PMID- 36829478 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230227 IS - 2079-7737 (Print) IS - 2079-7737 (Electronic) IS - 2079-7737 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Jan 28 TI - Tenascin C in Lung Diseases. LID - 10.3390/biology12020199 [doi] LID - 199 AB - Tenascin C (TNC) is a multifunctional large extracellular matrix protein involved in numerous cellular processes in embryonic development and can be increased in disease, or under conditions of trauma or cell stress in adults. However, the role of TNC in lung diseases remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the expression of TNC during development, in offspring following maternal particulate matter (PM) exposure, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. TNC expression is increased during lung development in biopsy cells, endothelial cells, mesenchymal cells, and epithelial cells. Maternal PM exposure increased TNC and collagen deposition, which was not affected by the removal of PM exposure after pregnancy. TNC expression was also increased in basal epithelial cells and fibroblasts in patients with asthma and AT2 and endothelial cells in patients with COPD. Furthermore, there was an increase in the expression of TNC in stage II compared to stage IA lung cancer; however, overall survival analysis showed no correlation between levels of TNC and survival. In conclusion, TNC is increased during lung development, in offspring following maternal PM exposure, and in asthma, COPD, and lung cancer tissues. Therefore, targeting TNC may provide a novel therapeutic target for lung diseases. FAU - Donovan, Chantal AU - Donovan C AD - School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia. AD - Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2050, Australia. FAU - Bai, Xu AU - Bai X AD - School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia. AD - Respiratory Cellular and Molecular Biology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia. FAU - Chan, Yik Lung AU - Chan YL AD - School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia. FAU - Feng, Min AU - Feng M AD - School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia. AD - Respiratory Cellular and Molecular Biology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia. FAU - Ho, Kin-Fai AU - Ho KF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7464-3437 AD - Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China. FAU - Guo, Hai AU - Guo H AD - Air Quality Studies, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China. FAU - Chen, Hui AU - Chen H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6883-3752 AD - School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia. FAU - Oliver, Brian G AU - Oliver BG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7122-9262 AD - School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia. AD - Respiratory Cellular and Molecular Biology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia. LA - eng GR - APP1158186/National Health and Medical Research Council/ GR - Peter Doherty Fellowship/National Health and Medical Research Council/ GR - CUHK 14212116/Research Grant Council of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China/ GR - CRF/C5004-15E/RGC of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region/ GR - 1-BBW9/the Strategic Focus Area scheme of The Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230128 PL - Switzerland TA - Biology (Basel) JT - Biology JID - 101587988 PMC - PMC9953172 OTO - NOTNLM OT - COPD OT - asthma OT - foetal programming OT - lung cancer OT - lung development OT - particular matter COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/02/26 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/26 06:01 PMCR- 2023/01/28 CRDT- 2023/02/25 01:03 PHST- 2022/11/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/25 01:03 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/26 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biology12020199 [pii] AID - biology-12-00199 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biology12020199 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biology (Basel). 2023 Jan 28;12(2):199. doi: 10.3390/biology12020199.