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Babaer D, Amara S, Ivy M, Zhao Y, Lammers PE, Titze JM, Tiriveedhi V. High salt induces P-glycoprotein mediated treatment resistance in breast cancer cells through store operated calcium influx. Oncotarget 2018; 9:25193-25205. [PMID: 29861863 PMCID: PMC5982760 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent evidence from our laboratory has demonstrated that high salt (Δ0.05 M NaCl) induced inflammatory response and cancer cell proliferation through salt inducible kinase-3 (SIK3) upregulation. As calcium influx is known to effect inflammatory response and drug resistance, we examined the impact of high salt on calcium influx in breast cancer cells. Treatment of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells with high salt induced an enhanced intracellular calcium intensity, which was significantly decreased by store operated calcium entry (SOCE) inhibitor co-treatment. Further, high salt induced P-glycoprotein (P-gp) mediated paclitaxel drug resistance in breast cancer cells. Murine tumor studies demonstrated that injection of MCF-7 cells cultured in high salt, exerted higher tumorigenicity compared to the basal cultured counterpart. Knock down of SIK3 by specific shRNA inhibited tumorigenicty, expression of SOCE regulators and P-gp activity, suggesting SIK3 is an upstream mediator of SOCE induced calcium influx. Furthermore, small molecule inhibitor, prostratin, exerted anti-tumor effect in murine models through SIK3 inhibition. Taken together, we conclude that SIK3 is an upstream regulator of store operated calcium entry proteins, Orai1 and STIM1, and mediates high salt induced inflammatory cytokine responses and P-gp mediated drug resistance. Therefore, small molecule inhibitors, such as prostratin, could offer novel anti-cancer approaches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Duaa Babaer
- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2 Department of Medicine, St Thomas-Midtown Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 3 Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 4 Department of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 3 Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA,5 Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, USA,6 Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Alotaibi D, Amara S, Johnson TL, Tiriveedhi V. Potential anticancer effect of prostratin through SIK3 inhibition. Oncol Lett 2017; 15:3252-3258. [PMID: 29435066 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.7674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Prostratin, a phorbol ester natural plant compound, has been demonstrated to exert an anti-retroviral effect through activation of latent cluster of differentiation (CD)4+T lymphocytes and inhibition of viral entry into the cell through downregulation of chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) expression. However, the potential effect of prostratin on cancer is yet to be defined. As CXCR4 is well known to induce cancer migration, it was hypothesized that prostratin induces an anti-cancer effect through inhibition of CXCR4 expression. The authors previously demonstrated that high stimulating conditions (sub-minimal IL-17, 0.1 ng/ml, synergized with high salt, Δ0.05 M NaCl) promote breast cancer cell proliferation and CXCR4 expression through upregulation of salt-inducible kinase (SIK)-3. The present study demonstrated that prostratin selectively exerted increased cytotoxicity (IC50 of 7 µM) when breast cancer cells were cultured in high stimulating conditions, compared with regular basal culture conditions (IC50 of 35 µM). Furthermore, the cytotoxic potential of prostratin was increased seven-fold in the four breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, BT-20 and AU-565) compared with the non-malignant MCF10A breast epithelial cell line. This suggested that prostratin specifically targets cancer cells over normal cells. Mechanistic studies revealed that prostratin inhibited CXCR4 expression in breast cancer cells through downregulation of SIK3 expression. Overall, the data suggest that prostratin is a novel drug target for the pro-oncogenic factor SIK3. These studies could form a basis for further research to evaluate the anticancer effect of prostratin in a combinatorial chemotherapeutic regimen.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dalal Alotaibi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA
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- Department of Medicine, St Thomas-Midtown, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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Amara S, Majors C, Roy B, Hill S, Rose KL, Myles EL, Tiriveedhi V. Critical role of SIK3 in mediating high salt and IL-17 synergy leading to breast cancer cell proliferation. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180097. [PMID: 28658303 PMCID: PMC5489190 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chronic inflammation is a well-known precursor for cancer development and proliferation. We have recently demonstrated that high salt (NaCl) synergizes with sub-effective interleukin (IL)-17 to induce breast cancer cell proliferation. However, the exact molecular mechanisms mediating this effect are unclear. In our current study, we adopted a phosphoproteomic-based approach to identify salt modulated kinase-proteome specific molecular targets. The phosphoprotemics based binary comparison between heavy labelled MCF-7 cells treated with high salt (Δ0.05 M NaCl) and light labelled MCF-7 cells cultured under basal conditions demonstrated an enhanced phosphorylation of Serine-493 of SIK3 protein. The mRNA transcript and protein expression analysis of SIK3 in MCF-7 cells demonstrated a synergistic enhancement following co-treatment with high salt and sub-effective IL-17 (0.1 ng/mL), as compared to either treatments alone. A similar increase in SIK3 expression was observed in other breast cancer cell lines, MDA-MB-231, BT20, and AU565, while non-malignant breast epithelial cell line, MCF10A, did not induce SIK3 expression under similar conditions. Biochemical studies revealed mTORC2 acted as upstream mediator of SIK3 phosphorylation. Importantly, cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry demonstrated SIK3 induced G0/G1-phase release mediated cell proliferation, while SIK3 silencing abolished this effect. Also, SIK3 induced pro-inflammatory arginine metabolism, as evidenced by upregulation of the enzymes iNOS and ASS-1, along with downregulation of anti-inflammatory enzymes, arginase-1 and ornithine decarboxylase. Furthermore, gelatin zymography analysis has demonstrated that SIK3 induced expression of tumor metastatic CXCR4 through MMP-9 activation. Taken together, our data suggests a critical role of SIK3 in mediating three important hallmarks of cancer namely, cell proliferation, inflammation and metastasis. These studies provide a mechanistic basis for the future utilization of SIK3 as a key drug discovery target to improve breast cancer therapy.
