{"title":"Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells: Bring a Glimmer of Hope for Patients with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.","authors":"Heng Du, Heng-Jia Liu","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0266ED","DOIUrl":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0266ED","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":" ","pages":"503-504"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568476/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141625714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Role for γδ T Cells in Protection Against Severe Melioidosis.","authors":"Daniel Hoft","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0363ED","DOIUrl":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0363ED","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":" ","pages":"507-508"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568471/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141999293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allen Duong, Aaron Wong, Rayoun Ramendra, David Sebben, Sajad Moshkelgosha, Sonya MacParland, Mingyao Liu, Stephen Juvet, Tereza Martinu
{"title":"A Rapid Human Lung Tissue Dissociation Protocol Maximizing Cell Yield and Minimizing Cellular Stress.","authors":"Allen Duong, Aaron Wong, Rayoun Ramendra, David Sebben, Sajad Moshkelgosha, Sonya MacParland, Mingyao Liu, Stephen Juvet, Tereza Martinu","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.2023-0343MA","DOIUrl":"10.1165/rcmb.2023-0343MA","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The human lung is a complex organ that comprises diverse populations of epithelial, mesenchymal, vascular, and immune cells, which gains even greater complexity during disease states. To effectively study the lung at a single-cell level, a dissociation protocol that achieves the highest yield of viable cells of interest with minimal dissociation-associated protein or transcription changes is key. Here, we detail a rapid collagenase-based dissociation protocol (Col-Short) that provides a high-yield single-cell suspension that is suitable for a variety of downstream applications. Diseased human lung explants were obtained and dissociated through the Col-Short protocol and compared with four other dissociation protocols. Resulting single-cell suspensions were then assessed with flow cytometry, differential staining, and quantitative real-time PCR to identify major hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cell populations, as well as their activation states. We observed that the Col-Short protocol provides the greatest number of cells per gram of lung tissue, with no reduction in viability when compared with previously described dissociation protocols. Col-Short had no observable surface protein marker cleavage as well as lower expression of protein activation markers and stress-related transcripts compared with four other protocols. The Col-Short dissociation protocol can be used as a rapid strategy to generate single cells for respiratory cell biology research.</p>","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":" ","pages":"509-518"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141496881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eric D Morrell, Sarah E Holton, Alice Wiedeman, Susanna Kosamo, Mallorie A Mitchem, Victoria Dmyterko, Zoie Franklin, Ashley Garay, Ian B Stanaway, Ted Liu, Neha A Sathe, F Linzee Mabrey, Renee D Stapleton, Uma Malhotra, Cate Speake, Jessica A Hamerman, Sudhakar Pipavath, Laura Evans, Pavan K Bhatraju, S Alice Long, Mark M Wurfel, Carmen Mikacenic
{"title":"PD-L1 and PD-1 Are Associated with Clinical Outcomes and Alveolar Immune Cell Activation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.","authors":"Eric D Morrell, Sarah E Holton, Alice Wiedeman, Susanna Kosamo, Mallorie A Mitchem, Victoria Dmyterko, Zoie Franklin, Ashley Garay, Ian B Stanaway, Ted Liu, Neha A Sathe, F Linzee Mabrey, Renee D Stapleton, Uma Malhotra, Cate Speake, Jessica A Hamerman, Sudhakar Pipavath, Laura Evans, Pavan K Bhatraju, S Alice Long, Mark M Wurfel, Carmen Mikacenic","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0201OC","DOIUrl":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0201OC","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The relationship between the PD-L1 (Programmed Death-Ligand 1)/PD-1 pathway, lung inflammation, and clinical outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is poorly understood. We sought to determine whether PD-L1/PD-1 in the lung or blood is associated with ARDS and associated severity. We measured soluble PD-L1 (sPD-L1) in plasma and lower respiratory tract samples (ARDS1 [<i>n</i> = 59] and ARDS2 [<i>n</i> = 78]) or plasma samples alone (ARDS3 [<i>n</i> = 149]) collected from subjects with ARDS and tested for associations with mortality using multiple regression. We used mass cytometry to measure PD-L1/PD-1 expression and intracellular cytokine staining in cells isolated from BAL fluid (<i>n</i> = 18) and blood (<i>n</i> = 16) from critically ill subjects with or without ARDS enrolled from a fourth cohort. Higher plasma concentrations of sPD-L1 were associated with mortality in ARDS1, ARDS2, and ARDS3. In contrast, higher concentrations of sPD-L1 in the lung were either not associated with mortality (ARDS2) or were associated with survival (ARDS1). Alveolar PD-1<sup>POS</sup> T cells had more intracellular cytokine staining than PD-1<sup>NEG</sup> T cells. Subjects without ARDS had a higher ratio of PD-L1<sup>POS</sup> alveolar macrophages to PD-1<sup>POS</sup> T cells than subjects with ARDS. We conclude that sPD-L1 may have divergent cellular sources and/or functions in the alveolar versus blood compartments, given distinct associations with mortality. Alveolar leukocyte subsets defined by PD-L1 or PD-1 cell-surface expression have distinct cytokine secretion profiles, and the relative proportions of these subsets are associated with ARDS.</p>","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":" ","pages":"534-545"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568477/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141475740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Audrey Pion, Erin Kavanagh, Anya T Joynt, Karen S Raraigh, Lori Vanscoy, Elinor Langfelder-Schwind, John McNamara, Brooke Moore, Shivani Patel, Kate Merlo, Renee Temme, Valeria Capurro, Emanuela Pesce, Christian Merlo, Nicoletta Pedemonte, Garry R Cutting, Neeraj Sharma
{"title":"Investigation of CFTR Function in Human Nasal Epithelial Cells Informs Personalized Medicine.","authors":"Audrey Pion, Erin Kavanagh, Anya T Joynt, Karen S Raraigh, Lori Vanscoy, Elinor Langfelder-Schwind, John McNamara, Brooke Moore, Shivani Patel, Kate Merlo, Renee Temme, Valeria Capurro, Emanuela Pesce, Christian Merlo, Nicoletta Pedemonte, Garry R Cutting, Neeraj Sharma","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.2023-0398OC","DOIUrl":"10.1165/rcmb.2023-0398OC","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We broaden the clinical versatility of human nasal epithelial (HNE) cells. HNEs were isolated from 10 participants harboring <i>cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator</i> (<i>CFTR</i>) variants: 9 with rare variants (Q359R [<i>n </i>=<i> </i>2], G480S, R334W [<i>n </i>=<i> </i>5], and R560T) and 1 harboring R117H;7T;TG10/5T;TG12. Cultures were differentiated at the air-liquid interface. CFTR function was measured in Ussing chambers at three conditions: baseline, ivacaftor, and elexacaftor + tezacaftor + ivacaftor (ETI). Four participants initiated modulators. Q359R HNEs had 5.4% (% wild-type) baseline CFTR function and 25.5% with ivacaftor. With therapy, sweat [Cl<sup>-</sup>] decreased and symptoms resolved. G480S HNEs had 4.1% baseline and 32.1% CFTR function with ETI. Clinically, forced expiratory volume in 1 second increased and sweat [Cl<sup>-</sup>] decreased (119 to 46 mmol/L) with ETI. <i>In vitro</i> cultures derived from 5 participants harboring R334W showed a moderate increase in CFTR function with exposure to modulators. For one of these participants, ETI was begun <i>in vivo</i>; symptoms and forced expiratory volume in 1 second improved. The c.1679G>C (R560T) HNEs had less than 4% baseline CFTR function and no modulator response. RNA analysis confirmed that c.1679G>C completely missplices. A symptomatic patient harboring R117H;7T;TG10/5T;TG12 exhibited reduced CFTR function (17.5%) in HNEs, facilitating a diagnosis of mild CF. HNEs responded to modulators (ivacaftor: 32.8%, ETI: 55.5%), and, since beginning therapy, lung function improved. We reaffirm HNE use for guiding therapeutic approaches, inform predictions on modulator response (e.g., R334W), and closely assess variants that affect splicing (e.g., c.1679G>C). Notably, functional studies in HNEs harboring R117H;7T;TG10/5T;TG12 facilitated a diagnosis of mild CF, suggesting the use for HNE functional studies as a clinical diagnostic test.</p>","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":" ","pages":"577-588"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568479/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141625713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martin Klein, Pierre-Alexandre Gagnon, Mabrouka Salem, Mahmoud Rouabhia, Jamila Chakir
