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Abstract
CFTR in the lung epithelium contributes to the secretion of a surface liquid layer that is essential to lung homeostasis and defense. The understanding of how liquid is secreted in the lung is derived largely from studies of the airway epithelium. Comparatively little is known about liquid secretion mechanisms in the alveolar epithelium, including its cellular source. To define which cell type drives alveolar liquid secretion, we generated transgenic mice that expressed a Cftr null allele in alveolar type 1 (AT1) cells, type 2 (AT2) cells, or both, then viewed liquid secretion in live alveoli using confocal microscopy of isolated, perfused lungs. Our findings show liquid secretion was blocked in alveoli of all three transgenic mice, indicating that both AT1 and AT2 cells contribute to alveolar liquid secretion. Cftr null expression in AT1 cells also blocked the secretion-mediated clearance of small particle and bacterial clusters from alveolar walls, indicating that AT1 cell CFTR contributes to alveolar defense. Together, these findings show alveolar liquid secretion depends on both AT1 and AT2 cell CFTR, and that CFTR in AT1 cells – a cell type not traditionally considered in liquid secretion mechanisms or CFTR-related lung diseases – contributes to lung liquid dynamics and host defense.
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Sayahi Suthakaran, Sonya Homami, Deebly Chavez, Stephanie Tang, Sarah K.L. Moore, Chaya Sussman, Jimmy Zhang, Clemente J. Britto, Alice Prince, Alison J. May, Jaymin J. Kathiriya, Jaime L. Hook
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