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Ischemia Reperfusion of Lung Transplant Setting Differentially Regulates Transcriptomic Profiles between Human Lung Endothelial and Epithelial Cells

ABSTRACT: Our understanding on mechanisms of ischemia-reperfusion induced lung injury during lung preservation and transplantation is based on clinical observations and animal studies. Herein, we used cell and systems biology approaches to explore these mechanisms at transcriptomics levels, especially by focusing on the differences between human lung endothelial and epithelial cells, which are crucial for maintaining essential lung structure and function. Human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells and human lung epithelial cells were cultured to confluent, subjected to different cold ischemic time (CIT) to mimic static cold storage with preservation solution, and then subjected to warm reperfusion with serum containing culture medium to similar lung transplantation. Cell morphology, viability and transcriptomic profiles were studied. Ischemia-reperfusion induced a CIT time-dependent cell death, which was associated with dramatic changes in gene expression. Under normal control conditions, endothelial cells showed gene clusters enriched in vascular process and inflammation, while epithelial cells showed gene clusters enriched in protein biosynthesis and metabolism. CIT 6 h alone or after reperfusion had little effects on these phenotypic characteristics. After CIT 18 h, protein biosynthesis related gene clusters disappeared in epithelial cells; after reperfusion, metabolism-related gene cluster in epithelial cells and multiple gene clusters in the endothelial cells also disappeared. Human pulmonary endothelial and epithelial cells have distinct phenotypic transcriptomic signatures. Severe cellular injury reduces these gene expression signatures in a cell type dependent manner. Therapeutics that preserve these transcriptomic signatures may represent new treatment to prevent acute lung injury during lung transplantation.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE172222 | GEO | 2021/04/17

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury is a key complication following lung transplantation, and it remains to be fully resolved. Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has shown its significance as a platform to assess and repair marginal donor lungs prior to transplants with good clinical outcomes. Recently, it has been shown that Glutamax supplementation to Steen solution can improve basic cellular function as well as porcine EVLP duration with stable lung quality. To better understand the molecular mechanisms of IR injury, acellular EVLP, and Glutamax supplementation during EVLP, transcriptomic changes in cell culture models simulating IR and EVLP have been investigated. Briefly, human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HPMEC) and human lung epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) were cultured in DMEM+10%FBS, then were perfused with Perfadex at 4°C for 18H to simulate cold ischemic time (CIT). Subsequently, the cells were perfused in either DMEM+10%FBS (IR model) or in Steen solution or Steen with 4mM Glutamax (EVLP models) for 4H. RNA samples were collected for CIT, IR, and two EVLP conditions, and sequencing data were analyzed for differentially expressed genes and pathways. HPMEC and BEAS-2B cells showed significant changes in gene expressions for IR and EVLP models. In pathway analyses, IR models of both cell types had up-regulated pro-inflammatory responses and down-regulated cell metabolism, and there was up-regulation of epithelial process and/or vascular activation. Steen alone EVLP models exhibited down-regulation of cell metabolism, with an absence of inflammatory and vascular or epithelial signals, while Steen with Glutamax exhibited similar down-regulation of cell metabolism as well as down-regulated inflammatory and vascular process. The commonly used EVLP perfusate, acellular Steen solution, can silence the activation of pro-inflammatory signaling in HPMEC and BEAS-2B cell culture models. This finding may yield insights into how acellular EVLP has been successful in safe preservation of the donor lungs during organ evaluation and repair prior to lung transplantation.

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