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Huang Y, Xue C, Wang L, Bu R, Mu J, Wang Y, Liu Z. Structural basis for substrate and inhibitor recognition of human multidrug transporter MRP4. Commun Biol 2023; 6:549. [PMID: 37217525 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04935-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Human multidrug resistance protein 4 (hMRP4, also known as ABCC4), with a representative topology of the MRP subfamily, translocates various substrates across the membrane and contributes to the development of multidrug resistance. However, the underlying transport mechanism of hMRP4 remains unclear due to a lack of high-resolution structures. Here, we use cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to resolve its near-atomic structures in the apo inward-open and the ATP-bound outward-open states. We also capture the PGE1 substrate-bound structure and, importantly, the inhibitor-bound structure of hMRP4 in complex with sulindac, revealing that substrate and inhibitor compete for the same hydrophobic binding pocket although with different binding modes. Moreover, our cryo-EM structures, together with molecular dynamics simulations and biochemical assay, shed light on the structural basis of the substrate transport and inhibition mechanism, with implications for the development of hMRP4-targeted drugs.
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- Ying Huang
- Department Of Immunology And Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department Of Immunology And Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department Of Immunology And Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department Of Immunology And Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
- The Provincial International Science and Technology Cooperation Base on Engineering Biology, International Campus of Zhejiang University, Haining, 314400, China.
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- Department Of Immunology And Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China.
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The role of PGE2 and EP receptors on lung's immune and structural cells; possibilities for future asthma therapy. Pharmacol Ther 2023; 241:108313. [PMID: 36427569 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2022.108313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Asthma is the most common airway chronic disease with treatments aimed mainly to control the symptoms. Adrenergic receptor agonists, corticosteroids and anti-leukotrienes have been used for decades, and the development of more targeted asthma treatments, known as biological therapies, were only recently established. However, due to the complexity of asthma and the limited efficacy as well as the side effects of available treatments, there is an urgent need for a new generation of asthma therapies. The anti-inflammatory and bronchodilatory effects of prostaglandin E2 in asthma are promising, yet complicated by undesirable side effects, such as cough and airway irritation. In this review, we summarize the most important literature on the role of all four E prostanoid (EP) receptors on the lung's immune and structural cells to further dissect the relevance of EP2/EP4 receptors as potential targets for future asthma therapy.
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Kim Y, Hou V, Huff RD, Aguiar JA, Revill S, Tiessen N, Cao Q, Miller MS, Inman MD, Ask K, Doxey AC, Hirota JA. Potentiation of long-acting β 2-agonist and glucocorticoid responses in human airway epithelial cells by modulation of intracellular cAMP. Respir Res 2021; 22:266. [PMID: 34666750 PMCID: PMC8527633 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-021-01862-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Introduction Over 300 million people in the world live with asthma, resulting in 500,000 annual global deaths with future increases expected. It is estimated that around 50–80% of asthma exacerbations are due to viral infections. Currently, a combination of long-acting beta agonists (LABA) for bronchodilation and glucocorticoids (GCS) to control lung inflammation represent the dominant strategy for the management of asthma, however, it is still sub-optimal in 35–50% of moderate-severe asthmatics resulting in persistent lung inflammation, impairment of lung function, and risk of mortality. Mechanistically, LABA/GCS combination therapy results in synergistic efficacy mediated by intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Hypothesis Increasing intracellular cAMP during LABA/GCS combination therapy via inhibiting phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) and/or blocking the export of cAMP by ATP Binding Cassette Transporter C4 (ABCC4), will potentiate anti-inflammatory responses of mainstay LABA/GCS therapy. Methods Expression and localization experiments were performed using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry in human lung tissue from healthy subjects, while confirmatory transcript and protein expression analyses were performed in primary human airway epithelial cells and cell lines. Intervention experiments were performed on the human airway epithelial cell line, HBEC-6KT, by pre-treatment with combinations of LABA/GCS with PDE4 and/or ABCC4 inhibitors followed by Poly I:C or imiquimod challenge as a model for viral stimuli. Cytokine readouts for IL-6, IL-8, CXCL10/IP-10, and CCL5/RANTES were quantified by ELISA. Results Using archived human lung and human airway epithelial cells, ABCC4 gene and protein expression were confirmed in vitro and in situ. LABA/GCS attenuation of Poly I:C or imiquimod-induced IL-6 and IL-8 were potentiated with ABCC4 and PDE4 inhibition, which was greater when ABCC4 and PDE4 inhibition was combined. Modulation of cAMP levels had no impact on LABA/GCS modulation of Poly I:C-induced CXCL10/IP-10 or CCL5/RANTES. Conclusion Modulation of intracellular cAMP levels by PDE4 or ABCC4 inhibition potentiates LABA/GCS efficacy in human airway epithelial cells challenged with viral stimuli. The data suggest further exploration of the value of adding cAMP modulators to mainstay LABA/GCS therapy in asthma for potentiated anti-inflammatory efficacy.
