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Shaffo FC, Grodzki AC, Fryer AD, Lein PJ. Mechanisms of organophosphorus pesticide toxicity in the context of airway hyperreactivity and asthma. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2018; 315:L485-L501. [PMID: 29952220 PMCID: PMC6230874 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00211.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Numerous epidemiologic studies have identified an association between occupational exposures to organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) and asthma or asthmatic symptoms in adults. Emerging epidemiologic data suggest that environmentally relevant levels of OPs may also be linked to respiratory dysfunction in the general population and that in utero and/or early life exposures to environmental OPs may increase risk for childhood asthma. In support of a causal link between OPs and asthma, experimental evidence demonstrates that occupationally and environmentally relevant OP exposures induce bronchospasm and airway hyperreactivity in preclinical models. Mechanistic studies have identified blockade of autoinhibitory M2 muscarinic receptors on parasympathetic nerves that innervate airway smooth muscle as one mechanism by which OPs induce airway hyperreactivity, but significant questions remain regarding the mechanism(s) by which OPs cause neuronal M2 receptor dysfunction and, more generally, how OPs cause persistent asthma, especially after developmental exposures. The goals of this review are to 1) summarize current understanding of OPs in asthma; 2) discuss mechanisms of OP neurotoxicity and immunotoxicity that warrant consideration in the context of OP-induced airway hyperreactivity and asthma, specifically, inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, neural plasticity, and neurogenic inflammation; and 3) identify critical data gaps that need to be addressed in order to better protect adults and children against the harmful respiratory effects of low-level OP exposures.
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- Frances C Shaffo
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California , Davis, California
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California , Davis, California
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- Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California , Davis, California
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Velasquez Flores M, Mossa AH, Cammisotto P, Campeau L. Succinate decreases bladder function in a rat model associated with metabolic syndrome. Neurourol Urodyn 2018; 37:1549-1558. [DOI: 10.1002/nau.23488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Monica Velasquez Flores
- Division of Urology; Department of Surgery; McGill University; Montreal Quebec Canada
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research; Montreal Quebec Canada
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- Division of Urology; Department of Surgery; McGill University; Montreal Quebec Canada
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research; Montreal Quebec Canada
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- Division of Urology; Department of Surgery; McGill University; Montreal Quebec Canada
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research; Montreal Quebec Canada
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Xu Y, Cardell LO. Long-term nicotine exposure dampens LPS-induced nerve-mediated airway hyperreactivity in murine airways. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2017; 313:L516-L523. [PMID: 28546155 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00222.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Nicotine is a major component of cigarette smoke. It causes addiction and is used clinically to aid smoke cessation. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of nicotine on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced airway hyperreactivity (AHR) and to explore the potential involvement of neuronal mechanisms behind nicotine's effects in murine models in vivo and in vitro. BALB/c mice were exposed to nicotine in vivo via subcutaneous Alzet osmotic minipumps containing nicotine tartate salt solution (24 mg·kg-1·day-1) for 28 days. LPS (0.1 mg/ml, 20 µl) was administered intranasally for 3 consecutive days during the end of this period. Lung functions were measured with flexiVent. For the in vitro experiments, mice tracheae were organcultured with either nicotine (10 μM) or vehicle (DMSO, 0.1%) for 4 days. Contractile responses of the tracheal segments were measured in myographs following electric field stimulation (EFS; increasing frequencies of 0.2 to 12.8 Hz) before and after incubation with 10 µg/ml LPS for 1 h. Results showed that LPS induced AHR to methacholine in vivo and increased contractile responses to EFS in vitro. Interestingly, long-term nicotine exposure markedly dampened this LPS-induced AHR both in vitro and in vivo. Tetrodotoxin (TTX) inhibited LPS-induced AHR but did not further inhibit nicotine-suppressed AHR in vivo. In conclusion, long-term nicotine exposure dampened LPS-induced AHR. The effect of nicotine was mimicked by TTX, suggesting the involvement of neuronal mechanisms. This information might be used for evaluating the long-term effects of nicotine and further exploring of how tobacco products interact with bacterial airway infections.
