Sphingosine 1 Phosphate (S1P) Receptor 1 Is Decreased in Human Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells of Smokers and Mediates S1P Effect on Autophagy

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Title: Sphingosine 1 Phosphate (S1P) Receptor 1 Is Decreased in Human Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells of Smokers and Mediates S1P Effect on Autophagy
Authors: Khushboo Goel, Erica L. Beatman, Nicholas Egersdorf, April Scruggs, Danting Cao, Evgeny V. Berdyshev, Kelly S. Schweitzer, Irina Petrache
Source: Cells, Vol 10, Iss 5, p 1200 (2021)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Cytology
Subject Terms: sphingolipids, lung microvascular endothelial cells, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, autophagy, apoptosis, Cytology, QH573-671
More Details: Destruction of alveoli by apoptosis induced by cigarette smoke (CS) is a major driver of emphysema pathogenesis. However, when compared to cells isolated from non-smokers, primary human lung microvascular endothelial cells (HLMVECs) isolated from chronic smokers are more resilient when exposed to apoptosis-inducing ceramide. Whether this adaptation restores homeostasis is unknown. To better understand the phenotype of HLMVEC in smokers, we interrogated a major pro-survival pathway supported by sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) signaling via S1P receptor 1 (S1P1). Primary HLMVECs from lungs of non-smoker or smoker donors were isolated and studied in culture for up to five passages. S1P1 mRNA and protein abundance were significantly decreased in HLMVECs from smokers compared to non-smokers. S1P1 was also decreased in situ in lungs of mice chronically exposed to CS. Levels of S1P1 expression tended to correlate with those of autophagy markers, and increasing S1P (via S1P lyase knockdown with siRNA) stimulated baseline macroautophagy with lysosomal degradation. In turn, loss of S1P1 (siRNA) inhibited these effects of S1P on HLMVECs autophagy. These findings suggest that the anti-apoptotic phenotype of HLMVECs from smokers may be maladaptive, since it is associated with decreased S1P1 expression that may impair their autophagic response to S1P.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2073-4409
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/5/1200; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells10051200
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7ba37c51607a47de8a609cbdefb5168f
Accession Number: edsdoj.7ba37c51607a47de8a609cbdefb5168f
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20734409
DOI:10.3390/cells10051200
Published in:Cells
Language:English