Published ahead of print on December 23, 2003, doi:10.1164/rccm.200307-964OC
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 169, Number 6, March 2004, 703-711
A more recent version of this article appeared on March 15, 2004
Submitted on July 16, 2003
Accepted on December 23, 2003
HUMAN BRONCHIAL SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL LINES SHOW A HYPERTROPHIC PHENOTYPE TYPICAL OF SEVERE ASTHMA
Limei Zhou1, Jing Li2, Adam M Goldsmith1, Dawn C Newcomb1, Diane M Giannola1, Robert G Vosk1, Eva M Eves3, Marsha R Rosner3, Julian Solway2, and Marc B Hershenson1*
1 Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA,
2 Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA,
3 Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mhershen{at}umich.edu.
We developed clonal cell lines of human bronchial smooth muscle origin by retroviral transduction of temperature-sensitive simian virus 40 large tumor (T) antigen. These cells show increased growth potential at 33°C but upon shift to the non-permissive temperature (39°C) show diminished or arrested growth. In addition to an expected reduction in the level of large T antigen, cells shifted to 39°C show increased expression of the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor p21Waf1/Cip1, characteristic of cells arrested in G1 of the cell cycle. Shifted cells undergo a process of cell hypertrophy, as demonstrated by increased time of flight and forward scatter, as well as increased expression of the contractile proteins -smooth muscle actin, myosin light chain kinase and SM22. Changes in contractile protein expression were regulated primarily in a post-transcriptional manner. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity was increased in shifted cells, and chemical inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase attenuated -actin and MLCK expression. We have developed clonal cell lines of human bronchial smooth muscle origin which may be useful for the study of airway smooth muscle biology. Further, we demonstrate that arrest of airway smooth muscle cell cycle traversal can induce cellular hypertrophy which parallels changes observed in the airways of patients with severe asthma.
Key words: airway, hypertrophy, SV40, p53, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
This article has been cited by other articles:

|
 |

|
 |
 
H. Deng, G. A. Dokshin, J. Lei, A. M. Goldsmith, K. N. Bitar, D. C. Fingar, M. B. Hershenson, and J. K. Bentley
Inhibition of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3{beta} Is Sufficient for Airway Smooth Muscle Hypertrophy
J. Biol. Chem.,
April 11, 2008;
283(15):
10198 - 10207.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
J. K. Bentley and M. B. Hershenson
Airway Smooth Muscle Growth in Asthma: Proliferation, Hypertrophy, and Migration
Proceedings of the ATS,
January 1, 2008;
5(1):
89 - 96.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
P. G. Woodruff
Gene Expression in Asthmatic Airway Smooth Muscle
Proceedings of the ATS,
January 1, 2008;
5(1):
113 - 118.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
J. P. Gawaziuk, X. Ma, F. Sheikh, Z-Q. Cheng, P. A. Cattini, and N. L. Stephens
Transforming growth factor-{beta} as a differentiating factor for cultured smooth muscle cells
Eur. Respir. J.,
October 1, 2007;
30(4):
643 - 652.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. L. James and S. Wenzel
Clinical relevance of airway remodelling in airway diseases
Eur. Respir. J.,
July 1, 2007;
30(1):
134 - 155.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
D. Schaafsma, K. D. McNeill, G. L. Stelmack, R. Gosens, H. A. Baarsma, B. G. J. Dekkers, E. Frohwerk, J.-M. Penninks, P. Sharma, K. M. Ens, et al.
Insulin increases the expression of contractile phenotypic markers in airway smooth muscle
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol,
July 1, 2007;
293(1):
C429 - C439.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. M. Goldsmith, M. B. Hershenson, M. P. Wolbert, and J. K. Bentley
Regulation of airway smooth muscle {alpha}-actin expression by glucocorticoids
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol,
January 1, 2007;
292(1):
L99 - L106.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
W. R. Henderson Jr., G. K. S. Chiang, Y.-t. Tien, and E. Y. Chi
Reversal of Allergen-induced Airway Remodeling by CysLT1 Receptor Blockade
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.,
April 1, 2006;
173(7):
718 - 728.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
J Wicks, H M Haitchi, S T Holgate, D E Davies, and R M Powell
Enhanced upregulation of smooth muscle related transcripts by TGF{beta}2 in asthmatic (myo) fibroblasts
Thorax,
April 1, 2006;
61(4):
313 - 319.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. M. Goldsmith, J. K. Bentley, L. Zhou, Y. Jia, K. N. Bitar, D. C. Fingar, and M. B. Hershenson
Transforming Growth Factor-beta Induces Airway Smooth Muscle Hypertrophy
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol.,
February 1, 2006;
34(2):
247 - 254.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
L. Zhou, A. M. Goldsmith, J. K. Bentley, Y. Jia, M. L. Rodriguez, M. K. Abe, D. C. Fingar, and M. B. Hershenson
4E-Binding Protein Phosphorylation and Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E Release Are Required for Airway Smooth Muscle Hypertrophy
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol.,
August 1, 2005;
33(2):
195 - 202.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
L. Fabbri, S. P. Peters, I. Pavord, S. E. Wenzel, S. C. Lazarus, W. MacNee, F. Lemaire, and E. Abraham
Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, Airway Biology, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in AJRCCM in 2004
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.,
April 1, 2005;
171(7):
686 - 698.
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
X. Zheng, D. Zhou, C. Y. Seow, and T. R Bai
Cardiotrophin-1 alters airway smooth muscle structure and mechanical properties in airway explants
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol,
December 1, 2004;
287(6):
L1165 - L1171.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. J. Halayko, S. Kartha, G. L. Stelmack, J. McConville, J. Tam, B. Camoretti-Mercado, S. M. Forsythe, M. B. Hershenson, and J. Solway
Phophatidylinositol-3 Kinase/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin/p70S6K Regulates Contractile Protein Accumulation in Airway Myocyte Differentiation
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol.,
September 1, 2004;
31(3):
266 - 275.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
J. L. Black
Asthma--More Muscle Cells or More Muscular Cells?
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.,
May 1, 2004;
169(9):
980 - 981.
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|
Copyright © 2003 American Thoracic Society
|
|
|