MEX3B 通过下调上皮细胞 TGFBR3 mRNA 的稳定性来抑制嗜酸性粒细胞性鼻息肉中的胶原产生。

MEX3B inhibits collagen production in eosinophilic nasal polyps by downregulating epithelial cell TGFBR3 mRNA stability.

机构信息

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and.

Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

出版信息

JCI Insight. 2023 May 8;8(9):e159058. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.159058.

Abstract

Although the expression of Mex3 RNA-binding family member B (MEX3B) is upregulated in human nasal epithelial cells (HNECs) predominately in the eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) subtype, its functions as an RNA binding protein in airway epithelial cells remain unknown. Here, we revealed the role of MEX3B based on different subtypes of CRS and demonstrated that MEX3B decreased the TGF-β receptor III (TGFBR3) mRNA level by binding to its 3' UTR and reducing its stability in HNECs. TGF-βR3 was found to be a TGF-β2-specific coreceptor in HNECs. Knocking down or overexpressing MEX3B promoted or inhibited TGF-β2-induced phosphorylation of SMAD2 in HNECs, respectively. TGF-βR3 and phosphorylated SMAD2 levels were downregulated in CRSwNP compared with controls and CRS without nasal polyps with a more prominent downregulation in the eosinophilic CRSwNP. TGF-β2 promoted collagen production in HNECs. Collagen abundance decreased and edema scores increased in CRSwNP compared with control, again more prominently in the eosinophilic type. Collagen expression in eosinophilic CRSwNP was negatively correlated with MEX3B but positively correlated with TGF-βR3. These results suggest that MEX3B inhibits tissue fibrosis in eosinophilic CRSwNP by downregulating epithelial cell TGFBR3 expression; consequently, MEX3B might be a valuable therapeutic target against eosinophilic CRSwNP.

摘要

虽然 Mex3 RNA 结合家族成员 B(MEX3B)的表达在人类鼻腔上皮细胞(HNECs)中上调,主要在伴有鼻息肉(CRSwNP)的嗜酸性慢性鼻-鼻窦炎(CRS)亚型中上调,但作为气道上皮细胞中的 RNA 结合蛋白,其功能仍然未知。在这里,我们根据 CRS 的不同亚型揭示了 MEX3B 的作用,并表明 MEX3B 通过结合其 3'UTR 并降低其在 HNECs 中的稳定性来降低 TGF-β 受体 III(TGFBR3)mRNA 水平。TGF-βR3 被发现在 HNECs 中是 TGF-β2 的特异性核心受体。敲低或过表达 MEX3B 分别促进或抑制了 HNECs 中 TGF-β2 诱导的 SMAD2 磷酸化。与对照和无鼻息肉的 CRS 相比,CRSwNP 中的 TGF-βR3 和磷酸化 SMAD2 水平下调,在嗜酸性 CRSwNP 中下调更为明显。TGF-β2 促进了 HNECs 中的胶原产生。与对照相比,CRSwNP 中的胶原含量减少,水肿评分增加,在嗜酸性型中更为明显。嗜酸性 CRSwNP 中的胶原表达与 MEX3B 呈负相关,与 TGF-βR3 呈正相关。这些结果表明,MEX3B 通过下调上皮细胞 TGFBR3 表达抑制嗜酸性 CRSwNP 中的组织纤维化;因此,MEX3B 可能是治疗嗜酸性 CRSwNP 的有价值的靶点。

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