PMID- 31461632 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200723 LR - 20200723 IS - 1544-0591 (Electronic) IS - 0022-0345 (Linking) VI - 98 IP - 12 DP - 2019 Nov TI - TNF-alpha Suppresses Autophagic Flux in Acinar Cells in IgG4-Related Sialadenitis. PG - 1386-1396 LID - 10.1177/0022034519871890 [doi] AB - IgG4-related sialadenitis (IgG4-RS) is a newly recognized immune-mediated systemic fibroinflammatory disease that affects salivary glands and leads to hyposalivation. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a critical proinflammatory cytokine involved in several salivary gland disorders, but its role and mechanism regarding acinar cell injury in IgG4-RS are unknown. Here, we found that TNF-alpha level was significantly increased in serum and submandibular gland (SMG) of patients and that serum TNF-alpha level was negatively correlated with saliva flow rate. Ultrastructural observations of IgG4-RS SMGs revealed accumulation of large autophagic vacuoles, as well as dense fibrous bundles, decreased secretory granules, widened intercellular spaces, swollen mitochondria, and expanded endoplasmic reticulum. Expression levels of LC3 and p62 were both increased in patients' SMGs. TNF-alpha treatment led to elevated levels of LC3II and p62 in both SMG-C6 cells and cultured human SMG tissues but did not further increase their levels when combined with bafilomycin A1 treatment. Moreover, transfection of Ad-mCherry-GFP-LC3B in SMG-C6 cells confirmed the suppression of autophagic flux after TNF-alpha treatment. Immunofluorescence imaging revealed that costaining of LC3 and the lysosomal marker LAMP2 was significantly decreased in patients, TNF-alpha-treated SMG-C6 cells, and cultured human SMGs, indicating a reduction in autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Furthermore, the ratio of pro/mature cathepsin D was elevated in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro. TNF-alpha also appeared to induce abnormal acidification of lysosomes in acinar cells, as assessed by lysosomal pH and LysoTracker DND-26 fluorescence intensity. In addition, TNF-alpha treatment induced transcription factor EB (TFEB) redistribution in SMG-C6 cells, which was consistent with the changes observed in IgG4-RS patients. TNF-alpha increased the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2, and inhibition of ERK1/2 by U0126 reversed TNF-alpha-induced TFEB redistribution, lysosomal dysfunction, and autophagic flux suppression. These findings suggest that TNF-alpha is a key cytokine related to acinar cell injury in IgG4-RS through ERK1/2-mediated autophagic flux suppression. FAU - Hong, X AU - Hong X AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, P.R. China. FAU - Min, S N AU - Min SN AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Y Y AU - Zhang YY AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, P.R. China. FAU - Lin, Y T AU - Lin YT AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, F AU - Wang F AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Y AU - Huang Y AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, P.R. China. FAU - Yu, G Y AU - Yu GY AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, P.R. China. AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, P.R. China. FAU - Wu, L L AU - Wu LL AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China. FAU - Yang, H Y AU - Yang HY AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190828 PL - United States TA - J Dent Res JT - Journal of dental research JID - 0354343 RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) SB - IM MH - Acinar Cells/*cytology MH - *Autophagy MH - Humans MH - *Immunoglobulin G MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Sialadenitis/immunology/*physiopathology MH - Submandibular Gland/pathology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - ERK1/2 OT - IgG4-related disease OT - acinar-cell injury OT - autophagy OT - lysosome OT - tumor necrosis factor-alpha EDAT- 2019/08/29 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/24 06:00 CRDT- 2019/08/29 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/29 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1177/0022034519871890 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Dent Res. 2019 Nov;98(12):1386-1396. doi: 10.1177/0022034519871890. Epub 2019 Aug 28.