PMID- 35948078 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231023 LR - 20231028 IS - 1525-2191 (Electronic) IS - 0002-9440 (Linking) VI - 192 IP - 11 DP - 2022 Nov TI - RNA Sequencing of Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis Tissues Uncovers Putative Profibrotic Mechanisms and Identifies a Prognostic Biomarker. PG - 1506-1530 LID - S0002-9440(22)00213-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ajpath.2022.07.005 [doi] AB - Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is a localized airway disease that almost exclusively affects females. Understanding the molecular mechanisms involved may provide insights leading to therapeutic interventions. Next-generation sequencing was performed on tissue sections from patients with iSGS (n = 22), antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV; n = 5), and matched controls (n = 9) to explore candidate genes and mechanisms of disease. Gene expression changes were validated, and selected markers were identified by immunofluorescence staining. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and leukocyte extravasation pathways were the biological mechanisms most relevant to iSGS pathogenesis. Alternatively activated macrophages (M2) were abundant in the subepithelium and perisubmucosal glands of the airway in iSGS and AAV. Increased expression of the mesenchymal marker S100A4 and decreased expression of the epithelial marker epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EPCAM) further supported a role for EMT, but to different extents, in iSGS and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated subglottic stenosis. In patients with iSGS, high expression of prostate transmembrane protein, androgen induced 1 (PMEPA1), an EMT regulator, was associated with a shorter recurrence interval (25 versus 116 months: hazard ratio = 4.16; P = 0.041; 95% CI, 1.056-15.60). Thus, EMT is a key pathogenetic mechanism of subglottic stenosis in iSGS and AAV. M2 macrophages contribute to the pathogenesis of both diseases, suggesting a shared profibrotic mechanism, and PMEPA1 may be a biomarker for predicting disease recurrence in iSGS. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 American Society for Investigative Pathology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhang, Chujie AU - Zhang C AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. FAU - Wang, Shaohua AU - Wang S AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Casal Moura, Marta AU - Casal Moura M AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Yi, Eunhee S AU - Yi ES AD - Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Bowen, Andrew J AU - Bowen AJ AD - Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Specks, Ulrich AU - Specks U AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Warrington, Kenneth J AU - Warrington KJ AD - Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Bayan, Semirra L AU - Bayan SL AD - Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Ekbom, Dale C AU - Ekbom DC AD - Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Luo, Fengming AU - Luo F AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. FAU - Edell, Eric S AU - Edell ES AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Kasperbauer, Jan L AU - Kasperbauer JL AD - Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. FAU - Vassallo, Robert AU - Vassallo R AD - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: vassallo.robert@mayo.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220807 PL - United States TA - Am J Pathol JT - The American journal of pathology JID - 0370502 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic) RN - 0 (PMEPA1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) SB - IM MH - Male MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Constriction, Pathologic MH - *Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic MH - Prognosis MH - *Laryngostenosis/genetics/pathology MH - Sequence Analysis, RNA MH - Membrane Proteins/genetics EDAT- 2022/08/11 06:00 MHDA- 2023/10/23 00:43 CRDT- 2022/08/10 19:23 PHST- 2022/03/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/07/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/10/23 00:43 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/10 19:23 [entrez] AID - S0002-9440(22)00213-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ajpath.2022.07.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Pathol. 2022 Nov;192(11):1506-1530. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2022.07.005. Epub 2022 Aug 7.