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Lal M, Burk CM, Gautam R, Mrozek Z, Trachsel T, Beers J, Carroll MC, Morgan DM, Muir AB, Shreffler WG, Ruffner MA. Interferon-γ signaling in eosinophilic esophagitis has implications for epithelial barrier function and programmed cell death. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.01.26.577407. [PMID: 38352458 PMCID: PMC10862711 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.26.577407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Objective Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic esophageal inflammatory disorder characterized by eosinophil-rich mucosal inflammation and tissue remodeling. Transcriptional profiling of esophageal biopsies has previously revealed upregulation of type I and II interferon (IFN) response genes. We aim to unravel interactions between immune and epithelial cells and examine functional significance in esophageal epithelial cells. Design We investigated epithelial gene expression from EoE patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and a confirmatory bulk RNA-sequencing experiment of isolated epithelial cells. The functional impact of interferon signaling on epithelial cells was investigated using in vitro organoid models. Results We observe upregulation of interferon response signature genes (ISGs) in the esophageal epithelium during active EoE compared to other cell types, single-cell data, and pathway analyses, identified upregulation in ISGs in epithelial cells isolated from EoE patients. Using an esophageal organoid and air-liquid interface models, we demonstrate that IFN-γ stimulation triggered disruption of esophageal epithelial differentiation, barrier integrity, and induced apoptosis via caspase upregulation. We show that an increase in cleaved caspase-3 is seen in EoE tissue and identify interferon gamma (IFNG) expression predominantly in a cluster of majority-CD8+ T cells with high expression of CD69 and FOS. Conclusion These findings offer insight into the interplay between immune and epithelial cells in EoE. Our data illustrate the relevance of several IFN-γ-mediated mechanisms on epithelial function in the esophagus, which have the potential to impact epithelial function during inflammatory conditions.
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- Megha Lal
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Food Allergy Center and Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Allergy, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Division of Allergy, University Children’s Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Divison of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
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- Food Allergy Center and Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
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Asamoah K, Chung KF, Zounemat Kermani N, Bodinier B, Dahlen SE, Djukanovic R, Bhavsar PK, Adcock IM, Vuckovic D, Chadeau-Hyam M. Proteomic signatures of eosinophilic and neutrophilic asthma from serum and sputum. EBioMedicine 2024; 99:104936. [PMID: 38128411 PMCID: PMC10776923 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Eosinophilic and neutrophilic asthma defined by high levels of blood and sputum eosinophils and neutrophils exemplifies the inflammatory heterogeneity of asthma, particularly severe asthma. We analysed the serum and sputum proteome to identify biomarkers jointly associated with these different phenotypes. METHODS Proteomic profiles (N = 1129 proteins) were assayed in sputum (n = 182) and serum (n = 574) from two cohorts (U-BIOPRED and ADEPT) of mild-moderate and severe asthma by SOMAscan. Using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO)-penalised logistic regression in a stability selection framework, we sought sparse sets of proteins associated with either eosinophilic or neutrophilic asthma with and without adjustment for established clinical factors including oral corticosteroid use and forced expiratory volume. FINDINGS We identified 13 serum proteins associated with eosinophilic asthma, including 7 (PAPP-A, TARC/CCL17, ALT/GPT, IgE, CCL28, CO8A1, and IL5-Rα) that were stably selected while adjusting for clinical factors yielding an AUC of 0.84 (95% CI: 0.83-0.84) compared to 0.62 (95% CI: 0.61-0.63) for clinical factors only. Sputum protein analysis selected only PAPP-A (AUC = 0.81 [95% CI: 0.80-0.81]). 12 serum proteins were associated with neutrophilic asthma, of which 5 (MMP-9, EDAR, GIIE/PLA2G2E, IL-1-R4/IL1RL1, and Elafin) complemented clinical factors increasing the AUC from 0.63 (95% CI: 0.58-0.67) for the model with clinical factors only to 0.89 (95% CI: 0.89-0.90). Our model did not select any sputum proteins associated with neutrophilic status. INTERPRETATION Targeted serum proteomic profiles are a non-invasive and scalable approach for subtyping of neutrophilic and eosinophilic asthma and for future functional understanding of these phenotypes. FUNDING U-BIOPRED has received funding from the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Joint Undertaking under grant agreement no. 115010, resources of which are composed of financial contributions from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013), and European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) companies' in-kind contributions (www.imi.europa.eu). ADEPT was funded by Johnson & Johnson/Janssen pharmaceutical Company.
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- Khezia Asamoah
- MRC Centre for Environment and Health & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- Data Science Institute, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Data Science Institute, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Environment and Health & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine and Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Data Science Institute, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Environment and Health & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Environment and Health & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
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Xu X, Yu T, Dong L, Glauben R, Wu S, Huang R, Qumu S, Chang C, Guo J, Pan L, Yang T, Lin X, Huang K, Chen Z, Wang C. Eosinophils promote pulmonary matrix destruction and emphysema via Cathepsin L. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:390. [PMID: 37816708 PMCID: PMC10564720 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01634-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who exhibit elevated blood eosinophil levels often experience worsened lung function and more severe emphysema. This implies the potential involvement of eosinophils in the development of emphysema. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the development of eosinophil-mediated emphysema remain unclear. In this study, we employed single-cell RNA sequencing to identify eosinophil subgroups in mouse models of asthma and emphysema, followed by functional analyses of these subgroups. Assessment of accumulated eosinophils unveiled distinct transcriptomes in the lungs of mice with elastase-induced emphysema and ovalbumin-induced asthma. Depletion of eosinophils through the use of anti-interleukin-5 antibodies ameliorated elastase-induced emphysema. A particularly noteworthy discovery is that eosinophil-derived cathepsin L contributed to the degradation of the extracellular matrix, thereby leading to emphysema in pulmonary tissue. Inhibition of cathepsin L resulted in a reduction of elastase-induced emphysema in a mouse model. Importantly, eosinophil levels correlated positively with serum cathepsin L levels, which were higher in emphysema patients than those without emphysema. Expression of cathepsin L in eosinophils demonstrated a direct association with lung emphysema in COPD patients. Collectively, these findings underscore the significant role of eosinophil-derived cathepsin L in extracellular matrix degradation and remodeling, and its relevance to emphysema in COPD patients. Consequently, targeting eosinophil-derived cathepsin L could potentially offer a therapeutic avenue for emphysema patients. Further investigations are warranted to explore therapeutic strategies targeting cathepsin L in emphysema patients.
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- Xia Xu
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, and Rheumatology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Immunology, Tsinghua University School of Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
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Wu Z, Chen X, Zhang K, Liu Z, Zhang H, Zheng Z, Zhang X, Chen Y, Peng Y, Li H, Huang K, Tang S, Zhao L, Chen D. Identification of Hub Genes in the Pathogenesis of Bronchiolitis Obliterans via Bioinformatic Analysis and Experimental Verification. J Inflamm Res 2023; 16:3303-3317. [PMID: 37576152 PMCID: PMC10422971 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s419845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Background Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a chronic disease that can arise as a complication of severe childhood pneumonia and can also impact the long-term survival of patients after lung transplantation. However, the precise molecular mechanism underlying BO remains unclear. We aimed to identify BO-associated hub genes and their molecular mechanisms. Methods BO-associated transcriptome datasets (GSE52761, GSE137169, and GSE94557) were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Additional bioinformatics analyses, such as Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) analyses, were performed to determine functional roles and DEG-associated regulatory networks. Prediction of hub genes using the 12 algorithms available in the Cytohubba plugin of Cytoscape software was also performed. Verification was performed using the BO mouse model. Results Our results revealed 57 DEGs associated with BO, of which 18 were down-regulated and 39 were up-regulated. The Cytohubba plugin data further narrowed down the 57 DEGs into 9 prominent hub genes (CCR2, CD1D, GM2A, TFEC, MPEG1, CTSS, GPNMB, BIRC2, and CTSZ). Genes such as CCR2, TFEC, MPEG1, CTSS, and CTSZ were dysregulated in 2,3-butanedione-induced BO mice, whereas TFEC, CTSS, and CTSZ were dysregulated in nitric acid-induced BO mouse models. Conclusion Our study identified and validated four novel BO biomarkers, which may allow further investigation into the development of distinct BO diagnostic markers and novel therapeutic avenues.
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- Zhongji Wu
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China
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Kayongo A, Robertson NM, Siddharthan T, Ntayi ML, Ndawula JC, Sande OJ, Bagaya BS, Kirenga B, Mayanja-Kizza H, Joloba ML, Forslund SK. Airway microbiome-immune crosstalk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Front Immunol 2023; 13:1085551. [PMID: 36741369 PMCID: PMC9890194 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1085551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has significantly contributed to global mortality, with three million deaths reported annually. This impact is expected to increase over the next 40 years, with approximately 5 million people predicted to succumb to COPD-related deaths annually. Immune mechanisms driving disease progression have not been fully elucidated. Airway microbiota have been implicated. However, it is still unclear how changes in the airway microbiome drive persistent immune activation and consequent lung damage. Mechanisms mediating microbiome-immune crosstalk in the airways remain unclear. In this review, we examine how dysbiosis mediates airway inflammation in COPD. We give a detailed account of how airway commensal bacteria interact with the mucosal innate and adaptive immune system to regulate immune responses in healthy or diseased airways. Immune-phenotyping airway microbiota could advance COPD immunotherapeutics and identify key open questions that future research must address to further such translation.
