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Li L, Guan J, Lin R, Wang F, Ma H, Mao C, Guo X, Qu Z, Guan R. Astragaloside IV alleviates lung inflammation in Klebsiella pneumonia rats by suppressing TGF-β1/Smad pathway. Braz J Med Biol Res 2023; 56:e12203. [PMID: 37493767 PMCID: PMC10361639 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x2023e12203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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Astragaloside IV is a biologically active substance derived from the traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus mambranaceus Bunge, and has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic properties. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of astragaloside IV on Klebsiella pneumonia rats and the underlying mechanisms. Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) rats were treated with different dosages of astragaloside IV (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg) by intragastric administration. The levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were determined. Pathological changes of lung tissue were inspected by HE staining. The expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 in lung tissue was determined with immunohistochemistry, and the expression levels of TGF-β1, p-Smad2/Smad2, p-Smad3/Smad3, IκBα/p-IκBα, and p65/p-p65 in lung tissue were determined by western blot. The mechanism was further investigated with TGF-β1 inhibitor SB-431542. Astragaloside IV reduced the elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines caused by K. pneumoniae and improved lung tissue damage in a dose-dependent manner. Astragaloside IV also decreased the expression of TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway-related proteins and decreased the protein levels of inflammation-related p-IκBα and p65 in lung tissues induced by K. pneumoniae. Additionally, it was found that the effects of 20 mg/kg astragaloside IV were similar to SB-431542, which could improve pulmonary fibrosis induced by K. pneumoniae, decrease the levels of TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway-related proteins in lung, and reduce inflammation at the same time. Astragaloside IV could alleviate the inflammation of rat pneumonia induced by K. pneumoniae through suppressing the TGF-β1/Smad pathway.
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- Lei Li
- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Hiser Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University (Qingdao Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital), Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Garantziotis S. Activated CYPD in COPD: Filling in the Puzzle of how Perturbed Epithelial Respiration Leads to Disturbed Respiratory Function. Lung 2023:10.1007/s00408-023-00623-9. [PMID: 37261530 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-023-00623-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- Stavros Garantziotis
- Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory and Clinical Research Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, USA.
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Gu W, Lei J, Zhu H, Xiao Y, Zhang Z, Zhao L. Effect of the BMPR-II-SMAD3/MRTF pathway on proliferation and migration of ASMCs and the mechanism in asthma. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:9283-9296. [PMID: 36008606 PMCID: PMC9515032 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07764-9] [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: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background A variety of smooth muscle-specific genes and proteins, including SMAD3, BMPR-II, and MRTF, are involved in airway remodeling in asthma. As a receptor of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling, BMPR-II has important roles in airway remodeling in asthma. However, the underlying mechanism of BMPR-II in airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) in asthma remains incomplete. Methods Wistar rats were intraperitoneally injected with ovalbumin antigen suspension and aluminium hydroxide and, stimulated with ovalbumin nebulized inhalation to constructed asthma model. Primary ASMCs were isolated with collagenase I and identified by testing the α-SMA expression. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and western blot assay were employed to detect the gene expression. CCK8, Transwell and Fluo-4 A assays were introduced to measure the cell viability, migration and intracellular Ca2+. Co-Immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) assay was applied to test the interaction among proteins. Results First, we observed significant increases in BMPR-II in asthmatic rat model and ASMCs at both the mRNA and protein levels. Second, we observed that silencing of siBMPR-II inhibited proliferation, migratory capacity and intracellular Ca2+ concentration in ASMCs. Furthermore, our study demonstrated that siBMPR-II inhibited the Smad3 expression and overexpression promoted the bioactivity of ASMCs. In addition, this study showed that p-Smad3 could interacted with MRTF and siMRTF inhibits the bioactivity of ASMCs. Finally, our results revealed BMPR-II-SMAD3/MRTF pathway affected the bioactivity of ASMCs. Conclusions This study indicates that the BMPR-II-SMAD3/MRTF signaling pathway is involved in the process of ASMCs remodeling, providing novel avenues for the identification of new therapeutic modalities.
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- Wenbo Gu
- Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- People's Hospital of Zhongmu, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China. .,Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China. .,Henan Univerity People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China. .,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (Zhengzhou University People's Hospital), No. 7 Weiwu Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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Panek MG, Karbownik MS, Górski KM, Koćwin M, Kardas G, Marynowski M, Kuna P. New insights into the regulation of TGF‐β/Smad and MPK signaling pathway gene expressions by nasal allergen and methacholine challenge test in asthma. Clin Transl Allergy 2022; 12:e12172. [PMID: 35800124 PMCID: PMC9250282 DOI: 10.1002/clt2.12172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Asthma is a heterogeneous chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchi, the course of which is significantly influenced by extrinsic factors (specific and non‐specific). Methods The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of these factors represented by nasal allergen challenge (specific factors) and methacholine challenge test (non‐specific) on changes in mRNA expression of genes encoding the TGF‐β (TGF‐β1 and TGF‐β3)‒Smad (mitogen‐activated protein kinase 1/3 [MPK1/3], Smad1/3/6/7) signaling pathway in asthmatic patients. Results Seventy‐five subjects were included in the study, of whom 27 were applied an intranasal allergen provocation and 48 a methacholine provocation. There were 9 men and 18 women in the intranasal provocation group, and 17 men and 31 women in the methacholine test group. We found that both examined the types of challenges contributed to changes in the relative expression of genes of the TGF‐β (TGF‐β1 and TGF‐β3)‒Smad (MPK1/3, Smad1/3/6/7) signaling pathway in asthmatic patients. A decrease was noted for MAPK1, MAPK3, Smad3, Smad6, and Smad7 genes and an increase of up to 2.5 times for TGF‐β1 gene. Conclusions Our experiment allows us to conclude that the change in the mRNA expression of the TGF‐β1–MPK1/3 and Smad3/6/7 genes occurs after an intranasal allergen and bronchial methacholine challenge.
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- Michał Gabriel Panek
- Department of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Medical University of Lodz Lodz Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Medical University of Lodz Lodz Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Medical University of Lodz Lodz Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Medical University of Lodz Lodz Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Medical University of Lodz Lodz Poland
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Huang W, Tao Y, Zhang X, Zhang X. TGF-β1/SMADs signaling involved in alleviating inflammation induced by nanoparticulate titanium dioxide in BV2 cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2022; 80:105303. [PMID: 34990773 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2021.105303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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There are increasing safety concerns accompanying the widespread use of nanoparticulate titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2). It has been demonstrated that nano-TiO2 can cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain, causing damage to the nervous system, consisting mainly of neuroinflammation and neuronal apoptosis. Several studies have linked the TGF-β1/SMADs signaling to the development of inflammatory response in various organs. However, no studies have connected the induction of microglial inflammation by nano-TiO2 to this signaling. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of TGF-β1/SMADs signaling in microglia inflammatory response induced by nano-TiO2. The results showed that nano-TiO2 increased the secretions of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1α, IL-6, and TNF-α) and decreased the expressions of TGF-β1 and SMAD1/2/3 proteins in BV2 cells. When TGF-β1/SMADs signaling was inhibited, the inflammatory effect induced by nano-TiO2 increased, suggesting a suppressive effect of this signaling on the inflammation. In addition, exogenous TGF-β1 upregulated the expressions of TGF-β1 and SMADs1/2/3 proteins as well as decreased the secretions of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1α, IL-6, and TNF-α) compared to BV2 cells treated with only nano-TiO2. Our results suggest that nano-TiO2 may inhibit the TGF-β1/SMADs signaling by suppressing the intracellular secretion of active TGF-β1, leading to microglial activation and the induction or exacerbation of inflammatory responses.
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- Wendi Huang
- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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Zapata RC, Chaudry BS, Valencia ML, Zhang D, Ochsner SA, McKenna NJ, Osborn O. Conserved immunomodulatory transcriptional networks underlie antipsychotic-induced weight gain. Transl Psychiatry 2021; 11:405. [PMID: 34294678 PMCID: PMC8296828 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01528-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Although antipsychotics, such as olanzapine, are effective in the management of psychiatric conditions, some patients experience excessive antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG). To illuminate pathways underlying AIWG, we compared baseline blood gene expression profiles in two cohorts of mice that were either prone (AIWG-P) or resistant (AIWG-R) to weight gain in response to olanzapine treatment for two weeks. We found that transcripts elevated in AIWG-P mice relative to AIWG-R are enriched for high-confidence transcriptional targets of numerous inflammatory and immunomodulatory signaling nodes. Moreover, these nodes are themselves enriched for genes whose disruption in mice is associated with reduced body fat mass and slow postnatal weight gain. In addition, we identified gene expression profiles in common between our mouse AIWG-P gene set and an existing human AIWG-P gene set whose regulation by immunomodulatory transcription factors is highly conserved between species. Finally, we identified striking convergence between mouse AIWG-P transcriptional regulatory networks and those associated with body weight and body mass index in humans. We propose that immunomodulatory transcriptional networks drive AIWG, and that these networks have broader conserved roles in whole body-metabolism.
