1
|
Casey A, Fiorino EK, Wambach J. Innovations in Childhood Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease. Clin Chest Med 2024; 45:695-715. [PMID: 39069332 PMCID: PMC11366208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2024.04.002] [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] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
Abstract
Children's interstitial and diffuse lung diseases (chILDs) are a heterogenous and diverse group of lung disorders presenting during childhood. Infants and children with chILD disorders present with respiratory signs and symptoms as well as diffuse lung imaging abnormalities. ChILD disorders are associated with significant health care resource utilization and high morbidity and mortality. The care of patients with chILD has been improved through multidisciplinary care, multicenter collaboration, and the establishment of patient research networks in the United Stated and abroad. This review details past and current innovations in the diagnosis and clinical care of children with chILD.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Alicia Casey
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
| | - Elizabeth K Fiorino
- Department of Science Education and Pediatrics, Donald and Barabara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA
| | - Jennifer Wambach
- Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Murthy A, Rodriguez LR, Dimopoulos T, Bui S, Iyer S, Chavez K, Tomer Y, Abraham V, Cooper C, Renner DM, Katzen JB, Bentley ID, Ghadiali SN, Englert JA, Weiss SR, Beers MF. Activation of alveolar epithelial ER stress by β-coronavirus infection disrupts surfactant homeostasis in mice: implications for COVID-19 respiratory failure. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2024; 327:L232-L249. [PMID: 38860845 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00324.2023] [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: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
Abstract
COVID-19 syndrome is characterized by acute lung injury, hypoxemic respiratory failure, and high mortality. Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells are essential for gas exchange, repair, and regeneration of distal lung epithelium. We have shown that the causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and other members of the β-coronavirus genus induce an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response in vitro; however, the consequences for host AT2 cell function in vivo are less understood. To study this, two murine models of coronavirus infection were used-mouse hepatitis virus-1 (MHV-1) in A/J mice and a mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 strain. MHV-1-infected mice exhibited dose-dependent weight loss with histological evidence of distal lung injury accompanied by elevated bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cell counts and total protein. AT2 cells showed evidence of both viral infection and increased BIP/GRP78 expression, consistent with activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR). The AT2 UPR included increased inositol-requiring enzyme 1α (IRE1α) signaling and a biphasic response in PKR-like ER kinase (PERK) signaling accompanied by marked reductions in AT2 and BALF surfactant protein (SP-B and SP-C) content, increases in surfactant surface tension, and emergence of a reprogrammed epithelial cell population (Krt8+ and Cldn4+). The loss of a homeostatic AT2 cell state was attenuated by treatment with the IRE1α inhibitor OPK-711. As a proof-of-concept, C57BL6 mice infected with mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 demonstrated similar lung injury and evidence of disrupted surfactant homeostasis. We conclude that lung injury from β-coronavirus infection results from an aberrant host response, activating multiple AT2 UPR stress pathways, altering surfactant metabolism/function, and changing AT2 cell state, offering a mechanistic link between SARS-CoV-2 infection, AT2 cell biology, and acute respiratory failure.NEW & NOTEWORTHY COVID-19 syndrome is characterized by hypoxemic respiratory failure and high mortality. In this report, we use two murine models to show that β-coronavirus infection produces acute lung injury, which results from an aberrant host response, activating multiple epithelial endoplasmic reticular stress pathways, disrupting pulmonary surfactant metabolism and function, and forcing emergence of an aberrant epithelial transition state. Our results offer a mechanistic link between SARS-CoV-2 infection, AT2 cell biology, and respiratory failure.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Aditi Murthy
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Luis R Rodriguez
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Thalia Dimopoulos
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Sarah Bui
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Swati Iyer
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Katrina Chavez
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Yaniv Tomer
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Valsamma Abraham
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Charlotte Cooper
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - David M Renner
- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Penn Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Emerging Pathogens, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Jeremy B Katzen
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Ian D Bentley
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
| | - Samir N Ghadiali
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
| | - Joshua A Englert
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
| | - Susan R Weiss
- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Penn Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Emerging Pathogens, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| | - Michael F Beers
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- PENN-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Chiba Y, Doi T, Obayashi K, Sumida K, Nagasaka S, Wang KY, Yamasaki K, Masago K, Matsushita H, Kuroda H, Yatera K, Endo M. Caspase-4 promotes metastasis and interferon-γ-induced pyroptosis in lung adenocarcinoma. Commun Biol 2024; 7:699. [PMID: 38849594 PMCID: PMC11161495 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06402-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Caspase-4 (CASP4) is a member of the inflammatory caspase subfamily and promotes inflammation. Here, we report that CASP4 in lung adenocarcinoma cells contributes to both tumor progression via angiogenesis and tumor hyperkinesis and tumor cell killing in response to high interferon (IFN)-γ levels. We observe that elevated CASP4 expression in the primary tumor is associated with cancer progression in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. Further, CASP4 knockout attenuates tumor angiogenesis and metastasis in subcutaneous tumor mouse models. CASP4 enhances the expression of genes associated with angiogenesis and cell migration in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines through nuclear factor kappa-light chain-enhancer of activated B cell signaling without stimulation by lipopolysaccharide or tumor necrosis factor. CASP4 is induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress or IFN-γ via signal transducer and activator of transcription 1. Most notably, lung adenocarcinoma cells with high CASP4 expression are more prone to IFN-γ-induced pyroptosis than those with low CASP4 expression. Our findings indicate that the CASP4 level in primary lung adenocarcinoma can predict metastasis and responsiveness to high-dose IFN-γ therapy due to cancer cell pyroptosis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yosuke Chiba
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
| | - Tomomitsu Doi
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
| | - Kunie Obayashi
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
| | - Kazuhiro Sumida
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
| | - Shohei Nagasaka
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
| | - Ke-Yong Wang
- Shared-Use Research Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
| | - Kei Yamasaki
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
| | - Katsuhiro Masago
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
| | - Hirokazu Matsushita
- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
| | - Hiroaki Kuroda
- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
| | - Kazuhiro Yatera
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
| | - Motoyoshi Endo
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Deng J, Liu J, Chen W, Liang Q, He Y, Sun G. Effects of Natural Products through Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress on Attenuation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Drug Des Devel Ther 2024; 18:1627-1650. [PMID: 38774483 PMCID: PMC11108075 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s388920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024] Open
Abstract
With ever-increasing intensive studies of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), significant progresses have been made. Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)/unfolded protein reaction (UPR) is associated with the development and progression of IPF, and targeting ERS/UPR may be beneficial in the treatment of IPF. Natural product is a tremendous source of new drug discovery, and accumulating studies have reported that many natural products show potential therapeutic effects for IPF via modulating one or more branches of the ERS signaling pathway. Therefore, this review focuses on critical roles of ERS in IPF development, and summarizes herbal preparations and bioactive compounds which protect against IPF through regulating ERS.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- JiuLing Deng
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200240, People’s Republic of China
| | - Jing Liu
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200240, People’s Republic of China
| | - WanSheng Chen
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, People’s Republic of China
| | - Qing Liang
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200240, People’s Republic of China
| | - YuQiong He
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200003, People’s Republic of China
| | - GuangChun Sun
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200240, People’s Republic of China
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Klay D, Grutters JC, van der Vis JJ, Platenburg MGJP, Kelder JC, Tromp E, van Moorsel CHM. Progressive Disease With Low Survival in Adult Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Carrying Surfactant-Related Gene Mutations: An Observational Study. Chest 2022; 163:870-880. [PMID: 36370864 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND In some patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD), disease is caused by carriage of a mutation in a surfactant-related gene (SRG) such as SFTPC, SFTPA2, or ABCA3. However, no aggregated data on disease evolution and treatment outcome have been presented for these patients. RESEARCH QUESTION In adult patients with ILD with an SRG mutation, what is the course of lung function after diagnosis and during treatment and the survival in comparison with patients with sporadic idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (sIPF) and familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF)? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We retrospectively examined the clinical course of a cohort of adults with an SRG mutation by screening 48 patients from 20 families with an SRG mutation for availability of clinical follow-up data. For comparison, 248 patients with FPF and 575 patients with sIPF were included. RESULTS Twenty-three patients with ILD (median age: 45 years; 11 men) with an SRG mutation fulfilled criteria. At diagnosis, patients with an SRG mutation were younger and less often male, but had lower FVC (72% predicted) and diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (46% predicted) compared with patients with FPF or sIPF. In the SRG mutation group, median FVC decline 6 months after diagnosis was -40 mL and median transplant-free survival was 44 months and not different from patients with FPF or sIPF. FVC course was not different among the three cohorts; however, a significantly larger decrease in FVC was found while patients received immunomodulatory or antifibrotic treatment compared with those receiving no treatment. Subsequent analysis in the SRG group showed that patients with a surfactant mutation (n = 7) treated for 6 months with antifibrotic drugs showed stable lung function with a median change in FVC of +40 mL (interquartile range, -40 to 90 mL), whereas patients with an SRG mutation treated with immunomodulatory drugs showed a variable response dependent on the gene involved. INTERPRETATION This study showed that patients with ILD carrying an SRG mutation experience progressive loss of lung function with severely reduced survival despite possible beneficial effects of treatment.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Dymph Klay
- Department of Pulmonology, ILD Center of Excellence, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Jan C Grutters
- Department of Pulmonology, ILD Center of Excellence, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Division of Heart and Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
| | - Joanne J van der Vis
- Department of Pulmonology, ILD Center of Excellence, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry, ILD Center of Excellence, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Mark G J P Platenburg
- Department of Pulmonology, ILD Center of Excellence, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Johannes C Kelder
- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Ellen Tromp
- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Coline H M van Moorsel
