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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

IRF1 Mediates Growth Arrest and the Induction of a Secretory Phenotype in Alveolar Epithelial Cells in Response to Inflammatory Cytokines IFNγ/TNFα.

Giulia Recchia Luciani, Amelia Barilli, Rossana Visigalli, Roberto Sala, Valeria Dall'Asta, Bianca Maria Rotoli

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giulia Recchia LucianiLaboratory of General Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
Amelia BarilliLaboratory of General Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
Rossana VisigalliLaboratory of General Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
Roberto SalaLaboratory of General Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9167-0020
Valeria Dall'AstaLaboratory of General Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8540-0916
Bianca Maria RotoliLaboratory of General Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
University of Parma · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In COVID-19, cytokine release syndrome can cause severe lung tissue damage leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Here, we address the effects of IFNγ, TNFα, IL-1β and IL-6 on the growth arrest of alveolar A549 cells, focusing on the role of the IFN regulatory factor 1 (IRF1) transcription factor. The efficacy of JAK1/2 inhibitor baricitinib has also been tested. A549 WT and IRF1 KO cells were exposed to cytokines for up to 72 h. Cell proliferation and death were evaluated with the resazurin assay, analysis of cell cycle and cycle-regulator proteins, LDH release and Annexin-V positivity; the induction of senescence and senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) was evaluated through β-galactosidase staining and the quantitation of secreted inflammatory mediators. While IL-1 and IL-6 proved ineffective, IFNγ plus TNFα caused a proliferative arrest in A549 WT cells with alterations in cell morphology, along with the acquisition of a secretory phenotype. These effects were STAT and IRF1-dependent since they were prevented by baricitinib and much less evident in IRF1 KO than in WT cells. In alveolar cells, STATs/IRF1 axis is required for cytokine-induced proliferative arrest and the induction of a secretory phenotype. Hence, baricitininb is a promising therapeutic strategy for the attenuation of senescence-associated inflammation.

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AzetidinesCytokinesPurinesPyrazolesSulfonamidesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaA549 CellsAlveolar Epithelial CellsCellular SenescenceHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-1Interleukin-6PhenotypeAzetidinesbaricitinibCytokinesInterferon Regulatory Factor-1Interleukin-6IRF1 protein, humanPurinesPyrazolesSulfonamidesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphacell cycle arrestIFNγIRF1SASPsenescenceTNFα

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PMID38542436
PMCPMC10970306
OpenAlexW4392953451

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