Imperial College London

ProfessorMariaBelvisi

Faculty of MedicineNational Heart & Lung Institute

Professor of Respiratory Pharmacology
 
 
 
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van Laar JM, Lei A, Safy-Khan M, Almquist J, Belfield G, Edman K, Öberg L, Angermann BR, Dillmann I, Berntsson P, Etal D, Dainty I, Astbury C, Belvisi MG, Nemes S, Platt A, Prothon S, Samuelsson S, Svanberg P, Keen C, SEMRA study groupet al., 2023, AZD9567 versus prednisolone in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: A phase IIa, randomized, double-blind, efficacy, and safety study., Clin Transl Sci, Vol: 16, Pages: 2494-2506

Oral corticosteroid use is limited by side effects, some caused by off-target actions on the mineralocorticoid receptor that disrupt electrolyte balance. AZD9567 is a selective, nonsteroidal glucocorticoid receptor modulator. The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of AZD9567 and prednisolone were assessed in a phase IIa study. Anti-inflammatory mechanism of action was also evaluated in vitro in monocytes from healthy donors. In this randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multicenter study, patients with active rheumatoid arthritis were randomized 1:1 to AZD9567 40 mg or prednisolone 20 mg once daily orally for 14 days. The primary end point was change from baseline in DAS28-CRP at day 15. Secondary end points included components of DAS28-CRP, American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response criteria (ACR20, ACR50, and ACR70), and safety end points, including serum electrolytes. Overall, 21 patients were randomized to AZD9567 (n = 11) or prednisolone (n = 10), and all completed the study. As anticipated, AZD9567 had a similar efficacy profile to prednisolone, with no clinically meaningful (i.e., >1.0) difference in change from baseline to day 15 in DAS28-CRP between AZD9567 and prednisolone (least-squares mean difference: 0.47, 95% confidence interval: -0.49 to 1.43). Similar results were observed for the secondary efficacy end points. In vitro transcriptomic analysis showed that anti-inflammatory responses were similar for AZD9567, prednisolone, and dexamethasone. Unlike prednisolone, AZD9567 had no effect on the serum sodium:potassium ratio. The safety profile was not different from that of prednisolone. Larger studies of longer duration are required to determine whether AZD9567 40 mg may in the future be an alternative to prednisolone in patients with inflammatory disease.

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Saunders P, Wu Z, Fahy WA, Stewart ID, Saini G, Smith DJF, Braybrooke R, Stock C, Renzoni EA, Johnson SR, Jenkins RG, Belvisi MG, Smith JA, Maher TM, Molyneaux PLet al., 2023, The burden and impact of cough in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an analysis of the prospective observational PROFILE study, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, Vol: 20, Pages: 1267-1273, ISSN: 1546-3222

RATIONALE: Cough is a commonly reported symptom in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) that negatively impacts patient-reported quality of life. However, both the burden of cough at diagnosis and the behaviour of cough over time have not been systematically described in patients with IPF. OBJECTIVES: By utilising data prospectively collected as part of the PROFILE study we sought to assess cough burden and the impact that this has on quality of life within a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed IPF. We also re-examined the previously described relationship between cough and mortality and the association of cough with the MUC5B promoter polymorphism. METHODS: The PROFILE study is a multicentre, prospective, observational, longitudinal cohort study of incident IPF. Leicester cough questionnaire (LCQ) scores were recorded at baseline in 632 subjects and then repeated 6 monthly in a subset (n=216) of the cohort. RESULTS: The median LCQ at diagnosis was 16.1 (inter-quartile range 6.5). LCQ scores remained stable over the subsequent year in the majority of patients. There was a weak association between LCQ score and baseline lung function with worse cough related quality of life associating with more severe physiological impairment. Cough scores were not associated with subsequent mortality after correcting for baseline lung function. Furthermore, there was no relationship between LCQ score and MUC5B promotor polymorphism status. CONCLUSION: The burden of cough in IPF is high. Although cough is weakly associated with disease severity at baseline, cough-specific QoL as measured by the LCQ, confers no prognostic value. Cough-specific QoL burden remains relatively stable over time and does not associate with MUC5B promotor polymorphism.

