Laboratoire Inflammation Tissus Epithéliaux et Cytokines (LITEC), UR15560, Université de Poitiers, F-86000 Poitiers, France.
Service ORL, Chirurgie Cervico-Maxillo-Faciale et Audiophonologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, F-86000 Poitiers, France.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Mar 23;24(7):6094. doi: 10.3390/ijms24076094.
Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a typical type-2 inflammation involving several cytokines and is associated with epithelial cell dysfunction. Oncostatin M (OSM) (belonging to the interleukin(IL)-6 family) could be a key driver of epithelial barrier dysfunction. Therefore, we investigated the presence of OSM and IL-6 and the expression pattern of tight junctions (TJs) in the nasal tissue of CRSwNP patients and controls using reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blotting. Then, their potential role in the epithelial barrier was evaluated in vitro in 27 different primary cultures of human nasal epithelial cells (HNECs) by measuring TJ expression and transepithelial electric resistance (TEER) with or without OSM or IL-6 (1, 10, and 100 ng/mL). The effect on ciliary beating efficiency was evaluated by high-speed videomicroscopy and on repair mechanisms with a wound healing model with or without OSM. OSM and IL-6 were both overexpressed, and TJ (ZO-1 and occludin) expression was decreased in the nasal polyps compared to the control mucosa. OSM (100 ng/mL) but not IL-6 induced a significant decrease in TJ expression, TEER, and ciliary beating efficiency in HNECs. After 24 h, the wound repair rate was significantly higher in OSM-stimulated HNECs at 100 ng/mL. These results suggest that OSM could become a new target for monoclonal antibodies.
慢性鼻-鼻窦炎伴鼻息肉(CRSwNP)是一种典型的 2 型炎症,涉及多种细胞因子,并与上皮细胞功能障碍有关。抑瘤素 M(OSM)(属于白细胞介素(IL)-6 家族)可能是上皮屏障功能障碍的关键驱动因素。因此,我们使用逆转录定量聚合酶链反应(RT-qPCR)和 Western blot 法检测了 CRSwNP 患者和对照者鼻组织中 OSM 和 IL-6 的存在及其紧密连接(TJ)的表达模式。然后,我们通过测量 TJ 表达和跨上皮电阻(TEER),在 27 种不同的人鼻上皮细胞(HNEC)原代培养物中评估了它们在体外对上皮屏障的潜在作用,同时加入或不加入 OSM 或 IL-6(1、10 和 100ng/mL)。通过高速视频显微镜评估对纤毛摆动效率的影响,并通过有无 OSM 的伤口愈合模型评估对修复机制的影响。与对照粘膜相比,鼻息肉中 OSM 和 IL-6 均过度表达,TJ(ZO-1 和闭合蛋白)表达降低。OSM(100ng/mL)而非 IL-6 可显著降低 HNECs 中 TJ 表达、TEER 和纤毛摆动效率。24 小时后,在 100ng/mL 的 OSM 刺激下,HNECs 的伤口修复率显著更高。这些结果表明,OSM 可能成为单克隆抗体的新靶标。