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- Alex Kayongo
- Makerere University Lung Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda,Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda,Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda,Department of Medicine, Center for Emerging Pathogens, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Makerere University Lung Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda,Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda,Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Makerere University Lung Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Makerere University Lung Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany,Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation of Charité - Universitatsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany,Charité-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany,Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany,*Correspondence: Sofia K. Forslund,
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Huang Z, Qian K, Chen J, Qi Y, E Y, Liang J, Zhao L. A biomimetic zeolite-based nanoenzyme contributes to neuroprotection in the neurovascular unit after ischaemic stroke via efficient removal of zinc and ROS. Acta Biomater 2022; 144:142-156. [PMID: 35296444 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zeolite-based nanomaterials have a large number of applications in the field of medicine due to their high porosity, biocompatibility and biological stability. In this study, we designed cerium (Ce)-doped Linde Type A (LTA) zeolite-based nanomaterials (Ce/Zeo-NMs) as a multifunctional mesoporous nanoenzyme to reduce dysfunction of the neurovascular unit (NVU) and attenuate cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Owing to its unique adsorption capacity and mimetic catalytic activities, Ce@Zeo-NMs adsorbed excess zinc ions and exhibited scavenging activity against reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by acute I/R, thus reshaping the oxidative and zinc microenvironment in the ischaemic brain. In vivo results demonstrated that Ce@Zeo-NMs significantly reduced ischaemic damage to the NVU by decreasing the infarct area, protecting against breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) via inhibiting the degradation of tight junction proteins (TJPs) and inhibiting activation of microglia and astrocytes in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion-reperfusion (MCAO/R). Taken together, these findings indicated that Ce@Zeo-NMs may serve as a promising dual-targeting therapeutic agent for alleviating cerebral I/R injury. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Cerium (Ce)-doped Linde Type A zeolite-based nanomaterials (Ce/Zeo-NMs) as a multifunctional mesoporous nanoenzyme were designed for inducing neuroprotection after ischaemic stroke by reducing dysfunction of the neurovascular unit (NVU). Ce@Zeo-NMs had the ability to adsorb excessive Zn2+ and showed mimetic enzymatic activities. As a result, Ce@Zeo-NMs protected against cerebral ischaemia and reduced the damage of NVU by improving the integrity of blood brain barrier (BBB) and inhibiting activation of microglia and astrocytes in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion-reperfusion (MCAO/R). These findings indicated that Ce@Zeo-NMs may serve as a therapeutic strategy for neuroprotection and functional recovery upon ischaemic stroke onset.
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- Zhixuan Huang
- School of Pharmacy, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China
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- Life Science Institution, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121000, China.
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Ghosh AJ, Hobbs BD, Yun JH, Saferali A, Moll M, Xu Z, Chase RP, Morrow J, Ziniti J, Sciurba F, Barwick L, Limper AH, Flaherty K, Criner G, Brown KK, Wise R, Martinez FJ, McGoldrick D, Cho MH, DeMeo DL, Silverman EK, Castaldi PJ, Hersh CP. Lung tissue shows divergent gene expression between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Res 2022; 23:97. [PMID: 35449067 PMCID: PMC9026726 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-022-02013-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are characterized by shared exposures and clinical features, but distinct genetic and pathologic features exist. These features have not been well-studied using large-scale gene expression datasets. We hypothesized that there are divergent gene, pathway, and cellular signatures between COPD and IPF. METHODS We performed RNA-sequencing on lung tissues from individuals with IPF (n = 231) and COPD (n = 377) compared to control (n = 267), defined as individuals with normal spirometry. We grouped the overlapping differential expression gene sets based on direction of expression and examined the resultant sets for genes of interest, pathway enrichment, and cell composition. Using gene set variation analysis, we validated the overlap group gene sets in independent COPD and IPF data sets. RESULTS We found 5010 genes differentially expressed between COPD and control, and 11,454 genes differentially expressed between IPF and control (1% false discovery rate). 3846 genes overlapped between IPF and COPD. Several pathways were enriched for genes upregulated in COPD and downregulated in IPF; however, no pathways were enriched for genes downregulated in COPD and upregulated in IPF. There were many myeloid cell genes with increased expression in COPD but decreased in IPF. We found that the genes upregulated in COPD but downregulated in IPF were associated with lower lung function in the independent validation cohorts. CONCLUSIONS We identified a divergent gene expression signature between COPD and IPF, with increased expression in COPD and decreased in IPF. This signature is associated with worse lung function in both COPD and IPF.
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- Auyon J. Ghosh
- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- grid.21925.3d0000 0004 1936 9000Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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- grid.280434.90000 0004 0459 5494The Emmes Company, Rockville, MD USA
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- grid.66875.3a0000 0004 0459 167XDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA
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- grid.214458.e0000000086837370Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Healthy System, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- grid.264727.20000 0001 2248 3398Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- grid.240341.00000 0004 0396 0728Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO USA
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- grid.21107.350000 0001 2171 9311Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- grid.5386.8000000041936877XDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- grid.34477.330000000122986657Northwest Genomics Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA ,grid.62560.370000 0004 0378 8294Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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Wang HH, Cheng SL. From Biomarkers to Novel Therapeutic Approaches in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9111638. [PMID: 34829866 PMCID: PMC8615492 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9111638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous and complex disorder. In this review, we provided a comprehensive overview of biomarkers involved in COPD, and potential novel biological therapies that may provide additional therapeutic options for COPD. The complex characteristics of COPD have made the recommendation of a generalized therapy challenging, suggesting that a tailored, personalized strategy may lead to better outcomes. Existing and unmet needs for COPD treatment support the continued development of biological therapies, including additional investigations into the potential clinical applications of this approach.
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- Hsu-Hui Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City 10042, Taiwan;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City 10042, Taiwan;
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan-Ze University, Taoyuan City 320315, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-8966-7000 (ext. 2160); Fax: +886-2-7738-0708
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Peng W, Wu Y, Zhang G, Zhu W, Chang M, Rouzi A, Jiang W, Tong L, Wang Q, Liu J, Song Y, Li H, Li K, Zhou J. GLIPR1 Protects Against Cigarette Smoke-Induced Airway Inflammation via PLAU/EGFR Signaling. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2021; 16:2817-2832. [PMID: 34675506 PMCID: PMC8517531 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s328313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health problem associated with high mortality worldwide. Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure is the main cause of COPD. Glioma pathogenesis-related protein 1 (GLIPR1) plays a key role in cell growth, proliferation, and invasion; however, the role of GLIPR1 in COPD remains unclear. Methods To clarify the involvement of GLIPR1 in COPD pathogenesis, Glipr1 knockout (Glipr1-/-) mice were generated. Wild-type (WT) and Glipr1-/- mice were challenged with CS for 3 months. To illustrate how GLIPR1 regulates CS-induced airway damage, knockdown experiments targeting GLIPR1 and PLAU, as well as overexpression experiments of PLAU, were performed with human bronchial epithelial cells. Results Compared with WT mice, Glipr1-/- mice showed exacerbated CS-induced airway damage including lung inflammation, airway wall thickening, and alveolar destruction. After CS exposure, total proteins, total white cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes, IL-6, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 increased significantly in lung of Glipr1-/- mice than those in lung of WT mice. Furthermore, in vivo and in vitro experiments demonstrated that silencing of GLIPR1 inactivated PLAU/EGFR signaling and promoted caspase-1-dependent pyroptosis (a mode of inflammatory cell death) induced by CS and CS extract exposure, respectively. In vitro experiments further revealed the interaction between GLIPR1 and PLAU, and silencing of PLAU blocked EGFR signaling and promoted pyroptosis, while overexpression of PLAU activated EGFR signaling and reversed pyroptosis. Conclusion To conclude, GLIPR1 played a pivotal role in COPD pathogenesis and protected against CS-induced inflammatory response and airway damage, including cell pyroptosis, through the PLAU/EGFR signaling. Thus, GLIPR1 may play a potential role in COPD treatment.
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- Wenjun Peng
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Center of Emergency & Intensive Care Unit, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200540, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Lung Inflammation and Injury, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Internet of Things for Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Center of Emergency & Intensive Care Unit, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200540, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Lung Inflammation and Injury, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Internet of Things for Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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Brown R, Small DM, Doherty DF, Holsinger L, Booth R, Williams R, Ingram RJ, Elborn JS, Mall MA, Taggart CC, Weldon S. Therapeutic Inhibition of Cathepsin S Reduces Inflammation and Mucus Plugging in Adult βENaC-Tg Mice. Mediators Inflamm 2021; 2021:6682657. [PMID: 33828414 PMCID: PMC8004367 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6682657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Elevated levels of the cysteine protease cathepsin S (CatS) are associated with chronic mucoobstructive lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We have previously demonstrated that prophylactic treatment with a CatS inhibitor from birth reduces inflammation, mucus plugging, and lung tissue damage in juvenile β-epithelial Na+ channel-overexpressing transgenic (βENaC-Tg) mice with chronic inflammatory mucoobstructive lung disease. In this study, we build upon this work to examine the effects of therapeutic intervention with a CatS inhibitor in adult βENaC-Tg mice with established disease. METHODS βENaC-Tg mice and wild-type (WT) littermates were treated with a CatS inhibitor from 4 to 6 weeks of age, and CatS-/- βENaC-Tg mice were analysed at 6 weeks of age. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid inflammatory cell counts were quantified, and lung tissue destruction and mucus obstruction were analysed histologically. RESULTS At 6 weeks of age, βENaC-Tg mice developed significant airway inflammation, lung tissue damage, and mucus plugging when compared to WT mice. CatS-/- βENaC-Tg mice and βENaC-Tg mice receiving inhibitor had significantly reduced airway mononuclear and polymorphonuclear (PMN) cell counts as well as mucus plugging. However, in contrast to CatS-/- βENaC-Tg mice, therapeutic inhibition of CatS in βENaC-Tg mice had no effect on established emphysema-like lung tissue damage. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that while early CatS targeting may be required to prevent the onset and progression of lung tissue damage, therapeutic CatS targeting effectively inhibited airway inflammation and mucus obstruction. These results indicate the important role CatS may play in the pathogenesis and progression of mucoobstructive lung disease.
