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Dept of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Dept of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Dept of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Dept of Medicine, Division of Computational Biomedicine, Boston University Medical Centre, Boston, MA, USA
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- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Research and Early Development, Genentech Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Dept of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,These authors contributed equally
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- Dept of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,These authors contributed equally
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Bronze-da-Rocha E, Santos-Silva A. Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitors and Chronic Kidney Disease. Int J Biol Sci 2018; 14:1343-1360. [PMID: 30123081 PMCID: PMC6097478 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.26111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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End-stage renal disease (ESRD), the last stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD), is characterized by chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. Neutrophils are the front line cells that mediate an inflammatory response against microorganisms as they can migrate, produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), secrete neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs), and release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Serine proteases inhibitors regulate the activity of serine proteases and reduce neutrophil accumulation at inflammatory sites. This review intends to relate the role of neutrophil elastase in CKD and the effects of neutrophil elastase inhibitors in predicting or preventing inflammation.
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- Elsa Bronze-da-Rocha
- UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Bioquímica, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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La mucoviscidose est la plus fréquente des maladies génétiques dans les populations d’origine caucasienne, caractérisée par des mutations du gène codant le canal chlorure CFTR. Bien que ce gène soit connu depuis 1989, les solutions thérapeutiques curatives proposées aux patients restent limitées. De nouvelles stratégies thérapeutiques sont explorées, comme celles ciblant les microARN qui participent à la régulation de l’expression d’ARN messagers cibles. Cette revue fait le point sur les travaux portant sur l’implication de ces microARN dans la mucoviscidose, notamment dans le contrôle des canaux ioniques, de l’inflammation, de l’infection et de l’obstruction bronchique, et leurs potentiels thérapeutiques.
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Han W, Du X, Wang J, Sun L, Li Y. WITHDRAWN: SNHG16 indicates a poor prognosis and affects cell proliferation, migration and invasion in non-small cell lung cancer. Exp Cell Res 2017:S0014-4827(17)30508-6. [PMID: 28935465 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Wei Han
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, School of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao266011, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, School of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao266011, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, School of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao266011, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, School of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao266011, China.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, School of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao266011, China.
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MicroRNA-218 acts by repressing TNFR1-mediated activation of NF-κB, which is involved in MUC5AC hyper-production and inflammation in smoking-induced bronchiolitis of COPD. Toxicol Lett 2017; 280:171-180. [PMID: 28864214 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2017.08.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is largely attributable to cigarette smoke (CS). However, little is known about the effect of miRNAs on CS-induced mucus hypersecretion and the inflammatory response in the airway epithelium, which are pathological characteristics of COPD-related chronic bronchiolitis. As determined in the present investigation, population-based data indicate that smokers with COPD had serious airflow obstruction and inflammation, whereas smokers without COPD had mild airflow obstruction and inflammation. Moreover, levels of serum miR-218 positively correlated with FEV1/FVC% and negatively correlated with levels of serum IL-6 and IL-8. In human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells, cigarette smoke extract (CSE) decreased miR-218 levels and increased levels of MUC5AC, interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1), and p-p65. Enhancement of miR-218 levels by an miR-218 mimic blocked these CSE-induced changes. Moreover, luciferase reporter assays confirmed that miR-218 bound to the 3'UTR region of TNFR1 mRNA. Down-regulation of TNFR1 blocked the CSE-induced increases of MUC5AC, IL-6, and IL-8 and the activation of NF-κB. Furthermore, over-expression of miR-218 attenuated the CSE-induced overproduction of MUC5AC, IL-6, and IL-8, effects that were reversed by elevated expression of TNFR1. In sum, our findings provide a mechanism by which miR-218 regulates CSE-induced MUC5AC hyper-production and inflammation by targeting TNFR1-mediated activation of NF-κB, indicating that overexpression of miR-218 may be a strategy against cigarette smoking-induced bronchiolitis in COPD.
