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Published in: Respiratory Research 1/2022

Open Access 01-12-2022 | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | Research

Identification of targetable kinases in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Authors: Hisao Higo, Kadoaki Ohashi, Shuta Tomida, Sachi Okawa, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Satoru Senoo, Go Makimoto, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Takamasa Nakasuka, Kazuya Nishii, Akihiko Taniguchi, Toshio Kubo, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Nobuaki Miyahara, Yoshinobu Maeda, Shinichi Toyooka, Katsuyuki Kiura

Published in: Respiratory Research | Issue 1/2022

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Abstract

Background

Tyrosine kinase activation plays an important role in the progression of pulmonary fibrosis. In this study, we analyzed the expression of 612 kinase-coding and cancer-related genes using next-generation sequencing to identify potential therapeutic targets for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Methods

Thirteen samples from five patients with IPF (Cases 1–5) and eight samples from four patients without IPF (control) were included in this study. Six of the thirteen samples were obtained from different lung segments of a single patient who underwent bilateral pneumonectomy. Gene expression analysis of IPF lung tissue samples (n = 13) and control samples (n = 8) was performed using SureSelect RNA Human Kinome Kit. The expression of the selected genes was further confirmed at the protein level by immunohistochemistry (IHC).

Results

Gene expression analysis revealed a correlation between the gene expression signatures and the degree of fibrosis, as assessed by Ashcroft score. In addition, the expression analysis indicated a stronger heterogeneity among the IPF lung samples than among the control lung samples. In the integrated analysis of the 21 samples, DCLK1 and STK33 were found to be upregulated in IPF lung samples compared to control lung samples. However, the top most upregulated genes were distinct in individual cases. DCLK1, PDK4, and ERBB4 were upregulated in IPF case 1, whereas STK33, PIM2, and SYK were upregulated in IPF case 2. IHC revealed that these proteins were expressed in the epithelial layer of the fibrotic lesions.

Conclusions

We performed a comprehensive kinase expression analysis to explore the potential therapeutic targets for IPF. We found that DCLK1 and STK33 may serve as potential candidate targets for molecular targeted therapy of IPF. In addition, PDK4, ERBB4, PIM2, and SYK might also serve as personalized therapeutic targets of IPF. Additional large-scale studies are warranted to develop personalized therapies for patients with IPF.
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Metadata
Title
Identification of targetable kinases in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Authors
Hisao Higo
Kadoaki Ohashi
Shuta Tomida
Sachi Okawa
Hiromasa Yamamoto
Seiichiro Sugimoto
Satoru Senoo
Go Makimoto
Kiichiro Ninomiya
Takamasa Nakasuka
Kazuya Nishii
Akihiko Taniguchi
Toshio Kubo
Eiki Ichihara
Katsuyuki Hotta
Nobuaki Miyahara
Yoshinobu Maeda
Shinichi Toyooka
Katsuyuki Kiura
Publication date
01-12-2022
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Respiratory Research / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1465-993X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-01940-y

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