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Hristova VA, Watson A, Chaerkady R, Glover MS, Ackland J, Angerman B, Belfield G, Belvisi MG, Burke H, Cellura D, Clark HW, Etal D, Freeman A, Heinson AI, Hess S, Huhn M, Hall E, Mackay A, Madsen J, McCrae C, Muthas D, Novick S, Ostridge K, Oberg L, Platt A, Postle AD, Spalluto CM, Vaarala O, Wang J, Staples KJ, Wilkinson TMAet al., 2023, Multiomics links global surfactant dysregulation with airflow obstruction and emphysema in COPD, ERJ OPEN RESEARCH, Vol: 9

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Yoon M, Ryu MH, Huff RD, Belvisi MG, Smith J, Carlsten Cet al., 2022, Effect of traffic-related air pollution on cough in adults with polymorphisms in several cough-related genes, RESPIRATORY RESEARCH, Vol: 23

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Rojnik ZJ, De Palo G, Baturcam E, Israelsson L, Oberg L, Muthas D, Ostridge K, Platt A, Belvisi MG, Staples KJ, Wilkinson Tet al., 2022, Airway Epithelial JAK-STAT Gene Signatures Identify a Cluster of COPD Patients with Increased Blood Neutrophils, International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, Publisher: AMER THORACIC SOC, ISSN: 1073-449X

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Singh D, Beier J, Astbury C, Belvisi MG, Da Silva CA, Jauhiainen A, Jimenez E, Lei A, Necander S, Smith JA, Hamren UW, Xin W, Psallidas Iet al., 2022, The novel bronchodilator navafenterol: a phase 2a, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in COPD, EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, Vol: 59, ISSN: 0903-1936

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Sadiq MW, Asimus S, Belvisi MG, Brailsford W, Fransson R, Fuhr R, Hagberg A, Hashemi M, Jensen TJ, Jonsson J, Keen C, Koernicke T, Kristensson C, Maenpaa J, Necander S, Nemes S, Betts Jet al., 2022, Characterisation of pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability in a first-in-human study for AZD8154, a novel inhaled selective PI3Kγδ dual inhibitor targeting airway inflammatory disease, BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Vol: 88, Pages: 260-270, ISSN: 0306-5251

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Koivisto A-P, Belvisi MG, Gaudet R, Szallasi Aet al., 2022, Advances in TRP channel drug discovery: from target validation to clinical studies, NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY, Vol: 21, Pages: 41-59, ISSN: 1474-1776

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Nilsson M, Rhedin M, Hendrickx R, Berglund S, Piras A, Blomgran P, Cavallin A, Collins M, Dahl G, Dekkak B, Ericsson T, Hagberg N, Holmberg AA, Leffler A, Lundqvist AJ, Markou T, Pinkerton J, Ronnblom L, Siu S, Taylor V, Wennberg T, Zervas D, Laurence ADJ, Mitra S, Belvisi MG, Birrell M, Borde Aet al., 2022, Characterization of Selective and Potent JAK1 Inhibitors Intended for the Inhaled Treatment of Asthma, DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY, Vol: 16, Pages: 2901-2917, ISSN: 1177-8881

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Ptasinski VA, Stegmayr J, Belvisi MG, Wagner DE, Murray LAet al., 2021, Targeting Alveolar Repair in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Vol: 65, Pages: 347-365, ISSN: 1044-1549

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Chen X, Bonvini SJ, Adcock J, Brown A, Birrell MA, Belvisi MGet al., 2021, Activation of GPR35 Inhibits Airway Sensory Nerves and the Late Asthmatic Response in Preclinical Model Systems, International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Publisher: AMER THORACIC SOC, ISSN: 1073-449X

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Pinkerton JW, Dekkak B, Zervas D, Markou T, Borde A, Dainty I, Jinton L, Sutton D, Cartwright J, Muthas D, Atkinson J, Aberg P, Aurell-Holmberg A, Belvisi MG, Birrell Met al., 2021, Velsecorat (AZD7594), a Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor Modulator (SGRM) Demonstrates Favorable Pre-Clinical Efficacy vs Safety Profile Compared to Current Clinical Inhaled Steroid, Fluticasone Furoate, International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Publisher: AMER THORACIC SOC, ISSN: 1073-449X

