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CELL CYCLE
Volume 18, Issue 6-7, Pages 670-681Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2019.1578144
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Thymocyte differentiation antigen-1; WNT signaling pathway; acute interstitial pneumonia; pulmonary fibrosis; lung fibroblast; proliferation
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Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) is an idiopathic pulmonary disease featuring rapid progressive dyspnea and respiratory failure. These symptoms typically develop within several days or weeks in patients without any pre-existing lung disease or external chest disease. Thymocyte differentiation antigen-1 (THY1) has been reported to have an effect on lung fibroblast proliferation and fibrogenic signaling. In this study, the mechanism of THY1 in AIP in influencing pulmonary fibrosis in terms of lung fibroblast proliferation and apoptosis was examined. An AIP mouse model with the pathological changes of lung tissues observed was established to identify the role of THY1 in the pathogenesis of AIP. The expression of THY1, a key regulator of the WNT pathway beta-catenin and fibroblasts markers MMP-2, Occludin, alpha-SMA and Vimentin were determined. Lung fibroblasts of mice were isolated, in which THY1 expression was altered to identify roles THY1 plays in cell viability and apoptosis. A TOP/TOPflash assay was utilized to determine the activation of WNT pathway. Decrement of pulmonary fibrosis was achieved through THY1 up-regulation. The expression of MMP-2, Occludin, alpha-SMA, Vimentin and beta-catenin, and the extent of beta-catenin phosphorylation, significantly decreased, thereby indicating that THY1 overexpression inactivated WNT. Cell proliferation was inhibited and apoptosis was accelerated in lung fibroblasts transfected with vector carrying overexpressed THY1. Altogether, this study defines the potential role of THY1 in remission of AIP, via the upregulation of THY1, which renders the WNT pathway inactive. This inactivation of the WNT signaling pathway could alleviate pulmonary fibrosis by reducing lung fibroblast proliferation in AIP.
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