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Lee RJ, Adappa ND, Palmer JN. Akt activator SC79 stimulates antibacterial nitric oxide generation in human nasal epithelial cells in vitro. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2024; 14:1147-1162. [PMID: 38197521 PMCID: PMC11219270 DOI: 10.1002/alr.23318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND The role of Akt in nasal immunity is unstudied. Akt phosphorylates and activates endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expressed in epithelial ciliated cells. Nitric oxide (NO) production by ciliated cells can have antibacterial and antiviral effects. Increasing nasal NO may be a useful antipathogen strategy in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). We previously showed that small-molecule Akt activator SC79 induces nasal cell NO production and suppresses IL-8 via the transcription factor Nrf-2. We hypothesized that SC79 NO production may additionally have antibacterial effects. METHODS NO production was measured using fluorescent dye DAF-FM. We tested effects of SC79 during co-culture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with primary nasal epithelial cells, using CFU counting and live-dead staining to quantify bacterial killing. Pharmacology determined the mechanism of SC79-induced NO production and tested dependence on Akt. RESULTS SC79 induced dose-dependent, Akt-dependent NO production in nasal epithelial cells. The NO production required eNOS and Akt. The NO released into the airway surface liquid killed P. aeruginosa. No toxicity (LDH release) or inflammatory effects (IL8 transcription) were observed over 24 h. CONCLUSIONS Together, these data suggest multiple immune pathways are stimulated by SC79, with antipathogen effects. This in vitro pilot study suggests that a small-molecule Akt activator may have clinical utility in CRS or respiratory other infection settings, warranting future in vivo studies.
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- Robert J. Lee
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
- Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
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Rasmussen L, Stafford D, LaFontaine J, Allen A, Antony L, Kim H, Raju SV. Alcohol-Induced Mucociliary Dysfunction: Role of Defective CFTR Channel Function. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.07.17.548927. [PMID: 37502889 PMCID: PMC10370077 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.17.548927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Excessive alcohol use is thought to increase the risk of respiratory infections by impairing mucociliary clearance (MCC). In this study, we investigate the hypothesis that alcohol reduces the function of CFTR, the protein that is defective in individuals with cystic fibrosis, thus altering mucus properties to impair MCC and the airway's defense against inhaled pathogens. Methods Sprague Dawley rats with wild type CFTR (+/+), matched for age and sex, were administered either a Lieber-DeCarli alcohol diet or a control diet with the same number of calories for eight weeks. CFTR activity was measured using nasal potential difference (NPD) assay and Ussing chamber electrophysiology of tracheal tissue samples. In vivo MCC was determined by measuring the radiographic clearance of inhaled Tc99 particles and the depth of the airway periciliary liquid (PCL) and mucus transport rate in excised trachea using micro-optical coherence tomography (μOCT). The levels of rat lung MUC5b and CFTR were estimated by protein and mRNA analysis. Results Alcohol diet was found to decrease CFTR ion transport in the nasal and tracheal epithelium in vivo and ex vivo. This decrease in activity was also reflected in partially reduced full-length CFTR protein levels but not, in mRNA copies, in the lungs of rats. Furthermore, alcohol-fed rats showed a significant decrease in MCC after 8 weeks of alcohol consumption. The trachea from these rats also showed reduced PCL depth, indicating a decrease in mucosal surface hydration that was reflected in delayed mucus transport. Diminished MCC rate was also likely due to the elevated MUC5b expression in alcohol-fed rat lungs. Conclusions Excessive alcohol use can decrease the expression and activity of CFTR channels, leading to reduced airway surface hydration and impaired mucus clearance. This suggests that CFTR dysfunction plays a role in the compromised lung defense against respiratory pathogens in individuals who drink alcohol excessively.
