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Expression of genes involved in oxidative stress responses in airway epithelial cells of smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Expression of genes involved in oxidative stress responses in airway epithelial cells of smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Expression of genes involved in oxidative stress responses in airway epithelial cells of smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
RATIONALE: The molecular mechanisms involved in airway oxidative stress responses reported in healthy smokers and in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are poorly understood.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the expression of genes involved in oxidative stress responses in the bronchial epithelium of smokers with or without COPD and in relation to disease severity.

METHODS: Global gene expression was assessed in bronchial brushings in 38 subjects with COPD, 14 healthy nonsmokers, and 18 healthy smokers.

RESULTS: Gene expression analysis using Affymetrix arrays revealed mRNAs representing 341 out of 642 oxidative stress genes from two predefined gene sets to be differentially expressed in healthy nonsmokers when compared with healthy smokers, and 200 differentially expressed oxidative genes in subjects with COPD when compared with healthy smokers. Gene set enrichment analysis showed that pathways involved in oxidant/antioxidant responses were among the most differentially expressed gene pathways in smoking individuals, with further differences seen in COPD. Distinct, nonlinear gene expression patterns were identified across the severity spectrum of COPD, which correlated with the presence of certain transcription factor binding sites in their promoters. Significant changes in oxidant response genes observed in vivo were reproduced in vitro using primary bronchial epithelial cells from the same donors cultured at an air-liquid interface and exposed to cigarette smoke extract. CONCLUSIONS: Cigarette smoke induces significant changes in oxidant defense responses; some of these are further amplified, but not in a linear fashion, in individuals who develop COPD.
pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, oligonucleotidearray sequence analysis
1073-449X
577-586
Pierrou, Stefan
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Broberg, Per
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O’Donnell, Rory A.
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Angco, Gilbert
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Möller, Sebastian
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Djukanovic, Ratko
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Pierrou, Stefan
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Broberg, Per
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O’Donnell, Rory A.
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Pawłowski, Krzysztof
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Virtala, Robert
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Lindqvist, Eva
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Richter, Audrey
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Wilson, Susan J.
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Angco, Gilbert
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Möller, Sebastian
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Bergstrand, Håkan
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Koopmann, Witte
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Wieslander, Elisabet
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Strömstedt, Per-Erik
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Holgate, Stephen T.
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Davies, Donna E.
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Djukanovic, Ratko
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Pierrou, Stefan, Broberg, Per, O’Donnell, Rory A., Pawłowski, Krzysztof, Virtala, Robert, Lindqvist, Eva, Richter, Audrey, Wilson, Susan J., Angco, Gilbert, Möller, Sebastian, Bergstrand, Håkan, Koopmann, Witte, Wieslander, Elisabet, Strömstedt, Per-Erik, Holgate, Stephen T., Davies, Donna E., Lund, Johan and Djukanovic, Ratko (2007) Expression of genes involved in oxidative stress responses in airway epithelial cells of smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 175 (6), 577-586. (doi:10.1164/rccm.200607-931OC).

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Abstract

RATIONALE: The molecular mechanisms involved in airway oxidative stress responses reported in healthy smokers and in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are poorly understood.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the expression of genes involved in oxidative stress responses in the bronchial epithelium of smokers with or without COPD and in relation to disease severity.

METHODS: Global gene expression was assessed in bronchial brushings in 38 subjects with COPD, 14 healthy nonsmokers, and 18 healthy smokers.

RESULTS: Gene expression analysis using Affymetrix arrays revealed mRNAs representing 341 out of 642 oxidative stress genes from two predefined gene sets to be differentially expressed in healthy nonsmokers when compared with healthy smokers, and 200 differentially expressed oxidative genes in subjects with COPD when compared with healthy smokers. Gene set enrichment analysis showed that pathways involved in oxidant/antioxidant responses were among the most differentially expressed gene pathways in smoking individuals, with further differences seen in COPD. Distinct, nonlinear gene expression patterns were identified across the severity spectrum of COPD, which correlated with the presence of certain transcription factor binding sites in their promoters. Significant changes in oxidant response genes observed in vivo were reproduced in vitro using primary bronchial epithelial cells from the same donors cultured at an air-liquid interface and exposed to cigarette smoke extract. CONCLUSIONS: Cigarette smoke induces significant changes in oxidant defense responses; some of these are further amplified, but not in a linear fashion, in individuals who develop COPD.

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Published date: 2007
Keywords: pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, oligonucleotidearray sequence analysis

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Local EPrints ID: 146537
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/146537
ISSN: 1073-449X
PURE UUID: e0e10ee0-5702-4a33-b1d4-12ccfe8dd91c
ORCID for Susan J. Wilson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1305-8271
ORCID for Donna E. Davies: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5117-2991
ORCID for Ratko Djukanovic: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-5612

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Date deposited: 03 Jun 2010 09:18
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:33

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Author: Stefan Pierrou
Author: Per Broberg
Author: Rory A. O’Donnell
Author: Krzysztof Pawłowski
Author: Robert Virtala
Author: Eva Lindqvist
Author: Audrey Richter
Author: Susan J. Wilson ORCID iD
Author: Gilbert Angco
Author: Sebastian Möller
Author: Håkan Bergstrand
Author: Witte Koopmann
Author: Elisabet Wieslander
Author: Per-Erik Strömstedt
Author: Donna E. Davies ORCID iD
Author: Johan Lund

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