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Lookup NU author(s): Rachel Burgoyne, Professor Andrew FisherORCiD, Dr Lee Borthwick
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© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Pulmonary epithelial cells are widely considered to be the first line of defence in the lung and are responsible for coordinating the innate immune response to injury and subsequent repair. Consequently, epithelial cells communicate with multiple cell types including immune cells and fibroblasts to promote acute inflammation and normal wound healing in response to damage. However, aberrant epithelial cell death and damage are hallmarks of pulmonary disease, with necrotic cell death and cellular senescence contributing to disease pathogenesis in numerous respiratory diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronavirus disease (COVID)-19. In this review, we summarise the literature that demonstrates that epithelial damage plays a pivotal role in the dysregulation of the immune response leading to tissue destruction and abnormal remodelling in several chronic diseases. Specifically, we highlight the role of epithelial-derived damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and senescence in shaping the immune response and assess their contribution to inflammatory and fibrotic signalling pathways in the lung.
Author(s): Burgoyne RA, Fisher AJ, Borthwick LA
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Cells
Year: 2021
Volume: 10
Issue: 10
Online publication date: 15/10/2021
Acceptance date: 12/10/2021
ISSN (electronic): 2073-4409
Publisher: MDPI
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10102763
DOI: 10.3390/cells10102763