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Neutrophil Elastase and Interleukin 17 Expressed in the Pig Colon during Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Infection Synergistically with the Pathogen Induce Increased Mucus Transport Speed and Production via Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3. Infect Immun 2017; 85:IAI.00262-17. [PMID: 28559407 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00262-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Brachyspira hyodysenteriae colonizes the pig colon, resulting in mucoid hemorrhagic diarrhea and mucus layer changes. These changes are characterized by a disorganized mucus structure and massive mucus induction with de novo expression of MUC5AC and increased production of MUC2. To investigate the mechanisms behind this altered mucin environment, we quantified the mRNA levels of mucin pathway genes and factors from the immune system in the colons of infected and control pigs and observed upregulation of neutrophil elastase, SPDEF, FOXA3, MAPK3/ERK1, IL-17A, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 expression. In vitro, colonic mucus-producing mucosal surfaces were treated with these factors along with B. hyodysenteriae infection and analyzed for their effect on mucin production. Neutrophil elastase and infection synergistically induced mucus production and transport speed, and interleukin 17A (IL-17A) also had similar effects, in both the presence and absence of infection. A mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 (MAPK3)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) inhibitor suppressed these effects. Therefore, we suggest that the SPDEF, FOXA3, and MAPK3/ERK1 signaling pathways are behind the transcriptional program regulating mucin biosynthesis in the colon during B. hyodysenteriae infection. In addition to furthering the knowledge on this economically important disease, this mechanism may be useful for the development of therapies aimed at conditions where enhancing mucus production may be beneficial, such as chronic inflammatory disorders of the colon.
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Xu Q, Chen LX, Ran DH, Xie WY, Li Q, Zhou XD. Bombesin receptor-activated protein regulates neutrophil elastase-induced mucin5AC hypersecretion in human bronchial epithelial cells. Exp Cell Res 2017; 357:145-154. [PMID: 28476309 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Bombesin receptor-activated protein (BRAP) is highly expressed in human bronchial epithelial cells. Recent studies have shown that BRAP reduces oxidative stress, inhibits airway inflammation and suppresses nuclear factor kappaB (NF-κB) activity. Mucus overproduction is an important feature in patients with chronic inflammatory airway diseases. Neutrophil elastase (NE) is a potent inducer of mucin5AC (MUC5AC), which is considered the predominant mucin secreted by human airway epithelial cells. Here, we hypothesize that BRAP may regulate NE-induced MUC5AC hypersecretion in a bronchial epithelial cell line (HBE16). We also investigated the underlying mechanism involved in the process. In this study, we found that BRAP was present in HBE16 human bronchial epithelial cells and was significantly increased by NE. Next, we found that the up-regulation of BRAP by pEGFP-N1-BRAP caused a significant decrease in the increased levels of MUC5AC expression, NF-κB activity, and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) induced by NE. Meanwhile, there was a significant decrease in ROS, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels when BRAP was up-regulated by pEGFP-N1-BRAP. Moreover, when cells were transfected with pEGFP-N1-BRAP and pretreated with NF-κB, ERK or EGFR inhibitors before the NE stimulation, there were further decreased in MUC5AC expression, NF-κB activity, and the phosphorylation of ERK and EGFR. These results suggest that BRAP plays an important role in airway inflammation and its overexpression may regulate NE-induced MUC5AC hypersecretion in HBE16 cells via the EGFR/ERK/NF-κB signaling pathway.
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- Qing Xu
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, No. 74, Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400010, China.
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, No. 74, Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Geriatrics Medicine, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, No. 2, Huangjiaowan Road, Xiaolongkan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, No. 74, Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400010, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, No. 31, Longhua Road, Haikou 570102, Hainan, China
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, No. 74, Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400010, China; Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, No. 31, Longhua Road, Haikou 570102, Hainan, China.
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Cohen TS. Role of MicroRNA in the Lung's Innate Immune Response. J Innate Immun 2016; 9:243-249. [PMID: 27915347 DOI: 10.1159/000452669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The immune response to respiratory pathogens must be robust enough to defend the host yet properly constrained such that inflammation-induced tissue damage is avoided. MicroRNA (miRNA) are small noncoding RNA which posttranscriptionally influence gene expression. In this review, we discuss recent experimental evidence of the contribution of miRNA to the lung's response to bacterial and viral pathogens.
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- Taylor S Cohen
- Department of Infectious Disease, Medimmune, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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Ran D, Chen L, Xie W, Xu Q, Han Z, Huang H, Zhou X. Cold-inducible RNA binding protein regulates mucin expression induced by cold temperatures in human airway epithelial cells. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 603:81-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Revised: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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MicroRNA in United Airway Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17050716. [PMID: 27187364 PMCID: PMC4881538 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17050716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The concept of united airway diseases (UAD) has received increasing attention in recent years. Sustained and increased inflammation is a common feature of UAD, which is inevitably accompanied with marked gene modification and tight gene regulation. However, gene regulation in the common inflammatory processes in UAD remains unclear. MicroRNA (miRNA), a novel regulator of gene expression, has been considered to be involved in many inflammatory diseases. Although there are an increasing number of studies of miRNAs in inflammatory upper and lower airway diseases, few miRNAs have been identified that directly link the upper and lower airways. In this article, therefore, we reviewed the relevant studies available in order to improve the understanding of the roles of miRNAs in the interaction and pathogenesis of UAD.