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- Yechan Kim
- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health-Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health-Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3Z, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health-Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health-Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health-Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.,McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.,Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health-Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health-Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada.,McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health-Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada.,Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health-Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada. .,Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3Z, Canada. .,Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada. .,McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
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Nguyen JP, Huff RD, Cao QT, Tiessen N, Carlsten C, Hirota JA. Effects of environmental air pollutants on CFTR expression and function in human airway epithelial cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2021; 77:105253. [PMID: 34601066 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2021.105253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The airway epithelium is exposed to a variety of air pollutants, which have been associated with the onset and worsening of respiratory diseases. These air pollutants can vary depending on their composition and associated chemicals, leading to different molecular interactions and biological effects. Mucociliary clearance is an important host defense mechanism against environmental air pollutants and this process is regulated by various ion transporters including the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). With evidence suggesting that environmental air pollutants can lead to acquired CFTR dysfunction, it may be possible to leverage therapeutic approaches used in cystic fibrosis (CF) management. The aim of our study was to test whether environmental air pollutants tobacco smoke extract, urban particulate matter, and diesel exhaust particles lead to acquired CFTR dysfunction and whether it could be rescued with pharmacological interventions. Human airway epithelial cells (Calu-3) were exposed to air pollutant extracts for 24 h, with and without pharmacological interventions, with readouts of CFTR expression and function. We demonstrate that both tobacco smoke extract and diesel exhaust particles led to acquired CFTR dysfunction and that rescue of acquired CFTR dysfunction is possible with pharmacological interventions in diesel exhaust particle models. Our study emphasizes that CFTR function is not only important in the context of CF but may also play a role in other respiratory diseases impacted by environmental air pollutants. In addition, the pharmacological interventions approved for CF management may be more broadly leveraged for chronic respiratory disease management.
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- Jenny P Nguyen
- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health - Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health - Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health - Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health - Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada; Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada; McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada; Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Nguyen JP, Kim Y, Cao Q, Hirota JA. Interactions between ABCC4/MRP4 and ABCC7/CFTR in human airway epithelial cells in lung health and disease. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2021; 133:105936. [PMID: 33529712 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2021.105936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters are present in all three domains of life - Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. The conserved nature is a testament to the importance of these transporters in regulating endogenous and exogenous substrates required for life to exist. In humans, 49 ABC transporters have been identified to date with broad expression in different lung cell types with multiple transporter family members contributing to lung health and disease. The ABC transporter most commonly known to be linked to lung pathology is ABCC7, also known as cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator - CFTR. Closely related to the CFTR genomic sequence is ABCC4/multi-drug resistance protein-4. Genomic proximity is shared with physical proximity, with ABCC4 and CFTR physically coupled in cell membrane microenvironments of epithelial cells to orchestrate functional consequences of cyclic-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent second messenger signaling and extracellular transport of endogenous and exogenous substrates. The present concise review summarizes the emerging data defining a role of the (ABCC7/CFTR)-ABCC4 macromolecular complex in human airway epithelial cells as a physiologically important pathway capable of impacting endogenous and exogenous mediator transport and ion transport in both lung health and disease.
