Journal
TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO
Volume 54, Issue -, Pages 251-262Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2018.10.001
Keywords
Multi-omics analysis; Organotypic bronchial epithelium; Cigarette smoke; Repeated exposure; Epidermal growth factor receptor
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- Japan Tobacco Inc.
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Cigarette smoke (CS) is a major risk factor in the development of chronic inflammatory lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A comprehensive investigation of the biological impacts of chronic CS exposure on lung tissue is therefore important for understanding the pathogenesis of lung disease. We used three-dimensional (3D) organotypic human bronchial tissue cultures and metabolomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics to investigate changes in biological processes affected by repeated whole-CS exposure. We found that CS perturbed central carbon metabolism in relation with oxidative stress responses. Epidermal growth factor receptor, which is involved in the early-stage pathogenesis of airway diseases, was identified as a key regulator of the perturbed processes. Proteomic analysis of proteins in the apical surface liquid of the 3D bronchial tissue cultures indicated that repeated whole-CS exposure induced alterations in the secretion of several known biomarkers of airway diseases, including mucins and matrix metalloproteinases. These findings are consistent with observations from lung disease patients. Overall, our results suggest that 3D bronchial tissue cultures can provide valuable information on tissue-specific alterations in biological processes induced by chronic exposure to CS.
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