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Published in: Respiratory Research 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research

Proteases and oxidant stress control organic dust induction of inflammatory gene expression in lung epithelial cells

Authors: Kartiga Natarajan, Koteswara R. Gottipati, Kiflu Berhane, Buka Samten, Usha Pendurthi, Vijay Boggaram

Published in: Respiratory Research | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Background

Persistant inflammatory responses to infectious agents and other components in organic dust underlie lung injury and development of respiratory diseases. Organic dust components responsible for eliciting inflammation and the mechanisms by which they cause lung inflammation are not fully understood. We studied the mechanisms by which protease activities in poultry dust extracts and intracellular oxidant stress induce inflammatory gene expression in A549 and Beas2B lung epithelial cells.

Methods

The effects of dust extracts on inflammatory gene expression were analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), enzyme linked immunosorbent (ELISA) and western blot assays. Oxidant stress was probed by dihydroethidium (DHE) labeling, and immunostaining for 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE). Effects on interleukin-8 (IL-8) promoter regulation were determined by transient transfection assay.

Results

Dust extracts contained trypsin and elastase activities, and activated protease activated receptor (PAR)-1 and -2. Serine protease inhibitors and PAR-1 or PAR-2 knockdown suppressed inflammatory gene induction. Dust extract induction of IL-8 gene expression was associated with increased DHE-fluorescence and 4-HNE staining, and antioxidants suppressed inflammatory gene induction. Protease inhibitors and antioxidants suppressed protein kinase C and NF-κB activation and induction of IL-8 promoter activity in cells exposed to dust extract.

Conclusions

Our studies demonstrate that proteases and intracellular oxidants control organic dust induction of inflammatory gene expression in lung epithelial cells. Targeting proteases and oxidant stress may serve as novel approaches for the treatment of organic dust induced lung diseases. This is the first report on the involvement of oxidant stress in the induction of inflammatory gene expression by organic dust.
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Metadata
Title
Proteases and oxidant stress control organic dust induction of inflammatory gene expression in lung epithelial cells
Authors
Kartiga Natarajan
Koteswara R. Gottipati
Kiflu Berhane
Buka Samten
Usha Pendurthi
Vijay Boggaram
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Respiratory Research / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1465-993X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-016-0455-z

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