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- Jenny P Nguyen
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada; Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Hospital, Canada; McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Canada; Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada.
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Modulation of cAMP metabolism for CFTR potentiation in human airway epithelial cells. Sci Rep 2021; 11:904. [PMID: 33441643 PMCID: PMC7807051 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79555-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease characterized by CF transmembrane regulator (CFTR) dysfunction. With over 2000 CFTR variants identified, in addition to known patient to patient variability, there is a need for personalized treatment. The discovery of CFTR modulators has shown efficacy in certain CF populations, however there are still CF populations without valid therapeutic options. With evidence suggesting that single drug therapeutics are insufficient for optimal management of CF disease, there has been an increased pursuit of combinatorial therapies. Our aim was to test cyclic AMP (cAMP) modulation, through ATP Binding Cassette Transporter C4 (ABCC4) and phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) inhibition, as a potential add-on therapeutic to a clinically approved CFTR modulator, VX-770, as a method for increasing CFTR activity. Human airway epithelial cells (Calu-3) were used to test the efficacy of cAMP modulation by ABCC4 and PDE-4 inhibition through a series of concentration–response studies. Our results showed that cAMP modulation, in combination with VX-770, led to an increase in CFTR activity via an increase in sensitivity when compared to treatment of VX-770 alone. Our study suggests that cAMP modulation has potential to be pursued as an add-on therapy for the optimal management of CF disease.
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Cao QT, Aguiar JA, Tremblay BJM, Abbas N, Tiessen N, Revill S, Makhdami N, Ayoub A, Cox G, Ask K, Doxey AC, Hirota JA. ABCF1 Regulates dsDNA-induced Immune Responses in Human Airway Epithelial Cells. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:487. [PMID: 33042865 PMCID: PMC7525020 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: The airway epithelium represents a critical component of the human lung that helps orchestrate defenses against respiratory tract viral infections, which are responsible for more than 2.5 million deaths/year globally. Innate immune activities of the airway epithelium rely on Toll-like receptors (TLRs), nucleotide binding and leucine-rich-repeat pyrin domain containing (NLRP) receptors, and cytosolic nucleic acid sensors. ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) transporters are ubiquitous across all three domains of life—Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya—and expressed in the human airway epithelium. ABCF1, a unique ABC family member that lacks a transmembrane domain, has been defined as a cytosolic nucleic acid sensor that regulates CXCL10, interferon-β expression, and downstream type I interferon responses. We tested the hypothesis that ABCF1 functions as a dsDNA nucleic acid sensor in human airway epithelial cells important in regulating antiviral responses. Methods: Expression and localization experiments were performed using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry in human lung tissue, while confirmatory transcript and protein expression was performed in human airway epithelial cells. Functional experiments were performed with siRNA methods in a human airway epithelial cell line. Complementary transcriptomic analyses were performed to explore the contributions of ABCF1 to gene expression patterns. Results: Using archived human lung and human airway epithelial cells, we confirm expression of ABCF1 gene and protein expression in these tissue samples, with a role for mediating CXCL10 production in response to dsDNA viral mimic challenge. Although, ABCF1 knockdown was associated with an attenuation of select genes involved in the antiviral responses, Gene Ontology analyses revealed a greater interaction of ABCF1 with TLR signaling suggesting a multifactorial role for ABCF1 in innate immunity in human airway epithelial cells. Conclusion: ABCF1 is a candidate cytosolic nucleic acid sensor and modulator of TLR signaling that is expressed at gene and protein levels in human airway epithelial cells. The precise level where ABCF1 protein functions to modulate immune responses to pathogens remains to be determined but is anticipated to involve IRF-3 and CXCL10 production.