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- Rizaldy C. Zapata
- grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- grid.266100.30000 0001 2107 4242Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- grid.39382.330000 0001 2160 926XSignaling Pathways Project and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- grid.39382.330000 0001 2160 926XSignaling Pathways Project and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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Cordyceps polysaccharide ameliorates airway inflammation in an ovalbumin-induced mouse model of asthma via TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2020; 276:103412. [PMID: 32044448 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by airflow obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), airway inflammation, and mucus overproduction. Cordyceps polysaccharide (CPS) is one of the main bioactive compounds of Cordyceps militarisis, a traditional Chinese medicine. In this study, we established a mouse model of asthma using ovalbumin (OVA) challenge and evaluated the potential regulatory effect of CPS (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) on asthmatic mice. These results showed that the asthmatic mice treated with CPS suppressed the secretion of eotaxin, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, and IFN-γ in the blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and decreased serum IgE levels compared to the vehicle-treated mice. CPS also alleviated inflammatory cell infiltration, goblet cell hyperplasia, and the increases of inflammatory cells in the mouse model of asthma. In addition, OVA-induced AHR was inhibited by CPS treatment. Further analyses of protein expression revealed that CPS inhibited the activation of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1)/Smad pathway in mice with asthma. These findings indicated that CPS might serve as a potential therapeutic agent for the management of allergic asthma.
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Transcriptomic changes during TGF-β-mediated differentiation of airway fibroblasts to myofibroblasts. Sci Rep 2019; 9:20377. [PMID: 31889146 PMCID: PMC6937312 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56955-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Asthma is the most common chronic lung disease in children and young adults worldwide. Airway remodelling (including increased fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in airway walls due to chronic inflammation) differentiates asthmatic from non-asthmatic airways. The increase in airway fibroblasts and myofibroblasts occurs via epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) where epithelial cells lose their tight junctions and are transdifferentiated to mesenchymal cells, with further increases in myofibroblasts occurring via fibroblast-myofibroblast transition (FMT). Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is the central EMT- and FMT-inducing cytokine. In this study, we have used next generation sequencing to delineate the changes in the transcriptome induced by TGF-β treatment of WI-38 airway fibroblasts in both the short term and after differentiation into myofibroblasts, to gain an understanding of the contribution of TGF-β induced transdifferentiation to the asthmatic phenotype. The data obtained from RNAseq analysis was confirmed by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and protein expression investigated by western blotting. As expected, we found that genes coding for intermediates in the TGF-β signalling pathways (SMADs) were differentially expressed after TGF-β treatment, SMAD2 being upregulated and SMAD3 being downregulated as expected. Further, genes involved in cytoskeletal pathways (FN1, LAMA, ITGB1) were upregulated in myofibroblasts compared to fibroblasts. Importantly, genes that were previously shown to be changed in asthmatic lungs (ADAMTS1, DSP, TIMPs, MMPs) were similarly differentially expressed in myofibroblasts, strongly suggesting that TGF-β mediated differentiation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts may underlie important changes in the asthmatic airway. We also identified new intermediates of signalling pathways (PKB, PTEN) that are changed in myofibroblasts compared to fibroblasts. We have found a significant number of genes that are altered after TGF-β induced transdifferentiation of WI-38 fibroblasts into myofibroblasts, many of which were expected or predicted. We also identified novel genes and pathways that were affected after TGF-β treatment, suggesting additional pathways are activated during the transition between fibroblasts and myofibroblasts and may contribute to the asthma phenotype.
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Liao JY, Zhang T. [Effects of montelukast sodium and bacterial lysates on airway remodeling and expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and Smad7 in guinea pigs with bronchial asthma]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2018; 20:1063-1069. [PMID: 30572999 PMCID: PMC7389502 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2018.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effect of montelukast sodium (MK), a leukotriene receptor antagonist, and bacterial lysates (OM-85BV), used alone or in combination, on airway remodeling and the expression of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and Smad7 in guinea pigs with bronchial asthma and their correlation. METHODS A total of 40 male Hartley guinea pigs were randomly divided into normal control group, asthma group, MK group, OM-85BV group, and MK+OM-85BV group, with 8 guinea pigs in each group. Intraperitoneal injection of 10% ovalbumin (OVA) for sensitization and aerosol inhalation of 1% OVA for challenge were performed to establish a model of airway remodeling of asthma in all of the groups apart from the normal control group, which were treated with normal saline. In the stage of challenge by aerosol inhalation, the guinea pigs in the MK, OM-85BV, and MK+OM-85BV groups were given corresponding suspension by gavage, and those in the normal control and asthma groups were given an equal volume of normal saline by gavage. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of the guinea pigs was collected within 24 hours after challenge, and ELISA was used to measure the levels of TGF-β1 and Smad7 in BALF. The guinea pigs were sacrificed and the pathological section of lung tissue was prepared to observe the degree of airway remodeling. An image analysis technique was used to measure perimeter of the basement membrane (Pbm), total bronchial wall area (Wat), and airway bronchial smooth muscle area (Wam). Pearson linear regression was used to investigate the correlation between two variables. RESULTS According to the lung pathological section, compared with the normal control group, the asthma, MK, OM-85BV, and MK+OM-85BV groups had significant thickening of bronchial smooth muscle and alveolar wall, significantly higher Wat/Pbm and Wam/Pbm, a significantly higher level of TGF-β1, and a significantly lower level of Smad7 (P<0.05). Compared with the asthma group, the MK, OM-85BV, and MK+OM-85BV groups had a significant improvement in pathological injury, significantly lower Wat/Pbm and Wam/Pbm, a significantly lower level of TGF-β1, and a significantly higher level of Smad7 (P<0.05). The MK+OM-85BV group had significantly greater improvements than the MK group and the OM-85BV group (P<0.05). The expression of TGF-β1 was negatively correlated with that of Smad7 and positively correlated with Wat/Pbm and Wam/Pbm, and the expression of Smad7 was negatively correlated with Wat/Pbm and Wam/Pbm (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS MK and OM-85BV, used alone or in combination, can reduce airway remodeling in guinea pigs with asthma, and MK combined with OM-85BV has the best effect, possibly by reducing TGF-β1 expression, increasing Smad7 expression, and improving the TGF-β1/Smad7 imbalance.
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- Jia-Yi Liao
- Department of Respiration, Guangzhou Yuexiu District Children's Hospital, Guangzhou 510115, China.
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Chen S, Han Y, Chen H, Wu J, Zhang M. Bcl11b Regulates IL-17 Through the TGF-β/Smad Pathway in HDM-Induced Asthma. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2018; 10:543-554. [PMID: 30088373 PMCID: PMC6082824 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2018.10.5.543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PURPOSE T helper (Th) 17 cells play a critical role in the development of asthma, but the underlying mechanism of how interleukin (IL)-17 is regulated in allergic airway inflammation is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the impact of Bcl11b on Th17 response in asthma. METHODS Blood samples from patients with mild asthma (MA) and severe asthma (SA) were collected. Expression of Bcl11b, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, IL-17A and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 were determined in CD4⁺ T cells and plasma by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Relative mRNA and protein levels of Bcl11b, IL-17A and genes involved in the TGF/Smad signaling pathway were examined by PCR, ELISA and western blot analysis in house dust mite (HDM)-challenged mice. Ectopic expression of Bcl11b in HDM-stimulated primary mouse splenocytes was achieved by nucleofection of Bcl11b expression plasmid. RESULTS We found significantly decreased Bcl11b but increased IL-17A and TGF-β1 expression in patients with asthma and a strongly negative correlation between Bcl11b and these 2 cytokines in SA patients. Similar expression patterns of Bcl11b, IL-17A and TGF-β1 were also found in mice with HDM-induced allergic airway inflammation. We demonstrated further that Smad2/3 phosphorylation was increased in HDM-challenged mice and that ectopic expression of Bcl11b in HDM-stimulated primary mouse splenocytes reduced Smad2 phosphorylation and IL-17 expression. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate a potential effect of Bc111b in controlling IL-17-mediated inflammation in asthma and suggest that Bc111b may be a useful therapeutic target for asthma.
