Dexamethasone protects against asthma via regulating Hif-1α-glycolysis-lactate axis and protein lactylation

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PURPOSE: Asthma can not be eradicated till now and its control primarily relies on the application of corticosteroids. Recently, glycolytic reprogramming has been reportedly contributed to asthma, this study aimed to reveal whether the effect of corticosteroids on asthma control is related to their regulation of glycolysis and glycolysis-dependent protein lactylation.

METHODS: Ovalbumin (OVA) aeroallergen was used to challenge mice and stimulate human macrophage cell line THP-1 following dexamethasone (DEX) treatment. Airway hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation, the expressions of key glycolytic enzymes and pyroptosis markers, the level of lactic acid, real-time glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), and protein lactylation were analyzed.

RESULTS: DEX significantly attenuated OVA-induced eosinophilic airway inflammation, including airway hyperresponsiveness, leukocyte infiltration, goblet cell hyperplasia, Th2 cytokines production and pyroptosis markers expression. Meanwhile, OVA-induced Hif-1α-glycolysis axis was substantially downregulated by DEX, which resulted in low level of lactic acid. Besides, key glycolytic enzymes in the lungs of asthmatic mice were notably co-localized with F4/80-positive macrophages, indicating metabolic shift to glycolysis in lung macrophages during asthma. This was confirmed in OVA-stimulated THP-1 cells that DEX treatment resulted in reductions in pyroptosis, glycolysis and lactic acid level. Finally, protein lactylation was found significantly increased in the lungs of asthmatic mice and OVA-stimulated THP-1 cells, which were both inhibited by DEX.

CONCLUSION: Our present study revealed that the effect of DEX on asthma control was associated with its suppressing of Hif-1α-glycolysis-lactateaxis and subsequent protein lactylation, which may open new avenues for the therapy of eosinophilic asthma.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:131

Enthalten in:

International immunopharmacology - 131(2024) vom: 20. Apr., Seite 111791

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Qiu-Meng [VerfasserIn]
Song, Si-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Si-Nuo [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Fei, Guang-He [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Hui-Mei [VerfasserIn]

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33X04XA5AT
7S5I7G3JQL
9006-59-1
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Allergic asthma
Cytokines
Dexamethasone
Glycolysis
Hif-1α
Journal Article
Lactic Acid
Macrophage
Ovalbumin
Protein lactylation

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Date Completed 10.04.2024

Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111791

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NLM369500342