Journal article
KGF alters gene expression in human airway epithelia: potential regulation of the inflammatory response
Physiological genomics, Vol.6(2), pp.81-89
07/17/2001
DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.2001.6.2.81
PMID: 11459923
Abstract
Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) regulates several functions in adult and developing lung epithelia; it causes proliferation, stimulates secretion of fluid and electrolytes, enhances repair, and may minimize injury. To gain insight into the molecular processes influenced by KGF, we applied KGF to primary cultures of well-differentiated human airway epithelia and used microarray hybridization to assess the abundance of gene transcripts. Of 7,069 genes tested, KGF changed expression levels of 910. Earlier studies showed that KGF causes epithelial proliferation, and as expected, treatment altered expression of numerous genes involved in cell proliferation. We found that KGF stimulated transepithelial Cl− transport, but the number of cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) transcripts fell. Although transcripts for ClC-1 and ClC-7 Cl− channels increased, KGF failed to augment transepithelial Cl− transport in CF epithelia, suggesting that KGF-stimulated Cl− transport in differentiated airway epithelia depends on the CFTR Cl− channel. Interestingly, KGF decreased transcripts for many interferon (IFN)-induced genes. IFN causes trafficking of Stat dimers to the nucleus, where they activate transcription of IFN-induced genes. We found that KGF prevented the IFN-stimulated trafficking of Stat1 from the cytosol to the nucleus, suggesting a molecular mechanism for KGF-mediated suppression of the IFN-signaling pathway. These results suggest that in addition to stimulating proliferation and repair of damaged airway epithelia, KGF stimulates Cl− transport and may dampen the response of epithelial cells to inflammatory mediators.
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- Title: Subtitle
- KGF alters gene expression in human airway epithelia: potential regulation of the inflammatory response
- Creators
- LAWRENCE S PRINCE - Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Physiology and Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242PHILIP H KARP - Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Physiology and Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242THOMAS O MONINGER - Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Physiology and Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242MICHAEL J WELSH - Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Physiology and Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Physiological genomics, Vol.6(2), pp.81-89
- DOI
- 10.1152/physiolgenomics.2001.6.2.81
- PMID
- 11459923
- ISSN
- 1094-8341
- eISSN
- 1531-2267
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/17/2001
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine; Neurosurgery; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984020734902771
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