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- Si Chen
- Department of Immunology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Di Stefano A, Sangiorgi C, Gnemmi I, Casolari P, Brun P, Ricciardolo FLM, Contoli M, Papi A, Maniscalco P, Ruggeri P, Girbino G, Cappello F, Pavlides S, Guo Y, Chung KF, Barnes PJ, Adcock IM, Balbi B, Caramori G. TGF-β Signaling Pathways in Different Compartments of the Lower Airways of Patients With Stable COPD. Chest 2017; 153:851-862. [PMID: 29289685 PMCID: PMC5883327 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The expression and localization of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) pathway proteins in different compartments of the lower airways of patients with stable COPD is unclear. We aimed to determine TGF-β pathway protein expression in patients with stable COPD. METHODS The expression and localization of TGF-β pathway components was measured in the bronchial mucosa and peripheral lungs of patients with stable COPD (n = 44), control smokers with normal lung function (n = 24), and control nonsmoking subjects (n = 11) using immunohistochemical analysis. RESULTS TGF-β1, TGF-β3, and connective tissue growth factor expression were significantly decreased in the bronchiolar epithelium, with TGF-β1 also decreased in alveolar macrophages, in patients with stable COPD compared with control smokers with normal lung function. TGF-β3 expression was increased in the bronchial lamina propria of both control smokers with normal lung function and smokers with mild/moderate stable COPD compared with control nonsmokers and correlated significantly with pack-years of smoking. However, TGF-β3+ cells decreased in patients with severe/very severe COPD compared with control smokers. Latent TGF-β binding protein 1 expression was increased in the bronchial lamina propria in subjects with stable COPD of all severities compared with control smokers with normal lung function. Bone morphogenetic protein and activin membrane-bound inhibitor expression (BAMBI) in the bronchial mucosa was significantly increased in patients with stable COPD of all severities compared with control subjects. No other significant differences were observed between groups for all the other molecules studied in the bronchial mucosa and peripheral lung. CONCLUSIONS Expression of TGF-βs and their regulatory proteins is distinct within different lower airway compartments in stable COPD. Selective reduction in TGF-β1 and enhanced BAMBI expression may be associated with the increase in autoimmunity in COPD.
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- Antonino Di Stefano
- Divisione di Pneumologia e Laboratorio di Citoimmunopatologia dell'Apparato Cardio Respiratorio, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, SpA, Società Benefit, IRCCS, Veruno (NO), Italy.
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- Divisione di Pneumologia e Laboratorio di Citoimmunopatologia dell'Apparato Cardio Respiratorio, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, SpA, Società Benefit, IRCCS, Veruno (NO), Italy
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- Divisione di Pneumologia e Laboratorio di Citoimmunopatologia dell'Apparato Cardio Respiratorio, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, SpA, Società Benefit, IRCCS, Veruno (NO), Italy
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- Centro Interdipartimentale per lo Studio delle Malattie Infiammatorie delle Vie Aeree e Patologie Fumo-Correlate (CEMICEF), Sezione di Medicina Interna e Cardiorespiratoria, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, AOU, Ospedale San Luigi, Orbassano, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Centro Interdipartimentale per lo Studio delle Malattie Infiammatorie delle Vie Aeree e Patologie Fumo-Correlate (CEMICEF), Sezione di Medicina Interna e Cardiorespiratoria, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Centro Interdipartimentale per lo Studio delle Malattie Infiammatorie delle Vie Aeree e Patologie Fumo-Correlate (CEMICEF), Sezione di Medicina Interna e Cardiorespiratoria, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Modulo di Chirurgia Toracica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Pneumologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali (BIOMORF), Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Pneumologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali (BIOMORF), Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biomedicina Sperimentale e Neuroscienze Cliniche, Sezione di Anatomia Umana, Università di Palermo, and Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Computing and Data Science Institute, Imperial College London, England
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- Department of Computing and Data Science Institute, Imperial College London, England
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- Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, England
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- Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, England
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- Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, England; Priority Research Centre for Lung Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Divisione di Pneumologia e Laboratorio di Citoimmunopatologia dell'Apparato Cardio Respiratorio, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, SpA, Società Benefit, IRCCS, Veruno (NO), Italy
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- Centro Interdipartimentale per lo Studio delle Malattie Infiammatorie delle Vie Aeree e Patologie Fumo-Correlate (CEMICEF), Sezione di Medicina Interna e Cardiorespiratoria, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; Unità Operativa Complessa di Pneumologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali (BIOMORF), Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
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Yin S, Chen X, Zhang J, Xu F, Fang H, Hou J, Zhang X, Wu X, Chen X. The effect of Echinococcus granulosus on spleen cells and TGF-β expression in the peripheral blood of BALB/c mice. Parasite Immunol 2017; 39. [PMID: 28130828 DOI: 10.1111/pim.12415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus) is a zoonotic parasitic disease. The effective immune evasion mechanisms of E. granulosus allow it to parasitize its hosts. However, the status of the innate and adaptive immune cells and their contributions to E. granulosus progression remain poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to determine the impact of E. granulosus infection on T cells, NK cell responses and TGF-β expression during the early infection phase in BALB/c mice. In E. granulosus infections, there was an increasing tendency in the percentage of CD4+ CD25+ T cells and CD4+ Foxp3+ T cells and peripheral blood TGF-β levels and relative expression of the Foxp3 gene. Moreover, there were a decreasing tendency in the percentage of NK cells and NK cell cytotoxicity and the expression of NKG2D on NK cells. The TGF-β1/Smad pathway was activated by E. granulosus in mice. Above results can be reversed by the inhibitor SB-525334 (potent activin receptor-like kinase 5 inhibitor). These results suggest that the TGF-β/Smad pathway plays an important role in changes of T-cell or NK cell responses. These results may contribute to revealing the preliminary molecular mechanisms in establishing hydatid infection.
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- S Yin
- Department of Immunology, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.,College of One Health, Tongren University, Tongren, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Agroforestry Engineering and Planning (Cultural and Technological Industry Innovation Research Center), Tongren University, Tongren, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China
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Lee HY, Kim IK, Yoon HK, Kwon SS, Rhee CK, Lee SY. Inhibitory Effects of Resveratrol on Airway Remodeling by Transforming Growth Factor-β/Smad Signaling Pathway in Chronic Asthma Model. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2017; 9:25-34. [PMID: 27826959 PMCID: PMC5102832 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2017.9.1.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Revised: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Purpose Asthma is a chronic airway disease characterized by airway remodeling, leading to a progressive decline in lung function. Therapeutic agents that attenuate airway remodeling can complement the limited effects of traditional glucocorticoids. In this study, we investigated the effect of resveratrol on allergic airway inflammation and remodeling in a murine model of chronic bronchial asthma. Methods Peribronchial smooth muscle thickening that developed in mice challenged with a 3-month repeated exposure to ovalbumin (OVA) was used to study airway remodeling. Oral resveratrol was administered daily during the OVA challenge. The expression of TGF-β1/Smad signaling proteins and downstream mesenchymal markers in the presence or absence of resveratrol was examined in bronchial epithelial cells. Results OVA sensitization and chronic challenge increased airway hyperresponsiveness, inflammation, goblet cell hyperplasia, α-smooth muscle actin (SMA), and collagen deposition. Resveratrol effectively suppressed OVA-induced airway inflammation and remodeling. The expression of TGF-β1/phosphorylated Smad2/3 was increased in the lung tissues of OVA-challenged mice but effectively inhibited by resveratrol. In bronchial epithelial cells, the TGF-β1-induced expression of the mesenchymal markers snail, slug, vimentin, and α-SMA was suppressed by resveratrol treatment. Conclusions Resveratrol effectively ameliorated both airway inflammation and airway structural changes in a mouse model of bronchial asthma. These effects were mediated by decreased TGF-β1 expression, in turn suppressing TGF-β1/Smad signaling and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process. Our results demonstrate the potential benefits of resveratrol for the treatment of airway remodeling associated with bronchial asthma.
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- Hwa Young Lee
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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Faksh A, Britt RD, Vogel ER, Kuipers I, Thompson MA, Sieck GC, Pabelick CM, Martin RJ, Prakash YS. Effects of antenatal lipopolysaccharide and postnatal hyperoxia on airway reactivity and remodeling in a neonatal mouse model. Pediatr Res 2016; 79:391-400. [PMID: 26539665 PMCID: PMC4821779 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antenatal inflammation and preterm birth are associated with the development of airway diseases such as wheezing and asthma. Utilizing a newborn mouse model, we assessed the effects of maternal inflammation and postnatal hyperoxia on the neonatal airway. METHODS Pregnant C57/Bl6 dams were injected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or saline on embryonic day 16. Offspring were placed in room air or hyperoxia (50% O2) for 7 d and then returned to normoxia. Airway mechanics, histology, and laser capture micro-dissection (LCM) were performed. RESULTS At postnatal day 21, maternal LPS- and 50% O2-exposed pups exhibited increased resistance and decreased compliance compared to 21% O2 pups; however their effects were not synergistic. LPS and hyperoxia each increased the thickness of airway smooth muscle (ASM), but not the airway epithelial layer. Structural changes were largely limited to the conducting airways. Upregulation of inflammatory markers in the lung was observed at birth. LCM revealed increased collagen-3, transforming growth factor β, and connective tissue growth factor expression with LPS and hyperoxia within the ASM layer. CONCLUSION These novel studies provide functional, structural, and molecular evidence that antenatal inflammation is detrimental to the developing airway. Exposure to moderate hyperoxia does not exacerbate LPS effects on the airway.
