PMID- 34078339 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211104 LR - 20211104 IS - 1471-2466 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2466 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jun 2 TI - Increased expression of transient receptor potential channels and neurogenic factors associates with cough severity in a guinea pig model. PG - 187 LID - 10.1186/s12890-021-01556-w [doi] LID - 187 AB - BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that transient receptor potential (TRP) channels and neurogenic inflammation may be involved in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)-related high cough sensitivity, although the details of mechanism are largely unknown. Here, we aimed to further explore the potential mechanism involved in IPF-related high cough sensitivity to capsaicin challenge in a guinea pig model of pulmonary fibrosis induced by bleomycin. METHODS: Western blotting and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) were employed to measure the expression of TRP channel subfamily A, member 1 (TRPA1) and TRP vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), which may be involved in the cough reflex pathway. Immunohistochemical analysis and RT-qPCR were used to detect the expression of neuropeptides substance P (SP), Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R), and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in lung tissues. Concentrations of nerve growth factor (NGF), SP, neurokinin A (NKA), neurokinin B (NKB), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in lung tissue homogenates were measured by ELISA. RESULTS: Cough sensitivity to capsaicin was significantly higher in the model group than that of the sham group. RT-qPCR and immunohistochemical analysis showed that the expression of TRPA1 and TRPV1 in the jugular ganglion and nodal ganglion, and SP, NK1R, and CGRP in lung tissue was significantly higher in the model group than the control group. In addition, expression of TRP and neurogenic factors was positively correlated with cough sensitivity of the experimental animals. CONCLUSION: Up-regulated expression of TRPA1 and TRPV1 in the cough reflex pathway and neurogenic inflammation might contribute to the IPF-related high cough sensitivity in guinea pig model. FAU - Guan, Mengyue AU - Guan M AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, No. 23rd Art Museum Backstreet, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 10010, China. FAU - Ying, Sun AU - Ying S AD - Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, No. 10th Xitoutiao, You'anmenwai Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, China. FAU - Wang, Yuguang AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, No. 23rd Art Museum Backstreet, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 10010, China. wygzhyiaids@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210602 PL - England TA - BMC Pulm Med JT - BMC pulmonary medicine JID - 100968563 RN - 0 (TRPA1 Cation Channel) RN - 0 (TRPV Cation Channels) RN - 11056-06-7 (Bleomycin) RN - 33507-63-0 (Substance P) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bleomycin MH - Cough/chemically induced/*metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Disease Progression MH - Guinea Pigs MH - Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/*physiopathology MH - Lung/metabolism/*pathology MH - Male MH - Neurogenic Inflammation/chemically induced/metabolism MH - Substance P/adverse effects/metabolism MH - TRPA1 Cation Channel/genetics/*metabolism MH - TRPV Cation Channels/genetics/*metabolism PMC - PMC8173754 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IPF-related high cough sensitivity OT - Jugular ganglion OT - Nodal ganglion TRP OT - TRPA1 OT - TRPV1 COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2021/06/04 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/05 06:00 PMCR- 2021/06/02 CRDT- 2021/06/03 05:38 PHST- 2021/02/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/05/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/03 05:38 [entrez] PHST- 2021/06/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12890-021-01556-w [pii] AID - 1556 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12890-021-01556-w [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Pulm Med. 2021 Jun 2;21(1):187. doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01556-w.