Wu Yanqiao,Zhou Xiangdong.Chronic mechanical stress induces mucin 5AC protein expression in rat airway epithelial cells in vitro[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(15):1594-1597.
Wu Yanqiao,Zhou Xiangdong.Chronic mechanical stress induces mucin 5AC protein expression in rat airway epithelial cells in vitro[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(15):1594-1597.DOI:
Chronic mechanical stress induces mucin 5AC protein expression in rat airway epithelial cells in vitro
Objective To study the effect of chronic mechanical stress on mucin (MUC)5AC expression in airway epithelial cells of rats and its possible signaling pathway. Methods Airway epithelial cells from rats were cultured on transwell membrane at an air-liquid interface
stimulated by chronic mechanical stress from air pressure and pre-treated with EGFR kinase inhibitor AG1478 and specific inhibitor of the ERK pathway PD-98059
respectively. The cells were divided into negative control group
stress treatment group
AG1478 pre-treatment group
and PD98059 pre-treatment group. Chronic mechanical stress was induced by 10
20 and 30 cmH
2
O
respectively in stress treatment group. MUC5AC protein was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. MUC5AC mRNA level was analyzed by RT-PCR. Protein levels of p-JNK
p-ERK and p-P38 were measured by Western blotting. Results The protein level of MUC5AC
mRNA and p-ERK was significantly higher in stress group than in control group (P0.05). However
no significant difference was found in protein level of p-JNK and p-P38 between stress and control groups (P0.05). The expression level of MUC5AC protein and mRNA was significantly higher in 30 cmH
2
O stress group than in control group (0.65±0.09 and 0.62±0.07 vs 0.28±0.04 and 0.20±0.05
P0.01). The expression level of p-ERK was also significantly higher in 30 cmH
2
O stress group (0.68±0.05) than in control group (0.27±0.07
P0.01). After pre-treatment with AG1478 and PD98059
the protein and mRNA expression levels of MUC5AC
and protein expression level of p-ERK was 0.39±0.08
0.40±0.06
0.25±0.04 in AG1478 pre-treatment+30 cmH
2
O group
and 0.36±0.09
0.38±0.13
0.26±0.11 in PD98059 pre-treatment+30 cmH
2
O group
which was significantly lower than in 30 cmH
2
O stress group (P0.05). Conclusion Chronic mechanical stress can significantly up-regulate the exp
ression of MUC5AC protein and mRNA by compressing the lateral intercellular space. EGFR and ERK signal pathways play a key role in the process.