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ArticlePloS one2015

Effect of JAK Inhibitors on Release of CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11 from Human Airway Epithelial Cells.

Peter S Fenwick, Patricia Macedo, Iain C Kilty, Peter J Barnes, Louise E Donnelly

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Peter S FenwickAirway Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Patricia MacedoAirway Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Iain C KiltyPfizer Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Peter J BarnesAirway Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Louise E DonnellyAirway Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Imperial College London · GBPfizer (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCD8+ T-cells are located in the small airways of COPD patients and may contribute to pathophysiology. CD8+ cells express the chemokine receptor, CXCR3 that binds CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11, which are elevated in the airways of COPD patients. These chemokines are released from airway epithelial cells via activation of receptor associated Janus kinases (JAK). This study compared the efficacy of two structurally dissimilar pan-JAK inhibitors, PF956980 and PF1367550, and the glucocorticosteroid dexamethasone, in BEAS-2B and human primary airway epithelial cells from COPD patients and control subjects.

methodsCells were stimulated with either IFNγ alone or with TNFα, and release of CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11 measured by ELISA and expression of CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11 by qPCR. Activation of JAK signalling was assessed by STAT1 phosphorylation and DNA binding.

resultsThere were no differences in the levels of release of CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11 from primary airway epithelial cells from any of the subjects or following stimulation with either IFNγ alone or with TNFα. Dexamethasone did not inhibit CXCR3 chemokine release from stimulated BEAS-2B or primary airway epithelial cells. However, both JAK inhibitors suppressed this response with PF1367550 being ~50-65-fold more potent than PF956980. The response of cells from COPD patients did not differ from controls with similar responses regardless of whether inhibitors were added prophylactically or concomitant with stimuli. These effects were mediated by JAK inhibition as both compounds suppressed STAT1 phosphorylation and DNA-binding of STAT1 and gene transcription.

conclusionsThese data suggest that the novel JAK inhibitor, PF1367550, is more potent than PF956980 and that JAK pathway inhibition in airway epithelium could provide an alternative anti-inflammatory approach for glucocorticosteroid-resistant diseases including COPD.

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AgedCell LineChemokine CXCL10Chemokine CXCL11Chemokine CXCL9Epithelial CellsFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansInhibitory Concentration 50Janus KinasesMaleMiddle AgedProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, CXCR3Respiratory MucosaChemokine CXCL10Chemokine CXCL11Chemokine CXCL9Janus KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, CXCR3STAT1 Transcription Factor

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PMID26090665
PMCPMC4474874
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