DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1

Abstract Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been shown to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of asthma. DEPTOR (DEP Domain Containing MTOR Interacting Protein) is an endogenous mTOR inhibitor that participates in various physiological processes such as cell growth, apoptosis, autophagy, and...

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Main Authors: Hao Wang, Lei Zhang, Yunxiao Shang
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Published: BMC 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13062-024-00557-z
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description Abstract Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been shown to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of asthma. DEPTOR (DEP Domain Containing MTOR Interacting Protein) is an endogenous mTOR inhibitor that participates in various physiological processes such as cell growth, apoptosis, autophagy, and ER homeostasis. However, the role of DEPTOR in the pathogenesis of asthma is still unknown. In this study, an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced mice model and IL-13 induced 16HBE cells were used to evaluate the effect of DEPTOR on asthma. A decreased DEPTOR expression was shown in the lung tissues of OVA-mice and IL-13 induced 16HBE cells. Upregulation of DEPTOR attenuated airway goblet cell hyperplasia, inhibited mucus hypersecretion, decreased the expression of mucin MUC5AC, and suppressed the level of inflammatory factors IL-4 and IL-5, which were all induced by OVA treatment. The increased protein expression of ER stress markers GRP78, CHOP, unfolded protein response (UPR) related proteins, and apoptosis markers in OVA mice were also inhibited by DEPTOR overexpression. In IL-13 induced 16HBE cells, overexpression of DEPTOR decreased IL-4, IL-5, and MUC5AC levels, preventing ER stress response and UPR process. Furthermore, from the proteomics results, we identified that SOD1 (Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase 1) may be the downstream factor of DEPTOR. Similar to DEPTOR, upregulation of SOD1 alleviated asthma progression. Rescue experiments showed that SOD1 inhibition abrogates the remission effect of DEPTOR on ER stress in vitro. In conclusion, these data suggested that DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1.
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spelling doaj-art-d17f77d207634d43b54ccca1e049db682024-11-17T12:14:32ZengBMCBiology Direct1745-61502024-11-0119111510.1186/s13062-024-00557-zDEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1Hao Wang0Lei Zhang1Yunxiao Shang2Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese MedicineDepartment of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical UniversityAbstract Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been shown to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of asthma. DEPTOR (DEP Domain Containing MTOR Interacting Protein) is an endogenous mTOR inhibitor that participates in various physiological processes such as cell growth, apoptosis, autophagy, and ER homeostasis. However, the role of DEPTOR in the pathogenesis of asthma is still unknown. In this study, an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced mice model and IL-13 induced 16HBE cells were used to evaluate the effect of DEPTOR on asthma. A decreased DEPTOR expression was shown in the lung tissues of OVA-mice and IL-13 induced 16HBE cells. Upregulation of DEPTOR attenuated airway goblet cell hyperplasia, inhibited mucus hypersecretion, decreased the expression of mucin MUC5AC, and suppressed the level of inflammatory factors IL-4 and IL-5, which were all induced by OVA treatment. The increased protein expression of ER stress markers GRP78, CHOP, unfolded protein response (UPR) related proteins, and apoptosis markers in OVA mice were also inhibited by DEPTOR overexpression. In IL-13 induced 16HBE cells, overexpression of DEPTOR decreased IL-4, IL-5, and MUC5AC levels, preventing ER stress response and UPR process. Furthermore, from the proteomics results, we identified that SOD1 (Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase 1) may be the downstream factor of DEPTOR. Similar to DEPTOR, upregulation of SOD1 alleviated asthma progression. Rescue experiments showed that SOD1 inhibition abrogates the remission effect of DEPTOR on ER stress in vitro. In conclusion, these data suggested that DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13062-024-00557-zDEPTORSOD1AsthmaER stressInflammationApoptosis
spellingShingle Hao Wang
Lei Zhang
Yunxiao Shang
DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1
Biology Direct
DEPTOR
SOD1
Asthma
ER stress
Inflammation
Apoptosis
title DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1
title_full DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1
title_fullStr DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1
title_full_unstemmed DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1
title_short DEPTOR attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through SOD1
title_sort deptor attenuates asthma progression by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress through sod1
topic DEPTOR
SOD1
Asthma
ER stress
Inflammation
Apoptosis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13062-024-00557-z
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