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Qin, Lu Yue, Junqing Guo, Mingzhou Zhang, Cong Fang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Shengding Bai, Wenxue Liu, Xiansheng Xie, MinLangue
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The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology; The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
Category
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research
Year
2023
listing date
10/16/2023
Keywords
sputum induced ers asthma bronchial production remodeling mucus airway expressions epithelial epithelium asthmaticAbstract
PURPOSE: Although estrogen receptors (ERs) signal pathways are involved in the pathogenesis and development of asthma, their expressions and effects remain controversial.
This study aimed to investigate the expressions of ERα and ERβ as well as their mechanisms in airway remodeling and mucus production in asthma.
METHODS: The expressions of ERα and ERβ in the airway epithelial cells of bronchial biopsies and induced sputum cells were examined by immunohistochemistry.
The associations of ERs expressions with airway inflammation and remodeling were evaluated in asthmatic patients.
In vitro, the regulations of ERs expressions in human bronchial epithelial cell lines were examined using western blot analysis.
The epidermal growth factor (EGF)-mediated ligand-independent activation of ERα and its effect on epithelial-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs) were investigated in asthmatic epithelial cells by western blot, immunofluorescent staining, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.
RESULTS: ERα and ERβ were expressed on both bronchial epithelial cells and induced sputum cells, and the expressions showed no sex difference.
Compared to controls, male asthmatic patients had higher levels of ERα on the bronchial epithelium, and there were cell-specific expressions of ERα and ERβ in induced sputum.
The expression of ERα in the airway epithelium was inversely correlated to forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) % and FEV1/forced vital capacity.
Severe asthmatic patients had significantly greater levels of ERα in the airway epithelium than mild-moderate patients.
ERα level was positively correlated with the thickness of the subepithelial basement membrane and airway epithelium.
In vitro, co-stimulation of interleukin (IL)-4 and EGF increased the expression of ERα and promoted its nuclear translocation.
EGF activated the phosphorylation of ERα via extracellular signal-regulated kinase and c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathways.
ERα knockdown alleviated EGF-mediated EMTs and mucus production in airway epithelial cells of asthma.
CONCLUSIONS: ERα contributes to asthmatic airway remodeling and mucus production through the EGF-mediated ligand-independent pathway.
Qin, Lu,Yue, Junqing,Guo, Mingzhou,Zhang, Cong,Fang, Xiaoyu,Zhang, Shengding,Bai, Wenxue,Liu, Xiansheng,Xie, Min, 2023, Estrogen Receptor-α Exacerbates EGF-Inducing Airway Remodeling and Mucus Production in Bronchial Epithelium of Asthmatics, The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology; The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
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