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- Yuan Xu
- Division of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; and .,Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; and.,Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bozkurt TE, Larsson O, Adner M. Stimulation of cannabinoid CB1 receptors prevents nerve-mediated airway hyperreactivity in NGF-induced inflammation in mouse airways. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 776:132-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Barker JS, Wu Z, Hunter DD, Dey RD. Ozone exposure initiates a sequential signaling cascade in airways involving interleukin-1beta release, nerve growth factor secretion, and substance P upregulation. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2015; 78:397-407. [PMID: 25734767 PMCID: PMC4491938 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.971924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Previous studies demonstrated that interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and nerve growth factor (NGF) increase synthesis of substance P (SP) in airway neurons both after ozone (O3) exposure and by direct application. It was postulated that NGF mediates O3-induced IL-1β effects on SP. The current study specifically focused on the influence of O3 on IL-1β, NGF, and SP levels in mice bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and whether these mediators may be linked in an inflammatory-neuronal cascade in vivo. The findings showed that in vivo O3 exposure induced an increase of all three proteins in mouse BALF and that O3-induced elevations in both NGF and SP are mediated by the inflammatory cytokine IL-1β. Further, inhibition of NGF reduced O3 induced increases of SP in both the lung BALF and lung tissue, demonstrating NGF serves as a mediator of IL-1β effects on SP. These data indicate that IL-1β is an early mediator of O3-induced rise in NGF and subsequent SP release in mice in vivo.
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- Joshua S Barker
- a Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy , West Virginia School of Medicine , Morgantown , West Virginia , USA
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Indo Y. Nerve growth factor, pain, itch and inflammation: lessons from congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis. Expert Rev Neurother 2014; 10:1707-24. [DOI: 10.1586/ern.10.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Li C, Li A, Xing Y, Li M, Chan B, Ouyang R, Taketo MM, Kucherlapati R, Borok Z, Minoo P. Apc deficiency alters pulmonary epithelial cell fate and inhibits Nkx2.1 via triggering TGF-beta signaling. Dev Biol 2013; 378:13-24. [PMID: 23562608 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Revised: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wnt signaling is critical for cell fate specification and cell differentiation in many organs, but its function in pulmonary neuroendocrine cell (PNEC) differentiation has not been fully addressed. In this study, we examined the role of canonical Wnt signaling by targeting the gene for Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (Apc), which controls Wnt signaling activity via mediating phosphorylation of beta-catenin (Ctnnb). Targeting the Apc gene in lung epithelial progenitors by Nkx2.1-cre stabilized Ctnnb and activated canonical Wnt signaling. Apc deficiency altered lung epithelial cell fate by inhibiting Clara and ciliated cell differentiation and activating Uchl1, a marker of neuroendocrine cells. Similar to PNEC in normal lung, Uchl1(positive) cells were innervated. In mice with targeted inactivation of Ctnnb by Nkx2.1-cre, PNEC differentiation was not interrupted. These indicate that, after lung primordium formation, Wnt signaling is not essential for PNEC differentiation; however, its over-activation promotes PNEC features. Interestingly, Nkx2.1 was extinguished in Apc deficient epithelial progenitors before activation of Uchl1. Examination of Nkx2.1 null lungs suggested that early deletion of Nkx2.1 inhibits PNEC differentiation, while late repression does not. Nkx2.1 was specifically inhibited in Apc deficient lungs but not in Ctnnb gain-of-function lungs indicating a functional difference between Apc deletion and Ctnnb stabilization, both of which activate Wnt signaling. Further analysis revealed that Apc deficiency led to increased TGF-beta signaling, which inhibited Nkx2.1 in cultured lung endodermal explants. In contrast, TGF-beta activity was not increased in Ctnnb gain-of-function lungs. Therefore, our studies revealed an important mechanism involving Apc and TGF-beta signaling in regulating the key transcriptional factor, Nkx2.1, for lung epithelial progenitor cell fate determination.