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- Arij Faksh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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- Department Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA,Department Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA,Department Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Zhu T, Chen R, Li Z, Tian J, Deng C, Zhang X, Zhang K, Tong L, Yu Y, Bai C. Functional Role of FcγRIIB in the Regulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Function. Int J Med Sci 2016; 13:154-60. [PMID: 26941575 PMCID: PMC4764783 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.13649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from bone marrow are plural-potent stem cells with immune regulatory functions. We aimed to evaluate role of FcγRIIB in the regulation of bone marrow-derived MSC function. MSCs were prepared from mouse bone marrow derived from wild-type (WT) or FcγRIIB-deficient (FcγRIIB-/-) mice. MSCs were co-cultured with bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs), and BMDC maturation and function were evaluated by flow cytometric analysis and carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester-labeled OT-II T-cell addition. An acute asthma model was established by aeresol ovalbumin challenge in mice. Mice received WT or FcγRIIB-/- MSC therapy. Lung function was evaluated by histological examination and cytokine production measurement. mRNA and protein expression levels of target genes were examined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reactionor western blotting. We found that MSCs derived from bone marrow exhibit a high level of FcγRIIB expression. FcγRIIB deficiency impaired the suppressive function of MSCs, as FcγRIIB deficiency efficiently reversed the inhibitory effect of MSCs on BMDC maturation and function. Additionally, FcγRIIB-/-MSCs were less potent at suppressing asthma in model mice, possibly through reduced expression of Smad2, Smad3, Cox-2, and prostaglandin E2 in FcγRIIB-/-MSCs. FcγRIIB might play an essential role in regulating the inhibitory effects of MSCs derived from bone marrow.
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- Tianyi Zhu
- 1. Department of Respiratory, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
- 2. Department of Respiratory, The General Hospital of Shenyang Military, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110015, China
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- 3. Department of VIP Treatment, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- 4. Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China
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- 5. Department of Immunology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310000, China
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- 1. Department of Respiratory, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- 1. Department of Respiratory, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- 6. Department of Respiratory, No. 1 People's Hospital of Yancheng, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224000, China
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- 7. Department of Respiratory, The 174 Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, 361000, China
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- 8. Institute of Immunology, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- 1. Department of Respiratory, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Liu Z, Li W, Lv J, Xie R, Huang H, Li Y, He Y, Jiang J, Chen B, Guo S, Chen L. Identification of potential COPD genes based on multi-omics data at the functional level. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2016; 12:191-204. [DOI: 10.1039/c5mb00577a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A novel systematic approach MMMG (Methylation–MicroRNA–MRNA–GO) to identify potential COPD genes and their classifying performance evaluation.
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- Zhe Liu
- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology
- Harbin Medical University
- Harbin
- China
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Verhamme FM, Bracke KR, Joos GF, Brusselle GG. Transforming growth factor-β superfamily in obstructive lung diseases. more suspects than TGF-β alone. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2015; 52:653-62. [PMID: 25396302 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2014-0282rt] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are respiratory disorders and a major global health problem with increasing incidence and severity. Genes originally associated with lung development could be relevant in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/asthma, owing to either an early-life origin of adult complex diseases or their dysregulation in adulthood upon exposure to environmental stressors (e.g., smoking). The transforming growth factor (TGF)-β superfamily is conserved through evolution and is involved in a range of biological processes, both during development and in adult tissue homeostasis. TGF-β1 has emerged as an important regulator of lung and immune system development. However, considerable evidence has been presented for a role of many of the other ligands of the TGF-β superfamily in lung pathology, including activins, bone morphogenetic proteins, and growth differentiation factors. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the mechanisms by which activin, bone morphogenetic protein, and growth differentiation factor signaling contribute to the pathogenesis of obstructive airway diseases.
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- Fien M Verhamme
- Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Bian L, Han G, Zhao CW, Garl PJ, Wang XJ. The role of Smad7 in oral mucositis. Protein Cell 2015; 6:160-9. [PMID: 25566830 PMCID: PMC4348243 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-014-0130-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Oral mucositis, a severe oral ulceration, is a common toxic effect of radio- or chemoradio-therapy and a limiting factor to using the maximum dose of radiation for effective cancer treatment. Among cancer patients, at least 40% and up to 70%, of individuals treated with standard chemotherapy regimens or upper-body radiation, develop oral mucositis. To date, there is no FDA approved drug to treat oral mucositis in cancer patients. The key challenges for oral mucositis treatment are to repair and protect ulcerated oral mucosa without promoting cancer cell growth. Oral mucositis is the result of complex, multifaceted pathobiology, involving a series of signaling pathways and a chain of interactions between the epithelium and submucosa. Among those pathways and interactions, the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) is critical to the inflammation process of oral mucositis. We recently found that activation of TGFβ (transforming growth factor β) signaling is associated with the development of oral mucositis. Smad7, the negative regulator of TGFβ signaling, inhibits both NF-κB and TGFβ activation and thus plays a pivotal role in the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis by attenuating growth inhibition, apoptosis, and inflammation while promoting epithelial migration. The major objective of this review is to evaluate the known functions of Smad7, with a particular focus on its molecular mechanisms and its function in blocking multiple pathological processes in oral mucositis.
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- Li Bian
- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, China
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AbstractConsidering the importance of the TGF-β signaling pathway for normal lung function and especially its roles in inflammation and tissue remodeling, key features of asthma pathology, it can be assumed that these molecules may harbor mutations in asthmatics. The aim of this study was to analyze the SMAD4 gene in patients with asthma. Analysis has encompassed exons 10, 11, 12 and 13 encoding the carboxy-terminal (MH2) domain of the SMAD4 protein, where mutations most frequently occur. The study included 50 patients (20 men and 30 women) with asthma aged between 17 and 73 years (average age 45.2±15.6 years). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to amplify exons 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the SMAD4 gene and the obtained PCR products were subjected to direct DNA sequencing. No nucleotide changes were found in any of the analyzed exons in either of the subjects. Based on the results of this study, it seems that mutations in the carboxy-terminal (MH2) domain of the SMAD4 are not present in asthmatic patients. Future research should be directed at the analysis of the complete gene, including regulatory elements, in order to resolve the exact role of SMAD4 in asthma.
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Cheng RYS, Shang Y, Limjunyawong N, Dao T, Das S, Rabold R, Sham JSK, Mitzner W, Tang WY. Alterations of the lung methylome in allergic airway hyper-responsiveness. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2014; 55:244-255. [PMID: 24446183 PMCID: PMC4125208 DOI: 10.1002/em.21851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Asthma is a chronic airway disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing, affecting 300 million people around the world (available at: www.who.int). To date, genetic factors associated with asthma susceptibility have been unable to explain the full etiology of asthma. Recent studies have demonstrated that the epigenetic disruption of gene expression plays an equally important role in the development of asthma through interaction with our environment. We sensitized 6-week-old C57BL/6J mice with house-dust-mite (HDM) extracts intraperitoneally followed by 5 weeks of exposure to HDM challenges (three times a week) intratracheally. HDM-exposed mice showed an increase in airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR) and inflammation together with structural remodeling of the airways. We applied methylated DNA immunoprecipitation-next generation sequencing (MeDIP-seq) for profiling of DNA methylation changes in the lungs in response to HDM. We observed about 20 million reads by a single-run of massive parallel sequencing. We performed bioinformatics and pathway analysis on the raw sequencing data to identify differentially methylated candidate genes in HDM-exposed mice. Specifically, we have revealed that the transforming growth factor beta signaling pathway is epigenetically modulated by chronic exposure to HDM. Here, we demonstrated that a specific allergen may play a role in AHR through an epigenetic mechanism by disrupting the expression of genes in lungs that might be involved in airway inflammation and remodeling. Our findings provide new insights into the potential mechanisms by which environmental allergens induce allergic asthma and such insights may assist in the development of novel preventive and therapeutic options for this debilitative disease.