- Department of Pulmonology, ILD Center of Excellence, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Division of Heart and Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Katzen J, Rodriguez L, Tomer Y, Babu A, Zhao M, Murthy A, Carson P, Barrett M, Basil MC, Carl J, Leach JP, Morley M, McGraw MD, Mulugeta S, Pelura T, Rosen G, Morrisey EE, Beers MF. Disruption of proteostasis causes IRE1 mediated reprogramming of alveolar epithelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2123187119. [PMID: 36252035 PMCID: PMC9618079 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2123187119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Disruption of alveolar type 2 cell (AEC2) protein quality control has been implicated in chronic lung diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis (PF). We previously reported the in vivo modeling of a clinical surfactant protein C (SP-C) mutation that led to AEC2 endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and spontaneous lung fibrosis, providing proof of concept for disruption to proteostasis as a proximal driver of PF. Using two clinical SP-C mutation models, we have now discovered that AEC2s experiencing significant ER stress lose quintessential AEC2 features and develop a reprogrammed cell state that heretofore has been seen only as a response to lung injury. Using single-cell RNA sequencing in vivo and organoid-based modeling, we show that this state arises de novo from intrinsic AEC2 dysfunction. The cell-autonomous AEC2 reprogramming can be attenuated through inhibition of inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1α) signaling as the use of an IRE1α inhibitor reduced the development of the reprogrammed cell state and also diminished AEC2-driven recruitment of granulocytes, alveolitis, and lung injury. These findings identify AEC2 proteostasis, and specifically IRE1α signaling through its major product XBP-1, as a driver of a key AEC2 phenotypic change that has been identified in lung fibrosis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jeremy Katzen
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
| | - Luis Rodriguez
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
| | - Yaniv Tomer
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
| | - Apoorva Babu
- Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
- Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
| | - Ming Zhao
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
| | - Aditi Murthy
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
| | - Paige Carson
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
| | - Matthew Barrett
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
| | - Maria C Basil
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
| | - Justine Carl
- Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
- Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
| | - John P Leach
- Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
- Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
| | - Michael Morley
- Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
- Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
| | - Matthew D McGraw
- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642
| | - Surafel Mulugeta
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
| | | | | | - Edward E Morrisey
- Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
- Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
| | - Michael F Beers
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,19104
- Penn-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Sitaraman S, Alysandratos KD, Wambach JA, Limberis MP. Gene Therapeutics for Surfactant Dysfunction Disorders: Targeting the Alveolar Type 2 Epithelial Cell. Hum Gene Ther 2022; 33:1011-1022. [PMID: 36166236 PMCID: PMC9595619 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2022.130] [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: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Genetic disorders of surfactant dysfunction result in significant morbidity and mortality, among infants, children, and adults. Available medical interventions are limited, nonspecific, and generally ineffective. As such, the need for effective therapies remains. Pathogenic variants in the SFTPB, SFTPC, and ABCA3 genes, each of which encode proteins essential for proper pulmonary surfactant production and function, result in interstitial lung disease in infants, children, and adults, and lead to morbidity and early mortality. Expression of these genes is predominantly limited to the alveolar type 2 (AT2) epithelial cells present in the distal airspaces of the lungs, thus providing an unequivocal cellular origin of disease pathogenesis. While several treatment strategies are under development, a gene-based therapeutic holds great promise as a definitive therapy. Importantly for clinical translation, the genes associated with surfactant dysfunction are both well characterized and amenable to a gene-therapeutic-based strategy. This review focuses on the pathophysiology associated with these genetic disorders of surfactant dysfunction, and also provides an overview of the current state of gene-based therapeutics designed to target and transduce the AT2 cells.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Konstantinos-Dionysios Alysandratos
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Jennifer A. Wambach
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | | |
Collapse
|
8
|
Wang JY, Young LR. Insights into the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Fibrosis from Genetic Diseases. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2022; 67:20-35. [PMID: 35294321 PMCID: PMC9273221 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2021-0557tr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease process associated with significant morbidity and mortality, with limited therapeutic options owing to an incomplete understanding of the underlying pathophysiology. Mechanisms driving the fibrotic cascade have been elucidated through studies of rare and common variants in surfactant-related and telomere-related genes in familial and sporadic forms of pulmonary fibrosis, as well as in multisystem Mendelian genetic disorders that present with pulmonary fibrosis. In this translational review, we outline insights into the pathophysiology of pulmonary fibrosis derived from genetic forms of the disease, with a focus on model systems, shared cellular and molecular mechanisms, and potential targets for therapy.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Joanna Y. Wang
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
| | - Lisa R. Young
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Knoell J, Chillappagari S, Knudsen L, Korfei M, Dartsch R, Jonigk D, Kuehnel MP, Hoetzenecker K, Guenther A, Mahavadi P. PACS2-TRPV1 axis is required for ER-mitochondrial tethering during ER stress and lung fibrosis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:151. [PMID: 35212819 PMCID: PMC8881280 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04189-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria (mito) play a vital role in alveolar type II cell (AEC2) homeostasis and are both stressed in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Up to now, no data are available with regard to ER–mito cross talk and tethering under conditions of IPF. We here demonstrate that ER–mitochondrial tethering is reduced upon experimental ER stress in vitro and in the IPF AECII ex vivo, and this is—at least in part—due to decreased phosphofurin acidic cluster sorting protein 2 (PACS-2, also called PACS2) protein levels. PACS2 levels are influenced by its interaction with the transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) and can be experimentally modified by the TRPV1-modulating drug capsaicin (CPS). Employing alveolar epithelial cells with overexpression of the terminal ER stress signaling factor Chop or the IPF-associated surfactant protein C mutation (SPCΔexon4) in vitro, we observed a restoration of PACS2 levels upon treatment with CPS. Similarly, treatment of precision cut lung slices from IPF patients with CPS ex vivo forwarded similar effects. Importantly, in all models such kind of intervention also greatly reduced the extent of alveolar epithelial apoptosis. We therefore conclude that therapeutic targeting of the PACS2–TRPV1 axis represents an interesting novel, epithelial-protective approach in IPF.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jessica Knoell
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University (JLU), Gaffkystraße 11, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
| | - Shashi Chillappagari
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University (JLU), Gaffkystraße 11, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, JLU, Giessen, Germany
| | - Lars Knudsen
- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany.,REBIRTH Cluster of Excellence, Hannover, Germany
| | - Martina Korfei
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University (JLU), Gaffkystraße 11, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
| | - Ruth Dartsch
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University (JLU), Gaffkystraße 11, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
| | - Danny Jonigk
- Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
| | - Mark P Kuehnel
- Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany.,REBIRTH Cluster of Excellence, Hannover, Germany
| | - Konrad Hoetzenecker
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria.,European IPF/ILD Registry and Biobank, Giessen, Germany
| | - Andreas Guenther
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University (JLU), Gaffkystraße 11, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany.,European IPF/ILD Registry and Biobank, Giessen, Germany.,Member of the Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), JLU, Giessen, Germany.,Lung Clinic, Agaplesion Evangelisches Krankenhaus Mittelhessen, Giessen, Germany
| | - Poornima Mahavadi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University (JLU), Gaffkystraße 11, 35392, Giessen, Germany. .,Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany.
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Borie R, Funalot B, Epaud R, Delestrain C, Cazes A, Gounant V, Frija J, Debray MP, Zalcman G, Crestani B. NKX2.1 (TTF1) germline mutation associated with pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. ERJ Open Res 2021; 7:00356-2021. [PMID: 34760996 PMCID: PMC8573227 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00356-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
The high prevalence of lung cancer in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (3–30%) has been confirmed by several studies, pointing to specific diagnostic and therapeutic issues. The co-occurrence is associated with worse survival than with each disease alone [1]. Because cigarette smoking is a risk factor for both diseases, smoking is an ideal culprit for their co-occurrence, despite several common pathogenic mechanisms such as common genetic risk factors. Germline surfactant-associated genes mutations are associated with ILD and increased risk of lung cancerhttps://bit.ly/3CkkXgD
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Raphael Borie
- Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Laboratoire de Génétique, Hopital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, France
| | - Benoit Funalot
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, Creteil, France
| | - Ralph Epaud
- Service de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France
| | - Céline Delestrain
- Service de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France
| | - Aurélie Cazes
- Laboratoire de Génétique, Hopital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, France.,Laboratoire d'Anatomopathologie, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Valerie Gounant
- Service d'Oncologie thoracique and CIC1425 INSERM, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Justine Frija
- Laboratoire de Génétique, Hopital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, France.,Laboratoire de physiologie, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Marie-Pierre Debray
- Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Gérard Zalcman
- Laboratoire de Génétique, Hopital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, France.,Service d'Oncologie thoracique and CIC1425 INSERM, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Bruno Crestani
- Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Laboratoire de Génétique, Hopital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, France
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Ptasinski V, Stegmayr J, Belvisi MG, Wagner DE, Murray LA. Targeting Alveolar Repair in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2021; 65:347-365. [PMID: 34129811 PMCID: PMC8525210 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2020-0476tr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a fatal interstitial lung disease with limited therapeutic options. Current evidence suggests that IPF may be initiated by repeated epithelial injury in the distal lung followed by abnormal wound healing responses which occur due to intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Mechanisms contributing to chronic damage of the alveolar epithelium in IPF include dysregulated cellular processes such as apoptosis, senescence, abnormal activation of developmental pathways, aging, as well as genetic mutations. Therefore, targeting the regenerative capacity of the lung epithelium is an attractive approach in the development of novel therapies for IPF. Endogenous lung regeneration is a complex process involving coordinated cross-talk between multiple cell types and re-establishment of a normal extracellular matrix environment. This review will describe the current knowledge of reparative epithelial progenitor cells in the alveolar region of the lung and discuss potential novel therapeutic approaches for IPF focusing on endogenous alveolar repair. This article is open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Victoria Ptasinski
- Lund University Faculty of Medicine, 59568, Lund, Sweden.,AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg, 128698, Goteborg, Sweden
| | - John Stegmayr
- Lunds University Faculty of Medicine, 59568, Lund, Sweden
| | - Maria G Belvisi
- Imperial College London, 4615, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
| | - Darcy E Wagner
- Lunds Universitet, 5193, Experimental Medical Sciences, Lund, Sweden
| | - Lynne A Murray
- AstraZeneca PLC, 4625, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
