Ablation or Inhibition of Protein Disulfide Isomerase A3 (PDIA3) in Aberrant Club Cells Attenuates Osteopontin (SPP1) Production and Pulmonary Fibrosis
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ABSTRACT: Rationale: The role of club cells in the pathology of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis IPF is not well understood. PDIA3, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) based redox chaperone catalyzes the cysteine disulfide bonds (-S-S-) in various fibrosis-related proteins; however, mechanisms of action of PDIA3 in pulmonary fibrosis is not fully elucidated. Objectives: To examine the role of club cells and PDIA3 in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and therapeutic potential of inhibition of PDIA3 in PF. Methods: The impact of PDIA3 and aberrant club cells in PF was studied by retrospective analysis of human transcriptome data from LGRC, and specific deletion and inhibition of PDIA3 in club cells and blocking Osteopontin (SPP1) downstream of PDIA3 in mice. Measurements and Main Results: The PDIA3 along with club cell secretory protein (SCGB1A1 or CCSP) signatures are upregulated in IPF compared to control patients, and PDIA3 increases correlate with a decrease in lung function in IPF patients. The Bleomycin (BLM) model of PF showed increases in aberrant CCSP and PDIA3 positive cells in the lung parenchyma. Ablation of Pdia3, specifically in CCSP cells, decreases CCSP cells along with PF in mice. The therapeutic administration of a PDI inhibitor LOC14 reversed the BLM-induced CCSP cells and PF in mice. The proteomic screen of the PDIA3 partners revealed SPP1 as a major interactor in PF. Blocking SPP1 attenuated the development of PF in mice. Conclusions: Collectively, this study demonstrates a new relationship of club cells, with PDIA3, SPP1, and a putative pathological function of club cells in pulmonary fibrosis.
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)
TISSUE(S): Lung, Epithelial Cell
DISEASE(S): Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis,Pulmonary Fibrosis
SUBMITTER: Ying Wai Lam
LAB HEAD: Vikas Anathy
PROVIDER: PXD021715 | Pride | 2021-11-11
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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