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- Quynh T Cao
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.,McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Phosphorylation-dependent modulation of CFTR macromolecular signalling complex activity by cigarette smoke condensate in airway epithelia. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12706. [PMID: 31481727 PMCID: PMC6722123 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48971-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Genetic and acquired loss-of-function defect of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) compromise airway surface liquid homeostasis and mucociliary clearance (MCC), culminating in recurrent lung inflammation/infection. While chronic cigarette smoke (CS), CS extract (CSE; water-soluble compounds) and CS condensate (CSC; particulate, organic fraction) exposure inhibit CFTR activity at transcriptional, biochemical, and functional levels, the acute impact of CSC remains incompletely understood. We report that CSC transiently activates CFTR chloride secretion in airway epithelia. The comparable CFTR phospho-occupancy after CSC- and forskolin-exposure, determined by affinity-enriched tandem mass spectrometry and pharmacology, suggest that localised cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) stimulation by CSC causes the channel opening. Due to the inhibition of the MRP4/ABCC4, a cAMP-exporter confined to the CFTR macromolecular signalling-complex, PKA activation is accomplished by the subcompartmentalised elevation of cytosolic cAMP. In line, MRP4 inhibition results in CFTR activation and phospho-occupancy similar to that by forskolin. In contrast, acute CSC exposure reversibly inhibits the phosphorylated CFTR both in vivo and in phospholipid bilayers, without altering its cell surface density and phospho-occupancy. We propose that components of CSC elicit both a transient protective CFTR activation, as well as subsequent channel block in airway epithelia, contributing to the subacute MCC defect in acquired CF lung diseases.
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Nguyen JP, Hirota JA. Ion the Prize: Defining the Complexities of Airway Epithelial Cell Ion Transport Functions. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2019; 60:618-620. [PMID: 30768913 PMCID: PMC6543751 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0414ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Jenny P Nguyen
- 1 Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- 1 Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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The impact of cigarette smoke exposure, COPD, or asthma status on ABC transporter gene expression in human airway epithelial cells. Sci Rep 2019; 9:153. [PMID: 30655622 PMCID: PMC6336805 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36248-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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ABC transporters are conserved in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, with humans expressing 48 transporters divided into 7 classes (ABCA, ABCB, ABCC, ABCD, ABDE, ABCF, and ABCG). Throughout the human body, ABC transporters regulate cAMP levels, chloride secretion, lipid transport, and anti-oxidant responses. We used a bioinformatic approach complemented with in vitro experimental methods for validation of the 48 known human ABC transporters in airway epithelial cells using bronchial epithelial cell gene expression datasets available in NCBI GEO from well-characterized patient populations of healthy subjects and individuals that smoke cigarettes, or have been diagnosed with COPD or asthma, with validation performed in Calu-3 airway epithelial cells. Gene expression data demonstrate that ABC transporters are variably expressed in epithelial cells from different airway generations, regulated by cigarette smoke exposure (ABCA13, ABCB6, ABCC1, and ABCC3), and differentially expressed in individuals with COPD and asthma (ABCA13, ABCC1, ABCC2, ABCC9). An in vitro cell culture model of cigarette smoke exposure was able to recapitulate select observed in situ changes. Our work highlights select ABC transporter candidates of interest and a relevant in vitro model that will enable a deeper understanding of the contribution of ABC transporters in the respiratory mucosa in lung health and disease.
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Mucociliary clearance is critically important in protecting the airways from infection and from the harmful effects of smoke and various inspired substances known to induce oxidative stress and persistent inflammation. An essential feature of the clearance mechanism involves regulation of the periciliary liquid layer on the surface of the airway epithelium, which is necessary for normal ciliary beating and maintenance of mucus hydration. The underlying ion transport processes associated with airway surface hydration include epithelial Na+ channel-dependent Na+ absorption occurring in parallel with CFTR and Ca2+-activated Cl- channel-dependent anion secretion, which are coordinately regulated to control the depth of the periciliary liquid layer. Oxidative stress is known to cause both acute and chronic effects on airway ion transport function, and an increasing number of studies in the past few years have identified an important role for autophagy as part of the physiological response to the damaging effects of oxidation. In this review, recent studies addressing the influence of oxidative stress and autophagy on airway ion transport pathways, along with results showing the potential of autophagy modulators in restoring the function of ion channels involved in transepithelial electrolyte transport necessary for effective mucociliary clearance, are presented.
