PMID- 36639716 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230207 LR - 20230217 IS - 2092-6413 (Electronic) IS - 1226-3613 (Print) IS - 1226-3613 (Linking) VI - 55 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Jan TI - Micrococcus luteus-derived extracellular vesicles attenuate neutrophilic asthma by regulating miRNAs in airway epithelial cells. PG - 196-204 LID - 10.1038/s12276-022-00910-0 [doi] AB - Bacterial extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to regulate various pulmonary diseases, but their functions in asthma remain uncertain. To demonstrate the clinical significance of Micrococcus luteus-derived EVs (MlEVs) in asthma, we enrolled 45 asthmatic patients (20 patients with neutrophilic asthma [NA], 25 patients with eosinophilic asthma [EA]) and 40 healthy controls (HCs). When the prevalence of IgG1 and IgG4 specific to MlEVs was evaluated in serum by ELISA, lower levels of MlEV-specific IgG4 (but not IgG1) were noted in asthmatic patients than in HCs. Among asthmatic patients, significantly lower levels of MIEV-specific IgG4 were noted in patients with NA than in those with EA. Moreover, there was a positive correlation between serum MlEV-specific IgG4 levels and FEV(1) (%) values. In asthmatic C57BL/6 mice, MlEVs significantly attenuated neutrophilic airway inflammation by reducing the production of IL-1beta and IL-17 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid as well as the number of group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) in lung tissues. To clarify the functional mechanism of MlEVs in NA, the effect of MlEVs on airway epithelial cells (AECs) and immune cells was investigated ex vivo. According to microarray analysis, MlEVs upregulated hsa-miR-4517 expression in AECs. Moreover, this miRNA could suppress IL-1beta production by monocytes, resulting in the inhibition of ILC3 activation and neutrophil recruitment. These findings suggest that MlEVs could be a novel therapeutic agent for managing unresolved NA by regulating miRNA expression in AECs. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Sim, Soyoon AU - Sim S AD - Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon, Korea. FAU - Lee, Dong-Hyun AU - Lee DH AD - Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon, Korea. FAU - Kim, Kwang-Sun AU - Kim KS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3703-5461 AD - Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. FAU - Park, Hyeon Ju AU - Park HJ AD - MD Healthcare Inc., Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kim, Yoon-Keun AU - Kim YK AD - MD Healthcare Inc., Seoul, Korea. FAU - Choi, Youngwoo AU - Choi Y AD - Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. cyw3789@gmail.com. FAU - Park, Hae-Sim AU - Park HS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2614-0303 AD - Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. hspark@ajou.ac.kr. AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Ajou University, Suwon, Korea. hspark@ajou.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230113 PL - United States TA - Exp Mol Med JT - Experimental & molecular medicine JID - 9607880 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *MicroRNAs/metabolism MH - Micrococcus luteus/genetics/metabolism MH - Immunity, Innate MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Lymphocytes/metabolism MH - *Asthma MH - Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid MH - Epithelial Cells/metabolism MH - *Extracellular Vesicles/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal PMC - PMC9898544 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2023/01/14 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/08 06:00 PMCR- 2023/01/13 CRDT- 2023/01/13 23:36 PHST- 2022/05/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/13 23:36 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s12276-022-00910-0 [pii] AID - 910 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s12276-022-00910-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Mol Med. 2023 Jan;55(1):196-204. doi: 10.1038/s12276-022-00910-0. Epub 2023 Jan 13.