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Murphy MP, Hunt D, Herron M, McDonnell J, Alshuhoumi R, McGarvey LP, Fabré A, O'Brien H, McCarthy C, Martin SL, McElvaney NG, Reeves EP. Neutrophil-Derived Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase Activity Contributes to Pulmonary Emphysema by Enhancing Elastin Degradation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2024; 213:75-85. [PMID: 38758115 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), inflammation gives rise to protease-mediated degradation of the key extracellular matrix protein, elastin, which causes irreversible loss of pulmonary function. Intervention against proteolysis has met with limited success in COPD, due in part to our incomplete understanding of the mechanisms that underlie disease pathogenesis. Peptidyl arginine deiminase (PAD) enzymes are a known modifier of proteolytic susceptibility, but their involvement in COPD in the lungs of affected individuals is underexplored. In this study, we showed that enzyme isotypes PAD2 and PAD4 are present in primary granules of neutrophils and that cells from people with COPD release increased levels of PADs when compared with neutrophils of healthy control subjects. By examining bronchoalveolar lavage and lung tissue samples of patients with COPD or matched smoking and nonsmoking counterparts with normal lung function, we reveal that COPD presents with markedly increased airway concentrations of PADs. Ex vivo, we established citrullinated elastin in the peripheral airways of people with COPD, and in vitro, elastin citrullination significantly enhanced its proteolytic degradation by serine and matrix metalloproteinases, including neutrophil elastase and matrix metalloprotease-12, respectively. These results provide a mechanism by which neutrophil-released PADs affect lung function decline, indicating promise for the future development of PAD-based therapeutics for preserving lung function in patients with COPD.
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- Mark P Murphy
- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Pulmonary Clinical Science, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Centre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital; Belfast Health Social Care Trust, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Department of Histopathology, St. Vincent's University Hospital and Department of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland
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- Biomolecular Sciences Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Pulmonary Clinical Science, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Manzor M, Koutsogiannaki S, DiBlasi M, Schaefers M, Priebe G, Yuki K. Cystic Fibrosis Mice Are Highly Susceptible to Repeated Acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia after Intranasal Inoculation. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 2024:4769779. [PMID: 38347907 PMCID: PMC10861279 DOI: 10.1155/2024/4769779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) that controls chloride current. A number of different CFTR transgenic mouse lines have been developed and subjected to both acute and chronic infection models. However, prior studies showed no substantial differences in bacterial clearance between CF and non-CF mice after single inoculations. Here, using F508del transgenic CF mice, we examined the role of repeated acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection, with the second inoculation 7 days after the first. We found that CF mice were more susceptible to PA infection than non-CF mice following the second inoculation, with non-CF mice showing better neutrophil recruitment and effector functions. We further investigated the characteristics of lung immune cells using single-cell RNA sequencing, finding that non-CF lung neutrophils had more prominent upregulation of adhesion molecules including intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) compared to CF lung neutrophils. Although people with CF are often colonized with bacteria and have high numbers of neutrophils in the airways during chronic infection, these data suggest that CF neutrophils have deficient effector functions in the setting of repeated acute infection.
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- Mariel Manzor
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Critical Care Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Critical Care Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Critical Care Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
- Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, USA
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Patel S, Nugent K. Neutrophil bactericidal activity and host defenses in cystic fibrosis: a narrative review. J Thorac Dis 2023; 15:5773-5783. [PMID: 37969285 PMCID: PMC10636459 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-23-846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Background and Objective Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disorder that affects the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Without properly functioning CFTR channels, chloride does not exit respiratory epithelial cells, and consequently the mucus lining the surface of the cells becomes thick. This viscous mucus accumulates and causes abnormal function of the mucociliary apparatus, which can lead to bacterial colonization, infections with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), and eventually lung damage. Recent studies have shown that the increased susceptibility to respiratory infections in CF patients may also be due to defects in neutrophil function, but the exact mechanism is uncertain. Methods The PubMed database was searched on February 10, 2023 and again on July 23, 2023 to compile a comprehensive list of clinical and experimental studies to evaluate neutrophil function in CF. The first search included a combination of MeSH terms: "cystic fibrosis" and "neutrophils/physiology". A separate second search included a combination of the MeSH terms: "neutrophils" and "cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator". Key Content and Findings Neutrophils from patients with CF have decreased transfer of chloride into phagolysosomes after bacterial ingestion and have dysregulated degranulation. This reduces the production of toxic oxidative radicals, especially hypochlorous acid (HOCl), and reduces bactericidal activity. CFTR potentiators correct the dysregulated degranulation in patients with CF and increased neutrophil killing activity. A reduced concentration of chloride in in vitro assays also reduces neutrophil killing activity; these observations are relevant to the reduced chloride concentrations in respiratory secretions in patients with CF. Conclusions This literature review summarizes studies that demonstrate that an important defect in CF neutrophils lies in the oxygen-dependent pathway in phagolysosomes and studies with ivacaftor demonstrate that this drug corrects CF neutrophil function. These studies demonstrate the potential utility of using easily available neutrophils to study drug effects in CF patients.