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- Ryan Brown
- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Translational Pulmonology, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Serré J, Tanjeko AT, Mathyssen C, Vanherwegen AS, Heigl T, Janssen R, Verbeken E, Maes K, Vanaudenaerde B, Janssens W, Gayan-Ramirez G. Enhanced lung inflammatory response in whole-body compared to nose-only cigarette smoke-exposed mice. Respir Res 2021; 22:86. [PMID: 33731130 PMCID: PMC7968299 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-021-01680-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by a progressive and abnormal inflammatory response in the lungs, mainly caused by cigarette smoking. Animal models exposed to cigarette smoke (CS) are used to mimic human COPD but the use of different CS protocols makes it difficult to compare the immunological and structural consequences of using a nose-only or whole-body CS exposure system. We hypothesized that when using a standardized CS exposure protocol based on particle density and CO (carbon monoxide) levels, the whole-body CS exposure system would generate a more severe inflammatory response than the nose-only system, due to possible sensitization by uptake of CS-components through the skin or via grooming. METHODS In this study focusing on early COPD, mice were exposed twice daily 5 days a week to CS either with a nose-only or whole-body exposure system for 14 weeks to assess lung function, remodeling and inflammation. RESULTS At sacrifice, serum cotinine levels were significantly higher in the whole-body (5.3 (2.3-6.9) ng/ml) compared to the nose-only ((2.0 (1.8-2.5) ng/ml) exposure system and controls (1.0 (0.9-1.0) ng/ml). Both CS exposure systems induced a similar degree of lung function impairment, while inflammation was more severe in whole body exposure system. Slightly more bronchial epithelial damage, mucus and airspace enlargement were observed with the nose-only exposure system. More lymphocytes were present in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and lymph nodes of the whole-body exposure system while enhanced IgA and IgG production was found in BAL and to a lesser extent in serum with the nose-only exposure system. CONCLUSION The current standardized CS-exposure protocol resulted in a higher internal load of serum cotinine in the whole-body exposure system, which was associated with more inflammation. However, both exposure systems resulted in a similar lung function impairment. Data also highlighted differences between the two models in terms of lung inflammation and remodelling, and potential sensitization to CS. Researchers should be aware of these differences when designing their future studies for an early intervention in COPD.
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- Jef Serré
- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O&NI bis, box 706, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O&NI bis, box 706, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O&NI bis, box 706, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O&NI bis, box 706, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Translational Cell & Tissue Research, Department of Imaging & Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O&NI bis, box 706, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O&NI bis, box 706, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O&NI bis, box 706, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O&NI bis, box 706, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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Brown R, Nath S, Lora A, Samaha G, Elgamal Z, Kaiser R, Taggart C, Weldon S, Geraghty P. Cathepsin S: investigating an old player in lung disease pathogenesis, comorbidities, and potential therapeutics. Respir Res 2020; 21:111. [PMID: 32398133 PMCID: PMC7216426 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-020-01381-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Dysregulated expression and activity of cathepsin S (CTSS), a lysosomal protease and a member of the cysteine cathepsin protease family, is linked to the pathogenesis of multiple diseases, including a number of conditions affecting the lungs. Extracellular CTSS has potent elastase activity and by processing cytokines and host defense proteins, it also plays a role in the regulation of inflammation. CTSS has also been linked to G-coupled protein receptor activation and possesses an important intracellular role in major histocompatibility complex class II antigen presentation. Modulated CTSS activity is also associated with pulmonary disease comorbidities, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. CTSS is expressed in a wide variety of immune cells and is biologically active at neutral pH. Herein, we review the significance of CTSS signaling in pulmonary diseases and associated comorbidities. We also discuss CTSS as a plausible therapeutic target and describe recent and current clinical trials examining CTSS inhibition as a means for treatment.
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- Ryan Brown
- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
- Department of Cell Biology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Centre, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
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Vizovišek M, Vidak E, Javoršek U, Mikhaylov G, Bratovš A, Turk B. Cysteine cathepsins as therapeutic targets in inflammatory diseases. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2020; 24:573-588. [PMID: 32228244 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2020.1746765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Introduction: Cysteine cathepsins are involved in the development and progression of numerous inflammation-associated diseases such as cancer, arthritis, bone and immune disorders. Consequently, there is a drive to progress research efforts focused on cathepsin use in diagnostics and as therapeutic targets in disease.Areas covered: This review discusses the potential of cysteine cathepsins as therapeutic targets in inflammation-associated diseases and recent advances in preclinical and clinical research. We describe direct targeting of cathepsins for treatment purposes and their indirect use in diagnostics.Expert opinion: The targeting of cysteine cathepsins has not translated into the clinic; this failure is attributed to off- and on-target side effects and/or the lack of companion biomarkers. This field now embraces developments in diagnostic imaging, the activation of prodrugs and antibody-drug conjugates for targeted drug delivery. The future lies in improved molecular tools and therapeutic concepts that will find a wide spectrum of uses in diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
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- Matej Vizovišek
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Wartenberg M, Andrault PM, Saidi A, Bigot P, Nadal-Desbarats L, Lecaille F, Lalmanach G. Oxidation of cathepsin S by major chemicals of cigarette smoke. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 150:53-65. [PMID: 32084513 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Lung cysteine cathepsin S (CatS) that is a potent elastase plays a deleterious role in alveolar remodeling during smoke-induced emphysema. Despite the presence of a reactive nucleophilic cysteine (Cys25) within its active site, most of its elastinolytic activity is preserved after exposure to cigarette smoke extract (CSE), a major source of sulfhydryl oxidants. This result led us to decipher CatS resistance to major and representative CSE oxidants: hydrogen peroxide, formaldehyde, acrolein and peroxynitrite. CatS was inactivated by hydrogen peroxide, peroxynitrite and acrolein in a time- and dose-dependent manner, while formaldehyde was a weaker oxidant. Hydrogen peroxide, but not CSE, formaldehyde, and peroxynitrite impaired the autocatalytic maturation of pro-CatS, whereas acrolein prevented the formation of mature CatS without hindering the initial step of the two-step autocatalytic process. Far-UV CD spectra analysis supported that oxidation by CSE and hydrogen peroxide did not led to a structural alteration of CatS, despite a notable increase of protein carbonylation, a major hallmark of oxidative damage. Evaluation of the oxidation status of Cys25 by specific biotinylated redox sensing probes suggested the formation of sulfenic acid followed by a slower conversion to sulfinic acid after incubation with hydrogen peroxide. Addition of reducing reagents (dithiothreitol, glutathione and N-acetyl cysteine) led to a partial recovery of CatS activity following incubation with CSE, hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite. Current results provide some mechanistic evidence of CatS stability and activity in the presence of CSE, supporting its harmful contribution to the pathophysiology of emphysema.
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- Mylène Wartenberg
- Université de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM, UMR1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires (CEPR), Team « Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation », Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM, UMR1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires (CEPR), Team « Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation », Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM, UMR1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires (CEPR), Team « Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation », Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM, UMR1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires (CEPR), Team « Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation », Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM, UMR1253, Imagerie et Cerveau (iBrain), Team « Imageries, Biomarqueurs et Thérapies », Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM, UMR1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires (CEPR), Team « Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation », Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM, UMR1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires (CEPR), Team « Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation », Tours, France.
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Andrault PM, Schamberger AC, Chazeirat T, Sizaret D, Renault J, Staab-Weijnitz CA, Hennen E, Petit-Courty A, Wartenberg M, Saidi A, Baranek T, Guyetant S, Courty Y, Eickelberg O, Lalmanach G, Lecaille F. Cigarette smoke induces overexpression of active human cathepsin S in lungs from current smokers with or without COPD. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2019; 317:L625-L638. [PMID: 31553637 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00061.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cigarette smoking has marked effects on lung tissue, including induction of oxidative stress, inflammatory cell recruitment, and a protease/antiprotease imbalance. These effects contribute to tissue remodeling and destruction resulting in loss of lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Cathepsin S (CatS) is a cysteine protease that is involved in the remodeling/degradation of connective tissue and basement membrane. Aberrant expression or activity of CatS has been implicated in a variety of diseases, including arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular, and lung diseases. However, little is known about the effect of cigarette smoking on both CatS expression and activity, as well as its role in smoking-related lung diseases. Here, we evaluated the expression and activity of human CatS in lung tissues from never-smokers and smokers with or without COPD. Despite the presence of an oxidizing environment, CatS expression and activity were significantly higher in current smokers (both non-COPD and COPD) compared with never-smokers, and correlated positively with smoking history. Moreover, we found that the exposure of primary human bronchial epithelial cells to cigarette smoke extract triggered the activation of P2X7 receptors, which in turns drives CatS upregulation. The present data suggest that excessive CatS expression and activity contribute, beside other proteases, to the deleterious effects of cigarette smoke on pulmonary homeostasis.
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- Pierre-Marie Andrault
- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,INSERM, UMR 1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, Team Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation, Tours, France
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Institute of Lung Biology and Disease, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Munich, Germany
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,INSERM, UMR 1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, Team Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologique, Tours, France
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Institute of Lung Biology and Disease, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Munich, Germany
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Institute of Lung Biology and Disease, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Munich, Germany
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,INSERM, UMR 1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, Team Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,INSERM, UMR 1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, Team Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,INSERM, UMR 1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, Team Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,INSERM, UMR 1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, Team Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologique, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,INSERM, UMR 1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, Team Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation, Tours, France
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Institute of Lung Biology and Disease, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Munich, Germany
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,INSERM, UMR 1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, Team Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation, Tours, France
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- Université de Tours, Tours, France.,INSERM, UMR 1100, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, Team Mécanismes Protéolytiques dans l'Inflammation, Tours, France
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Janga SR, Hamm-Alvarez SF. PP2A: A Novel Target to Prevent Cathepsin S-mediated Damage in Smoking-induced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 200:6-8. [PMID: 30785780 PMCID: PMC6603066 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201901-0219ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Small DM, Brown RR, Doherty DF, Abladey A, Zhou-Suckow Z, Delaney RJ, Kerrigan L, Dougan CM, Borensztajn KS, Holsinger L, Booth R, Scott CJ, López-Campos G, Elborn JS, Mall MA, Weldon S, Taggart CC. Targeting of cathepsin S reduces cystic fibrosis-like lung disease. Eur Respir J 2019; 53:13993003.01523-2018. [PMID: 30655278 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01523-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cathepsin S (CatS) is upregulated in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, its role in CF lung disease pathogenesis remains unclear.In this study, β-epithelial Na+ channel-overexpressing transgenic (βENaC-Tg) mice, a model of CF-like lung disease, were crossed with CatS null (CatS-/-) mice or treated with the CatS inhibitor VBY-999.Levels of active CatS were elevated in the lungs of βENaC-Tg mice compared with wild-type (WT) littermates. CatS-/-βENaC-Tg mice exhibited decreased pulmonary inflammation, mucus obstruction and structural lung damage compared with βENaC-Tg mice. Pharmacological inhibition of CatS resulted in a significant decrease in pulmonary inflammation, lung damage and mucus plugging in the lungs of βENaC-Tg mice. In addition, instillation of CatS into the lungs of WT mice resulted in inflammation, lung remodelling and upregulation of mucin expression. Inhibition of the CatS target, protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2), in βENaC-Tg mice resulted in a reduction in airway inflammation and mucin expression, indicating a role for this receptor in CatS-induced lung pathology.Our data indicate an important role for CatS in the pathogenesis of CF-like lung disease mediated in part by PAR2 and highlight CatS as a therapeutic target.
