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    Intrinsic biochemical and functional differences in bronchial epithelial cells of children with asthma

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    Authors
    Kicic, Anthony
    Sutanto, E.N.
    Stevens, P.T.
    Knight, D.A.
    Stick, S.M.
    Date
    2006
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Kicic, A. and Sutanto, E.N. and Stevens, P.T. and Knight, D.A. and Stick, S.M. 2006. Intrinsic biochemical and functional differences in bronchial epithelial cells of children with asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 174 (10): pp. 1110-1118.
    Source Title
    American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
    DOI
    10.1164/rccm.200603-392OC
    ISSN
    1073-449X
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76824
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Rationale: Convincing evidence of epithelial damage and aberrant repair exists in adult asthmatic airways, even in the absence of inflammation. However, comparable studies in children have been limited by access and availability of clinical samples. Objectives: To determine whether bronchial epithelial cells from children with asthma are inherently distinct from those obtained from children without asthma. Methods: Epithelial cells were obtained by nonbronchoscopic bronchial brushing of children with mild asthma (n = 7), atopic children without asthma (n = 9), and healthy children (n = 12). Cells were subject to morphologic, biochemical, molecular, and functional assessment. Responses were also compared with commercially available epithelial cultures and the transformed cell line 16HBE140. Results: All epithelial cells exhibited a "cobblestone" morphology, which was maintained throughout culture and repeated passage. Expression of cytokeratin 19 varied, with disease phenotype being greatest in healthy nonatopics and lowest in asthmatics. In contrast, expression of cytokeratin 5/14 was greatest in asthmatic samples and least in healthy nonatopic samples. Asthmatic epithelial cells also spontaneously produced significantly greater amounts of interleukin (IL)-6, prostaglandin E2, and epidermal growth factor, and equivalent amounts of IL-1β and soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1, but significantly lower amounts of transforming growth factor β1. This profile was maintained through successive passages. Asthmatic epithelial cells also exhibited greater rates of proliferation than nonasthmatic cells. Conclusions: This study has shown that epithelial cells from children with mild asthma are intrinsically different both biochemically and functionally compared with epithelial cells from children without asthma. Importantly, these differences are maintained over successive passages, suggesting that they are not dependent on an in vivo environment.

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