PMID- 27709733 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171219 LR - 20240213 IS - 1549-4918 (Electronic) IS - 1066-5099 (Print) IS - 1066-5099 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Mar TI - EGF-Amphiregulin Interplay in Airway Stem/Progenitor Cells Links the Pathogenesis of Smoking-Induced Lesions in the Human Airway Epithelium. PG - 824-837 LID - 10.1002/stem.2512 [doi] AB - The airway epithelium of cigarette smokers undergoes dramatic remodeling with hyperplasia of basal cells (BC) and mucus-producing cells, squamous metaplasia, altered ciliated cell differentiation and decreased junctional barrier integrity, relevant to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. In this study, we show that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ligand amphiregulin (AREG) is induced by smoking in human airway epithelium as a result of epidermal growth factor (EGF)-driven squamous differentiation of airway BC stem/progenitor cells. In turn, AREG induced a unique EGFR activation pattern in human airway BC, distinct from that evoked by EGF, leading to BC- and mucous hyperplasia, altered ciliated cell differentiation and impaired barrier integrity. Further, AREG promoted its own expression and suppressed expression of EGF, establishing an autonomous self-amplifying signaling loop in airway BC relevant for promotion of EGF-independent hyperplastic phenotypes. Thus, EGF-AREG interplay in airway BC stem/progenitor cells is one of the mechanisms that mediates the interconnected pathogenesis of all major smoking-induced lesions in the human airway epithelium. Stem Cells 2017;35:824-837. CI - (c) 2016 AlphaMed Press. FAU - Zuo, Wu-Lin AU - Zuo WL AD - Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Yang, Jing AU - Yang J AD - Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Gomi, Kazunori AU - Gomi K AD - Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Chao, IonWa AU - Chao I AD - Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Crystal, Ronald G AU - Crystal RG AD - Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Shaykhiev, Renat AU - Shaykhiev R AD - Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. LA - eng GR - R01 HL118541/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 RR024143/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL127393/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL123544/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL107882/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR000457/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161117 PL - England TA - Stem Cells JT - Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) JID - 9304532 RN - 0 (Amphiregulin) RN - 62229-50-9 (Epidermal Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ErbB Receptors) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Airway Remodeling MH - Amphiregulin/*metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cilia/metabolism MH - Down-Regulation MH - Epidermal Growth Factor/*metabolism MH - ErbB Receptors/metabolism MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Hyperplasia MH - Male MH - Respiratory Mucosa/*pathology MH - Smoking/*adverse effects MH - Stem Cells/metabolism/*pathology MH - Up-Regulation PMC - PMC5330845 MID - NIHMS840598 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Airway basal cells OT - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease OT - Epidermal growth factor receptor OT - Hyperplasia OT - Metaplasia COIS- Disclosure of Potential Conflict of Interest The authors indicate no potential conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2016/10/07 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/20 06:00 PMCR- 2017/03/01 CRDT- 2016/10/07 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/08/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/09/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/10/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/10/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/stem.2512 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Stem Cells. 2017 Mar;35(3):824-837. doi: 10.1002/stem.2512. Epub 2016 Nov 17.