Mir-155-5p targets TP53INP1 to promote proliferative phenotype in hypersensitivity pneumonitis lung fibroblasts

Background: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an inflammatory disorder affecting lung parenchyma and often evolves into fibrosis (fHP). The altered regulation of genes involved in the pathogenesis of the disease is not well comprehended, while the role of microRNAs in lung fibroblasts remains une...

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Main Authors: Marco Espina-Ordoñez, Yalbi Itzel Balderas-Martínez, Ana Lilia Torres-Machorro, Iliana Herrera, Mariel Maldonado, Yair Romero, Fernanda Toscano-Marquez, Annie Pardo, Moisés Selman, José Cisneros
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468054024000313
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author Marco Espina-Ordoñez
Yalbi Itzel Balderas-Martínez
Ana Lilia Torres-Machorro
Iliana Herrera
Mariel Maldonado
Yair Romero
Fernanda Toscano-Marquez
Annie Pardo
Moisés Selman
José Cisneros
author_facet Marco Espina-Ordoñez
Yalbi Itzel Balderas-Martínez
Ana Lilia Torres-Machorro
Iliana Herrera
Mariel Maldonado
Yair Romero
Fernanda Toscano-Marquez
Annie Pardo
Moisés Selman
José Cisneros
author_sort Marco Espina-Ordoñez
collection DOAJ
description Background: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an inflammatory disorder affecting lung parenchyma and often evolves into fibrosis (fHP). The altered regulation of genes involved in the pathogenesis of the disease is not well comprehended, while the role of microRNAs in lung fibroblasts remains unexplored. Methods: We used integrated bulk RNA-Seq and enrichment pathway bioinformatic analyses to identify differentially expressed (DE)-miRNAs and genes (DEGs) associated with HP lungs. In vitro, we evaluated the expression and potential role of miR-155-5p in the phenotype of fHP lung fibroblasts. Loss and gain assays were used to demonstrate the impact of miR-155-5p on fibroblast functions. In addition, mir-155-5p and its target TP53INP1 were analyzed after treatment with TGF-β, IL-4, and IL-17A. Results: We found around 50 DEGs shared by several databases that differentiate HP from control and IPF lungs, constituting a unique HP lung transcriptional signature. Additionally, we reveal 18 DE-miRNAs that may regulate these DEGs. Among the candidates likely associated with HP pathogenesis was miR-155-5p. Our findings indicate that increased miR-155-5p in fHP fibroblasts coincides with reduced TP53INP1 expression, high proliferative capacity, and a lack of senescence markers compared to IPF fibroblasts. Induced overexpression of miR-155-5p in normal fibroblasts remarkably increases the proliferation rate and decreases TP53INP1 expression. Conversely, miR-155-5p inhibition reduces proliferation and increases senescence markers. TGF-β, IL-4, and IL-17A stimulated miR-155-5p overexpression in HP lung fibroblasts. Conclusion: Our findings suggest a distinctive signature of 53 DEGs in HP, including CLDN18, EEF2, CXCL9, PLA2G2D, and ZNF683, as potential targets for future studies. Likewise, 18 miRNAs, including miR-155-5p, could be helpful to establish differences between these two pathologies. The overexpression of miR-155-5p and downregulation of TP53INP1 in fHP lung fibroblasts may be involved in his proliferative and profibrotic phenotype. These findings may help differentiate and characterize their pathogenic features and understand their role in the disease.
