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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol ; 327(3): L395-L405, 2024 Sep 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39076085

RESUMEN

Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizes a type 3 secretion system to intoxicate host cells with the nucleotidyl cyclase ExoY. After activation by its host cell cofactor, filamentous actin, ExoY produces purine and pyrimidine cyclic nucleotides, including cAMP, cGMP, and cUMP. ExoY-generated cyclic nucleotides promote interendothelial gap formation, impair motility, and arrest cell growth. The disruptive activities of cAMP and cGMP during the P. aeruginosa infection are established; however, little is known about the function of cUMP. Here, we tested the hypothesis that cUMP contributes to endothelial cell barrier disruption during P. aeruginosa infection. Using a membrane permeable cUMP analog, cUMP-AM, we revealed that during infection with catalytically inactive ExoY, cUMP promotes interendothelial gap formation in cultured pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) and contributes to increased filtration coefficient in the isolated perfused lung. These findings indicate that cUMP contributes to endothelial permeability during P. aeruginosa lung infection.NEW & NOTEWORTHY During pneumonia, bacteria utilize a virulence arsenal to communicate with host cells. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T3SS directly introduces virulence molecules into the host cell cytoplasm. These molecules are enzymes that trigger interkingdom communication. One of the exoenzymes is a nucleotidyl cyclase that produces noncanonical cyclic nucleotides like cUMP. Little is known about how cUMP acts in the cell. Here we found that cUMP instigates pulmonary edema during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the lung.


Asunto(s)
Células Endoteliales , Nucleótidos Cíclicos , Infecciones por Pseudomonas , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Animales , Humanos , Ratones , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Células Endoteliales/microbiología , Uniones Comunicantes/metabolismo , Glucosiltransferasas , Pulmón/microbiología , Pulmón/metabolismo , Pulmón/patología , Nucleótidos Cíclicos/metabolismo , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/metabolismo , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/patogenicidad , Infecciones por Pseudomonas/microbiología , Infecciones por Pseudomonas/metabolismo , Infecciones por Pseudomonas/patología , Sistemas de Secreción Tipo III/metabolismo
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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol ; 323(1): L48-L57, 2022 07 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35672011

RESUMEN

The lungs of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have hyperpermeable capillaries that must undergo repair in an acidic microenvironment. Pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) have an acid-resistant phenotype, in part due to carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX). CA IX also facilitates PMVEC repair by promoting aerobic glycolysis, migration, and network formation. Molecular mechanisms of how CA IX performs such a wide range of functions are unknown. CA IX is composed of four domains known as the proteoglycan-like (PG), catalytic (CA), transmembrane (TM), and intracellular (IC) domains. We hypothesized that the PG and CA domains mediate PMVEC pH homeostasis and repair, and the IC domain regulates aerobic glycolysis and PI3k/Akt signaling. The functions of each CA IX domain were investigated using PMVEC cell lines that express either a full-length CA IX protein or a CA IX protein harboring a domain deletion. We found that the PG domain promotes intracellular pH homeostasis, migration, and network formation. The CA and IC domains mediate Akt activation but negatively regulate aerobic glycolysis. The IC domain also supports migration while inhibiting network formation. Finally, we show that exposure to acidosis suppresses aerobic glycolysis and migration, even though intracellular pH is maintained in PMVECs. Thus, we report that 1) the PG and IC domains mediate PMVEC migration and network formation, 2) the CA and IC domains support PI3K/Akt signaling, and 3) acidosis impairs PMVEC metabolism and migration independent of intracellular pH homeostasis.


Asunto(s)
Antígenos de Neoplasias , Anhidrasa Carbónica IX , Células Endoteliales , Pulmón , Acidosis/metabolismo , Antígenos de Neoplasias/química , Antígenos de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Anhidrasa Carbónica IX/metabolismo , Células Endoteliales/citología , Células Endoteliales/enzimología , Humanos , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Pulmón/irrigación sanguínea , Pulmón/metabolismo , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteoglicanos/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , Microambiente Tumoral
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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol ; 321(2): L358-L376, 2021 08 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34159794

RESUMEN

Capillary endothelial cells possess a specialized metabolism necessary to adapt to the unique alveolar-capillary environment. Here, we highlight how endothelial metabolism preserves the integrity of the pulmonary circulation by controlling vascular permeability, defending against oxidative stress, facilitating rapid migration and angiogenesis in response to injury, and regulating the epigenetic landscape of endothelial cells. Recent reports on single-cell RNA-sequencing reveal subpopulations of pulmonary capillary endothelial cells with distinctive reparative capacities, which potentially offer new insight into their metabolic signature. Lastly, we discuss broad implications of pulmonary vascular metabolism on acute respiratory distress syndrome, touching on emerging findings of endotheliitis in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lungs.


