The role of autophagy in the overexpression of MUC5AC in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
The role of autophagy in the overexpression of MUC5AC in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
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自噬在慢性鼻-鼻窦炎患者MUC5AC过表达中的作用
DOI:
10.1016/j.intimp.2019.03.028
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
Luo Qing
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作者:
Ye Yu;Zhao Junmei;Ye Jing;Jiang Xiaoyue;Liu Haitao;Xie Yanhua;Zhang Jian;Luo Qing
BackgroundAutophagy is a lysosomal degradation pathway that protects the body and is essential for cell survival and differentiation. Mucins (MUCs) are important components of secreted mucus, mucin (MUC)5 AC is the major MUC secreted in the normal airway.ObjectiveInvestigated the role of autophagy in pathogenic mucin (MUC)5 AC production during chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).MethodsThe expression of human neutrophil elastase (HNE) and the autophagic proteins microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain (LC)3B-II, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), c-Jun, and MUC5AC were analyzed in the sinonasal mucosa and human nasal epithelial cells (HNECs) using immunohistochemistry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Autophagic vacuoles were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Primary HNECs were treated with HNE, bafilomycin A1, and SP600125. In some experiments, cultured primary HNECs were transfected with small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to target Beclin-1 (BECN1; BECN1-siRNA), autophagy-related gene 5 (Atg5; Atg5-siRNA), and c-Jun (c-Jun-siRNA). Cultured cells were analyzed using western blotting, qRT-PCR, and ELISA.ResultsIn CRS patients, both with and without nasal polyps, the expression levels of HNE, LC3B, JNK, c-Jun, and MUC5AC were upregulated. Bafilomycin A1 upregulated LC3B-II expression and inhibited MUC secretion in HNE-treated normal primary HNECs. Autophagosomes were observed in HNE-treated primary HNECs using TEM. HNE-induced secretion of MUC5AC was suppressed in normal primary HNECs by BECN1-siRNA, Atg5-siRNA, c-Jun-siRNA, and SP600125.ConclusionsIn HNE-induced CRS, autophagy increases the secretion of MUC5AC by promoting the phosphorylation of JNK and c-Jun.