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Partial apoptosis of epithelial cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis(IPF).

Eirini Vasarmidi, Alice Guyard, Nicolas Pote, Aurelie Cazes, Bruno Crestani, Arnaud Mailleux
ERJ Open Research 2022 8: 67; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.LSC-2022.67
Eirini Vasarmidi
1INSERM, UMR1152, Labex Inflamex, FHU APOLLO, Université de Paris, Faculté de médecine Xavier Bichat, 75018, Paris, France
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Alice Guyard
2Laboratoire d'Anatomopathologie, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Nicolas Pote
2Laboratoire d'Anatomopathologie, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Aurelie Cazes
2Laboratoire d'Anatomopathologie, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, INSERM U1152 and Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Bruno Crestani
1INSERM, UMR1152, Labex Inflamex, FHU APOLLO, Université de Paris, Faculté de médecine Xavier Bichat, 75018, Paris, France
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Arnaud Mailleux
1INSERM, UMR1152, Labex Inflamex, FHU APOLLO, Université de Paris, Faculté de médecine Xavier Bichat, 75018, Paris, France
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Abstract

Rationale: The current dogma of IPF pathogenesis is based on repetitive injuries of alveolar epithelial cells(AECs) leading to lung remodeling and epithelial stem cell exhaustion. Extensive apoptosis and senescence of AECs have been claimed,but the specific fate of IPF AECs remains unknown. Our aim was to clarify the epithelial cell fate in lung fibrosis and support the existence of partially apoptotic cells,that may contribute to fibrosis through their persistence in an injured and “undead” status.

Methods: IPF lungs were examined using immunohistochemistry(IHC).We assessed AECs using early apoptosis markers (cleaved Caspase-3 and cleaved PARP) and late phase markers of apoptosis(cleaved Lamin-a and a-Fodrin).The proliferation marker Ki67 and the senescent marker p16 was also used. We compared IPF lung with normal lung area from lung cancer patients underwent surgery.

Results: We observed that the majority of epithelial cells in distal remodeled IPF airways that express early apoptosis markers,do not express late apoptosis markers,and are also Ki67 positive,implying that they represent cycling cells. Importantly,our results showed that those atypical epithelial territories are distinct from the senescent epithelial areas in IPF.On the contrary,epithelial cells in control lungs do not express at all apoptotic markers,neither stain positive for the senescent marker p16.

Conclusion: We showed for the first time that most of the epithelial cells supposed to be apoptotic,could be characterised as “undead cells”,as it was described in Drosophilae. Our data indicate that AECs in IPF may fail to die and persist in a state of partial apoptosis. Targeting these newly identified cells may prove useful to control fibrogenesis.

  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • Epithelial cell
  • Chronic diseases

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Cite this article as ERJ Open Research 2022; 8: Suppl. 8, 67.

This article was presented at the 2022 ERS Lung Science Conference, in session “Poster Session 2”.

This is an ERS Lung Science Conference abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).

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Partial apoptosis of epithelial cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis(IPF).
Eirini Vasarmidi, Alice Guyard, Nicolas Pote, Aurelie Cazes, Bruno Crestani, Arnaud Mailleux
ERJ Open Research Mar 2022, 8 (suppl 8) 67; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.LSC-2022.67

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Eirini Vasarmidi, Alice Guyard, Nicolas Pote, Aurelie Cazes, Bruno Crestani, Arnaud Mailleux
ERJ Open Research Mar 2022, 8 (suppl 8) 67; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.LSC-2022.67
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