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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2020

Spermidine attenuates bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis by inducing autophagy and inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-induced cell death in mice.

Ae Rin Baek, Jisu Hong, Ki Sung Song, An Soo Jang, Do Jin Kim, Su Sie Chin, Sung Woo Park

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Article in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ae Rin Baek *Division of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 14584, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea.
Jisu Hong *Division of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 14584, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea.
Ki Sung SongDivision of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 14584, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea.
An Soo JangDivision of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 14584, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5343-023X
Do Jin KimDivision of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 14584, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea.
Su Sie ChinDepartment of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 14584, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea.
Sung Woo ParkDivision of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 14584, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea. swpark@schmc.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-7909
Soonchunhyang University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2019R1A2C1006351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spermidine is an endogenous biological polyamine that plays various longevity-extending roles and exerts antioxidative, antiaging, and cell growth-promoting effects. We previously reported that spermidine levels were significantly reduced in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) of the lung. The present study assessed the potential beneficial effects of spermidine on lung fibrosis and investigated the possible mechanism. Lung fibrosis was established in mice using bleomycin (BLM), and exogenous spermidine was administered daily by intraperitoneal injection (50 mg/kg in phosphate-buffered saline). BLM-induced alveolar epithelial cells showed significant increases in apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-related mediators, and spermidine attenuated BLM-induced apoptosis and activation of the ERS-related pathway. Senescence-associated β-gal staining and decreased expression of p16 and p21 showed that spermidine ameliorated BLM-induced premature cellular senescence. In addition, spermidine enhanced beclin-1-dependent autophagy and autophagy modulators in IPF fibroblasts and BLM-induced mouse lungs, in which inflammation and collagen deposition were significantly decreased. This beneficial effect was related to the antiapoptotic downregulation of the ERS pathway, antisenescence effects, and autophagy activation. Our findings suggest that spermidine could be a therapeutic agent for IPF treatment.

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AnimalsAutophagyBiomarkersBleomycinCell DeathCellular SenescenceCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEndoplasmic Reticulum StressFibroblastsInflammation MediatorsMiceProtective AgentsPulmonary FibrosisSpermidineBiomarkersBleomycinCytokinesInflammation MediatorsProtective AgentsSpermidine

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PMID33318630
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