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- Lawrence Rasmussen
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Environment Health Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Environment Health Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Neuropeptide Y Reduces Nasal Epithelial T2R Bitter Taste Receptor-Stimulated Nitric Oxide Production. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13103392. [PMID: 34684394 PMCID: PMC8538228 DOI: 10.3390/nu13103392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) are G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) expressed on the tongue but also in various locations throughout the body, including on motile cilia within the upper and lower airways. Within the nasal airway, T2Rs detect secreted bacterial ligands and initiate bactericidal nitric oxide (NO) responses, which also increase ciliary beat frequency (CBF) and mucociliary clearance of pathogens. Various neuropeptides, including neuropeptide tyrosine (neuropeptide Y or NPY), control physiological processes in the airway including cytokine release, fluid secretion, and ciliary beating. NPY levels and/or density of NPYergic neurons may be increased in some sinonasal diseases. We hypothesized that NPY modulates cilia-localized T2R responses in nasal epithelia. Using primary sinonasal epithelial cells cultured at air–liquid interface (ALI), we demonstrate that NPY reduces CBF through NPY2R activation of protein kinase C (PKC) and attenuates responses to T2R14 agonist apigenin. We find that NPY does not alter T2R-induced calcium elevation but does reduce T2R-stimulated NO production via a PKC-dependent process. This study extends our understanding of how T2R responses are modulated within the inflammatory environment of sinonasal diseases, which may improve our ability to effectively treat these disorders.
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Chandra D, Poole JA, Bailey KL, Staab E, Sweeter JM, DeVasure JM, Romberger DJ, Wyatt TA. Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) overexpression enhances wound repair in airway epithelial cells exposed to agricultural organic dust. Inhal Toxicol 2018; 30:133-139. [PMID: 29793367 DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2018.1474976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Workers exposed to dusts from concentrated animal feeding operations have a high prevalence of pulmonary diseases. These exposures lead to chronic inflammation and aberrant airway remodeling. Previous work shows that activating cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) enhances airway epithelial wound repair while activating protein kinase C (PKC) inhibits wound repair. Hog barn dust extracts slow cell migration and wound repair via a PKC-dependent mechanism. Further, blocking nitric oxide (NO) production in bronchial epithelial cells prevents PKA activation. We hypothesized that blocking an endogenous NO inhibitor, asymmetric dimethylarginine, by overexpressing dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase mitigates the effects of hog dust extract on airway epithelial would repair. MATERIALS/METHODS We cultured primary tracheal epithelial cells in monolayers from both wild-type (WT) and dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase overexpressing C57Bl/6 (DDAH1 transgenic) mice and measured wound repair using the electric cell impedance sensing system. RESULTS Wound closure in epithelial cells from WT mice occurred within 24 h in vitro. In contrast, treatment of the WT cell monolayers with 5% hog dust extract prevented significant NO-stimulated wound closure. In cells from DDAH1 transgenic mice, control wounds were repaired up to 8 h earlier than seen in WT mice. A significant enhancement of wound repair was observed in DDAH cells compared to WT cells treated with hog dust extract for 24 h. Likewise, cells from DDAH1 transgenic mice demonstrated increased NO and PKA activity and decreased hog dust extract-stimulated PKC. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION Preserving the NO signal through endogenous inhibition of asymmetric dimethylarginine enhances wound repair even in the presence of dust exposure.
