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ArticleCell death and differentiation2024

SLC15A3 plays a crucial role in pulmonary fibrosis by regulating macrophage oxidative stress.

Jun Luo, Ping Li, Minlei Dong, Yingqiong Zhang, Shuanghui Lu, Mingyang Chen, Hui Zhou, Nengming Lin, Huidi Jiang, Yuqing Wang

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jun Luo *Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Drug Metabolism, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4083-853X
Ping Li *Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Drug Metabolism, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Minlei DongLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Drug Metabolism, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yingqiong ZhangLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Drug Metabolism, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9154-6142
Shuanghui LuLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Drug Metabolism, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Mingyang ChenLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Drug Metabolism, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0009-9739-4352
Hui ZhouLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Drug Metabolism, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9460-9436
Nengming LinDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Clinical Cancer Pharmacology and Toxicology Research of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8392-3588
Huidi JiangLaboratory of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Drug Metabolism, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. hdjiang@zju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2180-5153
Yuqing WangTranslational Medicine Research Center, Key Laboratory of Clinical Cancer Pharmacology and Toxicology Research of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. yuqingw@zju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-5649-786X
Zhejiang University · CNHangzhou First People's Hospital · CNChina Pharmaceutical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82073927Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation) LY23H310004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal and irreversible disease with few effective treatments. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are involved in the development of IPF from the initial stages due to direct exposure to air and respond to external oxidative damage (a major inducement of pulmonary fibrosis). Oxidative stress in AMs plays an indispensable role in promoting fibrosis development. The oligopeptide histidine transporter SLC15A3, mainly expressed on the lysosomal membrane of macrophages and highly expressed in the lung, has proved to be involved in innate immune and antiviral signaling pathways. In this study, we demonstrated that during bleomycin (BLM)- or radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis, the recruitment of macrophages induced an increase of SLC15A3 in the lung, and the deficiency of SLC15A3 protected mice from pulmonary fibrosis and maintained the homeostasis of the pulmonary microenvironment. Mechanistically, deficiency of SLC15A3 resisted oxidative stress in macrophages, and SLC15A3 interacted with the scaffold protein p62 to regulate its expression and phosphorylation activation, thereby regulating p62-nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) antioxidant stress pathway protein, which is related to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Overall, our data provided a novel mechanism for targeting SLC15A3 to regulate oxidative stress in macrophages, supporting the therapeutic potential of inhibiting or silencing SLC15A3 for the precautions and treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.

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BleomycinMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative StressPulmonary FibrosisAnimalsHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMacrophagesMacrophages, AlveolarMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceNF-E2-Related Factor 2Reactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionBleomycinMembrane Transport ProteinsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Reactive Oxygen SpeciesSLC15A3 protein, mouse

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PMID38374230
PMCPMC11043330
OpenAlexW4391941641

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