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- Suneetha Amara
- Department of Medicine, St Thomas-Midtown, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.,Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.,Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Advanced Role of Neutrophils in Common Respiratory Diseases. J Immunol Res 2017; 2017:6710278. [PMID: 28589151 PMCID: PMC5447318 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6710278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Respiratory diseases, always being a threat towards the health of people all over the world, are most tightly associated with immune system. Neutrophils serve as an important component of immune defense barrier linking innate and adaptive immunity. They participate in the clearance of exogenous pathogens and endogenous cell debris and play an essential role in the pathogenesis of many respiratory diseases. However, the pathological mechanism of neutrophils remains complex and obscure. The traditional roles of neutrophils in severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), pneumonia, lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchitis, and bronchiolitis had already been reviewed. With the development of scientific research, the involvement of neutrophils in respiratory diseases is being brought to light with emerging data on neutrophil subsets, trafficking, and cell death mechanism (e.g., NETosis, apoptosis) in diseases. We reviewed all these recent studies here to provide you with the latest advances about the role of neutrophils in respiratory diseases.
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Amara S, Alotaibi D, Tiriveedhi V. NFAT5/STAT3 interaction mediates synergism of high salt with IL-17 towards induction of VEGF-A expression in breast cancer cells. Oncol Lett 2016; 12:933-943. [PMID: 27446373 PMCID: PMC4950837 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Chronic inflammation has been considered an important player in cancer proliferation and progression. High salt (sodium chloride) levels have been considered a potent inducer of chronic inflammation. In the present study, the synergistic role of high salt with interleukin (IL)-17 towards induction of the inflammatory and angiogenic stress factor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A was investigated. Stimulation of MCF-7 breast cancer cells with high salt (0.2 M NaCl) and sub-minimal IL-17 (1 ng/ml) enhanced the expression of VEGF-A (2.9 and 2.6-fold, respectively, P<0.05) compared with untreated cells. Furthermore, co-treatment with both high salt and sub-minimal IL-17 led to a 5.9-fold increase in VEGF-A expression (P<0.01), thus suggesting a synergistic role of these factors. VEGF-A promoter analysis and specific small interfering RNA knock-down of transcription factors revealed that high salt induced VEGF-A expression through nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT)5, while IL-17 induced VEGF-A expression via signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 signaling mechanisms. Treatment of normal human aortic endothelial cells with the supernatant of activated MCF-7 cells enhanced cell migration and induced expression of migration-specific factors, including vascular cell adhesion protein, β1 integrin and cluster of differentiation 31. These data suggest that high salt levels synergize with pro-inflammatory IL-17 to potentially induce cancer progression and metastasis through VEGF-A expression. Therefore, low-salt diet, anti-NFAT5 and anti-STAT3 therapies may provide novel avenues for enhanced efficiency of the current cancer therapy.
