Differences in proteins between normal and asthmatic mice and effects of knockout TL1A on asthmatic mice

ABSTRACT: Asthma, a heterogeneous disease, is characterized by chronic inflammation, epithelial–mesenchymal transformation (EMT), and airway remodeling. After immune system activation, macrophages, T cells, and other cells gather and secrete various factors, such as interleukin-1β, 4, 5, 10, 13, and TNF-a, which break the anti-inflammatory balance and aggravate the progression of asthma. TNF-a, a member of the TNF superfamily, has promising future in the pathophysiological progress of autoimmune diseases and the development and application of related drugs. However, the mechanisms of TNF-a in mucus secretion, airway hyperreactivity, and airway remodeling of human asthma remains unclear. Tumor necrosis factor-like cytokine 1A is a type II transmembrane protein with a stable trimer structure similar to TNF-a. Migone et al. first uncovered the presence of TL1A as a membrane-bound protein (mTL1A) or a soluble protein (sTL1A) from mTL1A cleaved by an underlying enzyme. DR3 is a type I membrane protein that contains a death domain in the cytoplasmic region and remains highly homologous with other TNFRSF members. Interestingly, Evangelos et al. found that TNF-a-stimulated human lung myofibroblasts significantly increase TL1A expression and collagen production. Our study will identify the specific role of TNF-a-stimulated mTL1A/DR3 or sTL1A/DR3 axis in the EMT of asthma model.

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ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Lung

SUBMITTER: Yabo Zhou  

LAB HEAD: Dong Zhang

PROVIDER: PXD031079 | Pride | 2022-05-20

REPOSITORIES: Pride