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Alterations in mRNA Expression Levels of Tight Junction Proteins in the Blood Cells of Smokers with or without COPD

Author(s): Sadiya Bi Shaikh, Mahesh Manjunath Gouda, Irfan Khandhal, Tanyeem Rahman, Ashwini Shetty and Yashodhar Prabhakar Bhandary*

Volume 23, Issue 3, 2023

Published on: 21 October, 2022

Page: [389 - 395] Pages: 7

DOI: 10.2174/1871530322666220531121609

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Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to assess the role of Tight junction proteins (TJPs) and claudins in smokers with and without COPD compared to healthy individuals.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex chronic respiratory disease, including various inflammatory mediators. The prime etiological element in the development of COPD is cigarette smoking. The lung airway epithelium comprises beneficial immunological barriers to draw in insults, such as environmental particulates, cigarette smoke, etc. Tight junctions (TJ) connected by transmembrane proteins determine epithelial permeability. Cigarette smoke is indicated to defect TJ integrity. The possible involvement of the airway epithelium in the pathogenesis of COPD has recently become apparent; however, its detailed mechanisms remain elusive. The integrity of airway epithelium is crucial for airway homeostasis; defective airway barrier activity contributes to COPD.

Objective: In the present study, the objective was to investigate mRNA expression levels of TJP’s like TJP-1, TJP-2, TJP-3, Tight junction-associated proteins-1, claudin-1, claudin-3, claudin-4, claudin-7, claudin-10, claudin-15, claudin-19, and claudin-25 from blood samples of smokers with COPD and compared them with smokers without COPD and healthy individuals.

Methods: The mRNA expressions were evaluated by the quantitative PCR method.

Results: The gene expressions of these TJPs were significantly down-regulated, specifically in COPD patients with a history of smoking (Smokers with COPD). Besides, FEV% was also established for these patients. Similarly, smokers with COPD showed a significant increase in the expression levels of transcription factors, like ZEB-1, ZEB-2, PDGFA, and HDGF, compared to COPD patients without a history of smoking (smokers without COPD) and the healthy subjects.

Conclusion: In conclusion, cigarette smoke disrupts TJ of the human airway epithelium, and the transcriptional factors counteract this smoke-induced COPD. Thus, TJPs may serve as protective elements for airway epithelial homeostasis during COPD.

Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Tight junction proteins (TJPs), claudins, cigarette smoke, mRNA expressions, PCR method.

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