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- Robert YS Cheng
- Radiation Biology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Springer J, Scholz FR, Peiser C, Dinh QT, Fischer A, Quarcoo D, Groneberg DA. Transcriptional down-regulation of suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-3 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Occup Med Toxicol 2013; 8:29. [PMID: 24138793 PMCID: PMC4015747 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-8-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Tobacco is a leading environmental factor in the initiation of respiratory diseases and causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family members are involved in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory diseases and SOCS-3 has been shown to play an important role in the regulation, onset and maintenance of airway allergic inflammation indicating that SOCS-3 displays a potential therapeutic target for anti-inflammatory respiratory drugs development. Since chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is also characterized by inflammatory changes and airflow limitation, the present study assessed the transcriptional expression of SOCS-3 in COPD. METHODS Real-time PCR was performed to assess quantitative changes in bronchial biopsies of COPD patients in comparison to unaffected controls. RESULTS SOCS-3 was significantly down-regulated in COPD at the transcriptional level while SOCS-4 and SOCS-5 displayed no change. CONCLUSIONS It can be concluded that the presently observed inhibition of SOCS-3 mRNA expression may be related to the dysbalance of cytokine signaling observed in COPD.
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- Jochen Springer
- Allergy-Centre-Charité, Pneumology and Immunology, Charité – Unversitätsmedizin Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University, Berlin D-13353, Germany
- Division of Applied Cachexia Research, Dept. of Medicine, Charité – Unversitätsmedizin Berlin, Free University and Humboldt-University, Berlin D-13353, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Charité – Unversitätsmedizin Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University, Berlin D-13353, Germany
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- Allergy-Centre-Charité, Pneumology and Immunology, Charité – Unversitätsmedizin Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University, Berlin D-13353, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medical School of Hannover, Hannover D-30625, Germany
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- Allergy-Centre-Charité, Pneumology and Immunology, Charité – Unversitätsmedizin Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University, Berlin D-13353, Germany
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe-University, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe-University, Frankfurt 60590, Germany
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Xiong YY, Wang JS, Wu FH, Li J, Kong LY. The effects of (±)-Praeruptorin A on airway inflammation, remodeling and transforming growth factor-β1/Smad signaling pathway in a murine model of allergic asthma. Int Immunopharmacol 2012; 14:392-400. [PMID: 22974581 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2012.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Revised: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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(±)-Praeruptorin A (PA) is a pair of coumarin enantiomers isolated from the root of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn (PPD), a common Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of asthma. Considering its anti-inflammatory, anti-contractile and anti-hyperplasia activities, the effects of PA on airway inflammation and airway remodeling were investigated using a murine model of chronic asthma. Ovalbumin-sensitized BALB/c mice were challenged with ovalbumin to induce asthma every other day on eight successive weeks. PA was administered intragastrically before every ovalbumin challenge. Airway responsiveness was evaluated by a lung function analysis system 48 h after the last ovalbumin challenge. The total and differential leukocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were counted using a hemocytometer and Diff-Quick-stained smears. Lung tissue samples were used for hematoxylin and eosin, periodic acid Schiff, Masson's trichrome and α-SMA immunohistochemistry staining. Levels of cytokines in BALF, immunoglobulin (Ig) E in serum as well as expression of TGF-β1 and Smad proteins in lung tissue were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunohistochemistry or western blot analysis. Compared with the model group, PA suppressed airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsive and remodeling, reduced levels of IL-4 and IL-13 in BALF, and IgE in serum, inhibited expression of TGF-β1 and pSmad2/3, up-regulated the expression of Smad7 in lung tissue, and also increased the levels of INF-γ in BALF. These results suggested that PA significantly suppressed airway inflammation and airway remodeling induced by ovalbumin challenge, and is a potential candidate for the treatment of asthma.
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- You-yi Xiong
- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
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Dong XS, Hu XB, Liu W, Sun YQ, Liu Z. Effects of RNA interference-induced Smad3 gene silencing on pulmonary fibrosis caused by paraquat in mice. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2012; 237:548-55. [PMID: 22581813 DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2011.011280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Paraquat (PQ) poisoning induces many physiological and histological changes in the human body, but PQ-induced pulmonary fibrosis is most often associated with death. The signaling pathway associated with pulmonary fibrosis is reliant on transforming growth factor-beta 1 (tgf-β(1)) activation of Smad3, as evidenced by Smad3-deficient mice being resistant to tgf-β(1)-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Thus, we sought to determine whether targeted silencing of Smad3 gene expression could inhibit PQ-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. We developed an RNA interference (RNAi) method using short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) targeting Smad3. The shRNA expression cassettes capable of effectively silencing Smad3 in L929 mouse fibroblasts were transferred to an adenovirus vector and intratracheally administered into mouse lung. Treated mice presented with inhibited Smad3 mRNA and protein and were resistant to PQ-induced pulmonary fibrosis, as evidenced by suppressed expressions of procollagen type I mRNA and hydroxyproline amino acid. Thus, silencing of Smad3 appears to be a promising alternative strategy for the treatment of PQ-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Xue-Song Dong
- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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Lee YW, Chung Y, Juhn SK, Kim Y, Lin J. Activation of the transforming growth factor beta pathway in bacterial otitis media. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2011; 120:204-13. [PMID: 21510147 DOI: 10.1177/000348941112000310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Granulation tissue is common in otitis media (OM), yet little is known about the signaling pathways in the formation of granulation tissue in response to infections. In this study, we sought to investigate the activation of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) signaling pathway in the formation of granulation tissue in response to middle ear pathogens. METHODS Rat OM models were made by inoculating pneumococcus type 6A or nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae into the middle ear cavity or by obstructing the eustachian tube. Various pathway activities in the middle ear mucosa were analyzed with microarrays. RESULTS The TGF-beta signaling pathway was highly regulated in the middle ear cleft with bacterial OM, but not in the ears with eustachian tube obstruction. In ears with bacterial OM, the TGF-beta signaling pathway products were higher in Haemophilus-infected ears than in pneumococcus-infected ears. CONCLUSIONS Bacterial OM triggers granulation tissue to thrive in the middle ear cleft of rats. Nontypeable H influenzae is more potent than pneumococcus type 6A in the formation of granulation tissue. Eustachian tube obstruction alone did not contribute to granulation tissue formation in the middle ear.
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- Yun-Woo Lee
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Kim DY, Kwon EY, Hong GU, Lee YS, Lee SH, Ro JY. Cigarette smoke exacerbates mouse allergic asthma through Smad proteins expressed in mast cells. Respir Res 2011; 12:49. [PMID: 21496353 PMCID: PMC3098800 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-12-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2010] [Accepted: 04/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Many studies have found that smoking reduces lung function, but the relationship between cigarette smoke and allergic asthma has not been clearly elucidated, particularly the role of mast cells. This study aimed to investigate the effects of smoke exposure on allergic asthma and its association with mast cells. Methods BALB/c mice were sensitized and challenged by OVA to induce asthma, and bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) were stimulated with antigen/antibody reaction. Mice or BMMCs were exposed to cigarette smoke or CSE solution for 1 mo or 6 h, respectively. The recruitment of inflammatory cells into BAL fluid or lung tissues was determined by Diff-Quik or H&E staining, collagen deposition by Sircol assay, penh values by a whole-body plethysmography, co-localization of tryptase and Smad3 by immunohistochemistry, IgE and TGF-β level by ELISA, expressions of Smads proteins, activities of signaling molecules, or TGF-β mRNA by immunoblotting and RT-PCR. Results Cigarette smoke enhanced OVA-specific IgE levels, penh values, recruitment of inflammatory cells including mast cells, expressions of smad family, TGF-β mRNA and proteins, and cytokines, phosphorylations of Smad2 and 3, and MAP kinases, co-localization of tryptase and Smad3, and collagen deposition more than those of BAL cells and lung tissues of OVA-induced allergic mice. CSE solution pretreatment enhanced expressions of TGF-β, Smad3, activities of MAP kinases, NF-κB/AP-1 or PAI-1 more than those of activated-BMMCs. Conclusions The data suggest that smoke exposure enhances antigen-induced mast cell activation via TGF-β/Smad signaling pathways in mouse allergic asthma, and that it exacerbates airway inflammation and remodeling.
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- Dae Yong Kim
- Department of Pharmacology and Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-726, Korea
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Hogg JC, Timens W. The Pathology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY-MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 2009; 4:435-59. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pathol.4.110807.092145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 465] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- James C. Hogg
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia and iCapture Center, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1Y6, Canada;
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands;
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Yu C, Azuma A, Li Y, Wang C, Abe S, Usuki J, Matsuda K, Kudoh S, Sunazuka T, Omura S. EM703, a new derivative of erythromycin, inhibits transforming growth factor-beta signaling in human lung fibroblasts. Exp Lung Res 2008; 34:343-54. [PMID: 18600500 DOI: 10.1080/01902140802093238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Long-term, low-dose macrolide therapy has been proven to improve survival in patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis and cystic fibrosis, although the mechanisms by which it does so remain unknown. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory effects of macrolides, the authors examined the effects of erythromycin (EM-A) and new derivative EM703 on transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta /Smad signaling fibroblasts. EM-A and EM703 each inhibited fibroblast proliferation and the collagen production in human lung fibroblasts induced by TGF-beta. EM-A and EM703 inhibited the augmentation of Smad3 mRNA induced by TGF-beta. Smad7 mRNA was inhibited by TGF-beta, but augmented by coincubation with EM-A or EM703. EM-A and EM703 each inhibited p-Smad2/3 proteins induced by TGF-beta. Smad7 protein inhibited by TGF-beta restored beyond basal level by EM-A and EM703. These findings suggest that EM-A and EM703 inhibit TGF-beta signaling in human lung fibroblasts via inhibition of p-Smad2/3 through recovery of Smad7 level.