Asunto(s)
COVID-19/complicaciones , Endotelio Vascular/metabolismo , Neovascularización Patológica/patología , Circulación Pulmonar , Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria/epidemiología , SARS-CoV-2/aislamiento & purificación , COVID-19/transmisión , COVID-19/virología , Endotelio Vascular/patología , Endotelio Vascular/virología , Humanos , Neovascularización Patológica/metabolismo , Neovascularización Patológica/virología , Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria/metabolismo , Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria/patología , Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria/virología
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Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol ; 63(4): 519-530, 2020 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32628869

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KD025 is a ROCK2 inhibitor currently being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of fibrotic lung diseases. The therapeutic effects of KD025 are partly due to its inhibition of profibrotic pathways and fat metabolism. However, whether KD025 affects pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell (PMVEC) function is unknown, despite evidence that alveolar-capillary membrane disruption constitutes major causes of death in fibrotic lung diseases. We hypothesized that KD025 regulates PMVEC metabolism, pH, migration, and survival, a series of interrelated functional characteristics that determine pulmonary barrier integrity. We used PMVECs isolated from Sprague Dawley rats. KD025 dose-dependently decreased lactate production and glucose consumption. The inhibitory effect of KD025 was more potent compared with other metabolic modifiers, including 2-deoxy-glucose, extracellular acidosis, dichloroacetate, and remogliflozin. Interestingly, KD025 increased oxidative phosphorylation, whereas 2-deoxy-glucose did not. KD025 also decreased intracellular pH and induced a compensatory increase in anion exchanger 2. KD025 inhibited PMVEC migration, but fasudil (nonspecific ROCK inhibitor) did not. We tested endothelial permeability in vivo using Evans Blue dye in the bleomycin pulmonary fibrosis model. Baseline permeability was decreased in KD025-treated animals independent of bleomycin treatment. Under hypoxia, KD025 increased PMVEC necrosis as indicated by increased lactate dehydrogenase release and propidium iodide uptake and decreased ATP; it did not affect Annexin V binding. ROCK2 knockdown had no effect on PMVEC metabolism, pH, and migration, but it increased nonapoptotic caspase-3 activity. Together, we report that KD025 promotes oxidative phosphorylation; decreases glycolysis, intracellular pH, and migration; and strengthens pulmonary barrier integrity in a ROCK2-independent manner.


Asunto(s)
Permeabilidad Capilar/efectos de los fármacos , Células Endoteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Endotelio Vascular/efectos de los fármacos , Metabolismo Energético/efectos de los fármacos , Compuestos Heterocíclicos de 4 o más Anillos/farmacología , Pulmón/efectos de los fármacos , 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonil)-2-Metilpiperazina/análogos & derivados , 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonil)-2-Metilpiperazina/farmacología , Adenosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Animales , Anexina A5/metabolismo , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Desoxiglucosa/metabolismo , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Endotelio Vascular/metabolismo , Glucólisis/efectos de los fármacos , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , L-Lactato Deshidrogenasa/metabolismo , Pulmón/metabolismo , Masculino , Fosforilación Oxidativa/efectos de los fármacos , Propidio/farmacología , Ratas , Ratas Endogámicas F344 , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Quinasas Asociadas a rho/metabolismo
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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37051186

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Second messenger signals, e.g., Ca2+ and cyclic nucleotides, orchestrate a wide range of cellular events. The methods by which second messenger signals determine specific physiological responses are complex. Recent studies point to the importance of temporal and spatial encoding in determining signal specificity. Studies also indicate the importance of mechanical stimuli, substrate stiffness, and mechanical responses - the "mechanosome" - in regulating physiology. Hence, approaches that probe both chemical and mechanical signals are needed. Here, we report preliminary efforts to combine hyperspectral imaging for second messenger signal measurements, monolayer stress microscopy for mechanical force measurements, and S8 analysis software for quantifying localized signals - specifically, Ca2+ dynamics and mechanical forces in human airway smooth muscle cells (HASMCs). HASMCs were prepared as confluent monolayers on 11 kPa gels with embedded fluorescent microparticles that serve as fiducial markers as well as smaller microparticles to measure deformation (strain). Imaging was performed using a custom excitation-scanning hyperspectral microscope. Hyperspectral images were unmixed to identify signals from cellular fluorescent labels (e.g., CAL 590-AM) and fluorescent microparticles. Images were analyzed to quantify localized force dynamics through monolayer stress microscopy. S8 software was used to identify, track, and quantify spatially-localized Ca2+ activity. Results indicate that localized and transient cellular signals and forces can be quantified and mapped within cell populations. Importantly, these results establish a method for simultaneous interrogation of cellular signals and mechanical forces that may play synergistic roles in regulating downstream cellular physiology in confluent monolayers. This work was supported by NIH P01HL066299, R01HL137030, R01HL058506, and NSF MRI1725937. Drs. Leavesley and Rich disclose financial interest in a university start-up company, SpectraCyte LLC, to commercialize spectral imaging technologies.