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- Changgong Li
- Department of Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine & Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Semenov I, Herlihy JT, Brenner R. In vitro measurements of tracheal constriction using mice. J Vis Exp 2012:3703. [PMID: 22760068 DOI: 10.3791/3703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Transgenic and knockout mice have been powerful tools for the investigation of the physiology and pathophysiology of airways(1,2). In vitro tensometry of isolated tracheal preparations has proven to be a useful assay of airway smooth muscle (ASM) contractile response in genetically modified mice. These in vitro tracheal preparations are relatively simple, provide a robust response, and retain both functional cholinergic nerve endings and muscle responses, even after long incubations. Tracheal tensometry also provides a functional assay to study a variety of second messenger signaling pathways that affect contraction of smooth muscle. Contraction in trachea is primarily mediated by parasympathetic, cholinergic nerves that release acetylcholine onto ASM (Figure 1). The major ASM acetylcholine receptors are muscarinic M2 and M3 which are G(i/o ;)and Gq coupled receptors, respectively(3,4,5). M3 receptors evoke contraction by coupling to Gq to activate phospholipase C, increase IP3 production and IP3-mediated calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum(3,6,7). M2/G(i/o ;)signaling is believed to enhance contractions by inhibition of adenylate cyclase leading to a decrease in cAMP levels(5,8,9,10). These pathways constitute the so called "pharmaco-contraction coupling" of airway smooth muscle(11). In addition, cholinergic signaling through M2 receptors (and modulated by M3 signaling) involves pathways that depolarize the ASM which in turn activate L-type, voltage-dependent calcium channels (Figure 1) and calcium influx (so called "excitation-contraction coupling")(4,7). More detailed reviews on signaling pathways controlling airway constriction can be found(4,12). The above pathways appear to be conserved between mice and other species. However, mouse tracheas differ from other species in some signaling pathways. Most prominent is their lack of contractile response to histamine and adenosine(13,14), both well-known ASM modulators in humans and other species(5,15). Here we present protocols for the isolation of murine tracheal rings and the in vitro measurement of their contractile output. Included are descriptions of the equipment configuration, trachea ring isolation and contractile measurements. Examples are given for evoking contractions indirectly using high potassium stimulation of nerves and directly by depolarization of ASM muscle to activate voltage-dependent calcium influx (1. high K(+), Figure 1). In addition, methods are presented for stimulations of nerves alone using electric field stimulation (2. EFS, Figure 1), or for direct stimulation of ASM muscle using exogenous neurotransmitter applied to the bath (3. exogenous ACH, Figure 1). This flexibility and ease of preparation renders the isolated trachea ring model a robust and functional assay for a number of signaling cascades involved in airway smooth muscle contraction.
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- Iurii Semenov
- Department of Physiology, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Schlepütz M, Uhlig S, Martin C. Electric field stimulation of precision-cut lung slices. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010; 110:545-54. [PMID: 21109600 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00409.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The precision-cut lung slice (PCLS) technique is widely used to examine airway responses in different species. We developed a method to study nerve-dependent bronchoconstriction by the application of electric field stimulation (EFS) to PCLS. PCLS prepared from Wistar rats were placed between two platinum electrodes to apply serial rectangular impulses (5-100 Hz), and bronchoconstriction was studied by videomicroscopy. The extent of airway contractions increased with higher frequencies. Stable repeated airway contractions were obtained at a frequency of 50 Hz, a width of 1 ms, and an output of 200 mA for 2.5 s each minute. Larger airways showed stronger responses. The EFS-triggered contractions were increased by the acetylcholine esterase inhibitor neostigmine (10 μM) and reversed by the muscarinic antagonist atropine (10 μM), whereas the thromboxane protanoid receptor antagonist SQ29548 (10 μM) had no effect. Magnesium ions (10 mM) antagonized airway contractions induced by EFS, but not by methacholine, indicating that nerve endings remain intact in PCLS. Our data further show that the electrically evoked airway contractions in PCLS are mediated by cholinergic nerves, independent of thromboxane and more prominent in larger airways. Taken together these findings show that nerve endings remain intact in PCLS, and they suggest that the present method is useful to study neurogenic responses in airways of different size.
