Decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium

Rationale: Damage to airway epitheliumis followed by deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) and migration of adjacent epithelial cells. We have shown that epithelial cells from children with asthma fail to heal a wound in vitro. Objectives: To determine whether dysregulated ECM production by the e...

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Main Authors: Kicic, Anthony, Hallstrand, T.S., Sutanto, E.N., Stevens, P.T., Kobor, M.S., Taplin, C., Paré, P.D., Beyer, R.P., Stick, S.M., Knight, D.A.
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author Kicic, Anthony
Hallstrand, T.S.
Sutanto, E.N.
Stevens, P.T.
Kobor, M.S.
Taplin, C.
Paré, P.D.
Beyer, R.P.
Stick, S.M.
Knight, D.A.
author_facet Kicic, Anthony
Hallstrand, T.S.
Sutanto, E.N.
Stevens, P.T.
Kobor, M.S.
Taplin, C.
Paré, P.D.
Beyer, R.P.
Stick, S.M.
Knight, D.A.
author_sort Kicic, Anthony
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description Rationale: Damage to airway epitheliumis followed by deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) and migration of adjacent epithelial cells. We have shown that epithelial cells from children with asthma fail to heal a wound in vitro. Objectives: To determine whether dysregulated ECM production by the epithelium plays a role in aberrant repair in asthma. Methods: Airway epithelial cells (AEC) from children with asthma (n = 36), healthy atopic control subjects (n = 23), and healthy nonatopic control subjects (n = 53) were investigated by microarray, gene expression and silencing, transcript regulation analysis, and ability to close mechanical wounds. Measurements and Main Results: Time to repair a mechanical wound in vitro by AEC from healthy and atopic children was not significantly different and both were faster than AEC from children with asthma. Microarray analysis revealed differential expression of multiple gene sets associated with repair and remodeling in asthmatic AEC. Fibronectin (FN) was the only ECM component whose expression was significantly lower in asthmatic AEC. Expression differences were verified by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and ELISA, and reduced FN expression persisted in asthmatic cells over passage. Silencing of FN expression in nonasthmatic AEC inhibited wound repair, whereas addition of FN to asthmatic AEC restored reparative capacity. Asthmatic AEC failed to synthesize FN in response to wounding or cytokine/growth factor stimulation. Exposure to 5′, 2′ deoxyazacytidine had no effect on FN expression and subsequent analysis of the FN promoter did not show evidence of DNA methylation. Conclusions: These data show that the reduced capacity of asthmatic epithelial cells to secrete FN is an important contributor to the dysregulated AEC repair observed in these cells.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-768182019-11-12T06:14:59Z Decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium Kicic, Anthony Hallstrand, T.S. Sutanto, E.N. Stevens, P.T. Kobor, M.S. Taplin, C. Paré, P.D. Beyer, R.P. Stick, S.M. Knight, D.A. Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Critical Care Medicine Respiratory System General & Internal Medicine fibronectin asthma epithelium wound repair inflammation OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE GROWTH-FACTOR RECEPTOR GENE-EXPRESSION AIRWAY EPITHELIUM INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS BRONCHIAL EPITHELIUM IN-VIVO CELL-PROLIFERATION ALLERGEN CHALLENGE PEDIATRIC-AIRWAY Rationale: Damage to airway epitheliumis followed by deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) and migration of adjacent epithelial cells. We have shown that epithelial cells from children with asthma fail to heal a wound in vitro. Objectives: To determine whether dysregulated ECM production by the epithelium plays a role in aberrant repair in asthma. Methods: Airway epithelial cells (AEC) from children with asthma (n = 36), healthy atopic control subjects (n = 23), and healthy nonatopic control subjects (n = 53) were investigated by microarray, gene expression and silencing, transcript regulation analysis, and ability to close mechanical wounds. Measurements and Main Results: Time to repair a mechanical wound in vitro by AEC from healthy and atopic children was not significantly different and both were faster than AEC from children with asthma. Microarray analysis revealed differential expression of multiple gene sets associated with repair and remodeling in asthmatic AEC. Fibronectin (FN) was the only ECM component whose expression was significantly lower in asthmatic AEC. Expression differences were verified by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and ELISA, and reduced FN expression persisted in asthmatic cells over passage. Silencing of FN expression in nonasthmatic AEC inhibited wound repair, whereas addition of FN to asthmatic AEC restored reparative capacity. Asthmatic AEC failed to synthesize FN in response to wounding or cytokine/growth factor stimulation. Exposure to 5′, 2′ deoxyazacytidine had no effect on FN expression and subsequent analysis of the FN promoter did not show evidence of DNA methylation. Conclusions: These data show that the reduced capacity of asthmatic epithelial cells to secrete FN is an important contributor to the dysregulated AEC repair observed in these cells. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76818 10.1164/rccm.200907-1071OC English AMER THORACIC SOC restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Critical Care Medicine
Respiratory System
General & Internal Medicine
fibronectin
asthma
epithelium
wound repair
inflammation
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE
GROWTH-FACTOR RECEPTOR
GENE-EXPRESSION
AIRWAY EPITHELIUM
INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS
BRONCHIAL EPITHELIUM
IN-VIVO
CELL-PROLIFERATION
ALLERGEN CHALLENGE
PEDIATRIC-AIRWAY
Kicic, Anthony
Hallstrand, T.S.
Sutanto, E.N.
Stevens, P.T.
Kobor, M.S.
Taplin, C.
Paré, P.D.
Beyer, R.P.
Stick, S.M.
Knight, D.A.
Decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium
title Decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium
title_full Decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium
title_fullStr Decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium
title_full_unstemmed Decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium
title_short Decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium
title_sort decreased fibronectin production significantly contributes to dysregulated repair of asthmatic epithelium
topic Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Critical Care Medicine
Respiratory System
General & Internal Medicine
fibronectin
asthma
epithelium
wound repair
inflammation
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE
GROWTH-FACTOR RECEPTOR
GENE-EXPRESSION
AIRWAY EPITHELIUM
INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS
BRONCHIAL EPITHELIUM
IN-VIVO
CELL-PROLIFERATION
ALLERGEN CHALLENGE
PEDIATRIC-AIRWAY
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76818