van Moorsel CHM, van der Vis JJ, Grutters JC. Genetic disorders of the surfactant system: focus on adult disease. Eur Respir Rev 2021; 30:30/159/200085. [PMID: 33597124 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0085-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Genes involved in the production of pulmonary surfactant are crucial for the development and maintenance of healthy lungs. Germline mutations in surfactant-related genes cause a spectrum of severe monogenic pulmonary diseases in patients of all ages. The majority of affected patients present at a very young age, however, a considerable portion of patients have adult-onset disease. Mutations in surfactant-related genes are present in up to 8% of adult patients with familial interstitial lung disease (ILD) and associate with the development of pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer.High disease penetrance and variable expressivity underscore the potential value of genetic analysis for diagnostic purposes. However, scarce genotype-phenotype correlations and insufficient knowledge of mutation-specific pathogenic processes hamper the development of mutation-specific treatment options.This article describes the genetic origin of surfactant-related lung disease and presents spectra for gene, age, sex and pulmonary phenotype of adult carriers of germline mutations in surfactant-related genes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Coline H M van Moorsel
- Dept of Pulmonology, St Antonius ILD Center of Excellence, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.,Division of Hearts and Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - Joanne J van der Vis
- Dept of Pulmonology, St Antonius ILD Center of Excellence, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.,Dept of Clinical Chemistry, St Antonius ILD Center of Excellence, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Jan C Grutters
- Dept of Pulmonology, St Antonius ILD Center of Excellence, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.,Division of Hearts and Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Delestrain C, Aissat A, Simon S, Tarze A, Duprat E, Nattes E, Costes B, Delattre V, Finet S, Fanen P, Epaud R. Methylprednisolone pulse treatment improves ProSP-C trafficking in twins with SFTPC mutation: An isoform story? Br J Clin Pharmacol 2021; 87:2361-2373. [PMID: 33179299 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.14645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in the gene encoding surfactant protein C (SP-C) cause interstitial lung disease (ILD), and glucocorticosteroid (GC) treatment is the most recognized therapy in children. We aimed to decipher the mechanisms behind successful GC treatment in twins carrying a BRICHOS c.566G > A (p.Cys189Tyr) mutation in the SP-C gene (SFTPC). METHODS: The twins underwent bronchoscopy before and after GC treatment and immunoblotting analysis of SP-C proprotein (proSP-C) and SP-C mature in bronchoalveolar fluid (BALF). Total RNA was extracted and analysed using quantitative real-time PCR assays. In A549 cells, the processing of mutated protein C189Y was studied by immunofluorescence and immunoblotting after heterologous expression of eukaryotic vectors containing wild type or C189Y mutant cDNA. RESULTS: Before treatment, BALF analysis identified an alteration of the proSP-C maturation process. Functional study of C189Y mutation in alveolar A549 cells showed that pro-SP-CC189Y was retained within the endoplasmic reticulum together with ABCA3. After 5 months of GC treatment with clinical benefit, the BALF analysis showed an improvement of proSP-C processing. SFTPC mRNA analysis in twins revealed a decrease in the expression of total SFTPC mRNA and a change in its splicing, leading to the expression of a second shorter proSP-C isoform. In A549 cells, the processing and the stability of this shorter wild-type proSP-C isoform was similar to that of the longer isoform, but the half-life of the mutated shorter isoform was decreased. These results suggest a direct effect of GC on proSP-C metabolism through reducing the SFTPC mRNA level and favouring the expression of a less stable protein isoform.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Céline Delestrain
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France.,Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Créteil, 94000, France.,FHU SENEC, Créteil, France
| | - Abdel Aissat
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France.,FHU SENEC, Créteil, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie, Département de Génétique, Créteil, 94000, France
| | - Stéphanie Simon
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France
| | - Agathe Tarze
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France
| | - Elodie Duprat
- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
| | - Elodie Nattes
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France.,Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Créteil, 94000, France.,FHU SENEC, Créteil, France
| | - Bruno Costes
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France.,FHU SENEC, Créteil, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie, Département de Génétique, Créteil, 94000, France
| | - Valérie Delattre
- AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie, Département de Génétique, Créteil, 94000, France
| | - Stéphanie Finet
- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
| | - Pascale Fanen
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France.,FHU SENEC, Créteil, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie, Département de Génétique, Créteil, 94000, France
| | - Ralph Epaud
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Creteil, France.,Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Créteil, 94000, France.,FHU SENEC, Créteil, France
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Abstract
There is a wide differential diagnosis of early onset respiratory distress especially in term babies, and interstitial lung disease (chILD) is a rare but important consideration in this context. chILD manifesting immediately after birth is usually related to mutations in surfactant protein genes, or conditions related to the Congenital Acinar Dysplasia -Alveolar capillary dysplasia - Congenital Alveolar Dysplasia (CAD-ACD) spectrum. There is currently no specific treatment for these conditions, and management is supportive. Prognosis is very poor in most of these babies if onset is early, with relentless respiratory deterioration unless transplanted. Ideally, the diagnosis is made on genetic analysis, but this may be time-consuming and complex in CAD-ACD spectrum, so lung biopsy may be needed to avoid prolonged and futile treatment being instituted. Milder forms with prolonged survival have been reported. Early onset, less severe chILD is usually related to neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy (NEHI), pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis (PIG) and less severe disorders of surfactant proteins. PIG and NEHI are not specific entities, but are pulmonary dysmaturity syndromes, and there may be a number of underlying genetic and other cause. If the child is stable and thriving, many will not be subject to lung biopsy, and slow improvement and weaning of supplemental oxygen can be anticipated. Where possible, a precise genetic diagnosis should be made in early onset cHILD allow for genetic counselling. chILD survivors and their families have complex respiratory and other needs, and co-ordinated, multi-disciplinary support in the community is essential.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Andrew Bush
- Imperial College, UK; Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
| | | | - Jo Gregory
- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK
| | - Andrew Gordon Nicholson
- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, UK
| | - Thomas Semple
- Imperial College, UK; Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK
| | - Rishi Pabary
- Imperial College, UK; Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Korfei M, MacKenzie B, Meiners S. The ageing lung under stress. Eur Respir Rev 2020; 29:29/156/200126. [DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0126-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Healthy ageing of the lung involves structural changes but also numerous cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic alterations. Among them are the age-related decline in central cellular quality control mechanisms such as redox and protein homeostasis. In this review, we would like to provide a conceptual framework of how impaired stress responses in the ageing lung, as exemplified by dysfunctional redox and protein homeostasis, may contribute to onset and progression of COPD and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We propose that age-related imbalanced redox and protein homeostasis acts, amongst others (e.g.cellular senescence), as a “first hit” that challenges the adaptive stress-response pathways of the cell, increases the level of oxidative stress and renders the lung susceptible to subsequent injury and disease. In both COPD and IPF, additional environmental insults such as smoking, air pollution and/or infections then serve as “second hits” which contribute to persistently elevated oxidative stress that overwhelms the already weakened adaptive defence and repair pathways in the elderly towards non-adaptive, irremediable stress thereby promoting development and progression of respiratory diseases. COPD and IPF are thus distinct horns of the same devil, “lung ageing”.
Collapse
|
16
|
Lipid-Protein and Protein-Protein Interactions in the Pulmonary Surfactant System and Their Role in Lung Homeostasis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21103708. [PMID: 32466119 PMCID: PMC7279303 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary surfactant is a lipid/protein complex synthesized by the alveolar epithelium and secreted into the airspaces, where it coats and protects the large respiratory air–liquid interface. Surfactant, assembled as a complex network of membranous structures, integrates elements in charge of reducing surface tension to a minimum along the breathing cycle, thus maintaining a large surface open to gas exchange and also protecting the lung and the body from the entrance of a myriad of potentially pathogenic entities. Different molecules in the surfactant establish a multivalent crosstalk with the epithelium, the immune system and the lung microbiota, constituting a crucial platform to sustain homeostasis, under health and disease. This review summarizes some of the most important molecules and interactions within lung surfactant and how multiple lipid–protein and protein–protein interactions contribute to the proper maintenance of an operative respiratory surface.
Collapse
|
17
|
Dorrello NV, Vunjak-Novakovic G. Bioengineering of Pulmonary Epithelium With Preservation of the Vascular Niche. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:269. [PMID: 32351946 PMCID: PMC7174601 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The shortage of transplantable donor organs directly affects patients with end-stage lung disease, for which transplantation remains the only definitive treatment. With the current acceptance rate of donor lungs of only 20%, rescuing even one half of the rejected donor lungs would increase the number of transplantable lungs threefold, to 60%. We review recent advances in lung bioengineering that have potential to repair the epithelial and vascular compartments of the lung. Our focus is on the long-term support and recovery of the lung ex vivo, and the replacement of defective epithelium with healthy therapeutic cells. To this end, we first review the roles of the lung epithelium and vasculature, with focus on the alveolar-capillary membrane, and then discuss the available and emerging technologies for ex vivo bioengineering of the lung by decellularization and recellularization. While there have been many meritorious advances in these technologies for recovering marginal quality lungs to the levels needed to meet the standards for transplantation – many challenges remain, motivating further studies of the extended ex vivo support and interventions in the lung. We propose that the repair of injured epithelium with preservation of quiescent vasculature will be critical for the immediate blood supply to the lung and the lung survival and function following transplantation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- N Valerio Dorrello
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
| | - Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.,Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
Costa IM, Lima FOV, Fernandes LCB, Norrara B, Neta FI, Alves RD, Cavalcanti JRLP, Lucena EES, Cavalcante JS, Rego ACM, Filho IA, Queiroz DB, Freire MAM, Guzen FP. Astragaloside IV Supplementation Promotes A Neuroprotective Effect in Experimental Models of Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review. Curr Neuropharmacol 2020; 17:648-665. [PMID: 30207235 PMCID: PMC6712289 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x16666180911123341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Neurological disorders constitute a growing worldwide concern due to the progressive aging of the population and the risky behavior they represent. Herbal medicines have scientific relevance in the treatment of these pathol-ogies. One of these substances, Astragaloside IV (AS-IV), is the main active compound present in the root of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge, a Chinese medicinal herb with neuroprotective properties. Objective: In the present study we performed a systematic review that sought to comprehend the neuroprotective effect pre-sented by AS-IV in experimental models of neurological disorders. Method: This study is a systematic review, where an electronic search in United States National Library of Medicine (Pub-Med), Science Direct, Cochrane Library, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Scopus, Web of Science, Medline via Proquest and Periodicos Capes databases covering the years between 2007 and 2017, using “Astragaloside IV” and “Neurodegenerative diseases”; “Astragaloside IV” and “ Neurological disorders” as reference terms was made. Results: A total of 16 articles were identified, in which the efficacy of AS-IV was described in experimental models of Par-kinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral ischemia and autoimmune encephalomyelitis, by improving motor deficits and/or neurochemical activity, especially antioxidant systems, reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. Conclusion: The findings of the present study indicate that the administration of AS-IV can improve behavioral and neuro-chemical deficits largely due to its antioxidant, antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties, emerging as an alternative therapeutic approach for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ianara M Costa