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- Deepak Chandra
- a Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Division, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE Douglas
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- a Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Division, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE Douglas
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- a Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Division, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE Douglas.,b Research Service, Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System , Omaha , NE Douglas
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- a Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Division, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE Douglas
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- a Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Division, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE Douglas
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- a Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Division, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE Douglas
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- a Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Division, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE Douglas.,b Research Service, Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System , Omaha , NE Douglas
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- a Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Division, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE Douglas.,b Research Service, Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System , Omaha , NE Douglas.,c Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE Douglas
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Montuschi P, Paris D, Montella S, Melck D, Mirra V, Santini G, Mores N, Montemitro E, Majo F, Lucidi V, Bush A, Motta A, Santamaria F. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance–based Metabolomics Discriminates Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia from Cystic Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014; 190:229-33. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0249le] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Burnham EL, Gaydos J, Hess E, House R, Cooper J. Alcohol use disorders affect antimicrobial proteins and anti-pneumococcal activity in epithelial lining fluid obtained via bronchoalveolar lavage. Alcohol Alcohol 2010; 45:414-21. [PMID: 20729531 PMCID: PMC2930253 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agq045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2010] [Revised: 06/21/2010] [Accepted: 07/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS Our overall objective was to examine whether characteristics of epithelial lining fluid (ELF) from subjects with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) obtained via bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) contribute to their predisposition to pneumococcal pneumonia. We sought to compare the anti-pneumococcal activity of acellular human BAL from subjects with AUDs to matched controls. Further, differences in BAL lysozyme activity and lactoferrin concentrations between these two groups were examined to determine the effect of AUDs on these antimicrobial proteins. METHODS BAL was performed in subjects with AUDs and matched controls. Acellular BAL was used at varying concentrations in an in vitro killing assay of Streptococcus pneumoniae, type 2, and the percent kill of organisms per microgram per milliliter total BAL protein was ascertained. Lysozyme activity and lactoferrin concentrations were measured in BAL from subjects and controls at measured concentrations of BAL protein. RESULTS AUD subjects (n = 15) and controls (n = 10) were enrolled in these investigations who were balanced in terms of smoking history. Using a mixed effect model, across the range of BAL protein concentrations, killing of pneumococcus tended to be less potent with BAL fluid from AUD subjects. Additionally, lysozyme activity and lactoferrin concentrations were significantly lower in the AUD group. CONCLUSIONS The predisposition for pneumococcal pneumonia among those with AUDs may be in part mediated through effects of alcohol on substances within ELF that include antimicrobial proteins. Clarifying the composition and activity of ELF antimicrobial proteins in the setting of AUDs via investigations with human BAL fluid can help establish their contribution to the susceptibility for pulmonary infections in these individuals.
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- Ellen L Burnham
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA.
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Elliott MK, Sisson JH, Wyatt TA. Effects of cigarette smoke and alcohol on ciliated tracheal epithelium and inflammatory cell recruitment. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2007; 36:452-9. [PMID: 17079783 PMCID: PMC2215768 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2005-0440oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ciliated epithelium represents the first line of host defense against lung infection. Most alcoholics smoke and are at high risk for developing lung infections. We reported that cigarette smoke activates protein kinase C (PKC) and alcohol desensitizes ciliary beat frequency (CBF) to beta-agonists in bovine bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. The combined effect of smoke and alcohol exposure on mouse ciliated tracheal epithelium has not been studied in vivo. We hypothesized that previously observed in vitro effects of smoke and alcohol exposure could be replicated in vivo. Female C57BL/6 mice were exposed to whole body cigarette smoke only, 20% alcohol ad libitum in drinking water only, or the combination of cigarette smoke plus alcohol for 6 wk. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cell populations, CBF, and airway kinase activity were assessed. Total BAL cells were decreased in animals exposed to alcohol alone and increased in animals exposed to smoke alone. Mice receiving smoke and alcohol had cell levels similar to smoke alone. Baseline CBF was not affected in any group; however, isoproterenol stimulation of CBF was blunted by alcohol exposure and actually slowed below baseline in the smoke plus alcohol group. Isoproterenol-induced PKA activity was inhibited in mice receiving alcohol independent of smoke exposure. Smoke activated PKC independent of alcohol. The isoproterenol-induced slowing below baseline of CBF after combined smoke and alcohol exposure demonstrates a novel ciliary impairment likely related to the combination of alcohol-mediated PKA desensitization and smoke-stimulated PKC activation, possibly through acetaldehyde present in the vapor phase of cigarette smoke.
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- Margaret K Elliott
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985300 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5300, USA
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