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Abrogation of RAGE signaling using semi‐synthetic glycosaminoglycan ethers (SAGEs) ameliorates inflammation in mice exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke
Author(s) -
Hirschi Kelsey M,
Lewis Joshua B,
Hall Parker D.,
Wright Tanner J,
Egbert Kaleb M,
Ogden K Connor,
Nelson Shawn M,
Clark J Christian,
Milner Dallin C,
Arroyo Juan A.,
Reynolds Paul R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.656.1
Subject(s) - rage (emotion) , medicine , inflammation , immunology , copd , lung , glycation , population , receptor , biology , environmental health , neuroscience
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease involving chronic airway inflammation and emphysema. Currently COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and exposure to tobacco smoke is the leading risk factor for development of COPD. While primary smokers have the greatest risk, evidence suggests nearly half of the US population is also at risk due to being involuntarily exposed to second hand smoke (SHS). Past studies have shown increased RAGE expression in lungs and other tissues following smoke exposure. In the present study, we used control, RAGE null, and lung‐specific RAGE overexpressing transgenic (TG) mice to study the role of RAGE during short term physiologic responses to SHS. We evaluated inflammatory effects of SHS in these mice with and without the administration of semi‐synthetic glycosaminoglycan ethers (SAGEs), a family of anionic, partially lipophilic sulfated polysaccharide derivatives known to inhibit RAGE signaling. We hypothesize that SAGEs ameliorate the progression of SHS‐induced inflammation by disrupting RAGE signaling. Mice were weaned then fed doxycycline to induce RAGE in TG mice at PN30. Select mice were exposed to SHS from three Kentucky 3R4F research cigarettes via a nose‐only delivery system (Sireq Scientific, Montreal, Canada) five days a week and ip injections of PBS or SAGE (a 30mg/kg body weight) occurred three times per week from PN40‐70 before all mice were sacrificed on PN70. Q‐PCR and immunoblotting revealed elevated RAGE expression in SHS exposed control and TG mice and an anticipated absence of RAGE expression in RAGE null mice regardless of smoke exposure. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was procured from animals in each group and data revealed RAGE‐mediated influence of inflammatory cell diapedesis and BALF protein abundance. A multiplex cytokine array was performed in order to precisely determine the secretion of multiple pro‐inflammatory modulators. Histology of lung sections from each of the groups was unremarkable. As a general theme, inflammation induced by SHS exposure was influenced by the availability of RAGE, as evidenced by RAGE nulls and SAGE treatment of animals in the other groups. These data reveal captivating information suggesting a role for RAGE signaling in lungs exposed to SHS smoke. Support or Funding Information This work was supported by a grant from the Flight Attendant's Medical Research Institute (FAMRI, PRR) and a BYU Mentoring Environment Grant (PRR).