Negative Feedback of the cAMP/PKA Pathway Regulates the Effects of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation on Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cell Pyroptosis as a Novel Mechanism of BLM-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis

Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) contributes to the development of pulmonary fibrosis, especially in type II alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) apoptosis. ER stress also promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation which is inhibited by upregulation of cAMP/PKA pathway. However, it is confused wheth...

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Main Authors: Qiaohui Hong, Yue Zhang, Weixian Lin, Wei Wang, Yafei Yuan, Jiajia Lin, Zhanzhan Xie, Xu Li, Ying Meng
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2291877
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Yue Zhang
Weixian Lin
Wei Wang
Yafei Yuan
Jiajia Lin
Zhanzhan Xie
Xu Li
Ying Meng
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Yue Zhang
Weixian Lin
Wei Wang
Yafei Yuan
Jiajia Lin
Zhanzhan Xie
Xu Li
Ying Meng
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description Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) contributes to the development of pulmonary fibrosis, especially in type II alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) apoptosis. ER stress also promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation which is inhibited by upregulation of cAMP/PKA pathway. However, it is confused whether ER stress-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in type II alveolar epithelial cells which exacerbates pulmonary fibrosis via a mechanism that is suppressed by cAMP/PKA pathway. In our research, we explored that potential links among NLRP3 inflammasome, ER stress, and cAMP/PKA pathway in type II AECs to explain the new mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. We found that in vivo, ER stress, NLRP3 inflammasome, and PKA upregulated in the alveolar epithelial area in animal models of pulmonary fibrosis. In addition, immunofluorescence staining further confirmed that ER stress, NLRP3 inflammasome, and cAMP/PKA had potential links on type II AECs in BLM group. In vitro, ER stress stimulated NLRP3 inflammasome activation, promoted pyroptosis, and also upregulated cAMP/PKA pathway. Upregulation of cAMP/PKA pathway inhibited ER stress-induced pyroptosis of A549 cells and vice versa. These results initially supported conclusion that ER stress may stimulate NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in type II AECs, which exacerbated pulmonary fibrosis, and cAMP/PKA pathway may act as a feedback regulator.
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spelling doaj-art-5ee23f39b9f84311be3fdb7ec861b1ab2025-02-03T01:30:02ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-71562022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2291877Negative Feedback of the cAMP/PKA Pathway Regulates the Effects of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation on Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cell Pyroptosis as a Novel Mechanism of BLM-Induced Pulmonary FibrosisQiaohui Hong0Yue Zhang1Weixian Lin2Wei Wang3Yafei Yuan4Jiajia Lin5Zhanzhan Xie6Xu Li7Ying Meng8Departments of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartments of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartments of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartments of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartments of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartments of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartments of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineDepartment of Emergency of MedicineDepartments of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineEndoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) contributes to the development of pulmonary fibrosis, especially in type II alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) apoptosis. ER stress also promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation which is inhibited by upregulation of cAMP/PKA pathway. However, it is confused whether ER stress-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in type II alveolar epithelial cells which exacerbates pulmonary fibrosis via a mechanism that is suppressed by cAMP/PKA pathway. In our research, we explored that potential links among NLRP3 inflammasome, ER stress, and cAMP/PKA pathway in type II AECs to explain the new mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. We found that in vivo, ER stress, NLRP3 inflammasome, and PKA upregulated in the alveolar epithelial area in animal models of pulmonary fibrosis. In addition, immunofluorescence staining further confirmed that ER stress, NLRP3 inflammasome, and cAMP/PKA had potential links on type II AECs in BLM group. In vitro, ER stress stimulated NLRP3 inflammasome activation, promoted pyroptosis, and also upregulated cAMP/PKA pathway. Upregulation of cAMP/PKA pathway inhibited ER stress-induced pyroptosis of A549 cells and vice versa. These results initially supported conclusion that ER stress may stimulate NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in type II AECs, which exacerbated pulmonary fibrosis, and cAMP/PKA pathway may act as a feedback regulator.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2291877
spellingShingle Qiaohui Hong
Yue Zhang
Weixian Lin
Wei Wang
Yafei Yuan
Jiajia Lin
Zhanzhan Xie
Xu Li
Ying Meng
Negative Feedback of the cAMP/PKA Pathway Regulates the Effects of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation on Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cell Pyroptosis as a Novel Mechanism of BLM-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
Journal of Immunology Research
title Negative Feedback of the cAMP/PKA Pathway Regulates the Effects of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation on Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cell Pyroptosis as a Novel Mechanism of BLM-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
title_full Negative Feedback of the cAMP/PKA Pathway Regulates the Effects of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation on Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cell Pyroptosis as a Novel Mechanism of BLM-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
title_fullStr Negative Feedback of the cAMP/PKA Pathway Regulates the Effects of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation on Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cell Pyroptosis as a Novel Mechanism of BLM-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
title_full_unstemmed Negative Feedback of the cAMP/PKA Pathway Regulates the Effects of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation on Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cell Pyroptosis as a Novel Mechanism of BLM-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
title_short Negative Feedback of the cAMP/PKA Pathway Regulates the Effects of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation on Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cell Pyroptosis as a Novel Mechanism of BLM-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis
title_sort negative feedback of the camp pka pathway regulates the effects of endoplasmic reticulum stress induced nlrp3 inflammasome activation on type ii alveolar epithelial cell pyroptosis as a novel mechanism of blm induced pulmonary fibrosis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2291877
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