Friday, 16 October 2015
Hall D1 Foyer (Floor 3) (Coex Convention Center)
Dukhee/Betty Lew, MD
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Pediatrics, University of Tennessee/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's, Memphis, TN
Kim/S. Lemessurier, PhD
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Pediatrics, University of Tennessee/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's, Memphis, TN
Joseph/a Moore, BS
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Pediatrics, University of Tennessee/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's, Memphis, TN
Jeoung-Eun Park, PhD
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Pediatrics, University of Tennessee/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's, Memphis, TN
Ae-Kyung Yi, PhD
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Pediatrics, University of Tennessee/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's, Memphis, TN
Chi/Young Song, PhD
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Pharmacology, University of Tennessee/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's, Memphis, TN
Kafait/U Malik, PhD
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Pharmacology, University of Tennessee/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's, Memphis, TN
Dukhee/Betty Lew, MD
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Pediatrics, University of Tennessee/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's, Memphis, TN
Rationale: Mannan derived from
Saccharomyces cerevisiae(SC-MN) modulates allergic asthma pathogenesis in a mouse model. The purpose of this study is to explore downstream transcription factor(s) involved in SC-MN’s beneficial effects in asthma. The KLFs are important transcription factors in epithelial survival, and modulate epithelial mesenchymal transition and smooth muscle proliferation. As KLF4&5 are highly expressed in lung, we hypothesize that SC-MN can induce KLFs in lung cells.
Methods: Primary normal human epithelial cells (NHBEC) and bronchial smooth muscle cells were incubated with SC-MN and examined for KLF4, KLF5, p38MAPK levels and phosphorylation over a time course by Western Blot (WB). Normal human bronchial smooth muscle cells were analyzed for SM22alpha levels by WB and alpha-isoactin by indirect immunofluorescent staining.
Results: Following exposure to SC-MN, protein levels of KLF4 and KLF5 increased in both NHBEC and NHBSM cells over the subsequent 2-18 h. SC-MN–treated bronchial smooth muscle cells, but not in NHBEC, showed biphasic activation of p38MAPK (5-120 min and 8 h) that is known to lead to KLF phosphorylation in vascular smooth muscle cells. In addition, SC-MN increased smoooth muscle specific alpha-isoactin and SM22alpha at 24 hrs, consistent with a phenotype change.
Conclusions: SC-MN can induce KLF4 or KLF5, transcription factors that are important in epithelial survival and regulation of smooth muscle proliferation.