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MicroPubl Biol ; 20232023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37662051

RESUMEN

SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in a range of outcomes from asymptomatic/mild disease to severe COVID-19/fatality. In this study, we investigated the differential expression of small noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs) between patient cohorts defined by disease severity. We collected plasma samples, stratified these based on clinical outcomes, and sequenced their circulating sncRNAs. Excitingly, we found YRNA HY4 displays significant differential expression (p=0.025) between patients experiencing mild and severe disease. In agreement with recent reports identifying plasma YRNAs as indicators of influenza infection severity, our results strongly suggest that circulating HY4 levels represent a powerful prognostic indicator of likely SARS-CoV-2 patient infection outcome.

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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 22534, 2023 12 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38110438

RESUMEN

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction. There are no data from living patients to inform whether differential gene expression of pulmonary artery ECs (PAECs) can discern disease subtypes, progression and pathogenesis. We aimed to further validate our previously described method to propagate ECs from right heart catheter (RHC) balloon tips and to perform additional PAEC phenotyping. We performed bulk RNA sequencing of PAECs from RHC balloons. Using unsupervised dimensionality reduction and clustering we compared transcriptional signatures from PAH to controls and other forms of pulmonary hypertension. Select PAEC samples underwent single cell and population growth characterization and anoikis quantification. Fifty-four specimens were analyzed from 49 subjects. The transcriptome appeared stable over limited passages. Six genes involved in sex steroid signaling, metabolism, and oncogenesis were significantly upregulated in PAH subjects as compared to controls. Genes regulating BMP and Wnt signaling, oxidative stress and cellular metabolism were differentially expressed in PAH subjects. Changes in gene expression tracked with clinical events in PAH subjects with serial samples over time. Functional assays demonstrated enhanced replication competency and anoikis resistance. Our findings recapitulate fundamental biological processes of PAH and provide new evidence of a cancer-like phenotype in ECs from the central vasculature of PAH patients. This "cell biopsy" method may provide insight into patient and lung EC heterogeneity to advance precision medicine approaches in PAH.


Asunto(s)
Hipertensión Pulmonar , Hipertensión Arterial Pulmonar , Enfermedades Vasculares , Humanos , Hipertensión Pulmonar/patología , Arteria Pulmonar/patología , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Hipertensión Arterial Pulmonar/patología , Hipertensión Pulmonar Primaria Familiar/metabolismo , Enfermedades Vasculares/patología , Vía de Señalización Wnt/genética
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J Vis Exp ; (181)2022 03 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35311823

RESUMEN

Quantitative assessment of cellular forces and motion advanced considerably over the last four decades. These advancements provided the framework to examine insightful mechanical signaling processes in cell culture systems. However, the field currently faces three problems: lack of quality standardization of the acquired data, technical errors in data analysis and visualization, and perhaps most importantly, the technology remains largely out of reach for common cell biology laboratories. To overcome these limitations, we developed a new experimental platform - Integrative Toolkit to Analyze Cellular Signals (iTACS). iTACS consists of two components: Acquisition and Training Module (AcTrM) and Analysis and Visualization Module (AnViM). AcTrM is based on µManager - an NIH-ImageJ-based microscope control software - and facilitates user self-training and automation of common image acquisition protocols. AnViM is based on NIH-ImageJ and facilitates user-friendly automation of data analysis and insightful visualization of results. These experiments involve culturing adherent cells on hydrogels, imaging fiducial markers embedded in the hydrogel, and finally extracting from these images a comprehensive mechanical characterization of the cells. Currently, iTACS enables the user to analyze and track a wide array of properties, including morphology, motion, cytoskeletal forces, and fluorescence of individual cells and their neighboring region. The quality standardization issue was addressed in AcTrM with, a reference image-guided refocusing technique. The technical issues in data analysis were addressed in AnViM with a multi-pronged image segmentation procedure, a user-friendly approach to identify boundary conditions, and a novel cellular property-based data visualization. AcTrM is designed to facilitate the straightforward transformation of basic fluorescence microscopes into experimental cell mechanics rigs, and AnViM is equipped to enable users to measure cellular mechanical signals without requiring an engineering background. iTACS will be available to the research community as an open-source suite with community-driven development capabilities.


Asunto(s)
Visualización de Datos , Programas Informáticos , Automatización , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador/métodos , Microscopía Fluorescente/métodos
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