PMID- 36768968 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230214 LR - 20230214 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 3 DP - 2023 Jan 31 TI - Clathrin-Mediated Albumin Clearance in Alveolar Epithelial Cells of Murine Precision-Cut Lung Slices. LID - 10.3390/ijms24032644 [doi] LID - 2644 AB - A hallmark of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an accumulation of protein-rich alveolar edema that impairs gas exchange and leads to worse outcomes. Thus, understanding the mechanisms of alveolar albumin clearance is of high clinical relevance. Here, we investigated the mechanisms of the cellular albumin uptake in a three-dimensional culture of precision-cut lung slices (PCLS). We found that up to 60% of PCLS cells incorporated labeled albumin in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, whereas virtually no uptake of labeled dextran was observed. Of note, at a low temperature (4 degrees C), saturating albumin receptors with unlabeled albumin and an inhibition of clathrin-mediated endocytosis markedly decreased the endocytic uptake of the labeled protein, implicating a receptor-driven internalization process. Importantly, uptake rates of albumin were comparable in alveolar epithelial type I (ATI) and type II (ATII) cells, as assessed in PCLS from a SftpcCre(ERT2/+): tdTomato(flox/flox) mouse strain (defined as EpCAM(+)CD31(-)CD45(-)tdTomatoSPC(-)T1alpha(+) for ATI and EpCAM(+)CD31(-)CD45(-)tdTomatoSPC(+)T1alpha(-) for ATII cells). Once internalized, albumin was found in the early and recycling endosomes of the alveolar epithelium as well as in endothelial, mesenchymal, and hematopoietic cell populations, which might indicate transcytosis of the protein. In summary, we characterize albumin uptake in alveolar epithelial cells in the complex setting of PCLS. These findings may open new possibilities for pulmonary drug delivery that may improve the outcomes for patients with respiratory failure. FAU - Kryvenko, Vitalii AU - Kryvenko V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5683-4990 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - The Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Institute for Lung Health (ILH), 35392 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Alberro-Brage, Andres AU - Alberro-Brage A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8158-544X AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - The Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), 35392 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Fysikopoulos, Athanasios AU - Fysikopoulos A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8081-0198 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), 35392 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Wessendorf, Miriam AU - Wessendorf M AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Institute for Lung Health (ILH), 35392 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Tello, Khodr AU - Tello K AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - The Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Institute for Lung Health (ILH), 35392 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Morty, Rory E AU - Morty RE AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Department of Lung Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany. AD - Department of Translational Pulmonology, and Translational Lung Research Center (TLRC), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Herold, Susanne AU - Herold S AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - The Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Institute for Lung Health (ILH), 35392 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Seeger, Werner AU - Seeger W AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - The Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Institute for Lung Health (ILH), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Department of Lung Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany. FAU - Samakovlis, Christos AU - Samakovlis C AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - The Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Institute for Lung Health (ILH), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Vadasz, Istvan AU - Vadasz I AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - The Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), 35392 Giessen, Germany. AD - Institute for Lung Health (ILH), 35392 Giessen, Germany. LA - eng GR - DFG/KFO309, P5/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ GR - EXC 2026; Project ID: 390649896/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ GR - DZL/ALI 1.5 and 3.4/Federal Ministry of Education and Research/ GR - Project 66-LV07/Von Behring-Rontgen-Stiftung/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230131 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule) RN - 0 (Clathrin) RN - 0 (Serum Albumin) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *Alveolar Epithelial Cells/metabolism MH - Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule/metabolism MH - *Clathrin/metabolism MH - Lung/metabolism MH - Epithelial Cells/metabolism MH - Serum Albumin/metabolism MH - Pulmonary Alveoli/metabolism PMC - PMC9916738 OTO - NOTNLM OT - acute respiratory distress syndrome OT - albumin OT - alveolar epithelium OT - endocytosis OT - precision-cut lung slices OT - protein transport COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/02/12 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/15 06:00 PMCR- 2023/01/31 CRDT- 2023/02/11 01:23 PHST- 2022/12/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/11 01:23 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms24032644 [pii] AID - ijms-24-02644 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms24032644 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 31;24(3):2644. doi: 10.3390/ijms24032644.