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil
| | - Francisca O V Lima
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil
| | - Luciana C B Fernandes
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil
| | - Bianca Norrara
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil
| | - Francisca I Neta
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil
| | - Rodrigo D Alves
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil
| | - José R L P Cavalcanti
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil
| | - Eudes E S Lucena
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil
| | - Jeferson S Cavalcante
- Laboratory of Neurochemical Studies, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal/RN, Brazil
| | - Amalia C M Rego
- Post Graduation Program in Biotechnology, Health School, Potiguar University (UnP), Natal/RN, Brazil
| | - Irami A Filho
- Post Graduation Program in Biotechnology, Health School, Potiguar University (UnP), Natal/RN, Brazil
| | - Dinalva B Queiroz
- Post Graduation Program in Biotechnology, Health School, Potiguar University (UnP), Natal/RN, Brazil
| | - Marco A M Freire
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil
| | - Fausto P Guzen
- Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), Mossoro/RN, Brazil.,Post Graduation Program in Biotechnology, Health School, Potiguar University (UnP), Natal/RN, Brazil
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Borie R, Le Guen P, Ghanem M, Taillé C, Dupin C, Dieudé P, Kannengiesser C, Crestani B. The genetics of interstitial lung diseases. Eur Respir Rev 2019; 28:28/153/190053. [PMID: 31554702 PMCID: PMC9488931 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0053-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a set of heterogeneous lung diseases characterised by inflammation and, in some cases, fibrosis. These lung conditions lead to dyspnoea, cough, abnormalities in gas exchange, restrictive physiology (characterised by decreased lung volumes), hypoxaemia and, if progressive, respiratory failure. In some cases, ILDs can be caused by systemic diseases or environmental exposures. The ability to treat or cure these ILDs varies based on the subtype and in many cases lung transplantation remains the only curative therapy. There is a growing body of evidence that both common and rare genetic variants contribute to the development and clinical manifestation of many of the ILDs. Here, we review the current understanding of genetic risk and ILD. Common and rare genetic variants contribute to the development and clinical manifestation of many interstitial lung diseaseshttp://bit.ly/31loHLh
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Raphael Borie
- Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France.,INSERM U1152, Paris, France
| | - Pierre Le Guen
- Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France.,INSERM U1152, Paris, France
| | - Mada Ghanem
- Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France.,INSERM U1152, Paris, France
| | - Camille Taillé
- Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France.,INSERM U1152, Paris, France
| | - Clairelyne Dupin
- Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France.,INSERM U1152, Paris, France
| | - Philippe Dieudé
- INSERM U1152, Paris, France.,Département de Génétique, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France
| | - Caroline Kannengiesser
- INSERM U1152, Paris, France.,Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France
| | - Bruno Crestani
- Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France .,INSERM U1152, Paris, France
| |
Collapse
|
20
|
Hong D, Dai D, Liu J, Zhang C, Jin T, Shi Y, Jiang G, Mei M, Wang L, Qian L. Clinical and genetic spectrum of interstitial lung disease in Chinese children associated with surfactant protein C mutations. Ital J Pediatr 2019; 45:117. [PMID: 31462320 PMCID: PMC6714457 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-019-0710-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Mutations in the surfactant protein C gene (SFTPC) result in interstitial lung disease (ILD). Our objective was to characterize clinical and genetic spectrum of ILD in Chinese children associated with SFTPC mutations. Methods Six Chinese children with ILD heterozygous for SFTPC mutations were included. Candidate genes responsible for surfactant dysfunction were sequenced by next-generation sequencing. Subclones of SFTPC with novel mutations were generated and transiently transfected into A549 cells. The functional characterization of mutant surfactant protein C (SP-C) was evaluated by Western blotting and immunofluorescence. Results The age of onset ranged from 7 days to 15 months. All cases required supplemental oxygen. Failure to thrive (5/6) was the most significant extra-pulmonary manifestation. Hydroxychloroquine was given as the long-term treatment of lung disease in four patients and two of them responded well. Three mutations were identified in six patients: four with I73T, one with D105G, one with Y113H. Mutations in three patients were inherited and three arised de novo. Western blotting revealed totally different band patterns between mutant SP-C (D105G and Y113H) and the wildtype. Immunofluorescence showed mutant SP-C (D105G) was scarcely trafficked to lamellar bodies but localized well to early endosomes, which was in marked contrast to the wildtype protein. Conclusion SFTPC mutations were an important cause of childhood ILD in Chinese population. I73T was a common SFTPC mutation in Chinese ILD children associated with surfactant protein C mutations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Da Hong
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
| | - Dan Dai
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
| | - Jing Liu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
| | - Congcong Zhang
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
| | - Tingting Jin
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
| | - Yanyan Shi
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
| | - Gaoli Jiang
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
| | - Mei Mei
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
| | - Libo Wang
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China
| | - Liling Qian
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No.399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China.
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Mathai SK, Schwartz DA. Translational research in pulmonary fibrosis. Transl Res 2019; 209:1-13. [PMID: 30768925 PMCID: PMC9977489 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Pulmonary fibrosis refers to the development of diffuse parenchymal abnormalities in the lung that cause dyspnea, cough, hypoxemia, and impair gas exchange, ultimately leading to respiratory failure. Though pulmonary fibrosis can be caused by a variety of underlying etiologies, ranging from genetic defects to autoimmune diseases to environmental exposures, once fibrosis develops it is irreversible and most often progressive, such that fibrosis of the lung is one of the leading indications for lung transplantation. This review aims to provide a concise summary of the recent advances in our understanding of the genetics and genomics of pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in particular, and how these recent discoveries may be changing the clinical approach to diagnosing and treating patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Susan K Mathai
- Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Center for Advanced Heart & Lung Disease, Department of Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Department of Internal Medicine, Texas A&M University College of Medicine.
| | - David A Schwartz
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Peng X, Li X, Li C, Yue S, Huang Y, Huang P, Cheng H, Zhou Y, Tang Y, Liu W, Feng D, Luo Z. NMDA receptor activation inhibits the protective effect of BM‑MSCs on bleomycin‑induced lung epithelial cell damage by inhibiting ERK signaling and the paracrine factor HGF. Int J Mol Med 2019; 44:227-239. [PMID: 31115492 PMCID: PMC6559344 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) is associated with the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. Bone marrow‑derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM‑MSCs) can exert protective effects on ER‑stressed AECs via paracrine signaling. In the present study, mouse lung epithelial (MLE)‑12 cells were directly stimulated with various concentrations of bleomycin (BLM). MLE‑12 cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry, and Ki67 expression was detected by immunofluorescence to reflect cell proliferation. The results revealed that BLM increased the protein expression levels of X‑box binding protein 1 and immunoglobulin heavy chain‑binding protein, thus inducing ER stress, and caused cell dysfunction by inhibiting proliferation and promoting apoptosis. In addition, MSC‑derived conditioned medium (MSC‑CM) protected MLE‑12 cells from BLM‑induced injury, by reducing ER stress, promoting cell proliferation and inhibiting cell apoptosis. Our previous studies reported that N‑methyl‑D‑aspartate (NMDA) receptor activation partially inhibits the antifibrotic effect of BM‑MSCs on BLM‑induced pulmonary fibrosis through downregulating the paracrine factor hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). In the present study, the synthesis and secretion of HGF were detected by western blotting and ELISA, respectively. Results further demonstrated that NMDA inhibited the synthesis and secretion of HGF in BM‑MSCs, and NMDA‑preconditioned MSC‑CM had no protective effects on BLM‑induced injury in MLE‑12 cells. In addition, activation of the NMDA receptor decreased the phosphorylation levels of extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 in BM‑MSCs. Using Honokiol and FR180204, the activator and inhibitor of ERK1/2, respectively, it was then revealed that Honokiol partially eliminated the decrease in HGF expression, whereas FR180204 further promoted the reduction in HGF caused by NMDA. Collectively, these findings suggested that NMDA receptor activation may downregulate HGF by inhibiting ERK signaling in BM‑MSCs, thus weakening their protective effects on BLM‑induced lung epithelial cell damage.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xiangping Peng
- Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Xiaohong Li
- Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Chen Li
- Department of Physiology, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi 046000, P.R. China
| | - Shaojie Yue
- Department of Neonatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Yanhong Huang
- Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Pu Huang
- Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Haipeng Cheng
- Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Yan Zhou
- Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Yiting Tang
- Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Wei Liu
- Department of Community Nursing, Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Dandan Feng
- Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| | - Ziqiang Luo
- Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Jin J, Shi X, Li Y, Zhang Q, Guo Y, Li C, Tan P, Fang Q, Ma Y, Ma RZ. Reticulocalbin 3 Deficiency in Alveolar Epithelium Exacerbated Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2019; 59:320-333. [PMID: 29676583 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2017-0347oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Reticulocalbin 3 (Rcn3) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lumen protein localized to the secretory pathway. We have reported that Rcn3 plays a critical role in alveolar epithelial type II cell maturation during perinatal lung development, but its biological role in the adult lung is largely unknown. In this study, we found marked induction of Rcn3 expression in alveolar epithelium during bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis, which is most obvious in alveolar epithelial type II cells (AECIIs). To further examine Rcn3 in pulmonary injury remodeling, we generated transgenic mice to selectively delete Rcn3 in AECIIs in adulthood. Although Rcn3 deletion did not cause obvious abnormalities in the lung architecture and mechanics, the exposure of Rcn3-deleted mice to bleomycin led to exacerbated pulmonary fibrosis and reduced lung mechanics. These Rcn3-deleted mice also displayed enhanced alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) apoptosis and ER stress after bleomycin treatment, which was confirmed by in vitro studies both in primary AECIIs and mouse lung epithelial cells. Consistently, Rcn3 deficiency also enhanced ER stress and apoptosis induced by ER stress inducers, tunicamycin and thapsigargin. In addition, Rcn3 deficiency caused blunted wound closure capability of AECs, but not altered proliferation and bleomycin-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition process. Collectively, these findings indicate that bleomycin-induced upregulation of Rcn3 in AECIIs appears to contribute to AECII survival and wound healing. These observations, for the first time, suggest a novel role of Rcn3 in regulating pulmonary injury remodeling, and shed additional light on the mechanism of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jiawei Jin
- 1 The Clinical Research Center, and.,4 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
| | - Xiaoqian Shi
- 4 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,5 The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Yongchao Li
- 4 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,2 State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Qianyu Zhang
- 3 Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; and
| | - Yu Guo
- 4 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,5 The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Chaokun Li
- 4 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,5 The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Pingping Tan
- 4 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
| | - Qiuhong Fang
- 3 Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; and
| | - Yingmin Ma
- 3 Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; and
| | - Runlin Z Ma
- 4 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,5 The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
| |
Collapse
|
24
|