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- Marco Schlepütz
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Univ. Hospital Aachen, Wendlingweg 2, 52074 Aachen.
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Pan J, Rhode HK, Undem BJ, Myers AC. Neurotransmitters in airway parasympathetic neurons altered by neurotrophin-3 and repeated allergen challenge. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2009; 43:452-7. [PMID: 19901346 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2009-0130oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Changes in airway nerves associated with chronic inflammation may underlie the pathogenesis and symptoms of lower airway diseases, such as asthma. The molecules most likely causing such alterations are neurotrophins (NTs) and/or related neurokines. In several species, including humans, lower airway parasympathetic postganglionic neurons that project axons to airway smooth muscle are either cholinergic or nonadrenergic noncholinergic (NANC), the latter synthesizing vasoactive intestinal peptide and nitric oxide, but not acetylcholine. In guinea pig trachealis smooth muscle, cholinergic nerve terminals arise from ganglionic neurons located near the tracheal smooth muscle, whereas the source of NANC nerve fibers is from neurons in ganglia located in the adjacent myenteric plexus of the esophagus, making this an ideal species to study regulation of parasympathetic neurotransmitter phenotypes. In the present study, we determined that, 48 hours after repeated allergen challenge, the NANC phenotype of airway parasympathetic ganglionic neurons changed to a cholinergic phenotype, and NT-3 mimicked this change. Nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, leukemia inhibitory factor, or IL-1β had no effect on either phenotype, and they did not induce these neurons to synthesize substance P or tyrosine hydroxylase. These results indicate a role for inflammation and NT-3 in regulating biochemical and anatomical characteristics of principal neurons in adult airway parasympathetic ganglia.
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- Jenny Pan
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Burgess JK. The role of the extracellular matrix and specific growth factors in the regulation of inflammation and remodelling in asthma. Pharmacol Ther 2009; 122:19-29. [PMID: 19141302 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Accepted: 12/17/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Asthma is a disease characterised by persistent inflammation and structural changes in the airways, referred to as airway remodelling. The mechanisms underlying these processes may be interdependent or they may be separate processes that are driven by common factors. The levels of a variety of growth factors (including transforming growth factor beta, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, and vascular endothelial growth factor) are known to be changed in the asthmatic airway. These and other growth factors can contribute to the development and persistence of inflammation and remodelling. One of the prominent features of the structural changes of the airways is the increased deposition and alterations in the composition of the extracellular matrix proteins. These proteins include fibronectin, many different collagen types and hyaluronan. There is a dynamic relationship between the extracellular matrix proteins and the airway mesenchymal cells such that the changes in the extracellular matrix proteins can also contribute to the persistence of inflammation and the airway remodelling. This review aims to summarise the role growth factors and extracellular matrix proteins play in the regulation of inflammation and airway remodelling in the asthmatic airway.
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- Janette K Burgess
- Discipline of Pharmacology, The University of Sydney, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma and Airways, Sydney, NSW Australia.
