UPR modulation of host immunity by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis

Autor: Brahmchetna Bedi, Nicholas M. Maurice, C. Michael Hart, Arlene A. Stecenko, Joanna B. Goldberg, Kuo Chuan Lin, Ruxana T. Sadikot, Kaiser M. Bijli, Zhihong Yuan, Michael Koval
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Clin Sci (Lond)
ISSN: 1470-8736
0143-5221
Popis: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive multi organ autosomal recessive disease with devastating impact on the lungs caused by derangements of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Morbidity and mortality in CF are largely caused by lung complications due to the triad of impaired mucociliary clearance, microbial infections and chronic inflammation. P. aeruginosa is a main respiratory pathogen in individuals with CF infecting most patients in later stages. Despite its recognized clinical impact, the molecular mechanisms that underlie P. aeruginosa pathogenesis and the host response to P. aeruginosa infection remain incompletely understood. The nuclear hormone receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) an important modulator of inflammation and host defense, has shown to be reduced in CF airways. In this study we sought to investigate the upstream mechanisms repressing PPARγ expression and its impact on airway epithelial host defense. Endoplasmic Reticulum-stress (ER-stress) triggered unfolded protein response (UPR) activated by misfolded CFTR and P. aeruginosa infection contributed to attenuated expression of PPARγ. Specifically, the PERK signaling pathway lead to the enhanced expression of the CCAAT-enhancer-binding-protein homologous protein (CHOP). CHOP induction led to the repression of PPARγ expression. Mechanistically, we show that CHOP induction mediated PPARγ attenuation, impacted the innate immune function of normal, ΔF508 primary airway epithelial as well as bronchial epithelial cells by reducing expression of anti-microbial peptide (AMP) and paraoxanse-2 (PON-2), as well as enhancing IL-8 expression. Furthermore, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production (mt-ROS) and ER stress positive feedforward loop also dysregulated mitochondrial bioenergetics. Additionally, our findings implicate that PPARγ agonist pioglitazone (PIO) has beneficial effect on the host at the multicellular level ranging from host defense to mitochondrial re-energization.
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