Katzen J, Wagner BD, Venosa A, Kopp M, Tomer Y, Russo SJ, Headen AC, Basil MC, Stark JM, Mulugeta S, Deterding RR, Beers MF. An SFTPC BRICHOS mutant links epithelial ER stress and spontaneous lung fibrosis. JCI Insight 2019; 4:126125. [PMID: 30721158 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.126125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cell endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a prominent feature in adult and pediatric interstitial lung disease (ILD and ChILD), but in vivo models linking AT2 cell ER stress to ILD have been elusive. Based on a clinical ChILD case, we identified a critical cysteine residue in the surfactant protein C gene (SFTPC) BRICHOS domain whose mutation induced ER stress in vitro. To model this in vivo, we generated a knockin mouse model expressing a cysteine-to-glycine substitution at codon 121 (C121G) in the Sftpc gene. SftpcC121G expression during fetal development resulted in a toxic gain-of-function causing fatal postnatal respiratory failure from disrupted lung morphogenesis. Induced SftpcC121G expression in adult mice resulted in an ER-retained pro-protein causing AT2 cell ER stress. SftpcC121G AT2 cells were a source of cytokines expressed in concert with development of polycellular alveolitis. These cytokines were subsequently found in a high-dimensional proteomic screen of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from ChILD patients with the same class of SFTPC mutations. Following alveolitis resolution, SftpcC121G mice developed spontaneous pulmonary fibrosis and restrictive lung impairment. This model provides proof of concept linking AT2 cell ER stress to fibrotic lung disease coupled with translationally relevant biomarkers.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jeremy Katzen
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Brandie D Wagner
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
| | - Alessandro Venosa
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Meghan Kopp
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Yaniv Tomer
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Scott J Russo
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Alvis C Headen
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Maria C Basil
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - James M Stark
- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
| | - Surafel Mulugeta
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| | - Robin R Deterding
- Department of Pediatrics and Breathing Institute, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
| | - Michael F Beers
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Penn Center For Pulmonary Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
Sandbo N. Mechanisms of Fibrosis in IPF. Respir Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99975-3_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
|
26
|
Dickens JA, Malzer E, Chambers JE, Marciniak SJ. Pulmonary endoplasmic reticulum stress-scars, smoke, and suffocation. FEBS J 2019; 286:322-341. [PMID: 29323786 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Protein misfolding within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER stress) can be a cause or consequence of pulmonary disease. Mutation of proteins restricted to the alveolar type II pneumocyte can lead to inherited forms of pulmonary fibrosis, but even sporadic cases of pulmonary fibrosis appear to be strongly associated with activation of the unfolded protein response and/or the integrated stress response. Inhalation of smoke can impair protein folding and may be an important cause of pulmonary ER stress. Similarly, tissue hypoxia can lead to impaired protein homeostasis (proteostasis). But the mechanisms linking smoke and hypoxia to ER stress are only partially understood. In this review, we will examine the role of ER stress in the pathogenesis of lung disease by focusing on fibrosis, smoke, and hypoxia.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer A Dickens
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), University of Cambridge, UK
| | - Elke Malzer
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), University of Cambridge, UK
| | - Joseph E Chambers
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), University of Cambridge, UK
| | - Stefan J Marciniak
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), University of Cambridge, UK
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Kim HR, Shin DY, Chung KH. A review of current studies on cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying pulmonary fibrosis induced by chemicals. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND TOXICOLOGY 2018; 33:e2018014-0. [PMID: 30286590 PMCID: PMC6182244 DOI: 10.5620/eht.e2018014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Several studies showed that the inflammatory and fibrotic responses induced by polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p) were similar to those observed for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in South Korea in 2011. "Omic" technologies can be used to understand the mechanisms underlying chemical-induced diseases. Studies to determine the toxicity of chemicals may facilitate understanding of the mechanisms underlying the development of pulmonary fibrosis at a molecular level; thus, such studies may provide information about the toxic characteristics of various substances. In this review, we have outlined the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and described pulmonary fibrosis induced by various chemicals, including bleomycin, paraquat, and PHMG-p, based on the results of studies performed to date.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ha Ryong Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do 38430, Republic of Korea
| | - Da Young Shin
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Republic of Korea
| | - Kyu Hyuck Chung
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Republic of Korea
- Corresponding author: Kyu Hyuck Chung School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Korea. E-mail:
| |
Collapse
|
28
|
Barratt SL, Creamer A, Hayton C, Chaudhuri N. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): An Overview. J Clin Med 2018; 7:jcm7080201. [PMID: 30082599 PMCID: PMC6111543 DOI: 10.3390/jcm7080201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an interstitial lung disease characterised by chronic, progressive scarring of the lungs and the pathological hallmark of usual interstitial pneumonia. Current paradigms suggest alveolar epithelial cell damage is a key initiating factor. Globally, incidence of the disease is rising, with associated high morbidity, mortality, and economic healthcare burden. Diagnosis relies on a multidisciplinary team approach with exclusion of other causes of interstitial lung disease. Over recent years, two novel antifibrotic therapies, pirfenidone and nintedanib, have been developed, providing treatment options for many patients with IPF, with several other agents in early clinical trials. Current efforts are directed at identifying key biomarkers that may direct more customized patient-centred healthcare to improve outcomes for these patients in the future.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shaney L Barratt
- Bristol Interstitial Lung Disease Service, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.
- Academic Respiratory Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
| | - Andrew Creamer
- Bristol Interstitial Lung Disease Service, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.
| | - Conal Hayton
- North West Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT, UK.
| | - Nazia Chaudhuri
- North West Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT, UK.
| |
Collapse
|
29
|
Klay D, Hoffman TW, Harmsze AM, Grutters JC, van Moorsel CHM. Systematic review of drug effects in humans and models with surfactant-processing disease. Eur Respir Rev 2018; 27:27/149/170135. [PMID: 29997245 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0135-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Fibrotic interstitial pneumonias are a group of rare diseases characterised by distortion of lung interstitium. Patients with mutations in surfactant-processing genes, such as surfactant protein C (SFTPC), surfactant protein A1 and A2 (SFTPA1 and A2), ATP binding cassette A3 (ABCA3) and Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS1, 2 and 4), develop progressive pulmonary fibrosis, often culminating in fatal respiratory insufficiency. Although many mutations have been described, little is known about the optimal treatment strategy for fibrotic interstitial pneumonia patients with surfactant-processing mutations.We performed a systematic literature review of studies that described a drug effect in patients, cell or mouse models with a surfactant-processing mutation. In total, 73 articles were selected, consisting of 55 interstitial lung disease case reports/series, two clinical trials and 16 cell or mouse studies. Clinical effect parameters included lung function, radiological characteristics and clinical symptoms, while experimental outcome parameters included chemokine/cytokine expression, surfactant trafficking, necrosis and apoptosis. SP600125, a c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor, hydroxychloroquine and 4-phenylbutyric acid were most frequently studied in disease models and lead to variable outcomes, suggesting that outcome is mutation dependent.This systematic review summarises effect parameters for future studies on surfactant-processing disorders in disease models and provides directions for future trials in affected patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Dymph Klay
- Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence, Dept of Pulmonology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Thijs W Hoffman
- Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence, Dept of Pulmonology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Ankie M Harmsze
- Dept of Clinical Pharmacy, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
| | - Jan C Grutters
- Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence, Dept of Pulmonology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.,Division of Heart and Lung, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - Coline H M van Moorsel
- Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence, Dept of Pulmonology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands .,Division of Heart and Lung, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
30
|
Burman A, Tanjore H, Blackwell TS. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in pulmonary fibrosis. Matrix Biol 2018; 68-69:355-365. [PMID: 29567124 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is associated with development and progression of fibrotic diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). ER stress was first implicated in the pathogenesis of IPF >15 years ago with the discovery of disease-causing mutations in surfactant protein C, which result in a misfolded gene product in type II alveolar epithelial cells (AECs). ER stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR) have been linked to lung fibrosis through regulation of AEC apoptosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, myofibroblast differentiation, and M2 macrophage polarization. Although progress has been made in understanding the causes and consequences of ER stress in IPF and a number of chronic fibrotic disorders, further studies are needed to identify key factors that induce ER stress in important cell types and define critical down-stream processes and effector molecules that mediate ER stress-related phenotypes. This review discusses potential causes of ER stress induction in the lungs and current evidence linking ER stress to fibrosis in the context of individual cell types: AECs, fibroblasts, and macrophages. As our understanding of the relationship between ER stress and lung fibrosis continues to evolve, future studies will examine new strategies to modulate UPR pathways for therapeutic benefit.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ankita Burman
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - Harikrishna Tanjore
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - Timothy S Blackwell
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
31
|
Song M, Song K, Kim S, Lee J, Hwang S, Han C. Caenorhabditis elegans BRICHOS Domain-Containing Protein C09F5.1 Maintains Thermotolerance and Decreases Cytotoxicity of Aβ 42 by Activating the UPR. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:E160. [PMID: 29534049 PMCID: PMC5867881 DOI: 10.3390/genes9030160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Caenorhabditis elegans C09F5.1 is a nematode-specific gene that encodes a type II transmembrane protein containing the BRICHOS domain. The gene was isolated as a heat-sensitive mutant, but the function of the protein remained unclear. We examined the expression pattern and subcellular localization of C09F5.1 as well as its roles in thermotolerance and chaperone function. Expression of C09F5.1 under heat shock conditions was induced in a heat shock factor 1 (HSF-1)-dependent manner. However, under normal growth conditions, most cells types exposed to mechanical stimuli expressed C09F5.1. Knockdown of C09F5.1 expression or deletion of the N-terminal domain decreased thermotolerance. The BRICHOS domain of C09F5.1 did not exhibit chaperone function unlike those of other proteins containing this domain, but the domain was essential for the proper subcellular localization of the protein. Intact C09F5.1 was localized to the Golgi body, but the N-terminal domain of C09F5.1 (C09F5.1-NTD) was retained in the ER. C09F5.1-NTD delayed paralysis by beta-amyloid (1-42) protein (Aβ42) in Alzheimer's disease model worms (CL4176) and activated the unfolded protein response (UPR) by interacting with Aβ42. An intrinsically disordered region (IDR) located at the N-terminus of C09F5.1 may be responsible for the chaperone function of C09F5.1-NTD. Taken together, the data suggest that C09F5.1 triggers the UPR by interacting with abnormal proteins.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Myungchul Song
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea.
| | - Kyunghee Song
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea.
- LG Household & Health Care, Daejeon 34114, Korea.
| | - Sunghee Kim
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea.
- Department of Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea.
| | - Jinyoung Lee
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea.