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- Donna M Small
- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.,These two authors contributed equally to this work
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.,These two authors contributed equally to this work
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Dept of Translational Pulmonology, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- INSERM UMRS_933, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Hôpital Trousseau, Paris, France
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.,Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Dept of Translational Pulmonology, Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Dept of Pediatric Pulmonology and Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Airway Innate Immunity Research (AiiR) Group, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Tuder RM. Bringing Light to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Pathogenesis and Resilience. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2018; 15:S227-S233. [PMID: 30759011 PMCID: PMC6944393 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201808-583mg] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease remains elusive; investigators in the field have struggled to decipher the cellular and molecular processes underlying chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Studies in the past 20 years have underscored that the tissue destruction, notably in emphysema, involves a multitude of injurious stresses, with progressive engagement of endogenous destructive processes triggered by decades of exposure to cigarette smoke and/or pollutants. These lead to an aged lung, with evidence of macromolecular damage that is unlikely to repair. Here we discuss these key pathogenetic elements in the context of organismal evolution as this concept may best capture the challenges facing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- Rubin M Tuder
- Program in Translational Lung Research and Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Proteases and Their Inhibitors in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Clin Med 2018; 7:jcm7090244. [PMID: 30154365 PMCID: PMC6162857 DOI: 10.3390/jcm7090244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In the context of respiratory disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Despite much development in the area of drug development, currently there are no effective medicines available for the treatment of this disease. An imbalance in the protease: Antiprotease ratio in the COPD lung remains an important aspect of COPD pathophysiology and several studies have shown the efficacy of antiprotease therapy in both in vitro and in vivo COPD models. However more in-depth studies will be required to validate the efficacy of lead drug molecules targeting these proteases. This review discusses the current status of protease-directed drugs used for treating COPD and explores the future prospects of utilizing the potential of antiprotease-based therapeutics as a treatment for this disease.
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Cytokines IL-17, TNF and IFN-γ Alter the Expression of Antimicrobial Peptides and Proteins Disparately: A Targeted Proteomics Analysis using SOMAscan Technology. Vaccines (Basel) 2018; 6:vaccines6030051. [PMID: 30087279 PMCID: PMC6161169 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines6030051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial peptides, also known as host defence peptides, are immunomodulatory molecules required to resolve infections. Antimicrobial peptides and proteins (APPs) are important in the control of infections in the lungs. Despite evidence that APPs exhibit a wide range of immune functions and modulate inflammation, the effect of inflammatory cytokines on the expression of APPs is not completely defined. In this study, we profiled the expression of 39 different APPs in human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) using Slow Off-rate Modified Aptamer (SOMAmer)-based protein array, in the presence and absence of three different inflammatory cytokines (IL-17, TNF and IFN-γ). Expression of 13 different APPs was altered in response to IL-17, TNF or IFN-γ. Independent validations of selected proteins from the proteomics screen i.e., those that were significantly enhanced by >2-fold change (p < 0.01) using western blots conclusively demonstrated that inflammatory cytokines alter the expression of APPs differentially. For example, the abundance of cathepsin S was enhanced by only IFN-γ, whereas lipocalin-2 was increased by IL-17 alone. Abundance of elafin increased in presence of IL-17 or TNF, but decreased in response to IFN-γ. Whereas the abundance of cathepsin V decreased following stimulation with IL-17, TNF and IFN-γ. The results of this study demonstrate that inflammatory cytokines alter the expression of APPs disparately. This suggests that the composition of the inflammatory cytokine milieu may influence APPs abundance and thus alter the processes required for infection control and regulation of inflammation in the lungs.
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A highly significant association between Cathepsin S gene polymorphisms rs12068264 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease susceptibility in Han Chinese population. Biosci Rep 2018; 38:BSR20180410. [PMID: 29976774 PMCID: PMC6050194 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20180410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cathepsin S (CTSS) and Sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) played crucial roles in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the associations between the polymorphisms of CTSS as well as SIRT1 and COPD in Asian population remain elusive. In the present study, one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in rs12068264 was discovered (in 385 individuals) to be associated with the susceptibility of COPD in a Chinese Han population. The genotyping was performed using improved multiplex ligase detection reaction (iMLDR) technique. Subjects with T allele of rs12068264 in CTSS gene had an increased risk of COPD (T compared with C: odds ratio (OR) = 1.351, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.008-1.811, P=0.044) compared with C allele. Subjects with TT genotype at rs12068264 had a higher risk of COPD in a recessive model (TT compared with TC + CC: OR = 2.30, 95% CI: 1.06-4.989, P=0.035). Compared with the C variant of rs12068264, the homozygous carriers of the TT genotype had higher procalcitonin (PCT) levels. Finally, haplotype analysis demonstrated that the SNPs in the CTSS and SIRT1 gene had no statistical differences between patients with COPD and the controls. In conclusion, the genetic polymorphisms of CTSS were associated with the susceptibility of COPD in a Chinese Han population, which may be helpful in understanding genetic mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of COPD.
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Zhang C, Jones JT, Chand HS, Wathelet MG, Evans CM, Dickey B, Xiang J, Mebratu YA, Tesfaigzi Y. Noxa/HSP27 complex delays degradation of ubiquitylated IkBα in airway epithelial cells to reduce pulmonary inflammation. Mucosal Immunol 2018; 11:741-751. [PMID: 29363670 PMCID: PMC5976511 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2017.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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IFN-γ is known as a pro-inflammatory cytokine, but can also block inflammation in certain chronic diseases although the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We found that IFN-γ rapidly induced Noxa expression and that extent of inflammation by repeated house dust mite exposure was enhanced in noxa-/- compared with noxa+/+ mice. Noxa expression blocked transforming necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-induced nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Noxa did not affect TNF-α-induced IκBα phosphorylation but the degradation of 48-chain-ubiquitylated IκBα. The Cys25 of Noxa was cross-linked with Cys137 of phospho-HSP27 and both proteins were required for blocking the degradation of ubiquitylated IκBα. Because phospho-HSP27 is present in airway epithelial cells and not in fibroblasts or thymocytes, we generated transgenic mice that inducibly expressed Noxa in airway epithelia. These mice showed protection from allergen-induced inflammation and mucous cell metaplasia by blocking nuclear translocation of NF-κB. Further, we identified a Noxa-derived peptide that prolonged degradation of 48-chain-ubiquitylated IκBα, blocked nuclear translocation of NF-κB, and reduced allergen-induced inflammation in mice. These results suggest that the anti-inflammatory role of the Noxa protein may be restricted to airway epithelial cells and the use of Noxa for therapy of chronic lung diseases may be associated with reduced side effects.
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- Chunyu Zhang
- COPD Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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- COPD Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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- COPD Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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- Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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- COPD Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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- COPD Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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Global Proteomics Deciphered Novel-Function of Osthole Against Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5556. [PMID: 29615702 PMCID: PMC5882969 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23775-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive cardiovascular-disease with high mortality lacking high-efficiency drug. Our efforts attempted to delineate therapeutic action of osthole produced by Angelica Pubescens Maxim, which has the capacity to treat PAH by exploiting an iTRAQ-based proteomic method. Excitingly, osthole was observed to significantly restore 98 of 315 differential proteins significantly modified by PAH progression. They were primarily annotated into 24 signaling pathways. Four mostly affected proteins (RPL15, Cathepsin S, Histone H3.3 and HMGB1) were experimentially validated which belonged to ribosome pathway, oxidative phosphorylation pathway, systemic lupus erythematosus pathway, complement and coagulation cascades pathway, whose modifications and modulations mostly accounted for therapeutic capacity of this compound against PAH. Altogether, our findings demonstrated that global proteomics is a promising systems-biology approach for deciphering therapeutic actions and associated mechanisms of natural products derived from traditional Chinese medicine. Importantly, osthole is supposed to be a candidate compound for new drug development to treat PAH.
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Janga H, Cassidy L, Wang F, Spengler D, Oestern-Fitschen S, Krause MF, Seekamp A, Tholey A, Fuchs S. Site-specific and endothelial-mediated dysfunction of the alveolar-capillary barrier in response to lipopolysaccharides. J Cell Mol Med 2017; 22:982-998. [PMID: 29210175 PMCID: PMC5783864 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Infectious agents such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS) challenge the functional properties of the alveolar‐capillary barrier (ACB) in the lung. In this study, we analyse the site‐specific effects of LPS on the ACB and reveal the effects on the individual cell types and the ACB as a functional unit. Monocultures of H441 epithelial cells and co‐cultures of H441 with endothelial cells cultured on Transwells® were treated with LPS from the apical or basolateral compartment. Barrier properties were analysed by the transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), by transport assays, and immunostaining and assessment of tight junctional molecules at protein level. Furthermore, pro‐inflammatory cytokines and immune‐modulatory molecules were evaluated by ELISA and semiquantitative real‐time PCR. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry‐based proteomics (LS‐MS) was used to identify proteins and effector molecules secreted by endothelial cells in response to LPS. In co‐cultures treated with LPS from the basolateral compartment, we noticed a significant reduction of TEER, increased permeability and induction of pro‐inflammatory cytokines. Conversely, apical treatment did not affect the barrier. No changes were noticed in H441 monoculture upon LPS treatment. However, LPS resulted in an increased expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokines such as IL‐6 in OEC and in turn induced the reduction of TEER and an increase in SP‐A expression in H441 monoculture, and H441/OEC co‐cultures after LPS treatment from basolateral compartment. LS‐MS‐based proteomics revealed factors associated with LPS‐mediated lung injury such as ICAM‐1, VCAM‐1, Angiopoietin 2, complement factors and cathepsin S, emphasizing the role of epithelial–endothelial crosstalk in the ACB in ALI/ARDS.
