ORMDL3 may participate in the pathogenesis of bronchial epithelial‑mesenchymal transition in asthmatic mice with airway remodeling

Cheng,Qi; Shang,Yunxiao

doi:10.3892/mmr.2017.7972

ORMDL3 may participate in the pathogenesis of bronchial epithelial‑mesenchymal transition in asthmatic mice with airway remodeling

Authors:
- Qi Cheng
- Yunxiao Shang
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Affiliations: Pediatric Pulmonology Department, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
Published online on: November 6, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7972
Pages: 995-1005
Copyright: © Cheng et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY_NC 4.0].

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Abstract

Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease in children that is caused by a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Orosomucoid‑like 3 (ORMDL3) is a candidate gene that has been strongly associated with asthma; however, the underlying mechanisms are unknown. ORMDL3 regulates the expression of metalloproteinases and transforming growth factor‑β, and ORMDL3 transgenic mice exhibit increased airway remodeling. Therefore, ORMDL3 may be associated with airway remodeling. The present study attempted to examine the associations between ORMDL3 and the severity of airway remodeling in asthmatic mice, and also to determine whether ORMDL3 induces epithelial‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the bronchial epithelium. For this purpose, BALB/c mice were randomly assigned to control and asthma groups. Lung tissues were collected on days 3, 7 and 14 of the ovalbumin (OVA) challenge. Airway remodeling in asthmatic mice was then observed by hematoxylin and eosin, and Masson staining. Morphological changes in the bronchial epithelium were assessed by transmission electron microscopy. The EMT‑associated indicators E‑cadherin (E‑cad), fibroblast‑specific protein 1 (FSP1) and Vimentin (VIM) were assessed by western blotting and reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‑qPCR) at different time points of airway remodeling in asthmatic mice to detect the trend in EMT. Then, the localization of ORMDL3 was observed by immunohistochemistry, and its protein and mRNA expression was examined by western blotting and RT‑qPCR, respectively. Furthermore, the bronchial epithelial cell line 16HBE14o‑was transfected with an ORMDL3‑expressing plasmid, and the differences in E‑cad, FSP‑1 and VIM expression were detected by immunofluorescence, western blotting and RT‑qPCR; the cell invasive ability was assessed by microscopy. The results revealed that ORMDL3 expression in the bronchial epithelium was associated with airway remodeling and EMT progression in vivo. Transfection of ORMDL3 into 16HBE 14o‑cells in vitro induced EMT. Taken together, these findings suggest that ORMDL3 may regulate EMT in the bronchial epithelium, thereby affecting airway remodeling in asthma.

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