- Amorepacific R&D Center, Yongin 17074, Korea.
| | - Sueyun Hwang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hankyung National University, Anseong 17579, Korea.
| | - Chingtack Han
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea.
| |
Collapse
|
32
|
Kropski JA, Blackwell TS. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathogenesis of fibrotic disease. J Clin Invest 2018; 128:64-73. [PMID: 29293089 DOI: 10.1172/jci93560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Eukaryotic cells contain an elegant protein quality control system that is crucial in maintaining cellular homeostasis; however, dysfunction of this system results in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR). Severe or prolonged ER stress is associated with the development of degenerative and fibrotic disorders in multiple organs, as evidenced by the identification of disease-causing mutations in epithelial-restricted genes that lead to protein misfolding or mistrafficking in familial fibrotic diseases. Emerging evidence implicates ER stress and UPR signaling in a variety of profibrotic mechanisms in individual cell types. In epithelial cells, ER stress can induce apoptosis, inflammatory signaling, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. In other cell types, ER stress is linked to myofibroblast activation, macrophage polarization, and T cell differentiation. ER stress-targeted therapies have begun to emerge using approaches that range from global enhancement of chaperone function to selective targeting of activated ER stress sensors and other downstream mediators. As the complex regulatory mechanisms of this system are further clarified, there are opportunities to develop new disease-modifying therapeutic strategies in a wide range of chronic fibrotic diseases.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jonathan A Kropski
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| | - Timothy S Blackwell
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| |
Collapse
|
33
|
A novel surfactant protein C mutation resulting in aberrant protein processing and altered subcellular localization causes infantile interstitial lung disease. Pediatr Res 2017; 81:891-897. [PMID: 28157837 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2017.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Mutations in the surfactant protein C gene (SFTPC) result in interstitial lung disease (ILD). Our objective was to report a novel SFTPC mutation and evaluate the effect of this mutant on protein synthesis and processing. METHODS Genomic DNA was extracted from whole blood of a Chinese infant with ILD and candidate genes associated with ILD were sequenced by next-generation sequencing. Subclones of wild-type and mutant SFTPC were transiently transfected into A549 cells. The functional characterization of mutant surfactant protein C (SP-C) was evaluated by Western blotting, transmission electron microscopy, and immunofluorescence. RESULTS A novel heterozygous mutation SFTPC: c.337T>T/C, p.Y113H was identified in this ILD infant. Neither of the parents carries this mutation. Using A549 cells expressing wild-type and mutant SP-C isoforms, Western blotting revealed a significant reduction of proSP-C and a band with abnormal molecular weight in the mutant SP-C compared to the wild-type. Ultrastructural analysis showed abnormal cytoplasmic organelles. Immunofluorescence demonstrated mutant SP-C was scarcely trafficked to lamellar bodies but localized well to early endosomes, which was in marked contrast to the wild type protein. CONCLUSION We detected a novel mutation in SFTPC causing ILD in infancy. The mutation results in aberrant proSP-C processing and altered subcellular localization.
Collapse
|
34
|
Lam A, Prabhu R, Gross CM, Riesenberg LA, Singh V, Aggarwal S. Role of apoptosis and autophagy in tuberculosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2017; 313:L218-L229. [PMID: 28495854 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00162.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest known human diseases and is transmitted by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). TB has a rich history with evidence of TB infections dating back to 5,800 bc TB is unique in its ability to remain latent in an individual for decades, with the possibility of later reactivation, causing widespread systemic symptoms. Currently, it is estimated that more than one-third of the world's population (~2 billion people) are infected with Mtb. Prolonged periods of therapy and complexity of treatment regimens, especially in active infection, have led to poor compliance in patients being treated for TB. Therefore, it is vitally important to have a thorough knowledge of the pathophysiology of Mtb to understand the disease progression, as well as to develop novel diagnostic tests and treatments. Alveolar macrophages represent both the primary host cell and the first line of defense against the Mtb infection. Apoptosis and autophagy of macrophages play a vital role in the pathogenesis and also in the host defense against Mtb. This review will outline the role of these two cellular processes in defense against Mtb with particular emphasis on innate immunity and explore developing therapies aimed at altering host responses to the disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Adam Lam
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; and
| | - Rohan Prabhu
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; and
| | | | - Lee Ann Riesenberg
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; and
| | - Vinodkumar Singh
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; and
| | - Saurabh Aggarwal
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; and
| |
Collapse
|
35
|
Delestrain C, Simon S, Aissat A, Medina R, Decrouy X, Nattes E, Tarze A, Costes B, Fanen P, Epaud R. Deciphering the mechanism of Q145H SFTPC mutation unmasks a splicing defect and explains the severity of the phenotype. Eur J Hum Genet 2017; 25:779-782. [PMID: 28295039 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2017.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in the gene encoding surfactant protein C (SFTPC) have led to a broad range of phenotypes from neonatal respiratory distress syndrome to adult interstitial lung disease. We previously identified the c.435G>C variant in the SFTPC gene associated with fatal neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in an infant girl. Although this variation is predicted to change glutamine (Q) at position 145 to histidine (H), its position at the last base of exon 4 and the severity of the phenotype suggested that it might also induce a splicing defect. To test this hypothesis, we used hybrid minigene, biochemical and immunofluorescence tools to decipher the molecular mechanism of the mutation. Immunoblotting and confocal imaging showed similar maturation and localization of wild-type and Q145H proteins, but hybrid minigene analysis showed complete exon 4 skipping. Since the exon 4 is in frame, a putative truncated protein of 160 amino acids would be produced. We have shown that this truncated protein had an altered intracellular trafficking and maturation. The c.435G>C mutation is deleterious not because of its amino acid substitution but because of its subsequent splicing defect and should be referred to as r.325_435del and p.Leu109_Gln145del. The absence of residual full-length transcripts fully explained the severity of the phenotype we observed in the infant.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Céline Delestrain
- INSERM, Créteil, France.,Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Créteil, France.,Université Paris-Est, UPEC, Créteil, France.,DHU Ageing-Thorax-Vessel-Blood, Créteil, France
| | - Stéphanie Simon
- INSERM, Créteil, France.,Université Paris-Est, UPEC, Créteil, France.,DHU Ageing-Thorax-Vessel-Blood, Créteil, France
| | - Abdel Aissat
- INSERM, Créteil, France.,Université Paris-Est, UPEC, Créteil, France.,DHU Ageing-Thorax-Vessel-Blood, Créteil, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie, Département de Génétique, Créteil, France
| | - Rachel Medina
- INSERM, Créteil, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie, Département de Génétique, Créteil, France
| | - Xavier Decrouy
- Université Paris-Est, UPEC, Créteil, France.,INSERM, U955, Plateforme Imagerie, Créteil, France
| | - Elodie Nattes
- INSERM, Créteil, France.,Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Créteil, France.,DHU Ageing-Thorax-Vessel-Blood, Créteil, France
| | - Agathe Tarze
- INSERM, Créteil, France.,Université Paris-Est, UPEC, Créteil, France.,DHU Ageing-Thorax-Vessel-Blood, Créteil, France
| | - Bruno Costes
- INSERM, Créteil, France.,Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Créteil, France
| | - Pascale Fanen
- INSERM, Créteil, France.,Université Paris-Est, UPEC, Créteil, France.,DHU Ageing-Thorax-Vessel-Blood, Créteil, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie, Département de Génétique, Créteil, France
| | - Ralph Epaud
- INSERM, Créteil, France.,Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Créteil, France.,Université Paris-Est, UPEC, Créteil, France.,DHU Ageing-Thorax-Vessel-Blood, Créteil, France
| |
Collapse
|
36
|
Knudsen L, Ruppert C, Ochs M. Tissue remodelling in pulmonary fibrosis. Cell Tissue Res 2016; 367:607-626. [PMID: 27981380 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-016-2543-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Many lung diseases result in fibrotic remodelling. Fibrotic lung disorders can be divided into diseases with known and unknown aetiology. Among those with unknown aetiology, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a common diagnosis. Because of its progressive character leading to a rapid decline in lung function, it is a fatal disease with poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Thus, IPF has motivated many studies in the last few decades in order to increase our mechanistic understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease. The current concept suggests an ongoing injury of the alveolar epithelium, an impaired regeneration capacity, alveolar collapse and, finally, a fibroproliferative response. The origin of lung injury remains elusive but a diversity of factors, which will be discussed in this article, has been shown to be associated with IPF. Alveolar epithelial type II (AE2) cells play a key role in lung fibrosis and their crucial role for epithelial regeneration, stabilisation of alveoli and interaction with fibroblasts, all known to be responsible for collagen deposition, will be illustrated. Whereas mechanisms of collagen deposition and fibroproliferation are the focus of many studies in the field, the awareness of other mechanisms in this disease is currently limited to biochemical and imaging studies including quantitative assessments of lung structure in IPF and animal models assigning alveolar collapse and collapse induration crucial roles for the degradation of the lung resulting in de-aeration and loss of surface area. Dysfunctional AE2 cells, instable alveoli and mechanical stress trigger remodelling that consists of collapsed alveoli absorbed by fibrotic tissue (i.e., collapse induration).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lars Knudsen
- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. .,Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. .,REBIRTH, Cluster of Excellence, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
| | - Clemens Ruppert
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.,Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Universities of Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
| | - Matthias Ochs
- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.,Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,REBIRTH, Cluster of Excellence, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
37
|
Xu Y, Mizuno T, Sridharan A, Du Y, Guo M, Tang J, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Perl AKT, Funari VA, Gokey JJ, Stripp BR, Whitsett JA. Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies diverse roles of epithelial cells in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. JCI Insight 2016; 1:e90558. [PMID: 27942595 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.90558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 374] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lethal interstitial lung disease characterized by airway remodeling, inflammation, alveolar destruction, and fibrosis. We utilized single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to identify epithelial cell types and associated biological processes involved in the pathogenesis of IPF. Transcriptomic analysis of normal human lung epithelial cells defined gene expression patterns associated with highly differentiated alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells, indicated by enrichment of RNAs critical for surfactant homeostasis. In contrast, scRNA-seq of IPF cells identified 3 distinct subsets of epithelial cell types with characteristics of conducting airway basal and goblet cells and an additional atypical transitional cell that contributes to pathological processes in IPF. Individual IPF cells frequently coexpressed alveolar type 1 (AT1), AT2, and conducting airway selective markers, demonstrating "indeterminate" states of differentiation not seen in normal lung development. Pathway analysis predicted aberrant activation of canonical signaling via TGF-β, HIPPO/YAP, P53, WNT, and AKT/PI3K. Immunofluorescence confocal microscopy identified the disruption of alveolar structure and loss of the normal proximal-peripheral differentiation of pulmonary epithelial cells. scRNA-seq analyses identified loss of normal epithelial cell identities and unique contributions of epithelial cells to the pathogenesis of IPF. The present study provides a rich data source to further explore lung health and disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yan Xu
- Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| | - Takako Mizuno
- Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
| | - Anusha Sridharan
- Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| | - Yina Du
- Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| | - Minzhe Guo
- Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| | - Jie Tang
- Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
| | - Kathryn A Wikenheiser-Brokamp
- Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Division of Pathology, CCHMC, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| | - Anne-Karina T Perl
- Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| | - Vincent A Funari
- Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
| | - Jason J Gokey
- Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| | - Barry R Stripp
- Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
| | - Jeffrey A Whitsett
- Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| |
Collapse
|
38
|