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spelling doaj.art-1a2e784eab4346b7b7d23a5bcb15cf5d2024-06-23T04:39:23ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Non-coding RNA Research2468-05402024-09-0193865875Mir-155-5p targets TP53INP1 to promote proliferative phenotype in hypersensitivity pneumonitis lung fibroblastsMarco Espina-Ordoñez0Yalbi Itzel Balderas-Martínez1Ana Lilia Torres-Machorro2Iliana Herrera3Mariel Maldonado4Yair Romero5Fernanda Toscano-Marquez6Annie Pardo7Moisés Selman8José Cisneros9Laboratorio de Biopatología Pulmonar INER-Ciencias-UNAM, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Ciudad de México, 14080, Mexico; Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Unidad de Posgrado, Edificio D, Piso 1, Circuito de Posgrados, Ciudad Universidad, Coyoacán, C.P 04510, CDMX, MexicoLaboratorio de Biología Computacional, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Ciudad de México, 14080, MexicoLaboratorio de Biología Celular, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Ciudad de México, 14080, MexicoLaboratorio de Biopatología Pulmonar INER-Ciencias-UNAM, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Ciudad de México, 14080, MexicoLaboratorio de Biopatología Pulmonar INER-Ciencias-UNAM, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Ciudad de México, 14080, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, 04510, MexicoLaboratorio de Biopatología Pulmonar INER-Ciencias-UNAM, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Ciudad de México, 14080, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, 04510, MexicoLaboratorio de Biopatología Pulmonar INER-Ciencias-UNAM, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Ciudad de México, 14080, MexicoDepartamento de Investigación en Fibrosis Pulmonar, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Ciudad de México, 14080, Mexico; Corresponding author.Background: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an inflammatory disorder affecting lung parenchyma and often evolves into fibrosis (fHP). The altered regulation of genes involved in the pathogenesis of the disease is not well comprehended, while the role of microRNAs in lung fibroblasts remains unexplored. Methods: We used integrated bulk RNA-Seq and enrichment pathway bioinformatic analyses to identify differentially expressed (DE)-miRNAs and genes (DEGs) associated with HP lungs. In vitro, we evaluated the expression and potential role of miR-155-5p in the phenotype of fHP lung fibroblasts. Loss and gain assays were used to demonstrate the impact of miR-155-5p on fibroblast functions. In addition, mir-155-5p and its target TP53INP1 were analyzed after treatment with TGF-β, IL-4, and IL-17A. Results: We found around 50 DEGs shared by several databases that differentiate HP from control and IPF lungs, constituting a unique HP lung transcriptional signature. Additionally, we reveal 18 DE-miRNAs that may regulate these DEGs. Among the candidates likely associated with HP pathogenesis was miR-155-5p. Our findings indicate that increased miR-155-5p in fHP fibroblasts coincides with reduced TP53INP1 expression, high proliferative capacity, and a lack of senescence markers compared to IPF fibroblasts. Induced overexpression of miR-155-5p in normal fibroblasts remarkably increases the proliferation rate and decreases TP53INP1 expression. Conversely, miR-155-5p inhibition reduces proliferation and increases senescence markers. TGF-β, IL-4, and IL-17A stimulated miR-155-5p overexpression in HP lung fibroblasts. Conclusion: Our findings suggest a distinctive signature of 53 DEGs in HP, including CLDN18, EEF2, CXCL9, PLA2G2D, and ZNF683, as potential targets for future studies. Likewise, 18 miRNAs, including miR-155-5p, could be helpful to establish differences between these two pathologies. The overexpression of miR-155-5p and downregulation of TP53INP1 in fHP lung fibroblasts may be involved in his proliferative and profibrotic phenotype. These findings may help differentiate and characterize their pathogenic features and understand their role in the disease.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468054024000313PneumonitisComputational biologyMicroRNAsLungFibroblasts
spellingShingle Marco Espina-Ordoñez
Yalbi Itzel Balderas-Martínez
Ana Lilia Torres-Machorro
Iliana Herrera
Mariel Maldonado
Yair Romero
Fernanda Toscano-Marquez
Annie Pardo
Moisés Selman
José Cisneros
Mir-155-5p targets TP53INP1 to promote proliferative phenotype in hypersensitivity pneumonitis lung fibroblasts
Non-coding RNA Research
Pneumonitis
Computational biology
MicroRNAs
Lung
Fibroblasts
title Mir-155-5p targets TP53INP1 to promote proliferative phenotype in hypersensitivity pneumonitis lung fibroblasts
title_full Mir-155-5p targets TP53INP1 to promote proliferative phenotype in hypersensitivity pneumonitis lung fibroblasts
title_fullStr Mir-155-5p targets TP53INP1 to promote proliferative phenotype in hypersensitivity pneumonitis lung fibroblasts
title_full_unstemmed Mir-155-5p targets TP53INP1 to promote proliferative phenotype in hypersensitivity pneumonitis lung fibroblasts
title_short Mir-155-5p targets TP53INP1 to promote proliferative phenotype in hypersensitivity pneumonitis lung fibroblasts
title_sort mir 155 5p targets tp53inp1 to promote proliferative phenotype in hypersensitivity pneumonitis lung fibroblasts
topic Pneumonitis
Computational biology
MicroRNAs
Lung
Fibroblasts
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468054024000313
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