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- Scott M O'Grady
- Departments of Animal Science, Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota , St. Paul, Minnesota
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Brewington JJ, Backstrom J, Feldman A, Kramer EL, Moncivaiz JD, Ostmann AJ, Zhu X, Lu LJ, Clancy JP. Chronic β2AR stimulation limits CFTR activation in human airway epithelia. JCI Insight 2018; 3:93029. [PMID: 29467332 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.93029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Traditional pulmonary therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) target the downstream effects of CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) dysfunction (the cause of CF). Use of one such therapy, β-adrenergic bronchodilators (such as albuterol), is nearly universal for airway clearance. Conversely, novel modulator therapies restore function to select mutant CFTR proteins, offering a disease-modifying treatment. Recent trials of modulators targeting F508del-CFTR, the most common CFTR mutation, suggest that chronic β-agonist use may undermine clinical modulator benefits. We therefore sought to understand the impact of chronic or excess β-agonist exposure on CFTR activation in human airway epithelium. The present studies demonstrate a greater than 60% reduction in both wild-type and modulator-corrected F508del-CFTR activation following chronic exposure to short- and long-acting β-agonists. This reduction was due to reduced cellular generation of cAMP downstream of the β-2 adrenergic receptor-G protein complex. Our results point towards a posttranscriptional reduction in adenylyl cyclase function as the mechanism of impaired CFTR activation produced by prolonged β-agonist exposure. β-Agonist-induced CFTR dysfunction was sufficient to abrogate VX809/VX770 modulation of F508del-CFTR in vitro. Understanding the clinical relevance of our observations is critical for CF patients using these drugs, and for investigators to inform future CFTR modulator drug trials.
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and
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Tu Z, Chen Q, Zhang JT, Jiang X, Xia Y, Chan HC. CFTR is a potential marker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma prognosis and metastasis. Oncotarget 2018; 7:76955-76965. [PMID: 27769067 PMCID: PMC5363562 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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While there is an increasing interest in the correlation of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and cancer incidence, the role of CFTR in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) development remains unknown. In this study, we aimed to explore the prognostic value of CFTR in NPC patients. The expression of CFTR was determined in NPC cell lines and tissues. Statistical analysis was utilized to evaluate the correlation between CFTR expression levels and clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis in 225 cases of NPC patients. The results showed that CFTR was down-regulated in NPC tissues and cell lines. Low expression of CFTR was correlated with advanced stage (p = 0.026), distant metastasis (p < 0.001) and poor prognosis (p < 0.01). Multivariate analysis identified CFTR as an independent prognostic factor (p = 0.003). Additionally, wound healing and transwell assays revealed that overexpression of CFTR inhibited NPC cell migration and invasion, whereas knockdown of CFTR promoted cell migration and invasion. Thus, the current study indicates that CFTR, as demonstrated to play an important role in tumor migration and invasion, may be used as a potential prognostic indicator in NPC.
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- Ziwei Tu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University, Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University, Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Epithelial Cell Biology Research Center, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of China, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Epithelial Cell Biology Research Center, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of China, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.,School of Biomedical Sciences Core Laboratory, Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University, Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Epithelial Cell Biology Research Center, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of the Ministry of Education of China, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.,School of Biomedical Sciences Core Laboratory, Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, PR China.,Sichuan University-The Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Reproductive Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Chengdu, PR China
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Wong FH, AbuArish A, Matthes E, Turner MJ, Greene LE, Cloutier A, Robert R, Thomas DY, Cosa G, Cantin AM, Hanrahan JW. Cigarette smoke activates CFTR through ROS-stimulated cAMP signaling in human bronchial epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2018; 314:C118-C134. [PMID: 28978522 PMCID: PMC5866379 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00099.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Air pollution stimulates airway epithelial secretion through a cholinergic reflex that is unaffected in cystic fibrosis (CF), yet a strong correlation is observed between passive smoke exposure in the home and impaired lung function in CF children. Our aim was to study the effects of low smoke concentrations on cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) function in vitro. Cigarette smoke extract stimulated robust anion secretion that was transient, mediated by CFTR, and dependent on cAMP-dependent protein kinase activation. Secretion was initiated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mediated by at least two distinct pathways: autocrine activation of EP4 prostanoid receptors and stimulation of Ca2+ store-operated cAMP signaling. The response was absent in cells expressing the most common disease-causing mutant F508del-CFTR. In addition to the initial secretion, prolonged exposure of non-CF bronchial epithelial cells to low levels of smoke also caused a gradual decline in CFTR functional expression. F508del-CFTR channels that had been rescued by the CF drug combination VX-809 (lumacaftor) + VX-770 (ivacaftor) were more sensitive to this downregulation than wild-type CFTR. The results suggest that CFTR-mediated secretion during acute cigarette smoke exposure initially protects the airway epithelium while prolonged exposure reduces CFTR functional expression and reduces the efficacy of CF drugs.