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- ChangHe Yu
- Department of Internal Medicine-Pulmonary Medicine, Infection, and Oncology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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de Boer WI, Alagappan VKT, Sharma HS. Molecular mechanisms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: potential targets for therapy. Cell Biochem Biophys 2008; 47:131-48. [PMID: 17406066 DOI: 10.1385/cbb:47:1:131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/1999] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 11/30/1999] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease associated with progressive airflow obstruction. Tobacco smoking is the main risk factor worldwide. In contrast to asthma, antiinflammatory therapies are rather ineffective in improving chronic symptoms and reducing inflammation, lung function decline, and airway remodeling. Specific drugs that are directed against the remodeling and chronic inflammation, thereby preventing lung tissue damage and progressive lung function decline, must be developed. Experimental models and expression studies suggest that anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor strategies may be of use in patients with emphysema, whereas anti-HER1-directed strategies may be more useful in patients with pulmonary mucus hypersecretion, as seen in chronic bronchitis and asthma. Growth factors and cytokines including VEGF, fibroblast growth factors, transforming growth factor-beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, CXCL1, CXCL8, and CCL2, and signal transduction proteins such as mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 and nuclear factor-kappaB, seem to be important pathogenetic molecules in COPD. Specific antagonists for these proteins may be effective for different inflammatory diseases. However, their efficacy for COPD therapy has not yet been demonstrated. Finally, other drugs such as retinoic acids may provide restoration of lung tissue structure. Such approaches, however, must await the first results of growth factor or cytokine antagonist therapy in chronic lung diseases.
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Hatsushika K, Hirota T, Harada M, Sakashita M, Kanzaki M, Takano S, Doi S, Fujita K, Enomoto T, Ebisawa M, Yoshihara S, Sagara H, Fukuda T, Masuyama K, Katoh R, Matsumoto K, Saito H, Ogawa H, Tamari M, Nakao A. Transforming growth factor-beta(2) polymorphisms are associated with childhood atopic asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 2007; 37:1165-74. [PMID: 17651146 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02768.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta plays an important role in the regulation of airway inflammation and remodelling in asthma. Recent studies suggest that TGF-beta(2) is a predominant isoform expressed in severe asthma and it is also associated with airway remodelling. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the polymorphisms in TGF-beta(2) are associated with childhood atopic bronchial asthma in a Japanese population. METHODS We identified a total of eight polymorphisms and characterized the linkage disequilibrium (LD) mapping of the gene. Three variants in the promoter and 3'UTR were genotyped, and we conducted an association study of TGF-beta(2) (childhood atopic asthma n=297, normal controls n=555). An association analysis of these variants and an expression and functional analysis were performed. RESULTS 3'UTR 94862T >A was found to be significantly associated with the risk of childhood atopic asthma (P=0.00041). The -109-->ACAA ins promoter variant was also associated with the risk of childhood atopic asthma (P=0.0037). TGF-beta(2) expression was observed in both the normal and asthmatic bronchial epithelium, and both real-time PCR and an ELISA showed a significant basal and TGF-beta(1)-induced TGF-beta(2) expression in the bronchial epithelial cell line BEAS2B. Furthermore, the promoter variant -109-->ACAA ins increased the TGF-beta(2) promoter-reporter activity in BEAS2B cells. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that TGF-beta(2) may therefore be involved in the development of childhood atopic asthma by means of functional genetic polymorphism. The polymorphisms in TGF-beta(2) may become important information for asthma susceptibility in children.
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- K Hatsushika
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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Thompson EE, Pan L, Ostrovnaya I, Weiss LA, Gern JE, Lemanske RF, Nicolae DL, Ober C. Integrin beta 3 genotype influences asthma and allergy phenotypes in the first 6 years of life. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007; 119:1423-9. [PMID: 17556058 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2007] [Revised: 03/20/2007] [Accepted: 03/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The integrin beta3 gene (ITGB3) encodes a subunit of the platelet and monocyte-specific fibrinogen receptor and the widely expressed vitronectin receptor, which have diverse roles in cell migration, adhesion, and signaling. Previous work from our laboratory reported associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ITGB3 and asthma and allergic sensitization in 4 populations. OBJECTIVE To examine whether SNPs in ITGB3 are associated with the development of asthma and allergic phenotypes in early life. METHODS We typed 13 SNPs in 206 children participating in a birth cohort study and tested for associations with asthma and allergy phenotypes in the first 6 years of life. RESULTS Our study revealed significant associations between SNPs in ITGB3 and asthma, wheezing, and IgE levels, suggesting an early role for this gene in the development of asthma and allergy. In particular, SNPs at the 3' end of the gene were significantly associated with IgE levels beginning at 1 year of age, whereas a SNP in intron 1 showed significant interaction effects with viral respiratory illness in infancy on asthma susceptibility. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that genetic variation in ITGB3 contributes to asthma susceptibility and allergic sensitization, and that the effects of this gene begin early in life. Similar to our earlier study, different SNPs in the gene are associated with asthma and IgE. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS ITGB3 may play an important role in the development of asthma and allergy and may represent a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of these disorders.
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- Emma E Thompson
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., USA.
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Xie S, Sukkar MB, Issa R, Khorasani NM, Chung KF. Mechanisms of induction of airway smooth muscle hyperplasia by transforming growth factor-beta. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007; 293:L245-53. [PMID: 17468136 PMCID: PMC1934553 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00068.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Airway smooth muscle (ASM) hyperplasia is a characteristic feature of the asthmatic airway, but the underlying mechanisms that induce ASM hyperplasia remain unknown. Because transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta is a potent regulator of ASM cell proliferation, we determined its expression and mitogenic signaling pathways in ASM cells. We obtained ASM cells by laser capture microdissection of bronchial biopsies and found that ASM cells from asthmatic patients expressed TGF-beta1 mRNA and protein to a greater extent than nonasthmatic individuals using real-time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively. TGF-beta1 stimulated the growth of nonconfluent and confluent ASM cells either in the presence or absence of serum in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. The mitogenic activity of TGF-beta1 on ASM cells was inhibited by selective inhibitors of TGF-beta receptor I kinase (SD-208), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K, LY-294002), ERK (PD-98059), JNK (SP-600125), and NF-kappaB (AS-602868). On the other hand, p38 MAPK inhibitor (SB-203580) augmented TGF-beta1-induced proliferation. To study role of the Smads, we transduced ASM cells with an adenovirus vector-expressing Smad4, Smad7, or dominant-negative Smad3 and found no involvement of these Smads in TGF-beta1-induced proliferation. Dexamethasone caused a dose-dependent inhibition in TGF-beta1-induced proliferation. Our findings suggest that TGF-beta1 may act in an autocrine fashion to induce ASM hyperplasia, mediated by its receptor and several kinases including PI3K, ERK, and JNK, whereas p38 MAPK is a negative regulator. NF-kappaB is also involved in the TGF-beta1 mitogenic signaling, but Smad pathway does not appear important.
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- Shaoping Xie
- Airway Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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The vertebrate lung consists of multiple cell types that are derived primarily from endodermal and mesodermal compartments of the early embryo. The process of pulmonary organogenesis requires the generation of precise signaling centers that are linked to transcriptional programs that, in turn, regulate cell numbers, differentiation, and behavior, as branching morphogenesis and alveolarization proceed. This review summarizes knowledge regarding the expression and proposed roles of transcription factors influencing lung formation and function with particular focus on knowledge derived from the study of the mouse. A group of transcription factors active in the endodermally derived cells of the developing lung tubules, including thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1), beta-catenin, Forkhead orthologs (FOX), GATA, SOX, and ETS family members are required for normal lung morphogenesis and function. In contrast, a group of distinct proteins, including FOXF1, POD1, GLI, and HOX family members, play important roles in the developing lung mesenchyme, from which pulmonary vessels and bronchial smooth muscle develop. Lung formation is dependent on reciprocal signaling among cells of both endodermal and mesenchymal compartments that instruct transcriptional processes mediating lung formation and adaptation to breathing after birth.