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- Harshavardhan Janga
- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Systematic Proteomics & Bioanalytics, Institut für Experimentelle Medizin, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Schleswig- Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Schleswig- Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Systematic Proteomics & Bioanalytics, Institut für Experimentelle Medizin, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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Liu CL, Santos MM, Fernandes C, Liao M, Iamarene K, Zhang JY, Sukhova GK, Shi GP. Toll-like receptor 7 deficiency protects apolipoprotein E-deficient mice from diet-induced atherosclerosis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:847. [PMID: 28405010 PMCID: PMC5429799 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00977-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) mediates autoantigen and viral RNA-induced cytokine production. Increased TLR7 expression in human atherosclerotic lesions suggests its involvement in atherogenesis. Here we demonstrated TLR7 expression in macrophages, smooth muscle cells (SMCs), and endothelial cells from mouse atherosclerotic lesions. To test a direct participation of TLR7 in atherosclerosis, we crossbred TLR7-deficient (Tlr7 -/-) mice with apolipoprotein E-deficient (Apoe -/-) mice and produced Apoe -/- Tlr7 -/- and Apoe -/- Tlr7 +/+ littermates, followed by feeding them an atherogenic diet to produce atherosclerosis. Compared to Apoe -/- Tlr7 +/+ mice, Apoe -/- Tlr7 -/- mice showed reduced aortic arch and sinus lesion areas. Reduced atherosclerosis in Apoe -/- Tlr7 -/- mice did not affect lesion macrophage-positive area and CD4+ T-cell number per lesion area, but reduced lesion expression of inflammatory markers major histocompatibility complex-class II and IL6, lesion matrix-degrading proteases cathepsin S and matrix metalloproteinase-9, and systemic serum amyloid A levels. TLR7 deficiency also reduced aortic arch SMC loss and lesion intima and media cell apoptosis. However, TLR7 deficiency did not affect aortic wall elastin fragmentation and collagen contents, or plasma lipoproteins. Therefore, TLR7 contributes to atherogenesis in Apoe -/- mice by regulating lesion and systemic inflammation. A TLR7 antagonist may mitigate atherosclerosis.
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- Cong-Lin Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. .,Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Lau A, Singh V, Soualhine H, Hmama Z. Expression of Cathepsin S in BCG converts it into a pro-apoptotic and highly immunogenic strain. Vaccine 2017; 35:2060-2068. [PMID: 28318770 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND BCG vaccine, introduced almost 100years ago, is the only option to prevent TB disease. It effectively protects newborns from meningeal TB but fails to prevent adult pulmonary TB. TB kills 1.3million people annually in areas where BCG vaccination is widely practiced. Thus, more effective TB vaccines are urgently needed. Others and we have shown that BCG mimics features of virulent M. tuberculosis, in particular attenuation of essential macrophage functions such as phagosome maturation and antigen presentation. One of these studies revealed that defect in antigen presentation is largely due to down-regulation of the cysteine protease Cathepsin S (CatS), which prevents MHC II molecule maturation and proper antigen peptide loading. Recent studies also suggested a potential role for cysteine proteases in the regulation of apoptosis, a key cellular process used by the macrophage to (i) contain and process ingested bacteria and (ii) facilitate cross-talk antigen presentation between the macrophage and dendritic cells. METHOD To reverse the phenotype of vaccine-mediated macrophage attenuation, we engineered a novel BCG strain that expresses and secretes active CatS (rBCG-CatS) to examine its pro-apoptotic properties in vitro, and subsequently, immunogenicity in mice. RESULTS Transcriptomic profiling of macrophages infected with rBCG-CatS, but not BCG, revealed upregulation of key pro-apoptotic genes and downregulation of anti-apoptotic genes, which were further confirmed by RT-qPCR analyses of expression of selected genes. Macrophages infected with rBCG-CatS undergo apoptosis as indicated by increased levels of annexin V staining and intracellular caspase-3 cleavage. Consistent with these findings, mice vaccinated with rBCG-CatS showed increased antigen-specific CD4+ T-cell responses, as well as enhanced cytokine production and proliferation in CD4+ upon ex vivo re-stimulation. CONCLUSION Collectively, this study shows that a pro-apoptotic BCG strain alleviates adverse traits of the wild-type strain, resulting in a highly immunogenic TB vaccine.
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- Alice Lau
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3Z6, Canada.
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Rasmussen DGK, Sand JMB, Karsdal MA, Genovese F. Development of a Novel Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Targeting a Neo-Epitope Generated by Cathepsin-Mediated Turnover of Type III Collagen and Its Application in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170023. [PMID: 28076408 PMCID: PMC5226775 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A high level of extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover characterizes several lung diseases with fibrotic features. Type III collagen is one of the most abundant collagens in lung parenchyma, and cathepsins play a role in lung pathology, being responsible for tissue remodeling. In this study, we explore the diagnostic features of neo-epitope fragments of type III collagen generated by cathepsins that could reflect the pathological tissue turnover in patients with different diseases. A novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) measuring cathepsins B, L, S and K -generated type III collagen fragments (C3C) was developed for assessment in serum and plasma. The assay was biologically validated in serum from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Serological levels of C3C were significantly elevated in patients with COPD compared to healthy controls (p = 0.0006). Levels of C3C in serum and heparin plasma of COPD patients had a highly significant correlation (R2 = 0.86, p<0.0001). The data suggests that the C3C fragment is elevated in patients with COPD compared to healthy controls.
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- Daniel Guldager Kring Rasmussen
- Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark
- University of Southern Denmark, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Clinical Research, Odense, Denmark
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Plasma Cathepsin S and Cathepsin S/Cystatin C Ratios Are Potential Biomarkers for COPD. DISEASE MARKERS 2016; 2016:4093870. [PMID: 27994288 PMCID: PMC5138488 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4093870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Purpose. This study aimed to examine whether plasma levels of cathepsin S or its inhibitor, cystatin C, may serve as biomarkers for COPD. Patients and Methods. We measured anthropometrics and performed pulmonary function tests and chest CT scans on 94 patients with COPD and 31 subjects with productive cough but no airflow obstruction (“at risk”; AR). In these subjects and in 52 healthy nonsmokers (NS) and 66 healthy smokers (HS) we measured plasma concentrations of cathepsin S and cystatin C using an ELISA. Data were analyzed using simple and logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic analyses. Results. Cathepsin S and cystatin C plasma levels were significantly higher in the COPD and AR groups than in the NS and HS groups (p < 0.01). Among the COPD patients and AR subjects, plasma cathepsin S levels and cathepsin S/cystatin C ratios, but not cystatin C levels, were negatively related to severe airflow limitation (% FEV1 predicted < 50%; p = 0.005) and severe emphysema as assessed by low attenuation area (LAA) score on chest CT scans (LAA ≥ 8.0; p = 0.001). Conclusion. Plasma cathepsin S and cathepsin S/cystatin C ratios may serve as potential biomarkers for COPD.
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El Jamal SM, Taylor EB, Abd Elmageed ZY, Alamodi AA, Selimovic D, Alkhateeb A, Hannig M, Hassan SY, Santourlidis S, Friedlander PL, Haikel Y, Vijaykumar S, Kandil E, Hassan M. Interferon gamma-induced apoptosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is connected to indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase via mitochondrial and ER stress-associated pathways. Cell Div 2016; 11:11. [PMID: 27486476 PMCID: PMC4969639 DOI: 10.1186/s13008-016-0023-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Tumor response to immunotherapy is the consequence of a concerted crosstalk between cytokines and effector cells. Interferon gamma (IFNγ) is one of the common cytokines coordinating tumor immune response and the associated biological consequences. Although the role of IFNγ in the modulation of tumor immunity has been widely documented, the mechanisms regulating IFNγ-induced cell death, during the course of immune therapy, is not described in detail. Results IFNγ triggered apoptosis of CLS-354 and RPMI 2650 cells, enhanced the protein expression and activation of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), and suppressed the basal expression of heme oxygenase-1(HO-1). Interestingly, IFNγ induced the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) and increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The cytokine also induced the activation of Janus kinase (JAK)/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT)1, apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1), p38, c-jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) and NF-κB pathways and the transcription factors STAT1, interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1), AP-1, ATF-2, NF-κB and p53, and expression of Noxa protein. Furthermore, IFNγ was found to trigger endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress as evidenced by the cleavage of caspase-4 and activation of protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) and inositol-requiring-1α (IRE1α) pathways. Using specific inhibitors, we identified a potential role for IDO as apoptotic mediator in the regulation of IFNγ-induced apoptosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells via Noxa-mediated mitochondrial dysregulation and ER stress. Conclusion In addition to the elucidation of the role of IDO in the modulation of apoptosis, our study provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms of IFNγ-induced apoptosis of HNSCC cells during the course of immune therapy.
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- Siraj M El Jamal
- Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 USA
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- Clinic of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, Saarland University, Kirrberger Str. 100, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany ; Division of Oral Health Science, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Clinic of Dermatology, University Hospital of Aachen, Puwelstrasse 30, Aachen, Germany ; College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Alhofuf, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinic of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, Saarland University, Kirrberger Str. 100, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Clinic of Dermatology, University Hospital of Aachen, Puwelstrasse 30, Aachen, Germany
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- Epigenetics Core Laboratory, Institute of Transplantation Diagnostics and Cell Therapeutics, University Hospital of Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University of Duesseldorf, Mooren Str.5, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Departments of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France ; Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental Faculty, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 USA ; Cancer Institute, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 USA
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- Departments of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 USA ; Clinic of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, Saarland University, Kirrberger Str. 100, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany ; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France ; Cancer Institute, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 USA
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Fujita M, Ouchi H, Ikegame S, Harada E, Matsumoto T, Uchino J, Nakanishi Y, Watanabe K. Critical role of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 in the pathogenesis of pulmonary emphysema in mice. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2016; 11:1705-12. [PMID: 27555760 PMCID: PMC4968668 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s108919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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COPD is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Although tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) has a critical role in the development of COPD, the role of different TNF receptors (TNFRs) in pulmonary emphysema has not been resolved. We aimed to clarify the role of TNFRs in the development of pulmonary emphysema. TNF-α transgenic mice, a murine model of COPD in which the mice spontaneously develop emphysema with a large increase in lung volume and pulmonary hypertension, were crossed with either TNFR1-deficient mice or TNFR2-deficient mice. After 6 months, the gross appearance of the lung, lung histology, and pulmonary and cardiac physiology were determined. In addition, the relationship between apoptosis and emphysema was investigated. Pulmonary emphysema-like changes disappeared with deletion of TNFR1. However, slight improvements were attained with deletion of TNFR2. Apoptotic cells in the interstitium of the lung were observed in TNF-α transgenic mice. The apoptotic signals through TNFR1 appear critical for the pathogenesis of pulmonary emphysema. In contrast, the inflammatory process has a less important role for the development of emphysema.
