Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 11 pp 15479—15490

Myeloid-specific SIRT1 deletion exacerbates airway inflammatory response in a mouse model of allergic asthma

Tianwen Lai1, *, , Guomei Su1, *, , Dong Wu1, *, , Ziyu Chen1, , Yujuan Chen1, , Huajuan Yi1, , Yun Gao1, , Cuifen Chen1, , Man Zeng1, , Min Chen1, , Dongming Li1, , Bin Wu1, ,

  • 1 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China
* Equal contribution

Received: December 27, 2020       Accepted: May 13, 2021       Published: June 7, 2021      

https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.203104
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Abstract

Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is a class III histone deacetylase that exerts an anti-inflammatory effect in airway diseases. Activated macrophages play an important role in asthma. However, the roles of SIRT1 on allergic airway inflammation in macrophages remain largely unexplored. In this study, we aimed to determine the roles of SIRT1 on allergic airway inflammation in macrophages. The effect of myeloid-specific SIRT1 deletion (Sirt1fl/fl-LysMcre) on airway inflammation was assessed by using in vivo models of asthma following allergen exposure and in vitro culture of primary bone marrow–derived macrophages (BMDMs) exposed to house dust mite (HDM). We observed that Sirt1fl/fl-LysMcre mice substantially enhanced airway inflammation and mucus production in response to allergen exposure. Expression of chemokine ligand (CXCL) 2, interleukin (IL)-1β, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were reduced in BMDMs with myeloid-specific deletion of Sirt1 after stimulation of HDM. Moreover, SIRT1 suppressed the inflammatory cytokines expression in BMDMs partially via the ERK/p38 MAPK pathways. Our study demonstrated that SIRT1 suppresses the allergic airway inflammation in macrophages, and suggested that activation of SIRT1 in macrophages may represent therapeutic strategy for asthma.

Abbreviations

BMDM: bone marrow-derived macrophage; AM: alveolar macrophage; HDM: house dust mite; CXCL2: chemokine ligand 2; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase.