scholarly journals WNT/RYK signaling restricts goblet cell differentiation during lung development and repair

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (51) ◽  
pp. 25697-25706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Taek Kim ◽  
Wenguang Yin ◽  
Yuko Nakamichi ◽  
Paolo Panza ◽  
Beate Grohmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Differentiation ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Goblet Cell ◽  
Lung Development ◽  
Alveolar Epithelial Cells ◽  
Airway Epithelial ◽  
Cell Hyperplasia ◽  
Mucus Hypersecretion ◽  
Goblet Cell Hyperplasia ◽  
Goblet Cell Differentiation

Goblet cell metaplasia and mucus hypersecretion are observed in many pulmonary diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis. However, the regulation of goblet cell differentiation remains unclear. Here, we identify a regulator of this process in anN-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) screen for modulators of postnatal lung development;Rykmutant mice exhibit lung inflammation, goblet cell hyperplasia, and mucus hypersecretion. RYK functions as a WNT coreceptor, and, in the developing lung, we observed high RYK expression in airway epithelial cells and moderate expression in mesenchymal cells as well as in alveolar epithelial cells. From transcriptomic analyses and follow-up studies, we found decreased WNT/β-catenin signaling activity in the mutant lung epithelium. Epithelial-specificRykdeletion causes goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus hypersecretion but not inflammation, while club cell-specificRykdeletion in adult stages leads to goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus hypersecretion during regeneration. We also found that the airway epithelium of COPD patients often displays goblet cell metaplastic foci, as well as reduced RYK expression. Altogether, our findings reveal that RYK plays important roles in maintaining the balance between airway epithelial cell populations during development and repair, and that defects in RYK expression or function may contribute to the pathogenesis of human lung diseases.

Goblet Cell Hyperplasia is not Epithelial-Autonomous in the Cftr Knockout Intestine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy M Walker ◽  
Jinghua Liu ◽  
Sarah M Young ◽  
Rowena A Woode ◽  
Lane L. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Cell Differentiation ◽  
Goblet Cell ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Cell Hyperplasia ◽  
Goblet Cell Hyperplasia ◽  
Cell Numbers ◽  
Markers Of Inflammation ◽  
Tlr4 Agonist ◽  
Goblet Cell Differentiation ◽  
Mucosal Morphology

Goblet cell hyperplasia is an important manifestation of cystic fibrosis (CF) disease in epithelial-lined organs. Explants of CF airway epithelium show normalization of goblet cell numbers; therefore we hypothesized that small intestinal enteroids from Cftr knockout (KO) mice would not exhibit goblet cell hyperplasia. Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 (Tlr2, Tlr4) were investigated as markers of inflammation and influence on goblet cell differentiation. Ex vivo studies found goblet cell hyperplasia in Cftr KO jejunum as compared to wild-type (WT). IL-13, SAM pointed domain-containing ETS transcription factor (Spdef), Tlr2 and Tlr4 protein expression was increased in Cftr KO intestine relative to WT. In contrast, WT and Cftr KO enteroids did not exhibit differences in basal or IL-13-stimulated goblet cell numbers, or differences in expression of Tlr2, Tlr4 and Spdef. Ileal goblet cell numbers in Cftr KO/Tlr4 KO and Cftr KO/Tlr2 KO mice were not different from Cftr KO mice, but enumeration was confounded by altered mucosal morphology. Treatment with Tlr4 agonist LPS did not affect goblet cell numbers in WT or Cftr KO enteroids, whereas the Tlr2 agonist Pam3Csk4 stimulated goblet cell hyperplasia in both genotypes. Pam3Csk4 stimulation of goblet cell numbers was associated with suppression of Notch1 and Neurog3 expression and upregulated determinants of goblet cell differentiation. We conclude that goblet cell hyperplasia and inflammation of the Cftr KO small intestine are not exhibited by enteroids, indicating that this manifestation of CF intestinal disease is not epithelial-automatous but secondary to the altered CF intestinal environment.

scholarly journals Guifu Dihuang Pills Ameliorated Mucus Hypersecretion by Suppressing Muc5ac Expression and Inactivating the ERK-SP1 Pathway in Lipopolysaccharide/Cigarette Smoke-Induced Mice

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Huanhuan Zhang ◽  
Wenying Yu ◽  
Liting Ji ◽  
Yusen Zhong ◽  
Yiyou Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Cigarette Smoke ◽  
Goblet Cell ◽  
Periodic Acid ◽  
Lung Damage ◽  
Pathological Changes ◽  
Cell Hyperplasia ◽  
Mucus Hypersecretion ◽  
Goblet Cell Hyperplasia ◽  
Expression Levels

Mucus hypersecretion is a hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with increasing sputum production and declining pulmonary function. Therefore, reducing mucus secretion can be a new therapeutic opportunity for preventing COPD. The Guifu Dihuang pill (GFDHP) is a classical Chinese medicine and has been used as an immunoregulator for treatment of kidney yang deficiency syndrome, including hypothyroidism, adrenocortical hypofunction, chronic bronchitis, and COPD, for more than 2000 years. However, the protective effects and mechanisms of GFDHP against mucus hypersecretion in COPD remain obscure. The aim of the present study was to explore the inhibitory effects of GFDHP on lipopolysaccharide/cigarette smoke- (LPS/CS-) induced Mucin5ac (Muc5ac) overproduction and airway goblet cell hyperplasia in mice. The mice were randomly assigned into 6 groups: control, model, GFDHP-L, GFDHP-M, GFDHP-H, and dexamethasone. The mice were given LPS twice through intranasal inhalation and then exposed to CS daily for 6 weeks. Three doses of GFDHP were orally administered daily during the last 3 weeks of the experiment. Pulmonary function was examined with an EMKA pulmonary system, and pulmonary hyperpermeability and lung damage were evaluated with an in vivo imaging system. Inflammatory cells and cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were detected with a cell count analyzer and though ELISA analysis, respectively. Lung pathological changes and airway goblet cell hyperplasia were analyzed with hematoxylin and eosin and Alcian blue periodic acid Schiff staining. The protein expression levels of Muc5ac and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-specificity protein1 (SP1) signaling pathway were measured with Western blot and immunohistochemistry. The results demonstrated that GFDHP improved pulmonary function and suppressed mouse pulmonary hyperpermeability and edema. GFDHP suppressed inflammatory cell infiltration and cytokine release in BALF, thereby elevating pulmonary function. It ameliorated lung pathological changes and airway goblet cell hyperplasia, and suppressed expression levels of Muc5ac mRNA and protein and phospho-ERK and SP1 levels in the lung tissues of the COPD mice. In conclusion, GFDHP inhibited mucus hypersecretion induced by LPS/CS by suppressing the activation of the ERK-SP1 pathway.

β-Catenin regulates differentiation of respiratory epithelial cells in vivo

2005 ◽  
Vol 289 (6) ◽  
pp. L971-L979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Mucenski ◽  
Jennifer M. Nation ◽  
Angela R. Thitoff ◽  
Valérie Besnard ◽  
Yan Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Goblet Cell ◽  
Alveolar Type ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Respiratory Epithelial Cells ◽  
Cell Hyperplasia ◽  
Goblet Cell Hyperplasia ◽  
Air Space ◽  
Respiratory Epithelial ◽  
Conducting Airways

An activated form of β-catenin [CatnbΔ(ex3)] was expressed in respiratory epithelial cells of the developing lung. Although morphogenesis was not altered at birth, air space enlargement and epithelial cell dysplasia were observed in the early postnatal period and persisted into adulthood. The CatnbΔ(ex3) protein caused squamous, cuboidal, and goblet cell dysplasia in intrapulmonary conducting airways. Atypical epithelial cells that stained for surfactant pro protein C (pro-SP-C) and had morphological characteristics of alveolar type II cells were observed in bronchioles of the transgenic mice. CatnbΔ(ex3) inhibited expression of Foxa2 and caused goblet cell hyperplasia associated with increased staining for mucins and the MUC5A/C protein. In vitro, both wild type and activated β-catenin negatively regulated the expression of the Foxa2 promoter. CatnbΔ(ex3) also caused pulmonary tumors in adult mice. Activation of β-catenin caused ectopic differentiation of alveolar type II-like cells in conducting airways, goblet cell hyperplasia, and air space enlargement, demonstrating a critical role for the Wnt/β-catenin signal transduction pathway in the differentiation of the respiratory epithelium in the postnatal lung.

Delta-like 1 expression promotes goblet cell differentiation in Notch-inactivated human colonic epithelial cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 393 (4) ◽  
pp. 662-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junko Akiyama ◽  
Ryuichi Okamoto ◽  
Michiko Iwasaki ◽  
Xiu Zheng ◽  
Shiro Yui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Differentiation ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Goblet Cell ◽  
Colonic Epithelial Cells ◽  
Goblet Cell Differentiation
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