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ArticleAllergy2022

Glutamine deficiency shifts the asthmatic state toward neutrophilic airway inflammation.

June-Mo Kim, Yoo Na Im, Yun-Jo Chung, Jung-Ho Youm, Suhn Young Im, Myung Kwan Han, Hern Ku Lee

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Article in Allergy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

June-Mo KimDepartment of Immunology and Institute for Medical Science, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2636-1993
Yoo Na ImDepartment of Immunology and Institute for Medical Science, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.
Yun-Jo ChungCenter for University-wide Research Facilities, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5452-1467
Jung-Ho YoumDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.
Suhn Young ImDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Myung Kwan HanDepartment of Microbiology and Institute for Medical Science, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5536-9778
Hern Ku LeeDepartment of Immunology and Institute for Medical Science, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1266-8636
Jeonbuk National University · KRChonnam National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe administration of L-glutamine (Gln) suppresses allergic airway inflammation via the rapid upregulation of MAPK phosphatase (MKP)-1, which functions as a negative regulator of inflammation by deactivating p38 and JNK mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). However, the role of endogenous Gln remains to be elucidated. Therefore, we investigated the mechanism by which endogenous Gln regulates MKP-1 induction and allergic airway inflammation in an ovalbumin-based murine asthma model.

methodsWe depleted endogenous Gln levels using L-γ-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide (GPNA), an inhibitor of the Gln transporter ASCT2 and glutamine synthetase small interfering siRNA. Lentivirus expressing MKP-1 was injected to achieve overexpression of MKP-1. Asthmatic phenotypes were assessed using our previously developed ovalbumin-based murine model, which is suitable for examining sequential asthmatic events, including neutrophil infiltration. Gln levels were analyzed using a Gln assay kit.

resultsGPNA or glutamine synthetase siRNA successfully depleted endogenous Gln levels. Importantly, homeostatic MKP-1 induction did not occur at all, which resulted in prolonged p38 MAPK and cytosolic phospholipase A

conclusionGln deficiency leads to the impairment of MKP-1 induction and activation of p38 MAPK and cPLA

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AsthmaGlutamineAnimalsDual Specificity Phosphatase 1Glutamate-Ammonia LigaseHumansInflammationLungMiceOvalbuminp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesRNA, Small InterferingDual Specificity Phosphatase 1Glutamate-Ammonia LigaseGlutamineOvalbuminp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesRNA, Small InterferingcPLA2endogenous glutamineMAPK phosphatase-1neutrophilic airway inflammationp38 MAPK

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