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- Shruti Patel
- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Fantone KM, Goldberg JB, Stecenko AA, Rada B. Sputum from People with Cystic Fibrosis Reduces the Killing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Neutrophils and Diminishes Phagosomal Production of Reactive Oxygen Species. Pathogens 2023; 12:1148. [PMID: 37764956 PMCID: PMC10538153 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12091148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) airway disease is characterized by chronic polymicrobial infections and an infiltration of neutrophils (PMNs). Staphylococcus aureus has been the most prevalent respiratory pathogen in CF. In particular, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) represents a huge clinical burden in CF due to its association with lung disease and increased resistance to antibiotics. In CF, PMNs are unable to kill and clear MRSA. The reason for this remains largely unknown. Our study found that CF PMNs are as equally capable of killing MRSA as healthy PMNs. We show that the CF sputum, however, significantly impairs the ability of human PMNs to kill CF MRSA isolates. In the absence of CF sputum, PMNs kill MRSA via intracellular mechanisms mediated by phagocytosis, rather than extracellular mechanisms via NET formation. CF sputum does not affect the phagocytosis of MRSA via healthy or CF PMNs. Our results demonstrate that CF sputum exposure impairs phagosomal levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in MRSA-phagocytosing PMNs. While phagosomal co-localizations of MRSA with primary granule markers, myeloperoxidase and cathepsin D, were significantly reduced upon CF sputum exposure, that of a third azurophilic granule marker, neutrophil elastase, remained unaffected. This suggests that CF sputum does not compromise the fusion of primary granules with phagosomes but diminishes phagosomal ROS levels via another, likely more specific, mechanism. Overall, we identified the airway environment as an important factor that restricts neutrophils' oxidative microbicidal activities in CF against MRSA. These results deliver new details of the complex host-pathogen interactions present in the CF lung.
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- Kayla M. Fantone
- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- Division of Pulmonology, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis and Sleep, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30602, USA; (J.B.G.); (A.A.S.)
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- Division of Pulmonology, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis and Sleep, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30602, USA; (J.B.G.); (A.A.S.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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Lepissier A, Bonnel AS, Wizla N, Weiss L, Mittaine M, Bessaci K, Kerem E, Houdouin V, Reix P, Marguet C, Sermet-Gaudelus I. Moving the Dial on Airway Inflammation in Response to Trikafta in Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2023; 207:792-795. [PMID: 36599047 PMCID: PMC10037474 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202210-1938le] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Hôpital André Mignot, Le Chesnay, France
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- Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
- UMR 5558 CNRS Equipe EMET Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- CHU de Rouen, Rouen, France
- UMR 1311, Université de Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1151, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France
- Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- European Respiratory Network-Lung, Frankfurt, Germany
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Lenhart-Pendergrass PM, Malcolm KC, Wheeler E, Rysavy NM, Poch K, Caceres S, Calhoun KM, Martiniano SL, Nick JA. Deficient Complement Opsonization Impairs Mycobacterium avium Killing by Neutrophils in Cystic Fibrosis. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0327922. [PMID: 36651756 PMCID: PMC9927418 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03279-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), including Mycobacterium avium, are clinically important pathogens in cystic fibrosis (CF). The innate immune response to M. avium remains incompletely understood. We evaluated the role of complement opsonization in neutrophil-mediated killing of M. avium. Killing assays were performed using neutrophils from healthy donors (HDs) and persons with CF (pwCF). Clinical isolates of M. avium were opsonized with plasma from HDs or pwCF, which was intact or heat-treated to inactivate complement. HD neutrophils had killing activity against M. avium opsonized with intact HD plasma and killing was significantly reduced when M. avium was opsonized with heat-inactivated HD plasma. When opsonized with HD plasma, CF neutrophils had killing activity against M. avium that was not different than HD neutrophils. When opsonized with intact plasma from pwCF, HD neutrophil killing of M. avium was significantly reduced. Opsonization of M. avium with C3-depleted serum or IgM-depleted plasma