Resolvin D1 restores airway surface liquid hydration and attenuates IL8 secretion in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) bronchial epithelial cells

Epithelia and Smooth Muscle Interactions in Health and Disease (Dublin) (2013) Proc Physiol Soc 30, PC24

Poster Communications: Resolvin D1 restores airway surface liquid hydration and attenuates IL8 secretion in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) bronchial epithelial cells

F. Ringholz1, A. Moukachar3, G. Higgins1, P. McNally2,1, V. Urbach4,1

1. Respiratory Research, National Childrens Research Centre, Dublin 12, Ireland. 2. Respiratory Medicine, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin 12, Ireland. 3. Université Pierreet MarieCurie, Paris VI, France. 4. Faculté de Médecine Paris Descartes, INSERM, U845, Paris, France.

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CF is caused by a mutation in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator which results in airway surface liquid (ASL) dehydration, impaired muco-ciliary clearance and chronic pulmonary infection and inflammation leading to progressive lung destruction. Resolvin D1 (RvD1) is a Docosahexaenoic acid derived lipid mediator which effects the resolution of inflammation (1) and attenuates LPS induced lung inflammation by supressing NFΚB activation (2). NuLi-1 (normal genotype) and CuFi-1airway epithelial cells (Δ508/Δ508) were grown as polarised, differentiated bronchial epithelia. Cells were treated with vehicle control or RvD1 1nM or 100nM (30 mins for ASL / overnight for IL8 experiments). The ASL was stained with Texas red®-dextran and imaged by live-cell confocal fluorescence microscopy. IL8 secretion was induced by TNFα or heat inactivated P. aeruginosa. Apical IL8 concentration was measured by ELISA. ASL height measured 7.2µm in NuLi-1 cells. CuFi-1 cells demonstrated reduced ASL height at 5.8µm and disrupted architecture. RvD1 1nM and 100nM restored ASL height in CuFi-1 cells to7.1µm* and 8.1µm** respectively (*P<0.05/**P<0.01, Student t test). RvD1 100nM attenuated TNFα induced IL8 secretion by CuFi-1 cells. Resolvin D1 restores airway surface liquid architecture and attenuates pro-inflammatory IL8 secretion by CF bronchial epithelial cells, suggesting therapeutic potential in CF lung disease.



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