Kang-Yun Lee1,2,3, Shu-Chuan Ho2,4, Wei-Lun Sun1,2, Po-Hao Feng1,2, Cheng-Wei Lin5, Kuan-Yuan Chen1,2,3, Hsiao-Chi Chuang2,4, Chien-Hua Tseng1,2,6, Tzu-Tao Chen1,2,3, Sheng-Ming Wu7,8. 1. Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. 2. Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. 3. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. 4. School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. 5. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. 6. Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. 7. Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. chitosan@tmu.edu.tw. 8. Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. chitosan@tmu.edu.tw.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤ 2.5 μm) is associated with pulmonary injury and emphysema in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We investigated mechanisms through which the long noncoding RNA lnc-IL7R contributes to cellular damage by inducing oxidative stress in COPD patients exposed to PM2.5. METHODS: Associations of serum lnc-IL7R levels with lung function, emphysema, and previous PM2.5 exposure in COPD patients were analyzed. Reactive oxygen species and lnc-IL7R levels were measured in PM2.5-treated cells. The levels of lnc-IL7R and cellular senescence-associated genes, namely p16INK4a and p21CIP1/WAF1, were determined through lung tissue section staining. The effects of p16INK4a or p21CIP1/WAF1 regulation were examined by performing lnc-IL7R overexpression and knockdown assays. The functions of lnc-IL7R-mediated cell proliferation, cell cycle, senescence, colony formation, and apoptosis were examined in cells treated with PM2.5. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays were conducted to investigate the epigenetic regulation of p21CIP1/WAF1. RESULTS: Lnc-IL7R levels decreased in COPD patients and were negatively correlated with emphysema or PM2.5 exposure. Lnc-IL7R levels were upregulated in normal lung epithelial cells but not in COPD cells exposed to PM2.5. Lower lnc-IL7R expression in PM2.5-treated cells induced p16INK4a and p21CIP1/WAF1 expression by increasing oxidative stress. Higher lnc-IL7R expression protected against cellular senescence and apoptosis, whereas lower lnc-IL7R expression augmented injury in PM2.5-treated cells. Lnc-IL7R and the enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) synergistically suppressed p21CIP1/WAF1 expression through epigenetic modulation. CONCLUSION: Lnc-IL7R attenuates PM2.5-mediated p21CIP1/WAF1 expression through EZH2 recruitment, and its dysfunction may augment cellular injury in COPD.
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤ 2.5 μm) is associated with pulmonary injury and emphysema in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We investigated mechanisms through which the long noncoding RNA lnc-IL7R contributes to cellular damage by inducing oxidative stress in COPD patients exposed to PM2.5. METHODS: Associations of serum lnc-IL7R levels with lung function, emphysema, and previous PM2.5 exposure in COPD patients were analyzed. Reactive oxygen species and lnc-IL7R levels were measured in PM2.5-treated cells. The levels of lnc-IL7R and cellular senescence-associated genes, namely p16INK4a and p21CIP1/WAF1, were determined through lung tissue section staining. The effects of p16INK4a or p21CIP1/WAF1 regulation were examined by performing lnc-IL7R overexpression and knockdown assays. The functions of lnc-IL7R-mediated cell proliferation, cell cycle, senescence, colony formation, and apoptosis were examined in cells treated with PM2.5. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays were conducted to investigate the epigenetic regulation of p21CIP1/WAF1. RESULTS: Lnc-IL7R levels decreased in COPD patients and were negatively correlated with emphysema or PM2.5 exposure. Lnc-IL7R levels were upregulated in normal lung epithelial cells but not in COPD cells exposed to PM2.5. Lower lnc-IL7R expression in PM2.5-treated cells induced p16INK4a and p21CIP1/WAF1 expression by increasing oxidative stress. Higher lnc-IL7R expression protected against cellular senescence and apoptosis, whereas lower lnc-IL7R expression augmented injury in PM2.5-treated cells. Lnc-IL7R and the enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) synergistically suppressed p21CIP1/WAF1 expression through epigenetic modulation. CONCLUSION: Lnc-IL7R attenuates PM2.5-mediated p21CIP1/WAF1 expression through EZH2 recruitment, and its dysfunction may augment cellular injury in COPD.
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