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Pinkerton JW, Adcock JJ, Zervas D, Markou T, Dekkak B, Dubuis E, Cibert-Goton V, Bonvini SJ, Brailsford W, Yrlid L, Bergstrom EL, Belvisi MG, Birrell MAet al., 2021, PI3Kγd Inhibitor, AZD8154, Demonstrates Improved Efficacious Profile Over PI3Kd Selective Inhibitor, GSK2269557, in a Rat Model of Asthma, International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Publisher: AMER THORACIC SOC, ISSN: 1073-449X

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Bonvini SJ, Miles JH, Flajolet P, Wortley MA, Adcock JJ, Smith J, Birrell MA, Belvisi MGet al., 2021, A Novel Mechanism of Action for the NK1 Receptor in Airway Sensory Nerves, International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Publisher: AMER THORACIC SOC, ISSN: 1073-449X

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Barnes PJ, Anderson GP, Fageras M, Belvisi MGet al., 2021, Chronic lung diseases: prospects for regeneration and repair, EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW, Vol: 30, ISSN: 0905-9180

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Dhindsa RS, Mattsson J, Nag A, Wang Q, Wain L, Allen R, Wigmore EM, Ibanez K, Vitsios D, Deevi SVV, Wasilewski S, Karlsson M, Lassi G, Olsson H, Muthas D, Monkley S, Mackay A, Murray L, Young S, Haefliger C, Maher TM, Belvisi MG, Jenkins G, Molyneaux PL, Platt A, Petrovski Set al., 2021, Identification of a missense variant in SPDL1 associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Communications Biology, Vol: 4, ISSN: 2399-3642

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disorder characterised by progressive, destructive lung scarring. Despite substantial progress, the genetic determinants of this disease remain incompletely defined. Using whole genome and whole exome sequencing data from 752 individuals with sporadic IPF and 119,055 UK Biobank controls, we performed a variant-level exome-wide association study (ExWAS) and gene-level collapsing analyses. Our variant-level analysis revealed a novel association between a rare missense variant in SPDL1 and IPF (NM_017785.5:g.169588475 G > A p.Arg20Gln; p = 2.4 × 10−7, odds ratio = 2.87, 95% confidence interval: 2.03–4.07). This signal was independently replicated in the FinnGen cohort, which contains 1028 cases and 196,986 controls (combined p = 2.2 × 10−20), firmly associating this variant as an IPF risk allele. SPDL1 encodes Spindly, a protein involved in mitotic checkpoint signalling during cell division that has not been previously described in fibrosis. To the best of our knowledge, these results highlight a novel mechanism underlying IPF, providing the potential for new therapeutic discoveries in a disease of great unmet need.

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Smith JA, Harle A, Dockry R, Holt K, Russell P, Molassiotis A, Yorke J, Robinson R, Birrell MA, Belvisi MG, Blackhall Fet al., 2021, Aprepitant for cough in lung cancer: a randomised placebo-controlled trial and mechanistic insights, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol: 203, Pages: 737-745, ISSN: 1073-449X

