BDNF-TrkB signaling maintains alveolar epithelial type 2 cell survival and is blocked in hyperoxia-induced neonatal lung injury
Oxygen supplementation causes an arrest of alveolar formation and a depletion of alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells in preterm infants, both characteristics of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) is a key integrator of cell homeostasis and contributes to chronic...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[01 October 2025]
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American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 73, Heft: 4, Pages: 517-529 |
| ISSN: | 1535-4989 |
| DOI: | 10.1165/rcmb.2024-0198OC |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2024-0198OC |
| Verfasserangaben: | Celien Kuiper-Makris, Luise Fahle, Caroline Zeitouny, Christina Vohlen, Oleksiy Klymenko, Stephanie Stephan, Ivana Mižik, Inga Bae-Gartz, Jaco Selle, Dharmesh Hirani, Andreea Belu, Tim Hucho, Julian Koenig, Julian U. G. Wagner, Esther Mahabir, Werner Seeger, Jörg Dötsch, and Miguel A. Alejandre Alcázar |
| Zusammenfassung: | Oxygen supplementation causes an arrest of alveolar formation and a depletion of alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells in preterm infants, both characteristics of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) is a key integrator of cell homeostasis and contributes to chronic lung diseases. In this study, 1) wild-type mice were exposed to 85% O2 or 21% O2 from birth to postnatal day (P)28, followed by spatiotemporal profiling of pulmonary BDNF signaling on P3-P70; and 2) lung epithelial cells (MLE12), primary murine AT2, and precision-cut lung slices were treated with nonselective Trk inhibitor (K252a), selective TrkB antagonist (Ana12), and TrkB agonist (7,8-dihydroxyflavone). Single-cell transcriptomic profiling revealed an expression of Bdnf in mesenchymal cells but no changes during postnatal development. In contrast, immunofluorescent staining showed a predominant localization of TrkB in AT2 and ACTA2+ cells; its expression and phosphorylation were increased at P7-P21. Although hyperoxia induced a 40-fold upregulation of lung Bdnf and a 3-fold elevation of serum BDNF, TrkB abundance and activation decreased by 90%. This was related to a lower Sftpc and increased Acta2 in lungs. Blockade of Trk(B) reduced survival of MLE12 and murine AT2 with a loss of epithelial AT1 and AT2 markers, whereas the TrkB agonist increased survival and regulated AT2 maintenance in precision-cut lung slices after hyperoxia. Our data identified an important functional role of TrkB signaling in AT2 cells, a mechanism that is blocked in neonatal mouse lungs after hyperoxia and may contribute to a lack of regeneration and to arrest of alveolar growth in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. |
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| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1535-4989 |
| DOI: | 10.1165/rcmb.2024-0198OC |