PMID- 31173170 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191223 LR - 20200225 IS - 1791-244X (Electronic) IS - 1107-3756 (Print) IS - 1107-3756 (Linking) VI - 44 IP - 2 DP - 2019 Aug TI - Investigating the regulatory role of ORMDL3 in airway barrier dysfunction using in vivo and in vitro models. PG - 535-548 LID - 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4233 [doi] AB - The airway epithelium (AE) is the main protective barrier between the host and external environmental factors causing asthma. Allergens or pathogens induce AE dysfunction, including epithelial permeability alteration, trans‑epithelial electrical resistance (TEER) reduction, upregulation of inflammatory mediators and downregulation of junctional complex molecules. Orosomucoid‑like protein isoform 3 (ORMDL3), a gene closely associated with childhood onset asthma, is involved in airway inflammation and remodeling. It was hypothesized that ORMDL3 plays an important role in regulating AE barrier function. In vivo [chronic asthma induced by ovalbumin‑respiratory syncytial virus (OVA‑RSV)] in mice) and in vitro (human bronchial epithelial cells and 16HBE cells) models were used to assess ORMDL3's role in AE function regulation, evaluating paracellular permeability, TEER and the expression levels of junctional complex molecules. The effects of ORMDL3 on the extracellular signal‑regulated protein kinase (ERK) pathway were determined. In mice with OVA‑RSV induced chronic asthma, ORMDL3 and sphingosine kinase 1 (SPHK1) were upregulated whereas the junction related proteins Claudin‑18 and E‑cadherin were downregulated. Overexpression of ORMDL3 resulted in decreased TEER, downregulation of junctional complex molecules and induced epithelial permeability. In contrast, ORMDL3 inhibition showed the opposite effects. In 16HBE cells, ORMDL3 overexpression induced SPHK1 distribution and activity, while SPHK1 inhibition resulted in increased TEER upon administration of an ORMDL3 agonist or ORMDL3 overexpression. In addition, ERK activation occurred downstream of SPHK1 activation in 16HBE cells. High levels of ORMDL3 result in damaged AE barrier function by inducing the SPHK1/ERK pathway. FAU - Yang, Ruixue AU - Yang R AD - Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China. FAU - Tan, Min AU - Tan M AD - Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China. FAU - Xu, Jianya AU - Xu J AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China. FAU - Zhao, Xia AU - Zhao X AD - Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190606 PL - Greece TA - Int J Mol Med JT - International journal of molecular medicine JID - 9810955 RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (ORMDL3 protein, human) RN - 0 (ORMDL3 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Asthma/immunology/*pathology MH - Cell Line MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Lung/immunology/pathology MH - Membrane Proteins/*analysis/immunology MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Respiratory Mucosa/immunology/*pathology PMC - PMC6605285 EDAT- 2019/06/08 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/24 06:00 PMCR- 2019/06/06 CRDT- 2019/06/08 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/06/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/06/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijmm-44-02-0535 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4233 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Mol Med. 2019 Aug;44(2):535-548. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4233. Epub 2019 Jun 6.