Abstract
Lung inflammatory injury is a global public health concern. It is characterized by infiltration of diverse inflammatory cells and thickening of pulmonary septum along with oxidative stress to airway epithelial cells. STAT6 is a nuclear transcription factor that plays a crucial role in orchestrating the immune response, but its function in tissue inflammatory injury has not been comprehensively studied. Here, we demonstrated that STAT6 activation can protect against particle-induced lung inflammatory injury by resisting oxidative stress. Specifically, genetic ablation of STAT6 was observed to worsen particle-induced lung injury mainly by disrupting the lungs' antioxidant capacity, as reflected by the downregulation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway, an increase in malondialdehyde levels, and a decrease in glutathione levels. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) has been previously proved to positively regulate Nrf2 signals. In this study, silencing VDR expression in human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells consistently suppressed autophagy-mediated activation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway, thereby aggravating particle-induced cell damage. Mechanically, STAT6 activation promoted the nuclear translocation of VDR, which increased the transcription of autophagy-related genes and induced Nrf2 signals, and silencing VDR abolished these effects. Our research provides important insights into the role of STAT6 in oxidative damage and reveals its potential underlying mechanism. This information not only deepens the appreciation of STAT6 but also opens new avenues for the discovery of therapies for inflammatory respiratory system disorders.
Highlights
Lung inflammatory injury is a common pathological feature of various pulmonary diseases, and it poses a huge economic and social burden worldwide [1]
Overexpression STAT6 increased the nuclear localization of NFE2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), which indicated that STAT6 activated Nrf2 signaling pathway at the posttranscriptional levels (Figure 3(d)). These results demonstrated that genetic ablation of STAT6 can slash the antioxidant capacity of mice, making them sensitize to particle-induced lung injury, exhibiting higher levels of MDA and lower level of GSH (Figures 3(e) and 3(f))
We demonstrated that STAT6 activation attenuates particle-induced lung oxidative damage through the Nrf2 signaling pathway
Summary
Lung inflammatory injury is a common pathological feature of various pulmonary diseases, and it poses a huge economic and social burden worldwide [1]. Its clinical features include infiltration of diverse inflammatory cells and thickening of pulmonary septum along with oxidative stress to airway epithelial cells [2]. This disease has diverse pathogenic factors, such as environmental pollutants (particulate matter (
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