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- Masaki Fujita
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University
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- Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University
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- Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University
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Hughes CS, Colhoun LM, Bains BK, Kilgour JD, Burden RE, Burrows JF, Lavelle EC, Gilmore BF, Scott CJ. Extracellular cathepsin S and intracellular caspase 1 activation are surrogate biomarkers of particulate-induced lysosomal disruption in macrophages. Part Fibre Toxicol 2016; 13:19. [PMID: 27108091 PMCID: PMC4842290 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-016-0129-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Particulate matter has been shown to stimulate the innate immune system and induce acute inflammation. Therefore, while nanotechnology has the potential to provide therapeutic formulations with improved efficacy, there are concerns such pharmaceutical preparations could induce unwanted inflammatory side effects. Accordingly, we aim to examine the utility of using the proteolytic activity signatures of cysteine proteases, caspase 1 and cathepsin S (CTSS), as biomarkers to assess particulate-induced inflammation. Methods Primary peritoneal macrophages and bone marrow-derived macrophages from C57BL/6 mice and ctss−/− mice were exposed to micro- and nanoparticulates and also the lysosomotropic agent, L-leucyl-L-leucine methyl ester (LLOME). ELISA and immunoblot analyses were used to measure the IL-1β response in cells, generated by lysosomal rupture. Affinity-binding probes (ABPs), which irreversibly bind to the active site thiol of cysteine proteases, were then used to detect active caspase 1 and CTSS following lysosomal rupture. Reporter substrates were also used to quantify the proteolytic activity of these enzymes, as measured by substrate turnover. Results We demonstrate that exposure to silica, alum and polystyrene particulates induces IL-1β release from macrophages, through lysosomal destabilization. IL-1β secretion positively correlated with an increase in the proteolytic activity signatures of intracellular caspase 1 and extracellular CTSS, which were detected using ABPs and reporter substrates. Interestingly IL-1β release was significantly reduced in primary macrophages from ctss−/− mice. Conclusions This study supports the emerging significance of CTSS as a regulator of the innate immune response, highlighting its role in regulating IL-1β release. Crucially, the results demonstrate the utility of intracellular caspase 1 and extracellular CTSS proteolytic activities as surrogate biomarkers of lysosomal rupture and acute inflammation. In the future, activity-based detection of these enzymes may prove useful for the real-time assessment of particle-induced inflammation and toxicity assessment during the development of nanotherapeutics. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12989-016-0129-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Caroline S Hughes
- Molecular Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK
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- Molecular Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Innovative Medicines and Early Development, Drug Safety and Metabolism, Regulatory Safety, AstraZeneca, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4TG, UK
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- Molecular Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Molecular Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Adjuvant Research Group, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- Molecular Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Molecular Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK.
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Strategies for detection and quantification of cysteine cathepsins-evolution from bench to bedside. Biochimie 2016; 122:48-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Withana NP, Garland M, Verdoes M, Ofori LO, Segal E, Bogyo M. Labeling of active proteases in fresh-frozen tissues by topical application of quenched activity-based probes. Nat Protoc 2015; 11:184-91. [PMID: 26716706 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2016.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Active enzymes, such as proteases, often serve as valuable biomarkers for various disease pathologies. Therefore, methods to detect specific enzyme activities in biological samples can provide information to guide disease detection and diagnosis and to increase our understanding of the biological roles of specific enzyme targets. In this protocol, we outline methods for the topical application of fluorescently quenched activity-based probes (qABPs) to fresh-frozen tissue samples. This technique enables rapid imaging of enzyme activity at cellular resolution, and it can be combined with antibody labeling for immunodiagnosis. In this method, fresh-frozen tissue sections are fixed, incubated with the probe and imaged using fluorescence microscopy. This provides an advance over classical immunohistochemistry (IHC) in that it is rapid (4-8 h) and inexpensive, and it provides information on enzyme activity. Furthermore, it can be used with any of the growing number of fluorescent ABPs to provide data for more effective disease monitoring and diagnosis.
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- Nimali P Withana
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.,Department of Chemical Systems and Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Solleti SK, Simon DM, Srisuma S, Arikan MC, Bhattacharya S, Rangasamy T, Bijli KM, Rahman A, Crossno JT, Shapiro SD, Mariani TJ. Airway epithelial cell PPARγ modulates cigarette smoke-induced chemokine expression and emphysema susceptibility in mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2015; 309:L293-304. [PMID: 26024894 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00287.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent, chronic inflammatory lung disease with limited existing therapeutic options. While modulation of peroxisome proliferator-activating receptor (PPAR)-γ activity can modify inflammatory responses in several models of lung injury, the relevance of the PPARG pathway in COPD pathogenesis has not been previously explored. Mice lacking Pparg specifically in airway epithelial cells displayed increased susceptibility to chronic cigarette smoke (CS)-induced emphysema, with excessive macrophage accumulation associated with increased expression of chemokines, Ccl5, Cxcl10, and Cxcl15. Conversely, treatment of mice with a pharmacological PPARγ activator attenuated Cxcl10 and Cxcl15 expression and macrophage accumulation in response to CS. In vitro, CS increased lung epithelial cell chemokine expression in a PPARγ activation-dependent fashion. The ability of PPARγ to regulate CS-induced chemokine expression in vitro was not specifically associated with peroxisome proliferator response element (PPRE)-mediated transactivation activity but was correlated with PPARγ-mediated transrepression of NF-κB activity. Pharmacological or genetic activation of PPARγ activity abrogated CS-dependent induction of NF-κB activity. Regulation of NF-κB activity involved direct PPARγ-NF-κB interaction and PPARγ-mediated effects on IKK activation, IκBα degradation, and nuclear translocation of p65. Our data indicate that PPARG represents a disease-relevant pathophysiological and pharmacological target in COPD. Its activation state likely contributes to NF-κB-dependent, CS-induced chemokine-mediated regulation of inflammatory cell accumulation.
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- Siva Kumar Solleti
- Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Molecular and Personalized Medicine Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Emory-Children's Center Pulmonary, Apnea, Cystic Fibrosis and Sleep Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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- Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Molecular and Personalized Medicine Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York;
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Molecular and Personalized Medicine Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York; Atlanta VA and Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Molecular and Personalized Medicine Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Molecular and Personalized Medicine Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York;
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Sauler M, Leng L, Trentalange M, Haslip M, Shan P, Piecychna M, Zhang Y, Andrews N, Mannam P, Allore H, Fried T, Bucala R, Lee PJ. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor deficiency in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2014; 306:L487-96. [PMID: 24441872 PMCID: PMC3949087 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00284.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains poorly understood. Cellular senescence and apoptosis contribute to the development of COPD; however, crucial regulators of these underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic cytokine that antagonizes both apoptosis and premature senescence and may be important in the pathogenesis of COPD. This study examines the role of MIF in the pathogenesis of COPD. Mice deficient in MIF (Mif(-/-)) or the MIF receptor CD74 (Cd74(-/-)) and wild-type (WT) controls were aged for 6 mo. Both Mif(-/-) and Cd74(-/-) mice developed spontaneous emphysema by 6 mo of age compared with WT mice as measured by lung volume and chord length. This was associated with activation of the senescent pathway markers p53/21 and p16. Following exposure to cigarette smoke, Mif(-/-) mice were more susceptible to the development of COPD and apoptosis compared with WT mice. MIF plasma concentrations were measured in a cohort of 224 human participants. Within a subgroup of older current and former smokers (n = 72), MIF concentrations were significantly lower in those with COPD [8.8, 95%CI (6.7-11.0)] compared with those who did not exhibit COPD [12.7 ng/ml, 95%CI (10.6-14.8)]. Our results suggest that both MIF and the MIF receptor CD74 are required for maintenance of normal alveolar structure in mice and that decreases in MIF are associated with COPD in human subjects.
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- Maor Sauler
- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Yale Univ. School of Medicine, PO Box 208057, 300 Cedar St., New Haven, CT 06520-8057.
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Foronjy RF, Dabo AJ, Taggart CC, Weldon S, Geraghty P. Respiratory syncytial virus infections enhance cigarette smoke induced COPD in mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e90567. [PMID: 24587397 PMCID: PMC3938768 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Respiratory syncytial viral (RSV) infections are a frequent cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, which are a major factor in disease progression and mortality. RSV is able to evade antiviral defenses to persist in the lungs of COPD patients. Though RSV infection has been identified in COPD, its contribution to cigarette smoke-induced airway inflammation and lung tissue destruction has not been established. Here we examine the long-term effects of cigarette smoke exposure, in combination with monthly RSV infections, on pulmonary inflammation, protease production and remodeling in mice. RSV exposures enhanced the influx of macrophages, neutrophils and lymphocytes to the airways of cigarette smoke exposed C57BL/6J mice. This infiltration of cells was most pronounced around the vasculature and bronchial airways. By itself, RSV caused significant airspace enlargement and fibrosis in mice and these effects were accentuated with concomitant smoke exposure. Combined stimulation with both smoke and RSV synergistically induced cytokine (IL-1α, IL-17, IFN-γ, KC, IL-13, CXCL9, RANTES, MIF and GM-CSF) and protease (MMP-2, -8, -12, -13, -16 and cathepsins E, S, W and Z) expression. In addition, RSV exposure caused marked apoptosis within the airways of infected mice, which was augmented by cigarette smoke exposure. RSV and smoke exposure also reduced protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and protein tyrosine phosphates (PTP1B) expression and activity. This is significant as these phosphatases counter smoke-induced inflammation and protease expression. Together, these findings show for the first time that recurrent RSV infection markedly enhances inflammation, apoptosis and tissue destruction in smoke-exposed mice. Indeed, these results indicate that preventing RSV transmission and infection has the potential to significantly impact on COPD severity and progression.
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- Robert F. Foronjy
- St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Brehm A, Geraghty P, Campos M, Garcia-Arcos I, Dabo AJ, Gaffney A, Eden E, Jiang XC, D'Armiento J, Foronjy R. Cathepsin G degradation of phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) augments pulmonary inflammation. FASEB J 2014; 28:2318-31. [PMID: 24532668 DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-246843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) regulates phospholipid transport in the circulation and is highly expressed within the lung epithelium, where it is secreted into the alveolar space. Since PLTP expression is increased in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), this study aimed to determine how PLTP affects lung signaling and inflammation. Despite its increased expression, PLTP activity decreased by 80% in COPD bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) due to serine protease cleavage, primarily by cathepsin G. Likewise, PLTP BALF activity levels decreased by 20 and 40% in smoke-exposed mice and in the media of smoke-treated small airway epithelial (SAE) cells, respectively. To assess how PLTP affected inflammatory responses in a lung injury model, PLTP siRNA or recombinant protein was administered to the lungs of mice prior to LPS challenge. Silencing PLTP at baseline caused a 68% increase in inflammatory cell infiltration, a 120 and 340% increase in ERK and NF-κB activation, and increased MMP-9, IL1β, and IFN-γ levels after LPS treatment by 39, 140, and 190%, respectively. Conversely, PLTP protein administration countered these effects in this model. Thus, these findings establish a novel anti-inflammatory function of PLTP in the lung and suggest that proteolytic cleavage of PLTP by cathepsin G may enhance the injurious inflammatory responses that occur in COPD.
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- 2Department of Medicine, St. Luke's Roosevelt, Mt. Sinai Health System, Antenucci Bldg., 432 West 58th St., Rm. 311, New York, NY 10019, USA.
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Roscioli E, Hamon R, Ruffin RE, Lester S, Zalewski P. Cellular inhibitor of apoptosis-2 is a critical regulator of apoptosis in airway epithelial cells treated with asthma-related inflammatory cytokines. Physiol Rep 2013; 1:e00123. [PMID: 24303189 PMCID: PMC3841053 DOI: 10.1002/phy2.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Revised: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aberrant apoptosis of airway epithelial cells (AECs) is a disease contributing feature in the airways of asthmatics. The proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and interferon γ (IFNγ) are increased in asthma and have been shown to contribute to apoptosis at the airways. In the present study, we investigated the role of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family in primary AECs exposed to TNFα and IFNγ. IAPs are potent regulators of caspase activity elicited by the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathways. However, while caspase-mediated apoptosis was observed in AECs exposed to doxorubicin, it was not observed after cytokine treatment. Instead, AECs exhibited proapoptotic changes evidenced by an increased Bax:Bcl2 transcript ratio and partial processing of procaspase-3. Examination by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western analysis showed that proapoptotic changes were associated with a time- and dose-dependent induction of cellular IAP-2 (cIAP2), potentiated primarily by IFNγ. The abundance of the IAP antagonists X-linked IAP-associated factor 1 (XAF1) and second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases did not change, although a moderate nuclear redistribution was observed for XAF1, which was also observed for cIAP2. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated depletion of cIAP2 from AECs leads to caspase-3 activation and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage, but this required extended cytokine exposure to produce a concomitant decrease in cIAP1 and Bcl2. These results indicate that AECs possess endogenous mechanisms making them highly resistant to apoptosis due to asthma-related inflammatory cytokines, and the activity of cIAP2 plays an important role in this protection.
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- Eugene Roscioli
- Discipline of Medicine, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide Woodville, South Australia, 5011, Australia
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Mimae T, Hagiyama M, Inoue T, Yoneshige A, Kato T, Okada M, Murakami Y, Ito A. Increased ectodomain shedding of lung epithelial cell adhesion molecule 1 as a cause of increased alveolar cell apoptosis in emphysema. Thorax 2013; 69:223-31. [PMID: 24092566 PMCID: PMC3933066 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rationale Alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis and protease/antiprotease imbalance based proteolysis play central roles in the pathogenesis of pulmonary emphysema but molecular mechanisms underlying these two events are not yet clearly understood. Cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1) is a lung epithelial cell adhesion molecule in the immunoglobulin superfamily. It generates two membrane associated C terminal fragments (CTFs), αCTF and βCTF, through protease mediated ectodomain shedding. Objective To explore the hypothesis that more CADM1-CTFs are generated in emphysematous lungs through enhanced ectodomain shedding, and cause increased apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells. Methods and results Western blot analyses revealed that CADM1-CTFs increased in human emphysematous lungs in association with increased ectodomain shedding. Increased apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells in emphysematous lungs was confirmed by terminal nucleotide nick end labelling (TUNEL) assays. NCI-H441 lung epithelial cells expressing mature CADM1 but not CTFs were induced to express αCTF both endogenously (by shedding inducers phorbol ester and trypsin) and exogenously (by transfection). Cell fractionation, immunofluorescence, mitochondrial membrane potentiometric JC-1 dye labelling and TUNEL assays revealed that CADM1-αCTF was localised to mitochondria where it decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and increased cell apoptosis. A mutation in the intracytoplasmic domain abrogated all three abilities of αCTF. Conclusions CADM1 ectodomain shedding appeared to cause alveolar cell apoptosis in emphysematous lungs by producing αCTF that accumulated in mitochondria. These data link proteolysis to apoptosis, which are two landmark events in emphysema.
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- Takahiro Mimae
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, , Hiroshima, Japan
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Fuchs TC, Mally A, Wool A, Beiman M, Hewitt P. An Exploratory Evaluation of the Utility of Transcriptional and Urinary Kidney Injury Biomarkers for the Prediction of Aristolochic Acid–Induced Renal Injury in Male Rats. Vet Pathol 2013; 51:680-94. [DOI: 10.1177/0300985813498779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The predictive value of different urinary and transcriptional biomarkers was evaluated in a proof-of-principle toxicology study in rats using aristolochic acid (AA), a known nephrotoxic agent. Male Wistar rats were orally dosed with 0.1, 1, or 10 mg/kg for 12 days. Urine was collected on days 1, 5, and 12 over 24 hours. Gene expression analysis was also conducted using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Illumina whole-genome chips. Protein biomarkers (Kim-1, Timp-1, vascular endothelial growth factor, osteopontin, clusterin, cystatin C, calbindin D-28K, β2-microglobulin, α–glutathione S-transferase, GSTY1b, RPA-1, and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin) were measured in these urine samples. Treatment with AA resulted in a slight dose- and/or time-dependent increase in urinary β2-microglobulin, lipocalin 2, and osteopontin before an increase in serum creatinine or serum urea nitrogen was observed. A strong decrease in urinary calbindin D-28K was also detected. The Compugen Ltd. prediction model scored both the 1- and 10-mg/kg AA dose groups as positive for nephrotoxicity despite the absence of renal histopathological changes. In addition, several previously described transcriptional biomarkers were identified as early predictors of renal toxicity as they were detected before morphological alterations had occurred. Altogether, these findings demonstrated the predictive values of renal biomarkers approved by the Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency, and Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Agency in AA-induced renal injury in rats and confirmed the utility of renal transcriptional biomarkers for detecting progression of compound-induced renal injury in rats. In addition, several transcriptional biomarkers identified in this exploratory study could present early predictors of renal tubular epithelium injury in rats.
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- T. C. Fuchs
- Merck Serono, Non-Clinical Safety, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Toxicology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Compugen Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Merck Serono, Non-Clinical Safety, Darmstadt, Germany
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Role of cathepsin B in dengue virus-mediated apoptosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 438:20-5. [PMID: 23867824 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dengue virus (DENV) infection is one of the most important mosquito-borne viral diseases, which is endemic in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. Patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) generally present hemorrhagic tendencies, plasma leakage, thrombocytopenia, and hemoconcentration. Hepatic dysfunction is also a crucial feature of DENV infection. Hepatic biopsy specimens obtained from fatal cases of DENV infection show cellular apoptosis, which apparently relate to the pathogenesis. Cathepsins, which are cysteine proteases inside the lysosome, were previously reported to be up-regulated in patients with DHF. However, their functions during DENV infection have not been thoroughly investigated. We show for the first time that DENV induces lysosomal membrane permeabilization. The resulting cytosolic cathepsin B and S contributed to apoptosis via caspase activation. The activity of caspase 3 was significantly reduced in DENV-infected HepG2 cells treatedwith cathepsin B or S inhibitors. Treatment with cathepsin B inhibitor also reduced the activity of caspase 9, suggesting that cathepsin B activates both caspase-9 and caspase-3. Reduced cathepsin B expression, effected by RNA interference, mimicked pharmacological inhibition of the enzyme and confirmed the contribution of cathepsin B to apoptotic events induced by DENV in HepG2 cells.
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Wu YF, Tang JB. Apoptosis in adhesions and the adhesion-tendon gliding interface: relationship to adhesion-tendon gliding mechanics. J Hand Surg Am 2013; 38:1071-8. [PMID: 23660197 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Revised: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Adhesion formation is closely related to tendon-gliding function. We aimed to investigate apoptosis (programmed cell death) in adhesions and tendons and study its relationship to the mechanics of adhesions and healing tendons. METHODS The flexor digitorum profundus tendons of 30 long toes in 15 chickens were completely transected and repaired surgically. At postoperative weeks 4, 6, and 8, tendon-gliding excursions were tested and adhesion scores were recorded. Tendons and surrounding adhesions were then harvested for analysis of apoptosis using in situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP (deoxyuridine triphosphate) nick end labeling assay. Three-dimensional image reconstruction was used to provide an overall view of cellular distribution in tendons and adhesions. Finally, we analyzed the correlation between the apoptotic index measured at the adhesions and the gliding excursions. Ten uninjured tendons served as normal controls. RESULTS Apoptosis was found to be a dominant cellular event in the adhesion tissues at both the adhesion-tendon gliding interface and the adhesion core. The apoptotic index in the adhesions was generally above 20% to 50%. The apoptotic index was significantly higher in the adhesions than in the junction region of the cut tendon ends at weeks 4, 6, and 8. A higher apoptotic index in the adhesions significantly correlated to lower tendon excursions at week 6. CONCLUSIONS Apoptosis in adhesions and at the adhesion-tendon interface is a prominent event in the tendon-healing process. The tendons exhibiting a lower tendon-gliding amplitude, meaning more severe adhesions, tended to have a greater apoptotic index in their adhesions during a certain period of the tendon-remodeling process. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Apoptosis in the adhesions and at the adhesion-tendon interface may contribute remarkably to the fate of adhesions and the restoration of the tendon gliding surface, which may be closely related to the tendon function.
