Emodin inhibiting neutrophil elastase‐induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition through Notch1 signalling in alveolar epithelial cells

The transition of alveolar type II epithelial cells into fibroblasts has been reported to cause and/or aggravate pulmonary fibrosis (PF), which is characterized by fibroblast proliferation, an enhanced production and accumulation of ECM (extracellular matrix), alveolar wall damage and functional capillary unit loss. Traditional Chinese medicine Emodin has been reported to inhibit TGF‐β‐induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) in alveolar epithelial cells through Notch signalling. In the present study, neutrophil elastase (NE, also known as ELA2) treatment promoted EMT, Notch1 cleavage (NICD/Notch1 ratio increase) and NICD nuclear translocation in RLE‐6TN cells and A549 cells. The promotive roles of NE treatment in these events were significantly reversed by Notch1 knockdown. Traditional Chinese medicine Emodin treatment remarkably inhibited the enzyme activity of NE, suppressed EMT, Notch1 cleavage and NICD nuclear translocation within RLE‐6TN and A549 cells, while NE treatment significantly reversed the effects of Emodin. Moreover, in RLE‐6TN, the effects of NE on EMT, Notch1 cleavage and NICD nuclear translocation were remarkably attenuated by Emodin treatment and more attenuated by the combination of Emodin and neutrophil elastase inhibitor Sivelestat or notch signal pathway inhibitor DAPT. In conclusion, we revealed the involvement of NE‐induced Notch1 cleavage in the functions of Emodin suppressing NE‐caused EMT in RLE‐6TN cells and A549 cells. This novel mechanism of Emodin inhibiting EMT might extend the application of Emodin in PF treatment.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

• Publication date

  2020-09-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/jcmm.15827PMID 32935466PMCID 7578861
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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