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ArticleJournal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany)2022

Knockdown of SOX9 alleviates tracheal fibrosis through the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Lei Gu, Anmao Li, Jing Lin, Yiling Gan, Chunyan He, Rui Xiao, Jiaxin Liao, Yishi Li, Shuliang Guo

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Article in Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. Preclinical Vocal Fold and Airway Injury Models: A Scoping Review.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025
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  6. The Role of SOX9 in IGF-II-Mediated Pulmonary Fibrosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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Lei Gu *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Anmao Li *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Jing LinDepartment of Infection Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yiling GanDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Chunyan HeDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Rui XiaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Jiaxin LiaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
Yishi LiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China. kevin2003lee@163.com.
Shuliang GuoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China. guosl999@sina.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3572-7421

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trachealfibrosis is an important cause of tracheal stenosis without effective treatments, and new drug targets need to be developed. The role of SOX9 in the injury and repair of the trachea is unknown; this study aims to investigate the role of SOX9 in the regulation of tracheal fibrosis based on clinical samples from patients with tracheal injury and a model of tracheal fibrosis produced by tracheal brushing in rats. The results showed that the expressions of SOX9 and mesenchymal and ECM-related indicators were increased in the injury and fibrosis of the trachea in patients and rats. Serum SOX9 levels exhibited a sensitivity of 83.87% and specificity of 90% in distinguishing patients with tracheal fibrosis from healthy volunteers when the cut‑off value was 13.24 ng/ml. Knockdown SOX9 can markedly inhibit granulation tissue proliferation, reduce inflammation and ECM deposition, promote epithelial regeneration and granulation tissue apoptosis, and attenuate the tracheal fibrosis after injury. Additionally, RNA sequencing showed that the proliferation, migration, and ECM deposition of tracheal granulation tissue were related to the activation of Wnt pathway, activation of the β-catenin, and p-GSK3β after injury can be inhibited by the knockdown of SOX9. In summary, SOX9 is upregulated in tracheas fibrosis and may be a novel factor to promote tracheal fibrosis progression. Inhibiting SOX9 may be used to prevent and treat tracheal fibrosis in the future. KEY MESSAGE : The expression of SOX9 is upregulated the process of injury and repair of the tracheal fibrosis. Knocking down SOX9 can attenuate tracheal fibrosis after injury by inhibiting inflammation response, granulation tissue proliferation, ECM deposition, and promoting granulation tissue apoptosis. The Wnt/β-catenin-SOX9 axis is activated during tracheal injury and fibrosis, and inhibition of SOX9 can partially alleviate tracheal fibrosis. SOX9 may act as a new diagnostic and therapeutic target in patients with tracheal fibrosis in the future.

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SOX9 Transcription FactorTracheaWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsbeta CateninCell ProliferationFibrosisGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaInflammationRatsbeta CateninGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaSox9 protein, ratSOX9 Transcription FactorECMGranulation tissue hyperplasiaSOX9Tracheal fibrosisWnt/β-catenin pathway

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