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- Ya Fang Wu
- Hand Surgery Research Center, Department of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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Numerous epidemiological studies have consistently linked the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to the development of lung cancer, independently of cigarette smoking dosage. The mechanistic explanation for this remains poorly understood. Progress towards uncovering this link has been hampered by the heterogeneous nature of the two disorders: each is characterized by multiple sub-phenotypes of disease. In this Review, I discuss the nature of the link between the two diseases and consider specific mechanisms that operate in both COPD and lung cancer, some of which might represent either chemopreventive or chemotherapeutic targets.
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- A McGarry Houghton
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.
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Cero FT, Hillestad V, Løberg EM, Christensen G, Larsen KO, Skjønsberg OH. IL-18 and IL-12 synergy induces matrix degrading enzymes in the lung. Exp Lung Res 2012; 38:406-19. [DOI: 10.3109/01902148.2012.716903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Qin Y, Cao X, Guo J, Zhang Y, Pan L, Zhang H, Li H, Tang C, Du J, Shi GP. Deficiency of cathepsin S attenuates angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm formation in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Cardiovasc Res 2012; 96:401-10. [PMID: 22871592 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is characterized by extensive aortic wall matrix degradation that contributes to the remodelling and eventual rupture of the arterial wall. Elastinolytic cathepsin S (Cat S) is highly expressed in human aneurysmal lesions, but whether it contributes to the pathogenesis of AAA remains unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS AAAs were induced in apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and Cat S compound mutant (Apoe(-/-)Ctss(-/-)) mice and in ApoE-deficient Cat S wild-type littermates (Apoe(-/-)Ctss(+/+)) by chronic angiotensin II infusion, and AAA lesions were analysed after 28 days. We found that Cat S expression increased significantly in mouse AAA lesions. The AAA incidence in Apoe(-/-)Ctss(-/-) mice was much lower than that in Apoe(-/-)Ctss(+/+) mice (10 vs. 80%). Cat S deficiency significantly reduced external and luminal abdominal aortic diameters, medial elastin fragmentation, and adventitia collagen content. Cat S deficiency reduced aortic lesion expression and the activity of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, and Cat K, but not the activity of other major cathepsins, such as Cat B and Cat L. Absence of Cat S significantly reduced AAA lesion media smooth muscle cell (SMC) apoptosis, lesion adventitia microvessel content, and inflammatory cell accumulation and proliferation. In vitro studies proved that Cat S helps promote SMC apoptosis, angiogenesis, monocyte and T-cell transmigration, and T-cell proliferation--all of which are essential to AAA pathogenesis. CONCLUSIONS These data provide direct evidence that Cat S plays an important role in AAA formation and suggest that Cat S is a new therapeutic target for human AAA.
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- Yanwen Qin
- The Key Laboratory of Remodeling-related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing 100029, China
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Tuder RM, Petrache I. Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Clin Invest 2012; 122:2749-55. [PMID: 22850885 DOI: 10.1172/jci60324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The current epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has produced a worldwide health care burden, approaching that imposed by transmittable infectious diseases. COPD is a multidimensional disease, with varied intermediate and clinical phenotypes. This Review discusses the pathogenesis of COPD, with particular focus on emphysema, based on the concept that pulmonary injury involves stages of initiation (by exposure to cigarette smoke, pollutants, and infectious agents), progression, and consolidation. Tissue damage entails complex interactions among oxidative stress, inflammation, extracellular matrix proteolysis, and apoptotic and autophagic cell death. Lung damage by cigarette smoke ultimately leads to self-propagating processes, resulting in macromolecular and structural alterations - features similar to those seen in aging.
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- Rubin M Tuder
- Program in Translational Lung Research, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA.
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Kang MJ, Choi JM, Kim BH, Lee CM, Cho WK, Choe G, Kim DH, Lee CG, Elias JA. IL-18 induces emphysema and airway and vascular remodeling via IFN-γ, IL-17A, and IL-13. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012; 185:1205-17. [PMID: 22383501 PMCID: PMC3373071 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201108-1545oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 02/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation, alveolar destruction, and airway and vascular remodeling. However, the mechanisms that lead to these diverse alterations have not been defined. OBJECTIVES We hypothesized that IL-18 plays a central role in the pathogenesis of these lesions. METHODS We generated and characterized lung-specific, inducible IL-18 transgenic mice. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Here we demonstrate that the expression of IL-18 in the mature murine lung induces inflammation that is associated with the accumulation of CD4(+), CD8(+), CD19(+), and NK1.1(+) cells; emphysema; mucus metaplasia; airway fibrosis; vascular remodeling; and right ventricle cardiac hypertrophy. We also demonstrate that IL-18 induces type 1, type 2, and type 17 cytokines with IFN-γ-inhibiting macrophage, lymphocyte, and eosinophil accumulation while stimulating alveolar destruction and genes associated with cell cytotoxicity and IL-13 and IL-17A inducing mucus metaplasia, airway fibrosis, and vascular remodeling. We also highlight interactions between these responses with IL-18 inducing IL-13 via an IL-17A-dependent mechanism and the type 1 and type17/type 2 responses counterregulating each another. CONCLUSIONS These studies define the spectrum of inflammatory, parenchymal, airway, and vascular alterations that are induced by pulmonary IL-18; highlight the similarities between these responses and the lesions in COPD; and define the selective roles that type 1, type 2, and type 17 responses play in the generation of IL-18-induced pathologies.
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- Min-Jong Kang
- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Life Science, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, and
- Hanyang Biomedical Research Institute, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Life Science, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, and
- Hanyang Biomedical Research Institute, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Pan L, Li Y, Jia L, Qin Y, Qi G, Cheng J, Qi Y, Li H, Du J. Cathepsin S deficiency results in abnormal accumulation of autophagosomes in macrophages and enhances Ang II-induced cardiac inflammation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35315. [PMID: 22558139 PMCID: PMC3340377 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cathepsin S (Cat S) is overexpressed in human atherosclerotic and aneurysmal tissues and may contributes to degradation of extracellular matrix, especially elastin, in inflammatory diseases. We aimed to define the role of Cat S in cardiac inflammation and fibrosis induced by angiotensin II (Ang II) in mice. METHODS AND RESULTS Cat S-knockout (Cat S(-/-)) and littermate wild-type (WT) C57BL/6J mice were infused continuously with Ang II (750 ng/kg/min) or saline for 7 days. Cat S(-/-) mice showed severe cardiac fibrosis, including elevated expression of collagen I and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), as compared with WT mice. Moreover, macrophage infiltration and expression of inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor α, transforming growth factor β and interleukin 1β) were significantly greater in Cat S(-/-) than WT hearts. These Ang II-induced effects in Cat S(-/-) mouse hearts was associated with abnormal accumulation of autophagosomes and reduced clearance of damaged mitochondria, which led to increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) in macrophages. CONCLUSION Cat S in lysosomes is essential for mitophagy processing in macrophages, deficiency in Cat S can increase damaged mitochondria and elevate ROS levels and NF-κB activity in hypertensive mice, so it regulates cardiac inflammation and fibrosis.
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- Lili Pan
- Beijing An Zhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Beijing An Zhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Beijing An Zhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Beijing An Zhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Beijing An Zhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Beijing An Zhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Beijing An Zhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing An Zhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
- The Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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Ruwanpura SM, McLeod L, Miller A, Jones J, Vlahos R, Ramm G, Longano A, Bardin PG, Bozinovski S, Anderson GP, Jenkins BJ. Deregulated Stat3 signaling dissociates pulmonary inflammation from emphysema in gp130 mutant mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2012; 302:L627-39. [DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00285.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Interleukin (IL)-6 is a potent immunomodulatory cytokine that is associated with emphysema, a major component of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). IL-6 signaling via the gp130 coreceptor is coupled to multiple signaling pathways, especially the latent transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat)3. However, the pathological role of endogenous gp130-dependent Stat3 activation in emphysema is ill defined. To elucidate the role of the IL-6/gp130/Stat3 signaling axis in the cellular and molecular pathogenesis of emphysema, we employed a genetic complementation strategy using emphysematous gp130F/F mice displaying hyperactivation of endogenous Stat3 that were interbred with mice to impede Stat3 activity. Resected human lung tissue from patients with COPD and COPD-free individuals was also evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Genetic reduction of Stat3 hyperactivity in gp130F/F: Stat3 −/+ mice prevented lung inflammation and excessive protease activity; however, emphysema still developed. In support of these findings, Stat3 activation levels in human lung tissue correlated with the extent of pulmonary inflammation but not airflow obstruction in COPD. Furthermore, COPD lung tissue displayed increased levels of IL-6 and apoptotic alveolar cells, supporting our previous observation that increased endogenous IL-6 expression in the lungs of gp130F/F mice contributes to emphysema by promoting alveolar cell apoptosis. Collectively, our data suggest that IL-6 promotes emphysema via upregulation of Stat3-independent apoptosis, whereas IL-6 induction of lung inflammation occurs via Stat3. We propose that while discrete targeting of Stat3 may alleviate pulmonary inflammation, global targeting of IL-6 potentially represents a therapeutically advantageous approach to combat COPD phenotypes where emphysema predominates.
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- Saleela M. Ruwanpura
- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton
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- Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Parkville
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- Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Parkville
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Micro Imaging, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University; and
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Parkville
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- Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Parkville
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton
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The maintenance of the alveolar structure is required throughout life. To accomplish this goal, alveolar cells, including endothelial, epithelial, and fibroblastic cells, provide key molecules with broad survival and antiapoptotic effects. These complex interactions are disrupted by cigarette smoke, leading to emphysema. Smoke imposes an environmental stress to the lung with the activation of "sensor-like" molecular signaling. Activation of RTP801, leading to mTOR inhibition, is paradigmatic of these responses. The accumulation of cellular damage, with the generation of endogenous mediators of inflammation, may proceed toward an aging phenotype. These alterations may impose significant challenges to cell-based regenerative or pharmacological therapies.
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