resulted in significantly reduced killing. Plasma C3 levels were elevated in pwCF with NTM infection compared to pwCF without NTM infection. These studies demonstrate that human neutrophils efficiently kill M. avium when opsonized in the presence of plasma factors from HD that include C3 and IgM. Killing efficiency is significantly lower when the bacteria are opsonized with plasma from pwCF. This indicates a novel role for opsonization in neutrophil killing of M. avium and a deficiency in complement opsonization as a mechanism of impaired M. avium killing in CF. IMPORTANCE Mycobacterium avium is a member of a group of bacterial species termed nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that cause lung disease in certain populations, including persons with cystic fibrosis (CF). NTM infections are challenging to diagnose and can be even more difficult to treat. This study investigated how the immune system responds to M. avium infection in CF. We found that neutrophils, the most abundant immune cell in the lungs in CF, can effectively kill M. avium in individuals both with and without CF. Another component of the immune response called the complement system is also required for this process. Levels of complement proteins are altered in persons with CF who have a history of NTM compared to those without a history of NTM infection. These results add to our understanding of how the immune system responds to M. avium, which can help pave the way toward better diagnostic and treatment strategies.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Gao F, Niu Y, Sun L, Li W, Xia H, Zhang Y, Geng S, Guo Z, Lin H, Du G. Integrating network pharmacology and transcriptomic validation to investigate the efficacy and mechanism of Mufangji decoction preventing lung cancer. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 298:115573. [PMID: 35917893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Mufangji decoction (MFJD), a famous traditional Chinese medicine formula in Synopsis of Golden Chamber (Jingui yaolue), has been utilized to treat cough and asthma and release chest pain over 2000 years in China. Chinese old herbalist doctor use MFJD to treat lung cancer and cancerous pleural fluid, but the preventive effect of MFJD on lung cancer and the underlying mechanism are indefinite. AIM OF THE STUDY The goal of this study is to explore the efficacy and mechanism of Mufangji decoction preventing lung cancer referring to the traditional use. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tumor allograft experiment and host versus tumor experiment were used to observe the direct anti-tumor effect and indirect anti-tumor immune effect, the mouse lung carcinogenic model was used to evaluate the dose-response and the preventive effect of MFJD on lung cancer. The active ingredients of MFJD were obtained by UPLC-MS/MS. The potential targets of MFJD were screened by network pharmacology and transcriptomics. The therapeutic targets and pathways of MFJD on lung cancer were obtained by protein-protein interaction, molecular docking and David database. The predicted results were verified in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS MFJD could significantly prevent tumor growth in host versus tumor experiment but could not in tumor allograft experiment, indicating an anti-tumor immune effect against lung cancer. MFJD could reduce lung nodules with a dose-response in mouse lung carcinogenic model. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) was selected as the core target due to the highest degree value in Protein-Protein interaction network and had potently binding activity to sinomenine and dehydrocostus lactone in molecular docking. In vivo, MPO-expressed neutrophils are negatively correlated with lung cancer progression and MFJD could promote the neutrophil-related immune surveillance. In vitro, sinomenine and dehydrocostus lactone could promote neutrophil phagocytosis, MPO and ROS production in a dose dependent manner. The major compounds from MFJD were identified to regulate 36 targets for lung cancer prevention by UPLC-MS/MS, network pharmacology and transcriptomics. David database exhibited that MFJD plays an important role in immunoregulation by modulating 4 immune-related biological processes and 3 immune-related pathways. CONCLUSIONS MFJD prevents lung cancer by mainly promoting MPO expression to maintain neutrophil immune surveillance, its key compounds are sinomenine and dehydrocostus lactone.
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- Fan Gao
- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of High Value Utilization to Natural Medical Resource in Yellow River Basin, Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Jinming District, Kaifeng, Henan Province, 475004, China.
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of High Value Utilization to Natural Medical Resource in Yellow River Basin, Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Jinming District, Kaifeng, Henan Province, 475004, China.
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of High Value Utilization to Natural Medical Resource in Yellow River Basin, Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Jinming District, Kaifeng, Henan Province, 475004, China.
