PM2.5 Aggravated OVA-Induced Epithelial Tight Junction Disruption Through Fas Associated via Death Domain-Dependent Apoptosis in Asthmatic Mice

Xiang He,1,2,* Lei Zhang,1,2,* Lingjuan Hu,1,3,* Shengbin Liu,1,2 Anying Xiong,1,2 Junyi Wang,1,2 Ying Xiong,4 Guoping Li1,2 1Laboratory of Allergy and Precision Medicine, Chengdu Institute of Respiratory Health, The Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:930cce5b52bd4881a426d42e9ae0aea12021-11-21T19:08:51ZPM2.5 Aggravated OVA-Induced Epithelial Tight Junction Disruption Through Fas Associated via Death Domain-Dependent Apoptosis in Asthmatic Mice1178-6965https://doaj.org/article/930cce5b52bd4881a426d42e9ae0aea12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/pm25-aggravated-ova-induced-epithelial-tight-junction-disruption-throu-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JAAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-6965Xiang He,1,2,* Lei Zhang,1,2,* Lingjuan Hu,1,3,* Shengbin Liu,1,2 Anying Xiong,1,2 Junyi Wang,1,2 Ying Xiong,4 Guoping Li1,2 1Laboratory of Allergy and Precision Medicine, Chengdu Institute of Respiratory Health, The Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chengdu Third People’s Hospital Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Affiliated Hospital of ChongQing Medical University, Chengdu, 610031, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Disease, Renshou County People’s Hospital, Renshou, 620550, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sichuan Friendship Hospital, Chengdu, 610000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guoping Li; Ying Xiong Email lzlgp@163.com; ly65110@126.comBackground: Exposure to air pollutants cause exacerbation of asthma, but the experimental evidence and the mechanisms still need to be collected and addressed.Methods: Asthma model was constructed by ovalbumin (OVA) combined with or without airborne fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) exposure. Lung sections were stained by hematoxylin-eosin staining (H&E) and Masson’s trichrome. RNA-seq and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was performed to identify the key pathway. TdT mediated dUTP Nick End Labeling (TUNEL) assay, real-time qPCR, Western blot, immunofluorescence and lentivirus transfection were applied for mechanism discovery.Results: In this study, we found PM2.5 aggravated airway inflammation in OVA-induced asthmatic mice. RNA-seq analysis also showed that epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) was enhanced in OVA-induced mice exposed to PM2.5 compared with that in OVA-induced mice. In the meantime, we observed that apoptosis was significantly increased in asthmatic mice exposed to PM2.5 by using GSEA analysis, which was validated by TUNEL assay. By using bioinformatic analysis, Fas associated via death domain (FADD), a new actor in innate immunity and inflammation, was identified to be related to apoptosis, EMT and tight junction. Furthermore, we found that the transcript and protein levels of tight junction markers, E-cadherin, zonula occludens (ZO)-1 and Occludin, were decreased after PM2.5 exposure in vivo and in vitro by using RT-qPCR and immunofluorescence, with the increased expression of FADD. Moreover, down-regulation of FADD attenuated PM2.5-induced apoptosis and tight junction disruption in human airway epithelial cells.Conclusion: Taken together, we demonstrated that PM2.5 aggravated epithelial tight junction disruption through apoptosis mediated by up-regulation of FADD in OVA-induced model.Keywords: asthma, epithelial tight junction disruption, PM2.5, FADD, apoptosisHe XZhang LHu LLiu SXiong AWang JXiong YLi GDove Medical Pressarticleasthmaepithelial tight junction disruptionpm2.5faddapoptosisImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607ENJournal of Asthma and Allergy, Vol Volume 14, Pp 1411-1423 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic asthma
epithelial tight junction disruption
pm2.5
fadd
apoptosis
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
spellingShingle asthma
epithelial tight junction disruption
pm2.5
fadd
apoptosis
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
He X
Zhang L
Hu L
Liu S
Xiong A
Wang J
