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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2017

MAPK/FoxA2-mediated cigarette smoke-induced squamous metaplasia of bronchial epithelial cells.

Chunling Du, Jinchang Lu, Lei Zhou, Bo Wu, Feng Zhou, Liang Gu, Donghui Xu, Yingxin Sun

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Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chunling Du *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jinchang Lu *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Lei ZhouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Bo WuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Feng ZhouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Liang GuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Donghui XuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yingxin SunDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University · CNZhongshan Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore the effect of cigarette smoke (CS) on the development of squamous metaplasia in human airway epithelial cells and the role of MAPK- and FoxA2-signaling pathways in the process. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn an in vitro study, we treated the bronchial epithelial cell line BEAS2B with CS extract, followed by treatment with the ERK inhibitor U0126, the JNK inhibitor SP600125, or the p38 inhibitor SB203580. In vivo, we used a CS-induced rat model. After treatment with CS with or without MAPK inhibitors for 90 days, lung tissues were harvested. p-ERK, p-p38 and p-JNK protein levels in cells and lung tissue were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, mRNA- and protein-expression profiles of FoxA2, E-cadherin, CD44, and ZO1 were measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting, respectively, and morphological changes in bronchial epithelial cells were observed using lung-tissue staining.

resultsIn both the in vitro and in vivo studies, phosphorylation of the ERK1/2, JNK, and p38 proteins was significantly increased (

conclusionMAPK and FoxA2 mediate CS-induced squamous metaplasia. MAPK inhibitors upregulate FoxA2, resulting in a reduction in the degree of squamous metaplasia.

Indexed as

AnimalsBronchiCell DifferentiationCell LineCigarette SmokingDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial CellsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-betaHumansHyperplasiaJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMetaplasiaMitogen-Activated Protein Kinasesp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFOXA2 protein, humanFoxa2 protein, ratHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-betaJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinasesp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsSmokebronchial epithelial cellcigarette smokeFoxA2MAPKsquamous metaplasia

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