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Induction of miR-146a by multiple myeloma cells in mesenchymal stromal cells stimulates their pro-tumoral activity. Cancer Lett 2016; 377:17-24. [PMID: 27102001 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mutual communication between multiple myeloma (MM) cells and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) plays a pivotal role in supporting MM progression. In MM, MSC exhibit a different genomic profile and dysregulated cytokine secretion compared to normal MSC, however the mechanisms involved in these changes are not fully understood. Here, we examined the miRNA changes in human MSC after culture with conditioned medium of MM cells and found 19 dysregulated miRNAs, including upregulated miR-146a. Moreover, exosomes derived from MM cells contained miR-146a and could be transferred into MSC. After overexpressing miR-146a in MSC, secretion of several cytokines and chemokines including CXCL1, IL6, IL-8, IP-10, MCP-1, and CCL-5 was elevated, resulting in the enhancement of MM cell viability and migration. DAPT, an inhibitor of the endogenous Notch pathway, was able to abrogate the miR-146a-induced increase of cytokines in MSC, suggesting the involvement of the Notch pathway. Taken together, our results demonstrate a positive feedback loop between MM cells and MSC: MM cells promote the increase of miR146a in MSC which leads to more cytokine secretion, which in turn favors MM cell growth and migration.
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Zhang Y, Wang F, Lan Y, Zhou D, Ren X, Zhao L, Zhang Q. Roles of microRNA-146a and microRNA-181b in regulating the secretion of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β in silicon dioxide-induced NR8383 rat macrophages. Mol Med Rep 2015; 12:5587-93. [PMID: 26239160 PMCID: PMC4581828 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Despite increasing evidence to suggest that microRNA (miR)-146a and miR-181b are involved in the regulation of immune responses and tumor progression, their roles in silicosis remain to be fully elucidated. Therefore, the present study examined the roles of miR-146a and miR-181b in inflammatory responses, and their effect on the expression of the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) inflammatory chemokines in silicon dioxide (SiO2)-induced NR8383 rat macrophages. Alterations in the expression levels of miR-146a and miR-181b in rats with silicosis have been previously investigated using miRNA arrays. In the present study, the expression levels of miR-146a and miR-181b were assessed using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The NR8383 cells were transfected with miRNA-146a and miR-181b mimics or inhibitors, and the cells and culture supernatants were collected following SiO2 treatment for 12 h. The expression levels of TNF-α and IL-1β were detected using western blotting, RT-qPCR and ELISA. Analysis of variance and Student's two-tailed t-test were used to perform statistical analyses. The expression level of miR-146a was significantly increased, while the expression level of miR-181b was significantly decreased in the fibrotic lungs of the rats with silicosis, compared with the levels in the normal rats. It was observed that, following treatment of the NR8383 cells with SiO2 for 12 h, the levels of TNF-α were significantly increased following miR-181b knockdown and the levels of IL-1β were significantly increased following miR-146a knockdown, compared with the inhibitor-treated controls (P<0.05). By contrast, miR-181b mimic transfection led to a significant reduction in the levels of TNF-α (P<0.05), and miR-146a mimics were responsible for the decrease in IL-1β (P<0.05). The results of the present study provide evidence supporting the roles of miR-146a and miR-181b in the pathogenesis of silicosis, and suggest that they may be candidate therapeutic target in this disease.
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- Yang Zhang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Industrial Hygiene, 903 Hospital of China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, P.R. China
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- Department of Occupational Disease, No. 4 West China Teaching Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P.R. China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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Sonneville F, Ruffin M, Guillot L, Rousselet N, Le Rouzic P, Corvol H, Tabary O. New insights about miRNAs in cystic fibrosis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2015; 185:897-908. [PMID: 25687559 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The molecular basis of cystic fibrosis (CF) is a mutation-related defect in the epithelial-cell chloride channel called CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). This defect alters chloride ion transport and impairs water transport across the cell membrane. Marked clinical heterogeneity occurs even among patients carrying the same mutation in the CFTR gene. Recent studies suggest that such heterogeneity could be related to epigenetic factors and/or miRNAs, which are small noncoding RNAs that modulate the expression of various proteins via post-transcriptional inhibition of gene expression. In the respiratory system, it has been shown that the dysregulation of miRNAs could participate in and lead to pathogenicity in several diseases. In CF airways, recent studies have proposed that miRNAs may modulate disease progression by affecting the production of either CFTR or various proteins that are dysregulated in the CF lung. Herein, we provide an overview of studies showing how miRNAs may modulate CF pathology and the efforts to develop miRNA-based treatments and/or to consider miRNAs as biomarkers. The identification of miRNAs involved in CF disease progression opens up new avenues toward treatments targeting selected clinical components of CF, independently from the CFTR mutation.