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of High Value Utilization to Natural Medical Resource in Yellow River Basin, Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Jinming District, Kaifeng, Henan Province, 475004, China.
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of High Value Utilization to Natural Medical Resource in Yellow River Basin, Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Jinming District, Kaifeng, Henan Province, 475004, China.
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of High Value Utilization to Natural Medical Resource in Yellow River Basin, Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Jinming District, Kaifeng, Henan Province, 475004, China.
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- School of Pharmacy and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Industry Technology, Xinzheng, Henan Province, 451150, China.
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of High Value Utilization to Natural Medical Resource in Yellow River Basin, Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Jinming District, Kaifeng, Henan Province, 475004, China.
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of High Value Utilization to Natural Medical Resource in Yellow River Basin, Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Jinming District, Kaifeng, Henan Province, 475004, China.
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of High Value Utilization to Natural Medical Resource in Yellow River Basin, Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Jinming District, Kaifeng, Henan Province, 475004, China; School of Pharmacy and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Industry Technology, Xinzheng, Henan Province, 451150, China.
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Martin C, Dhôte T, Ladjemi MZ, Andrieu M, Many S, Karunanithy V, Pène F, Da Silva J, Burgel PR, Witko-Sarsat V. Specific circulating neutrophils subsets are present in clinically stable adults with cystic fibrosis and are further modulated by pulmonary exacerbations. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1012310. [PMID: 36248793 PMCID: PMC9560797 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1012310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The progressive lung destruction in cystic fibrosis (CF) is tightly associated with chronic bacterial infection and neutrophil-dominated airway inflammation. CF pulmonary disease is complicated by episodes of acute exacerbations, contributing to irreversible lung damage. We hypothesized that circulating subsets of neutrophils from clinically stable adults with CF present some phenotypic specificities that could amplify their activation during an infectious episode. The aim of the present study was to examine the different neutrophil subsets in whole blood and in the low density neutrophils (LDN) that co-purify with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in clinically stable adults with CF and in CF adults during pulmonary exacerbations compared to healthy donors. Blood samples were obtained from 22 adults with CF (16 in stable state and 6 during pulmonary exacerbations) and from 20 healthy donors. Flow cytometry analysis of 13 different markers related to lineage (CD45, CD15), maturity (CD16, CD10, and CD33), activation (CD62L, CD11b, CD66b, and CD114), metabolism (GLUT-1, LOX1) and immunosuppression (PD1, PD-L1) was carried out within whole blood and within the LDN fraction. Unsupervised analysis of flow cytometry data was performed using visual t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (vi-tSNE). A significant increase in the CD11b expression in neutrophils from CF patients during exacerbations was observed compared to neutrophils from stable CF patients or to healthy donors, indicative of a circulating activation state due to an infectious status. The percentage of LDN was not increased in stable CF patients but increased during exacerbations. Analysis of neutrophil subsets using the double CD16/CD62L labeling revealed a significant increase in the CD16high/CD62Llow subset in all CF patients compared to healthy donors. In contrast, an increase in the CD16low/CD62Lhigh subset was observed only in CF patients during exacerbations. Unsupervised analysis identified a PD-L1high/CD114high population that was present in stable CF patients and as well as in CF patients during exacerbations.
