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- Title
Investigating the Effects of a New Peptide, Derived from the Enterolobium contortisiliquum Proteinase Inhibitor (EcTI), on Inflammation, Remodeling, and Oxidative Stress in an Experimental Mouse Model of Asthma–Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap (ACO)
- Authors
Barbosa, Jéssica Anastácia Silva; da Silva, Luana Laura Sales; João, Juliana Morelli Lopes Gonçalves; de Campos, Elaine Cristina; Fukuzaki, Silvia; Camargo, Leandro do Nascimento; dos Santos, Tabata Maruyama; dos Santos, Henrique Tibucheski; Bezerra, Suellen Karoline Moreira; Saraiva-Romanholo, Beatriz Mangueira; Lopes, Fernanda Degobbi Tenório Quirino dos Santos; Bonturi, Camila Ramalho; Oliva, Maria Luiza Vilela; Leick, Edna Aparecida; Righetti, Renato Fraga; Tibério, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo
- Abstract
The synthesized peptide derived from Enterolobium contortisiliquum (pep3-EcTI) has been associated with potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, and it may be a potential new treatment for asthma–COPD overlap—ACO). Purpose: To investigate the primary sequence effects of pep3-EcTI in an experimental ACO. BALB/c mice were divided into eight groups: SAL (saline), OVA (ovalbumin), ELA (elastase), ACO (ovalbumin + elastase), ACO-pep3-EcTI (treated with inhibitor), ACO-DX (treated with dexamethasone), ACO-DX-pep3-EcTI (treated with dexamethasone and inhibitor), and SAL-pep3-EcTI (saline group treated with inhibitor). We evaluated the hyperresponsiveness to methacholine, exhaled nitric oxide, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), mean linear intercept (Lm), inflammatory markers, tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interferon (IFN)), matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), growth factor (TGF-β), collagen fibers, the oxidative stress marker inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), transcription factors, and the signaling pathway NF-κB in the airways (AW) and alveolar septa (AS). Statistical analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA and t-tests, significant when p < 0.05. ACO caused alterations in the airways and alveolar septa. Compared with SAL, ACO-pep3-EcTI reversed the changes in the percentage of resistance of the respiratory system (%Rrs), the elastance of the respiratory system (%Ers), tissue resistance (%Gtis), tissue elastance (%Htis), airway resistance (%Raw), Lm, exhaled nitric oxide (ENO), lymphocytes, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, IL-17, TNF-α, INF-γ, MMP-12, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, collagen fibers, and iNOS. ACO-DX reversed the changes in %Rrs, %Ers, %Gtis, %Htis, %Raw, total cells, eosinophils, neutrophils, lymphocytes, macrophages, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, IL-17, TNF-α, INF-γ, MMP-12, TGF-β, collagen fibers, and iNOS. ACO-DX-pep3-EcTI reversed the changes, as was also observed for the pep3-EcTI and the ACO-DX-pep3-EcTI. Significance: The pep3-EcTI was revealed to be a promising strategy for the treatment of ACO, asthma, and COPD.
- Subjects
PEPTIDES; TRANSFORMING growth factors; TUMOR necrosis factors; TRANSCRIPTION factors; LUNG diseases; PROTEINASES; ELASTASES
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 19, p14710
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms241914710