Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) ›› 2020, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (6): 1155-1161.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587x.20200608

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Regulatory effect of FOXO1 on alveolar epithelial sodium channel in acute lung injury mice and its mechanism

Jing HE,Daoxin WANG,Wang DENG()   

  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine,Second Affiliated Hospital,Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400010,China
  • Received:2020-02-15 Online:2020-11-28 Published:2022-08-24
  • Contact: Wang DENG E-mail:bsb_dw@163.com

Abstract: Objective

To investigate the regulatory effect of forkhead box O1(FOXO1) on the alveolar epithelial sodium channel (ENac) in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury mice, and to illustrate the mechanism.

Methods

Twenty C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into control group and LPS group, and there were 10 mice in each group. After treatment, the mouse samples were obtained. HE staining was used to observe the pathomorphology of lung tissue of the mice in two groups, RT-PCR method and Western blotting method were used to detect the expression levels of α-subunit ENaC(αENaC) mRNA and pFOXO1 (Ser256) protein in lung tissue of the mice in two groups.The alveolar epithelial A549 cells were cultured, and then infected with ADV-FOXO1 or shRNA-FOXO1, respectively.RT-PCR method was used to determine the expression of αENaC mRNA. The A549 cells were divided into control group, insulin group, insulin+PI3K inhibitor group, and insulin+AKT inhibitor group. After corresponding intervention, Western blotting method was used to detect the expression levels of pFOXO1 (Ser256) protein,RT-PCR method was used to determine the expression levels of αENaC mRNA, and immunofluorescence method was used to detect the intracellular localization of FOXO1.

Results

Compared with control group, the lung injury score of mice in LPS group was increased significantly (P<0.05), the expression levels of pFOXO1 (Ser256) and αENaC proteins in the lung tissue were significantly decreased(P<0.05) and they showed positively correlated relationship(r=0.703, P<0.05).Compared with control group; the expression level of αENaC mRNA in A549 cells in over-expression FOXO1 group was significantly decreased (P<0.05),and the expression level of αENaC mRNA in silencing FOXO1 group was significantly increased(P<0.05); compared with control group, the expression levels of pFOXO1 protein and αENaC mRNA in the A549 cells in insulin group were increased significantly (P<0.05), and FOXO1 was mainly located in the cytoplasm. The expression levels of αENaC mRNA and pFOXO1 protein in A549 cells in insulin+PI3K inhibitor group and insulin+AKT inhibitor group were lower than those in insulin group (P<0.05).

Conclusion

After inactiviation of FOXO1 phosphorylation,FOXO1 can translocate from nucleus to cytoplasm to weaken the inhibitory effect of αENaC and upregulate the expression of αENaC.

Key words: forkhead box O1, epithelial sodium channel, insulin, acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome

CLC Number: 

  • R563