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Freund-Michel V, Frossard N. The nerve growth factor and its receptors in airway inflammatory diseases. Pharmacol Ther 2007; 117:52-76. [PMID: 17915332 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2007.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The nerve growth factor (NGF) belongs to the neurotrophin family and induces its effects through activation of 2 distinct receptor types: the tropomyosin-related kinase A (TrkA) receptor, carrying an intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity in its intracellular domain, and the receptor p75 for neurotrophins (p75NTR), belonging to the death receptor family. Through activation of its TrkA receptor, NGF activates signalling pathways, including phospholipase Cgamma (PLCgamma), phosphatidyl-inositol 3-kinase (PI3K), the small G protein Ras, and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK). Through its p75NTR receptor, NGF activates proapoptotic signalling pathways including the MAPK c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), ceramides, and the small G protein Rac, but also activates pathways promoting cell survival through the transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). NGF was first described by Rita Levi-Montalcini and collaborators as an important factor involved in nerve differentiation and survival. Another role for NGF has since been established in inflammation, in particular of the airways, with increased NGF levels in chronic inflammatory diseases. In this review, we will first describe NGF structure and synthesis and NGF receptors and their signalling pathways. We will then provide information about NGF in the airways, describing its expression and regulation, as well as pointing out its potential role in inflammation, hyperresponsiveness, and remodelling process observed in airway inflammatory diseases, in particular in asthma.
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- V Freund-Michel
- EA 3771 Inflammation and Environment in Asthma, University Louis Pasteur-Strasbourg I, Faculty of Pharmacy, Illkirch, France.
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de Vries A, Engels F, Henricks PAJ, Leusink-Muis T, McGregor GP, Braun A, Groneberg DA, Dessing MC, Nijkamp FP, Fischer A. Airway hyper-responsiveness in allergic asthma in guinea-pigs is mediated by nerve growth factor via the induction of substance P: a potential role for trkA. Clin Exp Allergy 2007; 36:1192-200. [PMID: 16961720 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02549.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF) has been implicated as a mediator in allergic asthma. Direct evidence that inhibition of NGF-induced activation of neurotrophin receptors leads to improvement of airway symptoms is lacking. We therefore studied the effects of inhibitors of NGF signal transduction on the development of airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR) and pulmonary inflammation in a guinea-pig model for allergic asthma. METHODS Airway responsiveness to the contractile agonist histamine was measured in vivo in guinea-pigs that were sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA). Inflammatory cell influx and NGF levels were determined in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Substance P, a key mediator of inflammation, was measured in lung tissue by radioimmunoassay, while substance P immunoreactive neurons in nodose ganglia were measured by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS OVA challenge induced an AHR after 24 h in OVA-sensitized guinea-pigs. This coincided with an increase in the amount of NGF in BALF. Simultaneously, an increase in the percentage of substance P immunoreactive neurons in the nodose ganglia and an increase in the amount of substance P in lung tissue were found. We used tyrosine kinase inhibitors to block the signal transduction of the high-affinity NGF receptor, tyrosine kinase A (trkA). Treatment with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors (K252a or tyrphostin AG879) both inhibited the development of AHR, and prevented the increase in substance P in the nodose ganglia and lung tissue completely whereas both inhibitors had no effect on baseline airway resistance. Neither treatment with K252a or tyrphostin AG879 changed the influx of inflammatory cells in the BALF due to allergen challenge. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that substance P plays a role in the induction of AHR in our model for allergic asthma which is most likely mediated by NGF. As both tyrosine kinase inhibitors AG879 and K252a show a similar inhibitory effect on airway function after allergen challenge, although both tyrosine kinase inhibitors exhibit different non-specific inhibitory effects on targets other than trkA tyrosine kinases, it is likely that the induction of substance P derived from sensory nerves is mediated by NGF via its high-affinity receptor trkA.
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- A de Vries
- Immunobiology Group, Centre for Inflammation Research & Endocrinology Unit, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK.