Xiong Y
Li G
PM2.5 Aggravated OVA-Induced Epithelial Tight Junction Disruption Through Fas Associated via Death Domain-Dependent Apoptosis in Asthmatic Mice
description Xiang He,1,2,* Lei Zhang,1,2,* Lingjuan Hu,1,3,* Shengbin Liu,1,2 Anying Xiong,1,2 Junyi Wang,1,2 Ying Xiong,4 Guoping Li1,2 1Laboratory of Allergy and Precision Medicine, Chengdu Institute of Respiratory Health, The Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chengdu Third People’s Hospital Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Affiliated Hospital of ChongQing Medical University, Chengdu, 610031, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Disease, Renshou County People’s Hospital, Renshou, 620550, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sichuan Friendship Hospital, Chengdu, 610000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guoping Li; Ying Xiong Email lzlgp@163.com; ly65110@126.comBackground: Exposure to air pollutants cause exacerbation of asthma, but the experimental evidence and the mechanisms still need to be collected and addressed.Methods: Asthma model was constructed by ovalbumin (OVA) combined with or without airborne fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) exposure. Lung sections were stained by hematoxylin-eosin staining (H&E) and Masson’s trichrome. RNA-seq and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was performed to identify the key pathway. TdT mediated dUTP Nick End Labeling (TUNEL) assay, real-time qPCR, Western blot, immunofluorescence and lentivirus transfection were applied for mechanism discovery.Results: In this study, we found PM2.5 aggravated airway inflammation in OVA-induced asthmatic mice. RNA-seq analysis also showed that epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) was enhanced in OVA-induced mice exposed to PM2.5 compared with that in OVA-induced mice. In the meantime, we observed that apoptosis was significantly increased in asthmatic mice exposed to PM2.5 by using GSEA analysis, which was validated by TUNEL assay. By using bioinformatic analysis, Fas associated via death domain (FADD), a new actor in innate immunity and inflammation, was identified to be related to apoptosis, EMT and tight junction. Furthermore, we found that the transcript and protein levels of tight junction markers, E-cadherin, zonula occludens (ZO)-1 and Occludin, were decreased after PM2.5 exposure in vivo and in vitro by using RT-qPCR and immunofluorescence, with the increased expression of FADD. Moreover, down-regulation of FADD attenuated PM2.5-induced apoptosis and tight junction disruption in human airway epithelial cells.Conclusion: Taken together, we demonstrated that PM2.5 aggravated epithelial tight junction disruption through apoptosis mediated by up-regulation of FADD in OVA-induced model.Keywords: asthma, epithelial tight junction disruption, PM2.5, FADD, apoptosis
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author He X
Zhang L
Hu L
Liu S
Xiong A
Wang J
Xiong Y
Li G
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Zhang L
Hu L
Liu S
Xiong A
Wang J
Xiong Y
Li G
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title PM2.5 Aggravated OVA-Induced Epithelial Tight Junction Disruption Through Fas Associated via Death Domain-Dependent Apoptosis in Asthmatic Mice
title_short PM2.5 Aggravated OVA-Induced Epithelial Tight Junction Disruption Through Fas Associated via Death Domain-Dependent Apoptosis in Asthmatic Mice
title_full PM2.5 Aggravated OVA-Induced Epithelial Tight Junction Disruption Through Fas Associated via Death Domain-Dependent Apoptosis in Asthmatic Mice
title_fullStr PM2.5 Aggravated OVA-Induced Epithelial Tight Junction Disruption Through Fas Associated via Death Domain-Dependent Apoptosis in Asthmatic Mice
title_full_unstemmed PM2.5 Aggravated OVA-Induced Epithelial Tight Junction Disruption Through Fas Associated via Death Domain-Dependent Apoptosis in Asthmatic Mice
title_sort pm2.5 aggravated ova-induced epithelial tight junction disruption through fas associated via death domain-dependent apoptosis in asthmatic mice
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/930cce5b52bd4881a426d42e9ae0aea1
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