{"title":"MicroRNA-155-5p Differentially Regulates IL-13Rα1 and IL-13Rα2 Expression and Signaling Driving Abnormal Lung Epithelial Cell Phenotype in Severe Asthma.","authors":"Martin Klein, Pierre-Alexandre Gagnon, Mabrouka Salem, Mahmoud Rouabhia, Jamila Chakir","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0089OC","DOIUrl":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0089OC","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>MicroRNA (miR)-155-5p increases in innate and adaptive immune cells in response to IL-13 and is associated with the severity of asthma. However, little is known about its role in airway structural cells. Bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) isolated from healthy donors and patients with severe asthma were stimulated with IL-13. miR-155-5p expression and release were measured by real-time (RT)-PCR in BECs and in their derived exosomes. Modulation of miR-155-5p in BECs was performed using transfection of miR-155-5p inhibitor and mimic. IL-13 receptor α1 (IL-13Rα1), IL-13Rα2, MUC5AC, IL-8, and eotaxin-1 expression was measured by RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. The BEC repair process was assessed by a wound-healing assay. IL-13Rα1 and IL-13Rα2 expression and downstream pathways were evaluated by Western blot analysis. A dual luciferase assay was used to identify miR-155-5p target genes associated with IL-13R signaling. BECs from patients with severe asthma showed increased expression and exosomal release of miR-155-5p at baseline with amplification by IL-13 stimulation. BECs from patients with asthma expressed more IL-13Rα1 and less IL-13Rα2 than those from healthy donors, and IL-13Rα1 but not IL-13Rα2 induced miR-155-5p expression under IL-13 stimulation. miR-155-5p overexpression favored <i>MUC5AC</i>, <i>IL-8</i>, and <i>Eotaxin-1</i> through the IL-13Rα1/SOCS1/STAT6 pathway while delaying the repair process by downregulating IL-13Rα2/MAPK14/c-Jun/c-fos signaling. The dual luciferase assay confirmed that miR-155-5p modulates both IL-13R pathways by directly targeting SOCS1, c-fos, and MAPK14. miR-155-5p is overexpressed in BECs from patients with severe asthma and regulates IL-13Rα1 and IL-13Rα2 expression and signaling, favoring expression of mucin- and eosinophil-related genes to the detriment of airway repair. These results show that miR-155-5p may contribute to airway epithelial cell dysfunction in patients with severe asthma.</p>","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":" ","pages":"603-616"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141756656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to Fujino <i>et al.</i>: Human Lung Cell Separation Strategies for Translational Research.","authors":"Allen Duong, Stephen Juvet, Tereza Martinu","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0369LE","DOIUrl":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0369LE","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":" ","pages":"622-623"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568469/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142124573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shelton W Wright, Sineenart Sengyee, Peeraya Ekchariyawat, Rungnapa Phunpang, Adul Dulsuk, Guilhem Rerolle, Abdullah Bashmail, Narisara Chantratita, Sina A Gharib, T Eoin West