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- Yutaka Maeda
- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Higashiyama H, Yoshimoto D, Kaise T, Matsubara S, Fujiwara M, Kikkawa H, Asano S, Kinoshita M. Inhibition of activin receptor-like kinase 5 attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Exp Mol Pathol 2006; 83:39-46. [PMID: 17274978 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2006.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2006] [Revised: 12/02/2006] [Accepted: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Activin receptor-like kinase 5 (ALK5) is a type I receptor of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta. ALK5 inhibition has been reported to attenuate the tissue fibrosis including pulmonary fibrosis, renal fibrosis and liver fibrosis. To elucidate the inhibitory mechanism of ALK5 inhibitor on pulmonary fibrosis in vivo, we performed the histopathological assessment, gene expression analysis of extracellular matrix (ECM) genes and immunohistochemistry including receptor-activated Smads (R-Smads; Smad2/3), CTGF, myofibroblast marker (alpha-smooth muscle actin; aSMA) and type I collagen deposition in the lung using Bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis model. ALK5 inhibitor, SB-525334 (10 mg/kg or 30 mg/kg) was orally administered at twice a day. Lungs were isolated 5, 7, 9 and 14 days after BLM treatment. BLM treatment led to significant pulmonary fibrotic changes accompanied by significant upregulation of ECM mRNA expressions, Smad2/3 nuclear translocation, CTGF expression, myofibroblast proliferation and type I collagen deposition. SB-525334 treatment attenuated the histopathological alterations in the lung, and significantly decreased the type I and III procollagen and fibronectin mRNA expression. Immunohistochemistry revealed that SB-525334 treatment showed significant attenuation in Smad2/3 nuclear translocation, decrease in CTGF-expressing cells, myofibroblast proliferation and type I collagen deposition. These results suggest that ALK5 inhibition attenuates R-Smads activation thereby attenuates pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Hiroyuki Higashiyama
- Pharmacology Department, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline KK, 43 Wadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 300-4247, Japan
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Kanzaki M, Shibagaki N, Hatsushika K, Mitsui H, Inozume T, Okamoto A, Dobashi Y, Ogawa H, Shimada S, Nakao A. Human eosinophils have an intact Smad signaling pathway leading to a major transforming growth factor-beta target gene expression. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2006; 142:309-17. [PMID: 17135762 DOI: 10.1159/000097500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2006] [Accepted: 08/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a paradoxical finding that eosinophils are frequently accumulated at the sites of allergic inflammation where transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, a negative regulator of eosinophil survival, is upregulated; however, eosinophil accumulation is persistent. We thus hypothesized that eosinophils might have aberrant TGF-beta signaling and be unresponsive to TGF-beta. To test the hypothesis, we examined the expression and function of Smad proteins, which are central mediators for TGF-beta signaling, in human eosinophils. METHODS Eosinophils were isolated from the peripheral blood of normal donors, and the expression and activation of endogenous Smad proteins were examined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. The Smad function in the transcription of the major TGF-beta target gene Smad7 was investigated using a dominant negative form of Smad3. The effect of TGF-beta on eosinophil survival was then evaluated by a cell viability assay using normal and asthmatic eosinophils. RESULTS Human eosinophils expressed mRNAs and proteins of TGF-beta typeI and type II receptors, Smad2, Smad3 and Smad4. TGF-beta induced the phosphorylation of Smad2 in eosinophils, which was blocked by SB431542, an inhibitor of TGF-beta type I receptor kinase. A dominant negative Smad3 protein suppressed TGF-beta-induced Smad7 mRNA expression in eosinophils. Finally, TGF-beta prevented granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor- or interferon-gamma-mediated survival of eosinophils obtained from asthmatic patients as well as normal subjects. CONCLUSION Human eosinophils have an intact Smad signaling pathway leading to a major TGF-beta target gene expression. Thus, eosinophils might become resistant to TGF-beta only in in vivo circumstances.
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- Mirei Kanzaki
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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Leung SY, Niimi A, Noble A, Oates T, Williams AS, Medicherla S, Protter AA, Chung KF. Effect of transforming growth factor-beta receptor I kinase inhibitor 2,4-disubstituted pteridine (SD-208) in chronic allergic airway inflammation and remodeling. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2006; 319:586-94. [PMID: 16888081 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.106.109314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta is a multifunctional regulator of cell growth and differentiation with both pro- and anti-inflammatory properties. We used an inhibitor of TGF-beta receptor I (TGF-betaRI) kinase, SD-208 (2,4-disubstituted pteridine, a ATP-competitive inhibitor of TGF-betaRI kinase), to determine the role of TGF-beta in airway allergic inflammation and remodeling. Brown-Norway rats sensitized and repeatedly exposed to ovalbumin (OVA) aerosol challenge were orally administered SD-208 twice daily, before each of six OVA exposures to determine the preventive effects, or only before each of the last three of six OVA exposures to investigate its reversal effects. SD-208 (60 mg/kg) reversed bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) induced by repeated allergen exposure, but it did not prevent it. SD-208 prevented changes in serum total and OVA-specific IgE, but it did not reverse them. SD-208 had both a preventive and reversal effect on airway inflammation as measured by major basic protein-positive eosinophils and CD2(+) T-cell counts in mucosal airways, cell proliferation measured by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine expression in airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells and epithelial cells, and goblet cell hyperplasia induced by repeated allergen challenges. There was a significant decrease in intracellular Smad2/3 expression. SD-208 did not significantly decrease the increased ASM thickness induced by allergen exposure. These findings support a proinflammatory and proremodeling role for TGF-beta in allergic airway inflammation. Inhibition of TGF-betaRI kinase activities by SD-208 may be a useful approach to the reversal of BHR and to the prevention and reversal of inflammatory and remodeling features of chronic asthma.
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- Sum Yee Leung
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Dovehouse St., London SW3 6LY, UK
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Wagelie-Steffen AL, Kavanaugh AF, Wasserman SI. Biologic therapies for the treatment of asthma. Clin Chest Med 2006; 27:133-47, vii. [PMID: 16543058 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2005.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Asthma is a chronic disease of the airway whose pathogenesis involves the complex interplay between many cell types and inflammatory mediators. The mainstays of therapy, inhaled bronchodilators and corticosteroids, do not target the asthmatic airway specifically and therefore are associated with untoward side effects. Anti-IgE (omalizumab) is the only biologic therapy to have transitioned completely from bench to bedside. Other candidate therapies, such as those that alter the T-helper 1/T-helper 2 cytokine balance, interfere with inflammatory cell trafficking, or modify normal intracellular signaling cascades involved in inflammatory gene transcription, have had only limited success in human clinical trials. This article describes several potential novel biologic therapies that have been or could be investigated.
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- Amy L Wagelie-Steffen
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0637, USA
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Higashiyama H, Yoshimoto D, Okamoto Y, Kikkawa H, Asano S, Kinoshita M. Receptor-activated Smad localisation in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. J Clin Pathol 2006; 60:283-9. [PMID: 16751304 PMCID: PMC1860552 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.037606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent advances in fibrosis biology have identified transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta type I receptor-mediated activation of Smads as playing a central part in the development of fibrosis. However, to date, there have been few studies that examined the localisation and distribution of receptor-activated Smads protein (R-Smads: Smad2 and 3) during the fibrosis progression. AIMS To histopathologically assess the time-course change of the localisation and distribution of the Smads protein in pulmonary fibrosis. METHODS Pulmonary fibrosis was induced by intranasal injection of bleomycin (0.3 U/mouse). Lungs were isolated 2, 5, 7, 9 and 14 days after bleomycin treatment. Histological changes in the lungs were evaluated by haematoxylin-eosin stain or Masson's trichrome stain, and scored. TGF-beta1, Smad3 and phosphorylated Smad2 localisations in lung tissues were determined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The bleomycin treatment led to considerable pulmonary fibrotic changes accompanied by marked increase in TGF-beta1 expression in infiltrating macrophages. With the progression in fibrosis (day 7-14), marked increases in Smad3-positive and pSmad2-positive cells were observed. There were intense Smad3-positive and pSmad2-positive signals localised to the nuclei of the infiltrating macrophages and to type II epithelial cells, and less intense signals in fibroblasts and hyperplastic alveolar/bronchiolar epithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS The time-course data of TGF-beta1 and R-Smads indicate that progressive enhancement of TGF-beta1 signalling via R-Smad is activated in the process of fibrosis progression.