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- Florence Sonneville
- Inserm UMR_S938, CDR Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR_S938, CDR Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR_S938, CDR Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR_S938, CDR Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR_S938, CDR Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR_S938, CDR Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06, Paris, France; Paediatric Respiratory Department, Hôpital Trousseau, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR_S938, CDR Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC University Paris 06, Paris, France.
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an important class of small non-coding RNAs that direct post-transcriptional gene regulation by different mechanisms. Mounting evidences from numerous studies in the last decade have unraveled that deregulated miRNAs, and their cognate target expressions are strongly implicated in the carcinogenesis. Recent advances have highlighted miRNA-mediated regulation of mucins that have critical role in inflammation and cancer biology. The aberrant expression and differential glycosylation of mucins cause tumorigenesis, metastasis, chemoresistance and poor outcome of cancer patients, thus recognizing them as attractive therapeutic targets. Though current mucin-based therapies (antibodies, vaccines, immunotherapy, peptide inhibitors) have shown preclinical utility but only a handful promise for clinical transferability. In this context, understanding miRNA-mediated modulation of multiple mucin(s) expression and function gives a new hope for future anti-tumor therapeutics. Herein, we reviewed miRNA biogenesis, mechanism of action, and their role in tumor development. Further, we provide an overview of miRNA-mediated mucin regulation and their application as anticancer therapeutics.
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- Shiv Ram Krishn
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA. Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5870, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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MicroRNAs as Haematopoiesis Regulators. Adv Hematol 2013; 2013:695754. [PMID: 24454381 PMCID: PMC3884629 DOI: 10.1155/2013/695754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Revised: 10/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The production of different types of blood cells including their formation, development, and differentiation is collectively known as haematopoiesis. Blood cells are divided into three lineages erythriod (erythrocytes), lymphoid (B and T cells), and myeloid (granulocytes, megakaryocytes, and macrophages). Haematopoiesis is a complex process regulated by several mechanisms including microRNAs (miRNAs). miRNAs are small RNAs which regulate the expression of a number of genes involved in commitment and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells. Evidence shows that miRNAs play an important role in haematopoiesis; for example, myeloid and erythroid differentiation is blocked by the overexpression of miR-15a. miR-221, miR-222, and miR-24 inhibit the erythropoiesis, whereas miR-150 plays a role in B and T cell differentiation. miR-146 and miR-10a are downregulated in megakaryopoiesis. Aberrant expression of miRNAs was observed in hematological malignancies including chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myelomas, and B cell lymphomas. In this review we have focused on discussing the role of miRNA in haematopoiesis.
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Zhou J, Perelman JM, Kolosov VP, Zhou X. Neutrophil elastase induces MUC5AC secretion via protease-activated receptor 2. Mol Cell Biochem 2013; 377:75-85. [PMID: 23392769 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-013-1572-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Mucus hypersecretion is a major manifestation in patients with chronic inflammatory airway diseases, and mucin5AC (MUC5AC) protein is a major component of airway mucus. Previous studies have demonstrated that neutrophil elastase (NE) stimulates the secretion of MUC5AC from airway epithelial cells, however, the mechanism is poorly understood. NE is a known ligand for protein active receptors (PARs), which have been confirmed to participate in releasing MUC5AC in the airways. However, the role of PARs in NE-induced MUC5AC secretion remains unclear. We demonstrated that airway goblet-like Calu-3 cells express PAR1, PAR2, and PAR3 with a predominant level of PAR2. NE can increase PAR2 expression and MUC5AC release. In our study, we showed that NE binding to PAR2 can increase the cytosolic calcium concentration and subsequently activate PKC, leading to MUC5AC secretion. In order to investigate the mechanism of increased cytosolic calcium in Calu-3 cells, thapsigargin was used to exhaust the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium pools, and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate was used to inhibit the function of the store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) channels in the plasma membrane. We found that the NE-induced increase in intracellular calcium concentration is derived from release of the ER calcium pool and its subsequent calcium internal flux from the extracellular space via SOCE channels, which is dependent on sufficient levels of extracellular calcium.
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- Jia Zhou
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China.
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