RATIONALE: Effective cough treatments are a significant unmet need in lung cancer patients. Aprepitant is a licensed treatment for nausea and vomiting, which blocks substance P activation of Neurokinin 1 (NK-1) receptors, a mechanism also implicated in cough. OBJECTIVE: To assess aprepitant in lung cancer patients with cough and evaluate mechanisms in vagal nerve tissue. METHODS: Randomised double-blind crossover trial of lung cancer patients with bothersome cough. They received three days of aprepitant or matched placebo; following a three day wash out, patients crossed to the alternative treatment. The primary endpoint was awake cough frequency measured at screening and day 3 of each treatment; secondary endpoints included patient-reported outcomes. In vitro, the depolarization of isolated guinea pig and human vagus nerve sections in grease gap recording chambers, indicative of sensory nerve activation, was measured to evaluate mechanism. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Twenty lung cancer patients enrolled, mean age 66years (±7.7), 60% female, 80% non-small cell cancer, 50% advanced stage and 55% WHO performance status 1. Cough frequency improved with aprepitant, reducing by 22.2%(95%CI 2.8-37.7%) over placebo whilst awake (p=0.03), 30.3%(95%CI 12.7-44.3) over 24hours (p=0.002) and 59.8%(95%CI 15.1-86.0) during sleep (p=0.081). Patient-reported outcomes all significantly improved. Substance P depolarised both guinea pig and human vagus nerve. Aprepitant significantly inhibited substance P induced depolarisation by 78% in guinea pig (p=0.0145) and 94% in human vagus (p=0.0145). DISCUSSION: Substance P activation of NK-1 receptors appears to be an important mechanism driving cough in lung cancer, and NK-1 antagonists show promise as anti-tussive therapies. Clinical trial registration available at www.http://www.isrctn.com/, ID: ISRCTN16200035.

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Williams TC, Jackson DJ, Maltby S, Walton RP, Ching Y-M, Glanville N, Singanayagam A, Brewins JJ, Clarke D, Hirsman AG, Loo S-L, Wei L, Beale JE, Casolari P, Caramori G, Papi A, Belvisi M, Wark PAB, Johnston SL, Edwards MR, Bartlett NWet al., 2020, Rhinovirus-induced CCL17 and CCL22 in asthma exacerbations and differential regulation by STAT6., American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Vol: 64, Pages: 344-356, ISSN: 1044-1549

The interplay of type-2 inflammation and anti-viral immunity underpins asthma exacerbation pathogenesis. Virus infection induces type-2 inflammation-promoting chemokines CCL17 and CCL22 in asthma, however mechanisms regulating induction are poorly understood. By using a human rhinovirus (RV) challenge model in human airway epithelial cells in vitro and mice in vivo, we assessed mechanisms regulating CCL17 and CCL22 expression. Subjects with mild-to-moderate asthma and healthy volunteers were experimentally infected with RV and airway CCL17 and CCL22 protein quantified. In vitro airway epithelial cell- and mouse-RV infection models were then employed to define STAT6- and NF-κB-mediated regulation of CCL17 and CCL22 expression. Following RV infection, CCL17 and CCL22 expression was higher in asthma, which differentially correlated with clinical and immunological parameters. Air-liquid interface (ALI) differentiated primary epithelial cells from donors with asthma also expressed higher levels of RV-induced CCL22. RV infection boosted type-2 cytokine-induced STAT6 activation. In epithelial cells, type-2 cytokines and STAT6 activation had differential effects on chemokine expression: increasing CCL17 and suppressing CCL22, whereas NF-κB promoted expression of both chemokines. In mice, RV infection activated pulmonary STAT6 which was required for CCL17, but not CCL22 expression. STAT6-knockout mice infected with RV expressed increased levels of NF-kB-regulated chemokines, which was associated with rapid viral clearance. Therefore, RV-induced upregulation of CCL17 and CCL22 was mediated by NF-κB activation, whereas expression was differentially regulated by STAT6. Together, findings suggest therapeutic targeting of type-2-STAT6 activation alone will not block all inflammatory pathways during RV infection in asthma.

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Miles J, Pinkerton JW, Bonvini SJ, Dubuis E, Wortley MA, Pontis S, Trevisani M, Villetti G, Patacchini R, Molyneaux PL, Maher TM, Birrell MA, Belvisi MGet al., 2020, Modelling IPF-associated chronic cough: role for oxidative stress?, The 2020 ERS International Congress, Publisher: European Respiratory Society, Pages: 1-2, ISSN: 0903-1936

