PMID- 26338706 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160216 LR - 20210205 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 290 IP - 42 DP - 2015 Oct 16 TI - Airway Surface Dehydration by Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGF-beta) in Cystic Fibrosis Is Due to Decreased Function of a Voltage-dependent Potassium Channel and Can Be Rescued by the Drug Pirfenidone. PG - 25710-6 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M115.670885 [doi] AB - Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) is not only elevated in airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, whose airways are characterized by abnormal ion transport and mucociliary clearance, but TGF-beta1 is also associated with worse clinical outcomes. Effective mucociliary clearance depends on adequate airway hydration, governed by ion transport. Apically expressed, large-conductance, Ca(2+)- and voltage-dependent K(+) (BK) channels play an important role in this process. In this study, TGF-beta1 decreased airway surface liquid volume, ciliary beat frequency, and BK activity in fully differentiated CF bronchial epithelial cells by reducing mRNA expression of the BK gamma subunit leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 26 (LRRC26) and its function. Although LRRC26 knockdown itself reduced BK activity, LRRC26 overexpression partially reversed TGF-beta1-induced BK dysfunction. TGF-beta1-induced airway surface liquid volume hyper-absorption was reversed by the BK opener mallotoxin and the clinically useful TGF-beta signaling inhibitor pirfenidone. The latter increased BK activity via rescue of LRRC26. Therefore, we propose that TGF-beta1-induced mucociliary dysfunction in CF airways is associated with BK inactivation related to a LRRC26 decrease and is amenable to treatment with clinically useful TGF-beta1 inhibitors. CI - (c) 2015 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. FAU - Manzanares, Dahis AU - Manzanares D AD - From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136 and. FAU - Krick, Stefanie AU - Krick S AD - From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136 and. FAU - Baumlin, Nathalie AU - Baumlin N AD - From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136 and. FAU - Dennis, John S AU - Dennis JS AD - From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136 and. FAU - Tyrrell, Jean AU - Tyrrell J AD - Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599. FAU - Tarran, Robert AU - Tarran R AD - Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599. FAU - Salathe, Matthias AU - Salathe M AD - From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136 and msalathe@med.miami.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150903 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (LRRC26 protein, human) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated) RN - 0 (Pyridones) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta1) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - D7NLD2JX7U (pirfenidone) SB - IM MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism MH - Bronchi/drug effects/*pathology MH - Cystic Fibrosis/drug therapy/*metabolism/pathology MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Humans MH - Mucociliary Clearance/drug effects MH - Neoplasm Proteins/genetics MH - Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated/*physiology MH - Pyridones/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta1/antagonists & inhibitors/*physiology PMC - PMC4646213 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BK OT - LRRC26 OT - airway surface liquid OT - cilia OT - cystic fibrosis OT - epithelium OT - mallotoxin OT - pirfenidone OT - potassium channel OT - transforming growth factor beta (TGF-B) EDAT- 2015/09/05 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/18 06:00 PMCR- 2016/10/16 CRDT- 2015/09/05 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/09/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/10/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)44584-3 [pii] AID - M115.670885 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M115.670885 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2015 Oct 16;290(42):25710-6. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M115.670885. Epub 2015 Sep 3.