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- Hiroyuki Higashiyama
- Department of Pharmacology, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Groneberg DA, Rabe KF, Fischer A. Novel concepts of neuropeptide-based drug therapy: vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and its receptors. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 533:182-94. [PMID: 16473346 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chronic inflammatory airway diseases such as bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major contributors to the global burden of disease. Although inflammatory cells play the central role in the pathogenesis of the diseases, recent observations indicate that also resident respiratory cells represent important targets for pulmonary drug development. Especially targeting airway neuromediators offers a possible mechanism by which respiratory diseases may be treated in the future. Among numerous peptide mediators such as tachykinins, calcitonin gene-related peptide, neurotrophins or opioids, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) is one of the most abundant molecules found in the respiratory tract. In human airways, it influences many respiratory functions via the receptors VPAC1, VPAC2 and PAC1. VIP-expressing nerve fibers are present in the tracheobronchial smooth muscle layer, submucosal glands and in the walls of pulmonary and bronchial arteries and veins. Next to its strong bronchodilator effects, VIP potently relaxes pulmonary vessels, and plays a pivotal role in the mediation of immune mechanisms. A therapy utilizing the respiratory effects of VIP would offer potential benefits in the treatment of obstructive and inflammatory diseases and long acting VIP-based synthetic non-peptide compounds may represent a novel target for drug development.
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- David A Groneberg
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Kai S, Nomura A, Morishima Y, Ishii Y, Sakamoto T, Kiwamoto T, Iizuka T, Sekizawa K. Effect of inhaled steroids on increased collagen synthesis in asthma. Respiration 2006; 74:154-8. [PMID: 16465044 DOI: 10.1159/000091390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2005] [Accepted: 12/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We previously reported that sputum levels of procollagen type I C-terminal peptide (PICP), a marker of ongoing collagen type I deposition, are increased in proportion to airway inflammation in asthma patients. OBJECTIVES In this study, we examined the effect of inhaled corticosteroids on increased collagen synthesis in step 2-4 asthmatics. METHODS We compared the sputum PICP concentrations of 25 steroid-naive asthmatics, 25 normal volunteers, and 10 subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Asthma subjects were also instructed to start fluticasone propionate treatment, and the percentage of forced expiratory volume in 1 s, sputum eosinophil counts, sputum PICP concentrations, and sputum transforming growth factor-beta-positive cell counts before treatment were compared with those 1 month after treatment. RESULTS Sputum PICP concentrations were detected in the following order: asthma group >or= chronic obstructive pulmonary disease group > control group. Asthma patients showing high sputum PICP belonged to step 4, although there was no correlation between sputum PICP and asthma severity. Treatment with fluticasone propionate not only significantly improved the mean percentage of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (from 66.7 to 87.2%), but also decreased the mean sputum eosinophil counts (from 13.4 to 5.8%), the mean sputum PICP concentrations (from 30.8 to 10.2 ng/ml), and the mean sputum tumor growth factor-beta-positive cells (from 11.3 to 2.8%). Nevertheless, a significant difference in sputum PICP concentrations was still observed between the control group and the steroid-treated asthma group. CONCLUSIONS The present results suggest that inhaled corticosteroid treatment might reduce sputum indexes of collagen metabolism and eosinophilic inflammation in asthma patients.
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- Sachiko Kai
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Hu B, Tack DC, Liu T, Wu Z, Ullenbruch MR, Phan SH. Role of Smad3 in the regulation of rat telomerase reverse transcriptase by TGFβ. Oncogene 2005; 25:1030-41. [PMID: 16205635 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Telomerase is induced in certain pathological conditions such as cancer and tissue injury and repair. This induction in fibroblasts from injured lung is repressed by transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) via yet unknown mechanisms. In this study, the role of Smad3 in the inhibition of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene transcription by TGFbeta was investigated. The rat TERT (rTERT) gene promoter was cloned by PCR amplification and fused with a luciferase reporter gene. This construct was used to analyse regulation of promoter activity in fibroblasts isolated from bleomycin-injured lung with induced telomerase activity. The results showed that TGFbeta inhibited rTERT transcription while stimulating Smad3 expression. Interestingly, TGFbeta also inhibited the expression of c-myc. Cotransfection with a Smad3 expressing plasmid further repressed rTERT transcription and c-myc expression, while cotransfection with the corresponding antisense Smad3 construct had the opposite effect. Mutation of an E-box in the rTERT promoter suppressed its activity, which could be further reduced by TGFbeta treatment. In contrast, mutation at a Smad binding element enhanced promoter activity whose inhibition was impaired by TGFbeta treatment. Thus TGFbeta inhibition of rTERT gene expression was directly mediated by Smad3 via the Smad binding element, while c-myc appears to primarily regulate its constitutive or induced expression.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0602, USA
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2005. [DOI: 10.1097/01.all.0000162314.10050.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Fischer A, Wussow A, Cryer A, Schmeck B, Noga O, Zweng M, Peiser C, Dinh QT, Heppt W, Groneberg DA. Neuronal Plasticity in Persistent Perennial Allergic Rhinitis. J Occup Environ Med 2005; 47:20-5. [PMID: 15643155 DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000150238.77663.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Persistent perennial allergic rhinitis belongs to the most frequent diseases in occupational and environmental medicine. Because the innervation may play a role in the pathogenesis of the disease, the present study analyzed nasal mucosal nerve profiles. METHODS Neuropeptide-containing nerve fibers were examined using immunohistochemistry and related to eosinophil and mast cell numbers. RESULTS In contrast to constant numbers of mast cells, there was a significant increase in the number of eosinophils. Immunohistochemistry for calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), and neuropeptide tyrosine (NPY) revealed abundant staining of mucosal nerves. Semiquantitative assessment of nerve fiber neuropeptide density demonstrated a significant increase of VIP-positive fibers in rhinitis tissues. CONCLUSIONS The present data indicate a differential regulation of neuropeptide-containing nerve fibers with increased numbers of VIPergic fibers suggesting a modulatory role of the upper airway innervation in perennial allergic rhinitis.
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- Axel Fischer
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine Research Unit, Division of Allergy Research, Otto-Heubner-Centre, Charité School of Medicine, Free University and Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
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Groneberg DA, Chung KF. Models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Res 2004; 5:18. [PMID: 15522115 PMCID: PMC533858 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-5-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2004] [Accepted: 11/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health problem and is predicted to become the third most common cause of death by 2020. Apart from the important preventive steps of smoking cessation, there are no other specific treatments for COPD that are as effective in reversing the condition, and therefore there is a need to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms that could lead to new therapeutic strategies. The development of experimental models will help to dissect these mechanisms at the cellular and molecular level. COPD is a disease characterized by progressive airflow obstruction of the peripheral airways, associated with lung inflammation, emphysema and mucus hypersecretion. Different approaches to mimic COPD have been developed but are limited in comparison to models of allergic asthma. COPD models usually do not mimic the major features of human COPD and are commonly based on the induction of COPD-like lesions in the lungs and airways using noxious inhalants such as tobacco smoke, nitrogen dioxide, or sulfur dioxide. Depending on the duration and intensity of exposure, these noxious stimuli induce signs of chronic inflammation and airway remodelling. Emphysema can be achieved by combining such exposure with instillation of tissue-degrading enzymes. Other approaches are based on genetically-targeted mice which develop COPD-like lesions with emphysema, and such mice provide deep insights into pathophysiological mechanisms. Future approaches should aim to mimic irreversible airflow obstruction, associated with cough and sputum production, with the possibility of inducing exacerbations.
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- David A Groneberg
- Pneumology and Immunology, Otto-Heubner-Centre, Charité School of Medicine, Free University and Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
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- Thoracic Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
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Springer J, Scholz FR, Peiser C, Groneberg DA, Fischer A. SMAD-signaling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: transcriptional down-regulation of inhibitory SMAD 6 and 7 by cigarette smoke. Biol Chem 2004; 385:649-53. [PMID: 15318814 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2004.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AbstractTransforming growth factor-β1 is a potent mediator of fibrosis stimulating the secretion of extracellular matrix proteins and is involved in airway remodeling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Signals from the TGF superfamily are mediated by the SMAD group of transcription factors. Here, the expression of the regulatory SMAD2, 3, the co-SMAD4 and the inhibitory SMAD6 and 7 was assessed in bronchial biopsies of COPD patients and controls by quantitative RTPCR. While SMAD2 was not expressed and SMAD3 and 4 displayed no change, the inhibitory SMAD6 and 7 were significantly downregulated in COPD. To reveal the molecular basis of tobacco smoke-induced airway remodeling and to test whether it may interfere with intracellular SMAD signaling, the airway epithelial cell line A549 was incubated with cigarette smoke extract (1% and 10%) for 48 hours, which led to down-regulation of SMAD6 and 7 at both concentrations tested. It can be concluded that TGF-β-mediated effects in COPD are influenced by a disturbed intracellular feedback mechanism of inhibitory SMADs. Also, the effects of non-volatile components in tobacco smoke may partly be regulated via a smoke-induced down-regulation of inhibitory SMADs.
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- Jochen Springer
- Pneumology and Immunology, Otto-Heubner-Centre, Charité School of Medicine, Campus Buch, Charité, Free University and Humboldt-University, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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