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Hazari MS, Pan JH, Myers AC. Nerve growth factor acutely potentiates synaptic transmission in vitro and induces dendritic growth in vivo on adult neurons in airway parasympathetic ganglia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2006; 292:L992-1001. [PMID: 17158596 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00216.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Elevated levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) and NGF-mediated neural plasticity may have a role in airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although NGF is known to affect sensory and sympathetic nerves, especially during development, little is known regarding its effect on parasympathetic nerves, especially on adult neurons. The purpose of this study was to analyze the acute and chronic effects of NGF on the electrophysiological and anatomical properties of neurons in airway parasympathetic ganglia from adult guinea pigs. Using single cell recording, direct application of NGF caused a lasting decrease in the cumulative action potential afterhyperpolarization (AHP) and increased the amplitude of vagus nerve-stimulated nicotinic fast excitatory postsynaptic potentials. Neuronal responsiveness to nicotinic receptor stimulation was increased by NGF, which was blocked by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, K-252a, implicating neurotrophin-specific (Trk) receptors. Neurotrophin-3 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor had no effect on the synaptic potentials, AHP, or nicotinic response; inhibition of cyclooxygenase with indomethacin inhibited the effect of NGF on the cumulative AHP. Forty-eight hours after in vivo application of NGF to the trachealis muscle caused an increase in dendritic length on innervating neurons. These results are the first to demonstrate that NGF increases the excitability of lower airway parasympathetic neurons, primarily through enhanced synaptic efficacy and changes to intrinsic neuron properties. NGF also had dramatic effects on the growth of dendrites in vivo. Such effects may indicate a new role for NGF in the regulation of parasympathetic tone in the diseased or inflamed lower airways.
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- Mehdi S Hazari
- Department of Environmental Health ciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
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Nassenstein C, Schulte-Herbrüggen O, Renz H, Braun A. Nerve growth factor: the central hub in the development of allergic asthma? Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 533:195-206. [PMID: 16458292 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.12.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/2005] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Neurotrophins like nerve growth factor (NGF), originally described as nerve growth factors in neuronal development, have been implicated in many physiological processes in the last years. They are now regarded as important factors involved in the resolution of pathological conditions. NGF has profound effects on inflammation, repair and remodeling of tissues. However, in the lung these beneficial effects can transact into disease promoting actions, e.g., in allergic inflammation or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Overproduction of NGF then enhances inflammation, and promotes (neuronal) airway hyperreactivity and neurogenic inflammation. We hypothesize that NGF overexpression in certain vulnerable time windows during infancy could be a major risk factor for the development of asthma symptoms.
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- Christina Nassenstein
- Fraunhofer Institute of Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, 30625 Hannover, and Department of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Hospital of the Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
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Bachar O, Adner M, Uddman R, Cardell LO. Prolonged exposure to NT-3 attenuates cholinergic nerve-mediated contractions in cultured murine airways. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2005; 147:81-9. [PMID: 15848126 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2005.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2004] [Revised: 01/28/2005] [Accepted: 01/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chronic airway inflammation may induce subsequent airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR) including pathological alteration of neural activity. Asthmatic airways contain elevated levels of neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) albeit, their effect on neural activity is unclear. This study evaluates the effects of NT-3 and BDNF on nerve mediated airway contractions in vitro. Tracheal segments from BALB/c J mice were cultured for 4 days with NT-3 or BDNF. Responsiveness to electric field stimulation (EFS) was evaluated in organ-bath and innervation patterns were examined by quantitative immunohistochemistry. In cultured segments the EFS-induced contractions were inhibited by tetrodotoxin or atropine. NT-3 reduced the EFS contractions in a concentration-dependent manner whereas BDNF had no effect. The amount of nerve fibers, found in conjunction with the tracheal smooth muscle, was similar in NT-3 treated and control segments. In conclusion, NT-3 attenuates cholinergic nerve-mediated contractions of airway in vitro. Considering the elevated levels of NT-3 found in asthmatic airways, the findings imply a protective role of NT-3 in AHR.
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- Ofir Bachar
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Laboratory of Clinical Experimental Allergy Research, Malmö University Hospital, SE-20502 Malmö, Sweden.
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van den Worm E, Nijkamp FP, Engels F. Nerve growth factor and the vanilloid receptor: partners in crime? Clin Exp Allergy 2004; 34:996-1000. [PMID: 15248840 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.02012.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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