Taghizadeh R, Taghipour Z, Karimi A, Shamsizadeh A, Taghavi MM, Shariati M, Shabanizadeh A, Jafari Naveh HR, Bidaki R, Aminzadeh F. The expression of HoxB5 and SPC in neonatal rat lung after exposure to fluoxetine. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2016; 10:3323-3329. [PMID: 27843293 PMCID: PMC5098522 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s109473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Objective Approximately 10% of pregnant women suffer from pregnancy-associated depression. Fluoxetine, as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, is being employed as a therapy for depressive disorders. The present study aimed to determine the effects of fluoxetine on neonatal lung development. Methods Thirty pregnant Wistar rats (weighing 200–250 g) were treated daily with 7 mg/kg fluoxetine from gestation day 0 to gestation day 21, via gavage. The control group received a similar volume of distilled water only. Following delivery, the newborns and their lungs were immediately weighed in both of the groups. The right lung was fixed for histological assessments while the left lung was used for evaluation of the expression of SPC and HoxB5 by the real-time polymerase chain reaction method. Results Results have indicated that even though the body weight and the number of neonatal rats in both groups were the same, the lung weight of neonates exposed to fluoxetine was significantly different compared to the control group (P<0.05). Expression of both genes was increased, nonetheless, only elevation of HoxB5 was significant (P<0.05). Histological studies demonstrated that lung tissue in the fluoxetine treatment group morphologically appears to be similar to the pseudoglandular phase, whereas the control group lungs experienced more development. Conclusion According to the upregulated expression of HoxB5 concerning histological findings, results of the present study showed that fluoxetine can influence lung growth and may in turn lead to delay in lung development. So establishment of studies to identify the effects of antidepressant drugs during pregnancy is deserved.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Zahra Taghipour
- Department of Anatomy, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
| | - Akbar Karimi
- Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Isfahan, Iran
| | - Ali Shamsizadeh
- Department of Physiology, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
| | | | - Mahdi Shariati
- Department of Anatomy, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
| | - Ahmad Shabanizadeh
- Department of Anatomy, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
| | | | - Reza Bidaki
- Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
| | | |
Collapse
|
39
|
Lung surfactant metabolism: early in life, early in disease and target in cell therapy. Cell Tissue Res 2016; 367:721-735. [PMID: 27783217 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-016-2520-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Lung surfactant is a complex mixture of lipids and proteins lining the alveolar epithelium. At the air-liquid interface, surfactant lowers surface tension, avoiding alveolar collapse and reducing the work of breathing. The essential role of lung surfactant in breathing and therefore in life, is highlighted by surfactant deficiency in premature neonates, which causes neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and results in early death after birth. In addition, defects in surfactant metabolism alter lung homeostasis and lead to disease. Special attention should be paid to two important key cells responsible for surfactant metabolism: alveolar epithelial type II cells (AE2C) and alveolar macrophages (AM). On the one hand, surfactant deficiency coming from abnormal AE2C function results in high surface tension, promoting alveolar collapse and mechanical stress in the epithelium. This epithelial injury contributes to tissue remodeling and lung fibrosis. On the other hand, impaired surfactant catabolism by AM leads to accumulation of surfactant in air spaces and the associated altered lung function in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). We review here two recent cell therapies that aim to recover the activity of AE2C or AM, respectively, therefore targeting the restoring of surfactant metabolism and lung homeostasis. Applied therapies successfully show either transplantation of healthy AE2C in fibrotic lungs, to replace injured AE2C cells and surfactant, or transplantation of bone marrow-derived macrophages to counteract accumulation of surfactant lipid and proteinaceous material in the alveolar spaces leading to PAP. These therapies introduce an alternative treatment with great potential for patients suffering from lung diseases.
Collapse
|
40
|
Characterization of aberrant splicing of von Willebrand factor in von Willebrand disease: an underrecognized mechanism. Blood 2016; 128:584-93. [PMID: 27317792 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-10-678052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Approximately 10% of von Willebrand factor (VWF) gene mutations are thought to alter messenger RNA (mRNA) splicing through disruption of consensus splice sites. This mechanism is likely underrecognized and affected by mutations outside consensus splice sites. During VWF synthesis, splicing abnormalities lead to qualitative defects or quantitative deficiencies in VWF. This study investigated the pathologic mechanism acting in 3 von Willebrand disease (VWD) families with putative splicing mutations using patient-derived blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) and a heterologous human embryonic kidney (HEK 293(T)) cell model. The exonic mutation c.3538G>A causes 3 in-frame splicing variants (23del, 26del, and 23/26del) which cannot bind platelets, blood coagulation factor VIII, or collagen, causing VWD through dominant-negative intracellular retention of coexpressed wild-type (WT) VWF, and increased trafficking to lysosomes. Individuals heterozygous for the c.5842+1G>C mutation produce exon 33 skipping, exons 33-34 skipping, and WT VWF transcripts. Pathogenic intracellular retention of VWF lacking exons 33-34 causes their VWD. The branch site mutation c.6599-20A>T causes type 1 VWD through mRNA degradation of exon 38 skipping transcripts. Splicing ratios of aberrant transcripts and coexpressed WT were altered in the BOECs with exposure to shear stress. This study provides evidence of mutations outside consensus splice sites disrupting splicing and introduces the concept that VWF splicing is affected by shear stress on endothelial cells.
Collapse
|
41
|
Salerno T, Peca D, Menchini L, Schiavino A, Boldrini R, Esposito F, Danhaive O, Cutrera R. Surfactant Protein C-associated interstitial lung disease; three different phenotypes of the same SFTPC mutation. Ital J Pediatr 2016; 42:23. [PMID: 26925580 PMCID: PMC4772310 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-016-0235-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Monoallelic mutations of the Surfactant Protein C gene (SFTPC) are associated with Interstitial Lung Disease in children. I73T is the most common mutation, accounting for 30 % of all cases reported. Case presentation We describe three patients carrying the same I73T SPC mutation with very different phenotypes, clinical course (ranging from mild respiratory symptoms to death for respiratory failure) and outcome. Conclusions The disease mechanisms associated with SP-C mutations suggest that the combination of individual genetic background and environmental factors contribute largely to the wide variability of clinical expression. Infants, children and adults with ILD of unknown etiology should be investigated for SP-C genetic abnormalities.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Teresa Salerno
- Pneumology Unit - Department of Pediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
| | - Donatella Peca
- Research Laboratory, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
| | - Laura Menchini
- Department of Radiology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
| | - Alessandra Schiavino
- Pneumology Unit - Department of Pediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
| | - Renata Boldrini
- Department of Pathology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
| | - Fulvio Esposito
- Pneumology Unit - Pediatric Hospital Santobono, Via Mario Fiore 6, 80123, Napoli, Italy.
| | - Olivier Danhaive
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 101 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA. .,Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesu' Children's Hospital, Piazza S.Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
| | - Renato Cutrera
- Pneumology Unit - Department of Pediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
| |
Collapse
|
42
|
Understanding Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia: A Gene-Based Review of Stressed Lungs. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:304186. [PMID: 26539479 PMCID: PMC4619788 DOI: 10.1155/2015/304186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Pulmonary fibrosis is the main cause of severe morbidity and mortality in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP). In the past years, there has been major progress in the discovery of genetic factors that contribute to disease. Genes with highly penetrant mutations or strongly predisposing common risk alleles have been identified in familial and sporadic IIP. This review summarizes genes harbouring causative rare mutations and replicated common predisposing alleles. To date, rare mutations in nine different genes and five risk alleles fulfil this criterion. Mutated genes represent three genes involved in surfactant homeostasis and six genes involved in telomere maintenance. We summarize gene function, gene expressing cells, and pathological consequences of genetic alterations associated with disease. Consequences of the genetic alteration include dysfunctional surfactant processing, ER stress, immune dysregulation, and maintenance of telomere length. Biological evidence shows that these processes point towards a central role for alveolar epithelial type II cell dysfunction. However, tabulation also shows that function and consequence of most common risk alleles are not known. Most importantly, the predisposition of the MUC5B risk allele to disease is not understood. We propose a mechanism whereby MUC5B decreases surface tension lowering capacity of alveolar surfactant at areas with maximal mechanical stress.
Collapse
|
43
|
Mulugeta S, Nureki SI, Beers MF. Lost after translation: insights from pulmonary surfactant for understanding the role of alveolar epithelial dysfunction and cellular quality control in fibrotic lung disease. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2015; 309:L507-25. [PMID: 26186947 PMCID: PMC4572416 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00139.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Dating back nearly 35 years ago to the Witschi hypothesis, epithelial cell dysfunction and abnormal wound healing have reemerged as central concepts in the pathophysiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in adults and in interstitial lung disease in children. Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells represent a metabolically active compartment in the distal air spaces responsible for pulmonary surfactant biosynthesis and function as a progenitor population required for maintenance of alveolar integrity. Rare mutations in surfactant system components have provided new clues to understanding broader questions regarding the role of AT2 cell dysfunction in the pathophysiology of fibrotic lung diseases. Drawing on data generated from a variety of model systems expressing disease-related surfactant component mutations [surfactant proteins A and C (SP-A and SP-C); the lipid transporter ABCA3], this review will examine the concept of epithelial dysfunction in fibrotic lung disease, provide an update on AT2 cell and surfactant biology, summarize cellular responses to mutant surfactant components [including endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and intrinsic apoptosis], and examine quality control pathways (unfolded protein response, the ubiquitin-proteasome system, macroautophagy) that can be utilized to restore AT2 homeostasis. This integrated response and its derangement will be placed in the context of cell stress and quality control signatures found in patients with familial or sporadic IPF as well as non-surfactant-related AT2 cell dysfunction syndromes associated with a fibrotic lung phenotype. Finally, the need for targeted therapeutic strategies for pulmonary fibrosis that address epithelial ER stress, its downstream signaling, and cell quality control are discussed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Surafel Mulugeta
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division; Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
| | - Shin-Ichi Nureki
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Oita University, Yufu, Oita, Japan
| | - Michael F Beers
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division; Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
| |
Collapse
|
44
|
Kropski JA, Blackwell TS, Loyd JE. The genetic basis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J 2015; 45:1717-27. [PMID: 25837031 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00163814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Throughout the past decade, there have been substantial advances in understanding the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Recently, several large genome-wide association and linkage studies have identified common genetic variants in more than a dozen loci that appear to contribute to IPF risk. In addition, family-based studies have led to the identification of rare genetic variants in genes related to surfactant function and telomere biology, and mechanistic studies suggest pathophysiological derangements associated with these rare genetic variants are also found in sporadic cases of IPF. Current evidence suggests that rather than existing as distinct syndromes, sporadic and familial cases of IPF (familial interstitial pneumonia) probably reflect a continuum of genetic risk. Rapidly evolving bioinformatic and molecular biology techniques, combined with next-generation sequencing technologies, hold great promise for developing a comprehensive, integrated approach to defining the fundamental molecular mechanisms that underlie IPF pathogenesis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jonathan A Kropski
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - Timothy S Blackwell
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA Dept of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA Dept of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - James E Loyd
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
| |
Collapse
|
45
|
Clinical and ultrastructural spectrum of diffuse lung disease associated with surfactant protein C mutations. Eur J Hum Genet 2015; 23:1033-41. [PMID: 25782673 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Genetic defects of surfactant metabolism are associated with a broad range of clinical manifestations, from neonatal respiratory distress syndrome to adult interstitial lung disease. Early therapies may improve symptoms but diagnosis is often delayed owing to phenotype and genotype variability. Our objective was to characterize the cellular/ultrastructural correlates of surfactant protein C (SP-C) mutations in children with idiopathic diffuse lung diseases. We sequenced SFTPC - the gene encoding SP-C - SFTPB and ABCA3, and analyzed morphology, ultrastructure and SP expression in lung tissue when available. We identified eight subjects who were heterozygous for SP-C mutations. Median age at onset and clinical course were variable. None of the mutations were located in the mature peptide-encoding region, but were either in the pro-protein BRICHOS or linker C-terminal domains. Although lung morphology was similar to other genetic surfactant metabolism disorders, electron microscopy studies showed specific anomalies, suggesting surfactant homeostasis disruption, plus trafficking defects in the four subjects with linker domain mutation and protein misfolding in the single BRICHOS mutation carrier in whom material was available. Immunolabeling studies showed increased proSP-C staining in all cases. In two cases, amyloid deposits could be identified. Immunochemistry and ultrastructural studies may be useful for diagnostic purposes and for genotype interpretation.
