Abstract:
:Bitter taste receptor (TAS2R) agonists dilate airways by receptor-dependent smooth muscle relaxation. Besides their coupling to relaxation, we have found that human airway smooth muscle (HASM) cell TAS2Rs activate (phosphorylate) extracellular signal-related kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), but the cellular effects are not known. In the present study, we show in HASM cells that TAS2R agonists initially stimulate phosphorylated ERK1/2 (pERK1/2) but by 24 hours cause a marked (50-70%) downregulation of pERK1/2 without a change in total ERK1/2. It was hypothesized that TAS2R agonists suppress cell growth through this pERK1/2 downregulation. Agonist-dependent inhibition of cell proliferation was indeed found in HASM cells derived from normal and asthmatic human lungs, as well as in an immortalized HASM cell line. pERK1/2 downregulation was linked to downregulation of the upstream kinase MEK1/2 (mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase). Various structurally diverse TAS2R agonists evoked a range of inhibition of HASM proliferation, the magnitude of which directly correlated with the downregulation of pERK1/2 (R2 = 0.86). Some TAS2R agonists were as effective as pharmacological inhibitors of Raf1 and MEK1/2 in suppressing growth. siRNA silencing of TAS2Rs (subtypes 10, 14, and 31) ablated the pERK1/2 and growth-inhibitory effects of TAS2R agonists. These phenotypes were attenuated by inhibiting the TAS2R G protein Gαi and by knocking down β-arrestin 1/2, indicating a dual pathway, although there may be additional mechanisms involved in this HASM TAS2R multidimensional signaling. Thus, TAS2R agonist structure can be manipulated to maintain the relaxation response and can be biased toward suppression of HASM growth. The latter response is of potential therapeutic benefit in asthma, in which an increase in smooth muscle mass contributes to airway obstruction.
journal_name
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biolauthors
Kim D,Cho S,Castaño MA,Panettieri RA,Woo JA,Liggett SBdoi
10.1165/rcmb.2018-0189OCsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-05-01 00:00:00pages
532-540issue
5eissn
1044-1549issn
1535-4989journal_volume
60pub_type
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