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Cell-intrinsic differences between human airway epithelial cells from children and adults

Maughan, Elizabeth F; Hynds, Robert E; Pennycuick, Adam; Nigro, Ersilia; Gowers, Kate HC; Denais, Celine; Gómez-López, Sandra; ... Janes, Sam M; + view all (2022) Cell-intrinsic differences between human airway epithelial cells from children and adults. iScience , 25 (11) , Article 105409. 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105409. Green open access

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Abstract

Summary The airway epithelium is a protective barrier that is maintained by the self-renewal and differentiation of basal stem cells. Increasing age is a principle risk factor for chronic lung diseases, but few studies have explored age-related molecular or functional changes in the airway epithelium. We retrieved epithelial biopsies from histologically normal tracheobronchial sites from pediatric and adult donors and compared their cellular composition and gene expression profile (in laser capture-microdissected whole epithelium, fluorescence-activated cell-sorted basal cells and basal cells in cell culture). Histologically, pediatric and adult tracheobronchial epithelium were similar in composition. We observed age-associated changes in RNA sequencing studies, including higher interferon-associated gene expression in pediatric epithelium. In cell culture, pediatric cells had higher colony-formation ability, sustained in vitro growth and out-competed adult cells in a direct competitive proliferation assay. Our results demonstrate cell-intrinsic differences between airway epithelial cells from children and adults in both homeostatic and proliferative states.

Type: Article
Title: Cell-intrinsic differences between human airway epithelial cells from children and adults
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105409
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.105409
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright 2022 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Respiratory Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Oncology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10158624
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