Zarbock, Ralf and Woischnik, Markus and Sparr, Christiane and Thurm, Tobias and Kern, Suncana and Kaltenborn, Eva and Hector, Andreas and Hartl, Dominik and Liebisch, Gerhard and Schmitz, Gerd and Griese, Matthias (2012) The surfactant protein C mutation A116D alters cellular processing, stress tolerance, surfactant lipid composition, and immune cell activation. BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE, 12: 15. ISSN 1471-2466,
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Background: Surfactant protein C (SP-C) is important for the function of pulmonary surfactant. Heterozygous mutations in SFTPC, the gene encoding SP-C, cause sporadic and familial interstitial lung disease (ILD) in children and adults. Mutations mapping to the BRICHOS domain located within the SP-C proprotein result in perinuclear aggregation of the proprotein. In this study, we investigated the effects of the mutation A116D in the BRICHOS domain of SP-C on cellular homeostasis. We also evaluated the ability of drugs currently used in ILD therapy to counteract these effects. Methods: SP-C-A116D was expressed in MLE-12 alveolar epithelial cells. We assessed in vitro the consequences for cellular homeostasis, immune response and effects of azathioprine, hydroxychloroquine, methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide. Results: Stable expression of SP-C-A116D in MLE-12 alveolar epithelial cells resulted in increased intracellular accumulation of proSP-C processing intermediates. SP-C-A116D expression further led to reduced cell viability and increased levels of the chaperones Hsp90, Hsp70, calreticulin and calnexin. Lipid analysis revealed decreased intracellular levels of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and increased lyso-PC levels. Treatment with methylprednisolone or hydroxychloroquine partially restored these lipid alterations. Furthermore, SP-C-A116D cells secreted soluble factors into the medium that modulated surface expression of CCR2 or CXCR1 receptors on CD4(+) lymphocytes and neutrophils, suggesting a direct paracrine effect of SP-C-A116D on neighboring cells in the alveolar space. Conclusions: We show that the A116D mutation leads to impaired processing of proSP-C in alveolar epithelial cells, alters cell viability and lipid composition, and also activates cells of the immune system. In addition, we show that some of the effects of the mutation on cellular homeostasis can be antagonized by application of pharmaceuticals commonly applied in ILD therapy. Our findings shed new light on the pathomechanisms underlying SP-C deficiency associated ILD and provide insight into the mechanisms by which drugs currently used in ILD therapy act.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | TANDEM MASS-SPECTROMETRY; INTERSTITIAL LUNG-DISEASES; HIGH-THROUGHPUT QUANTIFICATION; ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM STRESS; ALVEOLAR EPITHELIAL-CELLS; PULMONARY SURFACTANT; II CELLS; GENE; CHILDREN; DYSFUNCTION; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 18 May 2020 08:34 |
| Last Modified: | 18 May 2020 08:34 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/19032 |
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