Introduction: Chronic cough is a key symptom that plagues the lives of IPF patients, indeed, it is often the reason the disease is initially diagnosed. The aim of this project was to develop a pre-clinical model of IPF-associated cough and compare the mediator profiles with clinical samples, to aid in the search for effective treatments.Methods: Male guinea pigs (around 325g) were intratracheally dosed with vehicle (saline) or bleomycin (6 USP/kg) and coughs were quantified through manual observation of in-cage video footage, by watching 4.5 hours a day, for 3 weeks. Lung tissue, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and blood was harvested from a parallel group of animals. These were used to assess the extent of fibrosis and measure mediator production (e.g. a marker of oxidative stress: 8-isoprostane). Human BALF was obtained from IPF patients and healthy controls.Results: Spontaneous coughing was recorded in guinea pigs given bleomycin, which was associated with an increase in lung fibrosis and BALF 8-isoprostane (a marker of oxidative stress). We noted similar increases in BALF 8-isoprostane levels in the clinical samples.Conclusions: We have developed a preclinical model to aid in the search for a treatment for IPF-associated coughing. Furthermore, initial data suggests that an increase in oxidative burden (a known trigger of coughing) could be an attractive target.

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Pinkerton J, Dekkak B, Zervas D, Markou T, Borde A, Cavallin A, Ericsson T, Hendrickx R, Holmberg AA, Steele J, Belvisi M, Birrell Met al., 2020, Profiling the impact of two JAK inhibitors in a pre-clinical model of allergic asthma, Publisher: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, ISSN: 0903-1936

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Kobold N, Dekkak B, Flajolet P, Patel D, Snelgrove R, Belvisi M, Birrell Met al., 2020, Characterisation of type two immune responses in a murine model of allergic airway disease, Publisher: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, ISSN: 0903-1936

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Wortley MA, Bonvini SJ, Adcock JJ, Dubuis ED, Maher SA, Penn RB, Belvisi MG, Birrell MAet al., 2020, EPAC drives the anti-tussive effect of EP4 receptors on airway sensory nerves, Publisher: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, ISSN: 0903-1936

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Bonvini SJ, Birrell MA, Dubuis E, Adcock JJ, Wortley MA, Flajolet P, Bradding P, Belvisi MGet al., 2020, Novel airway smooth muscle-mast cell interactions and a role for the TRPV4-ATP axis in non-atopic asthma, EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, Vol: 56, ISSN: 0903-1936

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Adner M, Canning BJ, Meurs H, Ford W, Ramos Ramírez P, van den Berg MPM, Birrell MA, Stoffels E, Lundblad LKA, Nilsson GP, Olsson HK, Belvisi MG, Dahlén S-Eet al., 2020, Back to the future: re-establishing guinea pig in vivo asthma models., Clin Sci (Lond), Vol: 134, Pages: 1219-1242

Research using animal models of asthma is currently dominated by mouse models. This has been driven by the comprehensive knowledge on inflammatory and immune reactions in mice, as well as tools to produce genetically modified mice. Many of the identified therapeutic targets influencing airway hyper-responsiveness and inflammation in mouse models, have however been disappointing when tested clinically in asthma. It is therefore a great need for new animal models that more closely resemble human asthma. The guinea pig has for decades been used in asthma research and a comprehensive table of different protocols for asthma models is presented. The studies have primarily been focused on the pharmacological aspects of the disease, where the guinea pig undoubtedly is superior to mice. Further reasons are the anatomical and physiological similarities between human and guinea pig airways compared with that of the mouse, especially with respect to airway branching, neurophysiology, pulmonary circulation and smooth muscle distribution, as well as mast cell localization and mediator secretion. Lack of reagents and specific molecular tools to study inflammatory and immunological reactions in the guinea pig has however greatly diminished its use in asthma research. The aim in this position paper is to review and summarize what we know about different aspects of the use of guinea pig in vivo models for asthma research. The associated aim is to highlight the unmet needs that have to be addressed in the future.