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- Suneetha Amara
- Department of Medicine, Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63141, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA
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Xu Z, Ramachandran S, Gunasekaran M, Nayak D, Benshoff N, Hachem R, Gelman A, Mohanakumar T. B Cell-Activating Transcription Factor Plays a Critical Role in the Pathogenesis of Anti-Major Histocompatibility Complex-Induced Obliterative Airway Disease. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:1173-82. [PMID: 26844425 PMCID: PMC4803590 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Antibodies (Abs) against major histocompatibility complex (MHC) results in T helper-17 (Th17)-mediated immunity against lung self-antigens (SAgs), K-α1 tubulin and collagen V and obliterative airway disease (OAD). Because B cell-activating transcription factor (BATF) controls Th17 and autoimmunity, we proposed that BATF may play a critical role in OAD. Anti-H2K(b) was administered intrabronchially into Batf (-/-) and C57BL/6 mice. Histopathology of the lungs on days 30 and 45 after Ab administration to Batf (-/-) mice resulted in decreased cellular infiltration, epithelial metaplasia, fibrosis, and obstruction. There was lack of Abs to SAgs, reduction of Sag-specific interleukin (IL)-17 T cells, IL-6, IL-23, IL-17, IL-1β, fibroblast growth factor-6, and CXCL12 and decreased Janus kinase 2, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), and retinoid-related orphan receptor γT. Further, micro-RNA (miR)-301a, a regulator of Th17, was reduced in Batf (-/-) mice in contrast to upregulation of miR-301a and downregulation of protein inhibitor of activated STAT3 (PIAS3) in anti-MHC-induced OAD animals. We also demonstrate an increase in miR-301a in the bronchoalveolar lavage cells from lung transplant recipients with Abs to human leukocyte antigen. This was accompanied by reduction in PIAS3 mRNA. Therefore, we conclude that BATF plays a critical role in the immune responses to SAgs and pathogenesis of anti-MHC-induced rejection. Targeting BATF should be considered for preventing chronic rejection after human lung transplantation.
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- Z. Xu
- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110,Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110,Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110,Correspondence to: Thalachallour Mohanakumar, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Box 8109-3328 CSRB, 660S Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Telephone: 314-362-8463. Fax: 314-747-1560.
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Levine DJ, Glanville AR, Aboyoun C, Belperio J, Benden C, Berry GJ, Hachem R, Hayes D, Neil D, Reinsmoen NL, Snyder LD, Sweet S, Tyan D, Verleden G, Westall G, Yusen RD, Zamora M, Zeevi A. Antibody-mediated rejection of the lung: A consensus report of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016; 35:397-406. [PMID: 27044531 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.1223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a recognized cause of allograft dysfunction in lung transplant recipients. Unlike AMR in other solid-organ transplant recipients, there are no standardized diagnostic criteria or an agreed-upon definition. Hence, a working group was created by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation with the aim of determining criteria for pulmonary AMR and establishing a definition. Diagnostic criteria and a working consensus definition were established. Key diagnostic criteria include the presence of antibodies directed toward donor human leukocyte antigens and characteristic lung histology with or without evidence of complement 4d within the graft. Exclusion of other causes of allograft dysfunction increases confidence in the diagnosis but is not essential. Pulmonary AMR may be clinical (allograft dysfunction which can be asymptomatic) or sub-clinical (normal allograft function). This consensus definition will have clinical, therapeutic and research implications.
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- Deborah J Levine
- Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- The Lung Transplant Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- The Lung Transplant Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Division of Pulmonology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pulmonology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Pulmonology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Pulmonology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pulmonology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Pulmonology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pulmonology, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennyslvania, USA
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Tiriveedhi V, Banan B, Deepti S, Nataraju A, Hachem R, Trulock E, Alexander PG, Thalachallour M. Role of defensins in the pathogenesis of chronic lung allograft rejection. Hum Immunol 2013; 75:370-7. [PMID: 24380698 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2013.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Chronic rejection predominantly manifested as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), still remains a major problem affecting long-term outcomes in human lung transplantation (LTx). Donor specific antibodies (DSA) and infiltration of neutrophils in the graft have been associated with the development of BOS. This study determines the role of defensins, produced by neutrophils, and its interaction with α-1-antitrypsin (AAT) towards induction of airway inflammation and fibrosis which are characteristic hallmarks of BOS. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and serum from LTx recipients, BOS+ (n=28), BOS- (n=26) and normal healthy controls (n=24) were analyzed. Our results show that BOS+ LTx recipients had higher α-defensins (HNP1-3) and β-defensin2 HBD2 concentration in BAL and serum compared to BOS-DSA-recipients and normal controls (p=0.03). BOS+ patients had significantly lower serum AAT along with higher circulating concentration of HNP-AAT complexes in BAL (p=0.05). Stimulation of primary small airway epithelial cells (SAECs) with HNPs induced expression of HBD2, adhesion molecules (ICAM and VCAM), cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, IL-13, IL-8 and MCP-1) and growth-factor (VEGF and EGF). In contrast, anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10 expression decreased 2-fold (p=0.002). HNPs mediated SAEC activation was completely abrogated by AAT. In conclusion, our results demonstrates that neutrophil secretory product, α-defensins, stimulate β-defensin production by SAECs causing upregulation of pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic signaling molecules. Hence, chronic stimulation of airway epithelial cells by defensins can lead to inflammation and fibrosis the central events in the development of BOS following LTx.
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- Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi
- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States; Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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