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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2020

Effects of Ammonium Chloride on Ozone-induced Airway Inflammation: the Role of Slc26a4 in the Lungs of Mice.

Jong Uk Lee, Hyeon Ju Lee, Ji Na Kim, Min Kyung Kim, Sung Roul Kim, Hun Soo Chang, Choon Sik Park, Jong Sook Park

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jong Uk Lee *Division of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0232-5381
Hyeon Ju Lee *Division of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0555-884X
Ji Na KimDivision of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3456-435X
Min Kyung KimDivision of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2996-0198
Sung Roul KimDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-9288
Hun Soo ChangDivision of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4025-4182
Choon Sik ParkDivision of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2977-0255
Jong Sook ParkDivision of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. new1221@naver.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4128-9085
Bucheon University · KRSoonchunhyang University · KR

Funding

Soonchunhyang University 2016001360002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExposure to ozone (O₃) induces neutrophilic inflammation and goblet cell hyperplasia in humans and experimental animals. Because the solute carrier family 26-member 4 (Slc26a4; pendrin) gene induces mucin production and intraluminal acidification in the airways, it was hypothesized to be a key molecule in O₃-induced airway injury. Thus, we evaluated the role of Slc26a4 and the protective effects of ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl) in O₃-induced airway injury in mice.

methodsSix-week-old female BALB/c mice were exposed to filtered air or O₃ for 21 days (2 ppm for 3 hr/day). NH₄Cl (0, 0.1, 1, and 10 mM) was administered intratracheally into the airways. Airway resistance was measured using a flexiVent system, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells were differentially counted. Slc26a4 and Muc5ac proteins and mRNA were measured via western blotting, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and immunostaining. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interferon (IFN)-γ, interleukin (IL)-17, IL-1β, and caspase-1 were analyzed via western blotting.

resultsThe levels Slc26a4 protein and mRNA significantly increased in lung tissues from Day 7 to Day 21 of O₃ exposure, with concomitant increases in lung resistance, numbers of goblet cells in lung tissues, and inflammatory cells and thiocyanate (SCN

conclusionSlc26a4 may be involved in O₃-induced inflammatory and epithelial changes in the airways via activation of the inflammasome and the induction of IL-17 and IFN-γ. NH₄Cl shows a potential as a therapeutic agent for controlling O₃-induced airway inflammation and epithelial damage by modulating Slc26a4 expression.

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Ammonium ChlorideAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidFemaleInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-1betaLungLung DiseasesMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMucin 5ACOzoneRNA, MessengerSulfate TransportersThiocyanatesAmmonium ChlorideInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-1betaMuc5ac protein, mouseMucin 5ACOzoneRNA, MessengerSlc26a4 protein, mouseSulfate TransportersthiocyanateThiocyanatesAHRMuc5acNeutrophilic InflammationNH₄ClOzoneSlc26a4

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