Collapse
|
46
|
Du K, Karp PH, Ackerley C, Zabner J, Keshavjee S, Cutz E, Yeger H. Aggregates of mutant CFTR fragments in airway epithelial cells of CF lungs: new pathologic observations. J Cyst Fibros 2014; 14:182-93. [PMID: 25453871 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2014.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by a mutation in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene resulting in a loss of Cl(-) channel function, disrupting ion and fluid homeostasis, leading to severe lung disease with airway obstruction due to mucus plugging and inflammation. The most common CFTR mutation, F508del, occurs in 90% of patients causing the mutant CFTR protein to misfold and trigger an endoplasmic reticulum based recycling response. Despite extensive research into the pathobiology of CF lung disease, little attention has been paid to the cellular changes accounting for the pathogenesis of CF lung disease. Here we report a novel finding of intracellular retention and accumulation of a cleaved fragment of F508del CFTR in concert with autophagic like phagolysosomes in the airway epithelium of patients with F508del CFTR. Aggregates consisting of poly-ubiquitinylated fragments of only the N-terminal domain of F508del CFTR but not the full-length molecule accumulate to appreciable levels. Importantly, these undegraded intracytoplasmic aggregates representing the NT-NBD1 domain of F508del CFTR were found in ciliated, in basal, and in pulmonary neuroendocrine cells. Aggregates were found in both native lung tissues and ex-vivo primary cultures of bronchial epithelial cells from CF donors, but not in normal control lungs. Our findings present a new, heretofore, unrecognized innate CF gene related cell defect and a potential contributing factor to the pathogenesis of CF lung disease. Mutant CFTR intracytoplasmic aggregates could be analogous to the accumulation of misfolded proteins in other degenerative disorders and in pulmonary "conformational protein-associated" diseases. Consequently, potential alterations to the functional integrity of airway epithelium and regenerative capacity may represent a critical new element in the pathogenesis of CF lung disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Kai Du
- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
| | - Philip H Karp
- Department of Medicine, The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
| | - Cameron Ackerley
- Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
| | - Joseph Zabner
- Department of Medicine, The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
| | - Shaf Keshavjee
- Division of Experimental Therapeutics - Respiratory & Critical Care, Toronto General Research Institute (TGRI), Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3, Canada
| | - Ernest Cutz
- Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3, Canada
| | - Herman Yeger
- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada; Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3, Canada.
| |
Collapse
|
47
|
Hawkins A, Guttentag SH, Deterding R, Funkhouser WK, Goralski JL, Chatterjee S, Mulugeta S, Beers MF. A non-BRICHOS SFTPC mutant (SP-CI73T) linked to interstitial lung disease promotes a late block in macroautophagy disrupting cellular proteostasis and mitophagy. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2014; 308:L33-47. [PMID: 25344067 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00217.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutation of threonine for isoleucine at codon 73 (I73T) in the human surfactant protein C (hSP-C) gene (SFTPC) accounts for a significant portion of SFTPC mutations associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Cell lines stably expressing tagged primary translation product of SP-C isoforms were generated to test the hypothesis that deposition of hSP-C(I73T) within the endosomal system promotes disruption of a key cellular quality control pathway, macroautophagy. By fluorescence microscopy, wild-type hSP-C (hSP-C(WT)) colocalized with exogenously expressed human ATP binding cassette class A3 (hABCA3), an indicator of normal trafficking to lysosomal-related organelles. In contrast, hSP-C(I73T) was dissociated from hABCA3 but colocalized to the plasma membrane as well as the endosomal network. Cells expressing hSP-C(I73T) exhibited increases in size and number of cytosolic green fluorescent protein/microtubule-associated protein 1 light-chain 3 (LC3) vesicles, some of which colabeled with red fluorescent protein from the gene dsRed/hSP-C(I73T). By transmission electron microscopy, hSP-C(I73T) cells contained abnormally large autophagic vacuoles containing organellar and proteinaceous debris, which phenocopied ultrastructural changes in alveolar type 2 cells in a lung biopsy from a SFTPC I73T patient. Biochemically, hSP-C(I73T) cells exhibited increased expression of Atg8/LC3, SQSTM1/p62, and Rab7, consistent with a distal block in autophagic vacuole maturation, confirmed by flux studies using bafilomycin A1 and rapamycin. Functionally, hSP-C(I73T) cells showed an impaired degradative capacity for an aggregation-prone huntingtin-1 reporter substrate. The disruption of autophagy-dependent proteostasis was accompanied by increases in mitochondria biomass and parkin expression coupled with a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. We conclude that hSP-C(I73T) induces an acquired block in macroautophagy-dependent proteostasis and mitophagy, which could contribute to the increased vulnerability of the lung epithelia to second-hit injury as seen in ILD.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Arie Hawkins
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| | - Susan H Guttentag
- Department of Pediatrics; Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
| | - Robin Deterding
- Department of Pediatrics; University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
| | - William K Funkhouser
- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| | - Jennifer L Goralski
- Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| | - Shampa Chatterjee
- Institute for Environmental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| | - Surafel Mulugeta
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
| | - Michael F Beers
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| |
Collapse
|
48
|
Barkauskas CE, Noble PW. Cellular mechanisms of tissue fibrosis. 7. New insights into the cellular mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2014; 306:C987-96. [PMID: 24740535 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00321.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating disease characterized by severe and progressive scar formation in the gas-exchange regions of the lung. Despite years of research, therapeutic treatments remain elusive and there is a pressing need for deeper mechanistic insights into the pathogenesis of the disease. In this article, we review our current knowledge of the triggers and/or perpetuators of pulmonary fibrosis with special emphasis on the alveolar epithelium and the underlying mesenchyme. In doing so, we raise a number of questions highlighting critical voids and limitations in our current understanding and study of this disease.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Christina E Barkauskas
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and
| | - Paul W Noble
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
| |
Collapse
|
49
|
Lopez-Rodriguez E, Pérez-Gil J. Structure-function relationships in pulmonary surfactant membranes: from biophysics to therapy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1838:1568-85. [PMID: 24525076 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Pulmonary surfactant is an essential lipid-protein complex to maintain an operative respiratory surface at the mammalian lungs. It reduces surface tension at the alveolar air-liquid interface to stabilise the lungs against physical forces operating along the compression-expansion breathing cycles. At the same time, surfactant integrates elements establishing a primary barrier against the entry of pathogens. Lack or deficiencies of the surfactant system are associated with respiratory pathologies, which treatment often includes supplementation with exogenous materials. The present review summarises current models on the molecular mechanisms of surfactant function, with particular emphasis in its biophysical properties to stabilise the lungs and the molecular alterations connecting impaired surfactant with diseased organs. It also provides a perspective on the current surfactant-based strategies to treat respiratory pathologies. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Membrane Structure and Function: Relevance in the Cell's Physiology, Pathology and Therapy.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Elena Lopez-Rodriguez
- Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Institute for Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in End Stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany
| | - Jesús Pérez-Gil
- Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
| |
Collapse
|
50
|
Daulatzai MA. Role of stress, depression, and aging in cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2014; 18:265-96. [PMID: 25167923 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2014_350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of progressive cognitive dysfunction and dementia. Despite considerable progress in elucidating the molecular pathology of this disease, we are not yet close to unraveling its etiopathogenesis. A battery of neurotoxic modifiers may underpin neurocognitive pathology via deleterious heterogeneous pathologic impact in brain regions, including the hippocampus. Three important neurotoxic factors being addressed here include aging, stress, and depression. Unraveling "upstream pathologies" due to these disparate neurotoxic entities, vis-à-vis cognitive impairment involving hippocampal dysfunction, is of paramount importance. Persistent systemic inflammation triggers and sustains neuroinflammation. The latter targets several brain regions including the hippocampus causing upregulation of amyloid beta and neurofibrillary tangles, synaptic and neuronal degeneration, gray matter volume atrophy, and progressive cognitive decline. However, what is the fundamental source of this peripheral inflammation in aging, stress, and depression? This chapter highlights and delineates the inflammatory involvement-i.e., from its inception from gut to systemic inflammation to neuroinflammation. It highlights an upregulated cascade in which gut-microbiota-related dysbiosis generates lipopolysaccharides (LPS), which enhances inflammation and gut's leakiness, and through a Web of interactions, it induces stress and depression. This may increase neuronal dysfunction and apoptosis, promote learning and memory impairment, and enhance vulnerability to cognitive decline.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mak Adam Daulatzai
- Sleep Disorders Group, EEE Department, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Building 193, 3rd Floor, Room no. 3/344, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia,
| |
Collapse
|