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- Francis H Wong
- Department of Physiology, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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- Pulmonary Division, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke, Quebec , Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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- Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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- Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Pulmonary Division, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke, Quebec , Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
- Research Institute of McGill Univ. Hospital Centre , Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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Sellers ZM, Illek B, Figueira MF, Hari G, Joo NS, Sibley E, Souza-Menezes J, Morales MM, Fischer H, Wine JJ. Impaired PGE2-stimulated Cl- and HCO3- secretion contributes to cystic fibrosis airway disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189894. [PMID: 29281691 PMCID: PMC5744969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Airway mucociliary clearance (MCC) is an important defense mechanism against pulmonary infections and is compromised in cystic fibrosis (CF). Cl- and HCO3- epithelial transport are integral to MCC. During pulmonary infections prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production is abundant. Aim To determine the effect of PGE2 on airway Cl- and HCO3- secretion and MCC in normal and CF airways. Methods We examined PGE2 stimulated MCC, Cl- and HCO3- secretion using ferret trachea, human bronchial epithelial cell cultures (CFBE41o- with wildtype CFTR (CFBE41 WT) or homozygous F508del CFTR (CFBE41 CF) and human normal bronchial submucosal gland cell line (Calu-3) in Ussing chambers with or without pH-stat. Results PGE2 stimulated MCC in a dose-dependent manner and was partially impaired by CFTRinh-172. PGE2-stimulated Cl- current in ferret trachea was partially inhibited by CFTRinh-172, with niflumic acid eliminating the residual current. CFBE41 WT cell monolayers produced a robust Cl- and HCO3- secretory response to PGE2, both of which were completely inhibited by CFTRinh-172. CFBE41 CF cells exhibited no response to PGE2. In Calu-3 cells, PGE2 stimulated Cl- and HCO3- secretion. Cl- secretion was partially inhibited by CFTRinh-172, with additional inhibition by niflumic acid. HCO3- secretion was completely inhibited by CFTRinh-172. Conclusions PGE2 stimulates bronchotracheal MCC and this response is decreased in CF. In CF airway, PGE2-stimulated Cl- and HCO3- conductance is impaired and may contribute to decreased MCC. There remains a CFTR-independent Cl- current in submucosal glands, which if exploited, could represent a means of improving airway Cl- secretion and MCC in CF.
