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Extracellular 14-3-3 from human lung epithelial cells enhances MMP-1 expression

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Airway remodelling in asthma involves various mediators modulating the production/breakdown of collagen by lung fibroblasts. Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) plays an important role in collagen breakdown. We recently showed that epithelial cell-derived extracellular form of 14-3-3σ is an important inducer of MMP-1 expression in skin fibroblasts. Thus, we hypothesized that 14-3-3 proteins are important regulators of MMP-1 expression in the respiratory airway. We examined the presence of extracellular 14-3-3 proteins in conditioned media obtained from primary lung epithelial cells, A549 and HS24 cells, and their effect on MMP-1 expression by lung fibroblasts (IMR-90). In addition, we evaluated IMR-90 response to 14-3-3 proteins in the presence of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), a cytokine known to decrease MMP-1 expression by fibroblasts. Extracellular 14-3-3α/β, but not -σ, is released by the human-derived lung epithelial cell lines, A549 and HS24. Unlike dermal fibroblasts, IMR-90 cells do not produce MMP-1 in response to 14-3-3σ. Conversely, MMP-1 production was induced following treatment of IMR-90 with recombinant or lung epithelial cell-derived 14-3-3α/β. These findings were also confirmed using primary human bronchial epithelial cells and lung fibroblasts obtained from non-asthmatic patients. The MMP-1-inducing effect of 14-3-3α/β on IMR-90 was not inhibited by TGF-β1. Lung epithelial cell-derived 14-3-3α/β has a potent MMP-1-inducing effect on airway fibroblasts. Modulation of MMP-1 by 14-3-3α/β, may be important in the alteration of collagenase production associated with airway remodelling in obstructive lung diseases. Our data indicate that 14-3-3 proteins may be potential targets for future therapeutic strategies aimed at modulating tissue remodelling in asthma.

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RM and AG jointly supervised this study. The study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (RM and AG). RM was an Alberta Heritage Medical Scientist.

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Asdaghi, N., Kilani, R.T., Hosseini-Tabatabaei, A. et al. Extracellular 14-3-3 from human lung epithelial cells enhances MMP-1 expression. Mol Cell Biochem 360, 261–270 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-011-1065-1

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