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Smith JA, Wortley MA, Bonvini S, Birrell M, Belvisi MGet al., 2020, "Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things" - Sir Isaac Newton, EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, Vol: 55, ISSN: 0903-1936

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Mattsson J, Ibanez KG, Wigmore E, Wang Q, Lassi G, Wain L, Allen R, Monkley S, Karlsson M, Olsson H, Muthas D, Mackay A, Murray L, Haefliger C, Young S, Maher TM, Belvisi MG, Jenkins G, Molyneaux PL, Platt A, Petrovski Set al., 2020, Genetic Analysis Identifies a Novel Missense Variant in SPDL1 Associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Virtual International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, Publisher: AMER THORACIC SOC, ISSN: 1073-449X

Conference paper

Bonvini SJ, Adcock JJ, Kobold N, Phuah P, Birrell MA, Belvisi MGet al., 2019, A novel role for TRPM3 in Airway Smooth Muscle Contraction, International Congress of the European-Respiratory-Society (ERS), Publisher: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, ISSN: 0903-1936

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Flajolet P, Bonvini SJ, Dekkak B, Kobold N, Adcock JJ, Bradding P, Belvisi MG, Birrell MAet al., 2019, Investigating Transient Receptor Potential V4 channel induced bronchospasm, International Congress of the European-Respiratory-Society (ERS), Publisher: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, ISSN: 0903-1936

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Doherty DF, Nath S, Poon J, Foronjy RF, Ohlmeyer M, Debo AJ, Salathe M, Birrell M, Belvisi M, Baumlin N, Kim MD, Weldon S, Taggart C, Geraghty Pet al., 2019, Protein Phosphatase 2A Reduces Cigarette Smoke-induced Cathepsin S and Loss of Lung Function, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, Vol: 200, Pages: 51-62, ISSN: 1073-449X

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Almeida-Oliveira AR, Aquino-Junior J, Abbasi A, Santos-Dias A, Oliveira-Junior MC, Alberca-Custodio RW, Rigonato-Oliveira NC, Salles-Dias LP, Damaceno-Rodrigues NR, Caldini EG, Arantes-Costa FM, Ligeiro-Oliveira AP, Belvisi MG, Vieira RPet al., 2019, Effects of aerobic exercise on molecular aspects of asthma: involvement of SOCS-JAK-STAT., Exerc Immunol Rev, Vol: 25, Pages: 50-62, ISSN: 1077-5552

BACKGROUND: Aerobic training (AT) decreases airway inflammation in asthma, but the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms are not completely understood. Thus, this study evaluated the participation of SOCS-JAK-STAT signaling in the effects of AT on airway inflammation, remodeling and hyperresponsiveness in a model of allergic airway inflammation. METHODS: C57Bl/6 mice were divided into Control (Co), Exercise (Ex), HDM (HDM), and HDM+Exercise (HDM+ Ex). Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (100ug/mouse) were administered oro-tracheally on days 0, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and 49. AT was performed in a treadmill during 4 weeks in moderate intensity, from day 24 until day 52. RESULTS: AT inhibited HDM-induced total cells (p<0.001), eosinophils (p<0.01), neutrophils (p<0.01) and lymphocytes (p<0.01) in BAL, and eosinophils (p<0.01), neutrophils (p<0.01) and lymphocytes (p<0.01) in peribronchial space. AT also reduced BAL levels of IL-4 (p<0.001), IL-5 (p<0.001), IL-13 (p<0.001), CXCL1 (p<0.01), IL-17 (p<0.01), IL-23 (p<0.05), IL-33 (p<0.05), while increased IL- 10 (p<0.05). Airway collagen fibers (p<0.01), elastic fibers p<0.01) and mucin (p<0.01) were also reduced by AT. AT also inhibited HDM-induced airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to methacholine 6,25mg/ml (p<0.01), 12,5mg/mL (p<0.01), 25mg/mL (p<0.01) and 50mg/mL (p<0.01). Mechanistically, AT reduced the expression of STAT6 (p<0.05), STAT3 (p<0.001), STAT5 (p<0.01) and JAK2 (p<0.001), similarly by peribronchial leukocytes and by airway epithelial cells. SOCS1 expression (p<0.001) was upregulated in leukocytes and in epithelial cells, SOCS2 (p<0.01) was upregulated in leukocytes and SOCS3 down-regulated in leukocytes (p<0.05) and in epithelial cells (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: AT reduces asthma phenotype involving SOCSJAK- STAT signaling.

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