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- Zachary M. Sellers
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatolfifogy, and Nutrition, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
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- Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA, United States of America
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Core for Ecology and Socio Environmental Development, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, RJ, Brazil
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- Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA, United States of America
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- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatolfifogy, and Nutrition, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Core for Ecology and Socio Environmental Development, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, RJ, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA, United States of America
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- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
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Huff RD, Rider CF, Yan D, Newton R, Giembycz MA, Carlsten C, Hirota JA. Inhibition of ABCC4 potentiates combination beta agonist and glucocorticoid responses in human airway epithelial cells. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 141:1127-1130.e5. [PMID: 29103996 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Ryan D Huff
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Snyder Institute of Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Snyder Institute of Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Snyder Institute of Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Simões F, Ousingsawat J, Wanitchakool P, Fonseca A, Cabrita I, Benedetto R, Schreiber R, Kunzelmann K. CFTR supports cell death through ROS-dependent activation of TMEM16F (anoctamin 6). Pflugers Arch 2017; 470:305-314. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-017-2065-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Gold MJ, Hiebert PR, Park HY, Stefanowicz D, Le A, Starkey MR, Deane A, Brown AC, Liu G, Horvat JC, Ibrahim ZA, Sukkar MB, Hansbro PM, Carlsten C, VanEeden S, Sin DD, McNagny KM, Knight DA, Hirota JA. Mucosal production of uric acid by airway epithelial cells contributes to particulate matter-induced allergic sensitization. Mucosal Immunol 2016; 9:809-20. [PMID: 26509876 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2015.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Exposure to particulate matter (PM), a major component of air pollution, contributes to increased morbidity and mortality worldwide. PM induces innate immune responses and contributes to allergic sensitization, although the mechanisms governing this process remain unclear. Lung mucosal uric acid has also been linked to allergic sensitization. The links among PM exposure, uric acid, and allergic sensitization remain unexplored. We therefore investigated the mechanisms behind PM-induced allergic sensitization in the context of lung mucosal uric acid. PM10 and house dust mite exposure selectively induced lung mucosal uric acid production and secretion in vivo, which did not occur with other challenges (lipopolysaccharide, virus, bacteria, or inflammatory/fibrotic stimuli). PM10-induced uric acid mediates allergic sensitization and augments antigen-specific T-cell proliferation, which is inhibited by uricase. We then demonstrate that human airway epithelial cells secrete uric acid basally and after stimulation through a previously unidentified mucosal secretion system. Our work discovers a previously unknown mechanism of air pollution-induced, uric acid-mediated, allergic sensitization that may be important in the pathogenesis of asthma.
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- M J Gold
- Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, The University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, The University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.,Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Ivonnet P, Unwalla H, Salathe M, Conner GE. Soluble adenylyl cyclase mediates hydrogen peroxide-induced changes in epithelial barrier function. Respir Res 2016; 17:15. [PMID: 26857816 PMCID: PMC4746823 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-016-0329-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Elevated H2O2 levels are associated with inflammatory diseases and H2O2 exposure is known to disrupt epithelial barrier function, leading to increased permeability and decreased electrical resistance. In normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells, fully differentiated at the air liquid interface (ALI), H2O2 activates an autocrine prostaglandin pathway that stimulates transmembrane adenylyl cyclase (tmAC) as well as soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC), but the role of this autocrine pathway in H2O2-mediated barrier disruption is not entirely clear. METHODS To further characterize the mechanism of H2O2-induced barrier disruption, NHBE cultures were treated with H2O2 and evaluated for changes in transepithelial resistance and mannitol permeability using agonist and inhibitors to dissect the pathway. RESULTS A short (<10 min) H2O2 treatment was sufficient to induce resistance and permeability changes that occurred 40 min to 1 h later and the changes were partially sensitive to EP1 but not EP4 receptor antagonists. EP1 receptors were localized to the apical compartment of NHBE. Resistance and permeability changes were sensitive to inhibition of sAC but not tmAC and were partially blocked by PKA inhibition. Pretreatment with a PLC inhibitor or an IP3 receptor antagonist reduced changes in resistance and permeability suggesting activation of sAC occurred through increased intracellular calcium. CONCLUSION The data support an important role for prostaglandin activation of sAC and PKA in H2O2-induced barrier disruption.
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- Pedro Ivonnet
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1600 NW 10th Ave, Miami, 33136, FL, USA.
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- Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1600 NW 10th Ave, Miami, 33136, FL, USA.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1600 NW 10th Ave, Miami, 33136, FL, USA.
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Krick S, Wang J, St-Pierre M, Gonzalez C, Dahl G, Salathe M. Dual Oxidase 2 (Duox2) Regulates Pannexin 1-mediated ATP Release in Primary Human Airway Epithelial Cells via Changes in Intracellular pH and Not H2O2 Production. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:6423-32. [PMID: 26823467 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.664854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Human airway epithelial cells express pannexin 1 (Panx1) channels to release ATP, which regulates mucociliary clearance. Airway inflammation causes mucociliary dysfunction. Exposure of primary human airway epithelial cell cultures to IFN-γ for 48 h did not alter Panx1 protein expression but significantly decreased ATP release in response to hypotonic stress. The IFN-γ-induced functional down-regulation of Panx1 was due to the up-regulation of dual oxidase 2 (Duox2). Duox2 suppression by siRNA led to an increase in ATP release in control cells and restoration of ATP release in cells treated with IFN-γ. Both effects were reduced by the pannexin inhibitor probenecid. Duox2 up-regulation stoichiometrically increases H2O2 and proton production. H2O2 inhibited Panx1 function temporarily by formation of disulfide bonds at the thiol group of its terminal cysteine. Long-term exposure to H2O2, however, had no inhibitory effect. To assess the role of cellular acidification upon IFN-γ treatment, fully differentiated airway epithelial cells were exposed to ammonium chloride to alkalinize the cytosol. This led to a 2-fold increase in ATP release in cells treated with IFN-γ that was also inhibited by probenecid. Duox2 knockdown also partially corrected IFN-γ-mediated acidification. The direct correlation between intracellular pH and Panx1 open probability was shown in oocytes. Therefore, airway epithelial cells release less ATP in response to hypotonic stress in an inflammatory environment (IFN-γ exposure). Decreased Panx1 function is a response to cell acidification mediated by IFN-γ-induced up-regulation of Duox2, representing a novel mechanism for mucociliary dysfunction in inflammatory airway diseases.
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- Stefanie Krick
- From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136 and
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- From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and
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- the Interdisciplinary Center for Neuroscience of Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, 2362735, Chile
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136 and
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- From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and
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Ivonnet P, Salathe M, Conner GE. Hydrogen peroxide stimulation of CFTR reveals an Epac-mediated, soluble AC-dependent cAMP amplification pathway common to GPCR signalling. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 172:173-84. [PMID: 25220136 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Revised: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE H2 O2 is widely understood to regulate intracellular signalling. In airway epithelia, H2 O2 stimulates anion secretion primarily by activating an autocrine PGE2 signalling pathway via EP4 and EP1 receptors to initiate cytic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR)-mediated Cl(-) secretion. This study investigated signalling downstream of the receptors activated by H2 O2 . EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Anion secretion by differentiated bronchial epithelial cells was measured in Ussing chambers during stimulation with H2 O2 , an EP4 receptor agonist or β2 -adrenoceptor agonist in the presence and absence of inhibitors of ACs and downstream effectors. Intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+) ]I ) changes were followed by microscopy using fura-2-loaded cells and PKA activation followed by FRET microscopy. KEY RESULTS Transmembrane adenylyl cyclase (tmAC) and soluble AC (sAC) were both necessary for H2 O2 and EP4 receptor-mediated CFTR activation in bronchial epithelia. H2 O2 and EP4 receptor agonist stimulated tmAC to increase exchange protein activated by cAMP (Epac) activity that drives PLC activation to raise [Ca(2+) ]i via Ca(2+) store release (and not entry). Increased [Ca(2+) ]i led to sAC activation and further increases in CFTR activity. Stimulation of sAC did not depend on changes in [HCO3 (-) ]. Ca(2+) -activated apical KCa 1.1 channels and cAMP-activated basolateral KV 7.1 channels contributed to H2 O2 -stimulated anion currents. A similar Epac-mediated pathway was seen following β2 -adrenoceptor or forskolin stimulation. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS H2 O2 initiated a complex signalling cascade that used direct stimulation of tmACs by Gαs followed by Epac-mediated Ca(2+) crosstalk to activate sAC. The Epac-mediated Ca(2+) signal constituted a positive feedback loop that amplified CFTR anion secretion following stimulation of tmAC by a variety of stimuli.
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- P Ivonnet
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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