{"title":"γδ T Cells Mediate Protection against Neutrophil-associated Lung Inflammation in Pulmonary Melioidosis.","authors":"Shelton W Wright, Sineenart Sengyee, Peeraya Ekchariyawat, Rungnapa Phunpang, Adul Dulsuk, Guilhem Rerolle, Abdullah Bashmail, Narisara Chantratita, Sina A Gharib, T Eoin West","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0072OC","DOIUrl":"10.1165/rcmb.2024-0072OC","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulmonary melioidosis is a severe tropical infection caused by <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i> and is associated with high mortality, despite early antibiotic treatment. γδ T cells have been increasingly implicated as drivers of the host neutrophil response during bacterial pneumonia, but their role in pulmonary melioidosis is unknown. Here, we report that in patients with melioidosis, a lower peripheral blood γδ T-cell concentration is associated with higher mortality, even when adjusting for severity of illness. γδ T cells were also enriched in the lung and protected against mortality in a mouse model of pulmonary melioidosis. γδ T-cell deficiency in infected mice induced an early recruitment of neutrophils to the lung, independent of bacterial burden. Subsequently, γδ T-cell deficiency resulted in increased neutrophil-associated inflammation in the lung as well as impaired bacterial clearance. In addition, γδ T cells influenced neutrophil function and subset diversity in the lung after infection. Our results indicate that γδ T cells serve a novel protective role in the lung during severe bacterial pneumonia by regulating excessive neutrophil-associated inflammation.</p>","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":" ","pages":"546-558"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568474/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141465608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"November Highlights/Papers by Junior Investigators/NIH News.","authors":"","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.71i5RedAlert","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.71i5RedAlert","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":"71 5","pages":"iii-iv"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mayowa M Amosu, Ashleigh M Jankowski, Jacob C McCright, Bennett E Yang, Juan Grano de Oro Fernandez, Kaitlyn A Moore, Havish S Gadde, Mehul Donthi, Michele L Kaluzienski, Katharina Maisel
{"title":"Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Mediate CpG-ODN-induced Increase in Survival in a Mouse Model of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.","authors":"Mayowa M Amosu, Ashleigh M Jankowski, Jacob C McCright, Bennett E Yang, Juan Grano de Oro Fernandez, Kaitlyn A Moore, Havish S Gadde, Mehul Donthi, Michele L Kaluzienski, Katharina Maisel","doi":"10.1165/rcmb.2023-0410OC","DOIUrl":"10.1165/rcmb.2023-0410OC","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a devastating disease primarily found in women of reproductive age that leads to cystic destruction of the lungs. Recent work has shown that LAM causes immunosuppression and that checkpoint inhibitors can be used as LAM treatment. Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists can also reactivate immunity, and the TLR9 agonist CpG oligodeoxynucleotide (CpG-ODN) has been effective in treating lung cancer in animal models. In this study, we investigated the use of TLR9 agonist CpG-ODN as LAM immunotherapy in combination with checkpoint inhibitor anti-PD1 and standard of care rapamycin, and determined the immune mechanisms underlying therapeutic efficacy. We used survival studies, flow cytometry, ELISA, and histology to assess immune response and survival after intranasal treatment with CpG-ODN in combination with rapamycin or anti-PD1 therapy in a mouse model of metastatic LAM. We found that local administration of CpG-ODN enhances survival in a mouse model of LAM. We found that a lower dose led to longer survival, likely because of fewer local side effects, but increased LAM nodule count and size compared with the higher dose. CpG-ODN treatment also reduced regulatory T cells and increased the number of T-helper type 17 cells as well as cytotoxic T cells. These effects appear to be mediated in part by plasmacytoid dendritic cells because depletion of plasmacytoid dendritic cells reduces survival and abrogates T-helper type 17 cell response. Finally, we found that CpG-ODN treatment is effective in early-stage and progressive disease and is additive with anti-PD1 therapy and rapamycin. In summary, we have found that TLR9 agonist CpG-ODN can be used as LAM immunotherapy and effectively synergizes with rapamycin and anti-PD1 therapy in LAM.</p>","PeriodicalId":7655,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology","volume":" ","pages":"519-533"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568470/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141589371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}