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- Clémence Martin
- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR8104, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
- Service de Pneumologie & Centre de Référence Maladies Rares Mucoviscidose, site coordonnateur, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris-Centre & Université de Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR8104, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
- Service de Pneumologie & Centre de Référence Maladies Rares Mucoviscidose, site coordonnateur, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris-Centre & Université de Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR8104, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
- Service de Médecine intensive & Réanimation, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris-Centre & Université de Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR8104, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR8104, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR8104, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR8104, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
- Service de Médecine intensive & Réanimation, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris-Centre & Université de Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie & Centre de Référence Maladies Rares Mucoviscidose, site coordonnateur, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris-Centre & Université de Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR8104, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
- Service de Pneumologie & Centre de Référence Maladies Rares Mucoviscidose, site coordonnateur, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris-Centre & Université de Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR8104, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Véronique Witko-Sarsat,
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Wang G, Nauseef WM. Neutrophil dysfunction in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis. Blood 2022; 139:2622-2631. [PMID: 35213685 PMCID: PMC9053701 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021014699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) figure prominently in host defense against infection and in noninfectious inflammation. Mobilized early in an inflammatory response, PMNs mediate immediate cellular defense against microbes and orchestrate events that culminate in cessation of inflammation and restoration of homeostasis. Failure to terminate the inflammatory response and its causes can fuel exuberant inflammation characteristic of many human diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF), an autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator. CF affects multiple end organs, with persistent bacterial infection and chronic neutrophilic inflammation in airways predominating the clinical picture. To match the diverse microbial challenges that they may encounter, PMNs possess a variety of antimicrobial systems to slow or kill invading microorganisms confined in their phagosomes. Prominent among PMN defense systems is their ability to generate hypochlorous acid, a potent microbicide, by reacting oxidants generated by the NADPH oxidase with myeloperoxidase (MPO) released from azurophilic granules in the presence of chloride (Cl-). Products of the MPO-H2O2-Cl system oxidize susceptible biomolecules and support robust antimicrobial action against many, but not all, potential human pathogens. Underscoring that the MPO-H2O2-Cl system is integral to optimal host defense and proper regulation of inflammation, individuals with defects in any component of this system, as seen in chronic granulomatous disease or MPO deficiency, incur increased rates or severity of infection and signs of dysregulated inflammatory responses. We focus attention in this review on the molecular basis for and the clinical consequences of defects in the MPO-H2O2-Cl system because of the compromised Cl transport seen in CF. We will discuss first how the MPO-H2O2-Cl system in healthy PMNs participates in host defense and resolution of inflammation and then review how a defective MPO-H2O2-Cl system contributes to the increased susceptibility to infection and dysregulated inflammation associated with the clinical manifestations of CF.
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- Guoshun Wang
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, and
- Department of Genetics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
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- Inflammation Program, Department of Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, IA
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The Effect of CFTR Modulators on Airway Infection in Cystic Fibrosis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073513. [PMID: 35408875 PMCID: PMC8998472 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The advent of Cystic fibrosis transmembrane receptor (CFTR) modulators in 2012 was a critical event in the history of cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment. Unlike traditional therapies that target downstream effects of CFTR dysfunction, CFTR modulators aim to correct the underlying defect at the protein level. These genotype-specific therapies are now available for an increasing number of CF patients, transforming the way we view the condition from a life-limiting disease to one that can be effectively managed. Several studies have demonstrated the vast improvement CFTR modulators have on normalization of sweat chloride, CFTR function, clinical endpoints, and frequency of pulmonary exacerbation. However, their impact on other aspects of the disease, such as pathogenic burden and airway infection, remain under explored. Frequent airway infections as a result of increased susceptibility and impaired innate immune response are a serious problem within CF, often leading to accelerated decline in lung function and disease progression. Current evidence suggests that CFTR modulators are unable to eradicate pathogenic organisms in those with already established lung disease. However, this may not be the case for those with relatively low levels of disease progression and conserved microbial diversity, such as young patients. Furthermore, it remains unknown whether the restorative effects exerted by CFTR modulators extend to immune cells, such as phagocytes, which have the potential to modulate the response of people with CF (pwCF) to infection. Throughout this review, we look at the potential impact of CFTR modulators on airway infection in CF and their ability to shape impaired pulmonary defences to pathogens.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022; 1386:347-369. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08491-1_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hawkins P, McEnery T, Gabillard-Lefort C, Bergin DA, Alfawaz B, Shutchaidat V, Meleady P, Henry M, Coleman O, Murphy M, McElvaney NG, Reeves EP. In vitro and in vivo modulation of NADPH oxidase activity and reactive oxygen species production in human neutrophils by α 1-antitrypsin. ERJ Open Res 2021; 7:00234-2021. [PMID: 34881324 PMCID: PMC8645872 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00234-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress from innate immune cells is a driving mechanism that underlies COPD pathogenesis. Individuals with α-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency (AATD) have a dramatically increased risk of developing COPD. To understand this further, the aim of this study was to investigate whether AATD presents with altered neutrophil NADPH oxidase activation, due to the specific lack of plasma AAT. Experiments were performed using circulating neutrophils isolated from healthy controls and individuals with AATD. Superoxide anion (O2−) production was determined from the rate of reduction of cytochrome c. Quantification of membrane NADPH oxidase subunits was performed by mass spectrometry and Western blot analysis. The clinical significance of our in vitro findings was assessed in patients with AATD and severe COPD receiving intravenous AAT replacement therapy. In vitro, AAT significantly inhibited O2− production by stimulated neutrophils and suppressed receptor stimulation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 phosphorylation. In addition, AAT reduced plasma membrane translocation of cytosolic phox components of the NADPH oxidase. Ex vivo, AATD neutrophils demonstrated increased plasma membrane-associated p67phox and p47phox and significantly increased O2− production. The described variance in phox protein membrane assembly was resolved post-AAT augmentation therapy in vivo, the effects of which significantly reduced AATD neutrophil O2− production to that of healthy control cells. These results expand our knowledge on the mechanism of neutrophil-driven airways disease associated with AATD. Therapeutic AAT augmentation modified neutrophil NADPH oxidase assembly and reactive oxygen species production, with implications for clinical use in conditions in which oxidative stress plays a pathogenic role. Circulating neutrophils in COPD due to α1-antitrypsin deficiency illustrate increased NADPH oxidase assembly and reactive oxygen species production, a defect corrected by α1-antitrypsin augmentation therapyhttps://bit.ly/38NNTzM
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- Padraig Hawkins
- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,These authors contributed equally
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- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,These authors contributed equally
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Lukasiak A, Zajac M. The Distribution and Role of the CFTR Protein in the Intracellular Compartments. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11110804. [PMID: 34832033 PMCID: PMC8618639 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11110804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease that mainly affects secretory organs in humans. It is caused by mutations in the gene encoding CFTR with the most common phenylalanine deletion at position 508. CFTR is an anion channel mainly conducting Cl− across the apical membranes of many different epithelial cells, the impairment of which causes dysregulation of epithelial fluid secretion and thickening of the mucus. This, in turn, leads to the dysfunction of organs such as the lungs, pancreas, kidney and liver. The CFTR protein is mainly localized in the plasma membrane; however, there is a growing body of evidence that it is also present in the intracellular organelles such as the endosomes, lysosomes, phagosomes and mitochondria. Dysfunction of the CFTR protein affects not only the ion transport across the epithelial tissues, but also has an impact on the proper functioning of the intracellular compartments. The review aims to provide a summary of the present state of knowledge regarding CFTR localization and function in intracellular compartments, the physiological role of this localization and the consequences of protein dysfunction at cellular, epithelial and organ levels. An in-depth understanding of intracellular processes involved in CFTR impairment may reveal novel opportunities in pharmacological agents of cystic fibrosis.
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Hawkins P, Sya J, Hup NK, Murphy MP, McElvaney NG, Reeves EP. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Augmentation Inhibits Proteolysis of Neutrophil Membrane Voltage-Gated Proton Channel-1 in Alpha-1 Deficient Individuals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 57:medicina57080814. [PMID: 34441020 PMCID: PMC8398194 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57080814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Alpha-1 antitrypsin is a serine protease inhibitor that demonstrates an array of immunomodulatory functions. Individuals with the genetic condition of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) are at increased risk of early onset emphysematous lung disease. This lung disease is partly driven by neutrophil mediated lung destruction in an environment of low AAT. As peripheral neutrophil hyper-responsiveness in AATD leads to excessive degranulation and increased migration to the airways, we examined the expression of the membrane voltage-gated proton channel-1 (HVCN1), which is integrally linked to neutrophil function. The objectives of this study were to evaluate altered HVCN1 in AATD neutrophils, serine protease-dependent degradation of HVCN1, and to investigate the ability of serum AAT to control HVCN1 expression. Materials and Methods: Circulating neutrophils were purified from AATD patients (n = 20), AATD patients receiving AAT augmentation therapy (n = 3) and healthy controls (n = 20). HVCN1 neutrophil expression was assessed by flow cytometry and Western blot analysis. Neutrophil membrane bound elastase was measured by fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Results: In this study we demonstrated that HVCN1 protein is under-expressed in AATD neutrophils (p = 0.02), suggesting a link between reduced HVCN1 expression and AAT deficiency. We have demonstrated that HVCN1 undergoes significant proteolytic degradation in activated neutrophils (p < 0.0001), primarily due to neutrophil elastase activity (p = 0.0004). In addition, the treatment of AATD individuals with AAT augmentation therapy increased neutrophil plasma membrane HVCN1 expression (p = 0.01). Conclusions: Our results demonstrate reduced levels of HVCN1 in peripheral blood neutrophils that may influence the neutrophil-dominated immune response in the AATD airways and highlights the role of antiprotease treatment and specifically AAT augmentation therapy in protecting neutrophil membrane expression of HVCN1.
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