Laser microdissection, proteomics, and multiplex immunohistochemistry: a bumpy ride into the study of paraffin-embedded fetal and pediatric lung tissues.

RAGE expression SOX-9 expression formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) lung human fetal lung tissue human lung development lung proteome

Journal

Frontiers in medicine
ISSN: 2296-858X
Titre abrégé: Front Med (Lausanne)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101648047

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 22 03 2023
accepted: 28 07 2023
medline: 14 9 2023
pubmed: 14 9 2023
entrez: 14 9 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Knowledge about lung development or lung disease is mainly derived from data extrapolated from mouse models. This has obvious drawbacks in developmental diseases, particularly due to species differences. Our objective is to describe the development of complementary analysis methods that will allow a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of rare congenital diseases. Paraffin-embedded human pediatric and fetal lung samples were laser microdissected to enrich different lung regions, namely, bronchioli or alveoli. These samples were analyzed by data-independent acquisition-based quantitative proteomics, and the lung structures were subsequently compared. To confirm the proteomic data, we employed an optimized Sequential ImmunoPeroxidase Labeling and Erasing (SIMPLE) staining for specific proteins of interest. By quantitative proteomics, we identified typical pulmonary proteins from being differentially expressed in different regions. While the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and the surfactant protein C (SFTPC) were downregulated, tubulin beta 4B (TUBB4B) was upregulated in bronchioli, compared to alveoli. In fetal tissues, CD31 was downregulated in fetal bronchioli compared to canaliculi. Moreover, we confirmed their presence using SIMPLE staining. Some expected proteins did not show up in the proteomic data, such as SOX-9, which was only detected by means of immunohistochemistry in the SIMPLE analysis. Our data underline the robustness and applicability of this type of experimental approach, especially for rare paraffin-embedded tissue samples. It also strengthens the importance of these methods for future studies, particularly when considering developmental lung diseases, such as congenital lung anomalies.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Knowledge about lung development or lung disease is mainly derived from data extrapolated from mouse models. This has obvious drawbacks in developmental diseases, particularly due to species differences. Our objective is to describe the development of complementary analysis methods that will allow a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of rare congenital diseases.
Methods UNASSIGNED
Paraffin-embedded human pediatric and fetal lung samples were laser microdissected to enrich different lung regions, namely, bronchioli or alveoli. These samples were analyzed by data-independent acquisition-based quantitative proteomics, and the lung structures were subsequently compared. To confirm the proteomic data, we employed an optimized Sequential ImmunoPeroxidase Labeling and Erasing (SIMPLE) staining for specific proteins of interest.
Results UNASSIGNED
By quantitative proteomics, we identified typical pulmonary proteins from being differentially expressed in different regions. While the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and the surfactant protein C (SFTPC) were downregulated, tubulin beta 4B (TUBB4B) was upregulated in bronchioli, compared to alveoli. In fetal tissues, CD31 was downregulated in fetal bronchioli compared to canaliculi. Moreover, we confirmed their presence using SIMPLE staining. Some expected proteins did not show up in the proteomic data, such as SOX-9, which was only detected by means of immunohistochemistry in the SIMPLE analysis.
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
Our data underline the robustness and applicability of this type of experimental approach, especially for rare paraffin-embedded tissue samples. It also strengthens the importance of these methods for future studies, particularly when considering developmental lung diseases, such as congenital lung anomalies.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37706027
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1191205
pmc: PMC10495683
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1191205

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Cardoso dos Santos, Avila, Schvartz, Rougemont, Bochaton-Piallat and Ruchonnet-Metrailler.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Luis M Cardoso Dos Santos (LM)

Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Yannick Avila (Y)

Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Domitille Schvartz (D)

Proteomics Core Facility, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bioinformatic Support Platform, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Anne-Laure Rougemont (AL)

Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Marie-Luce Bochaton-Piallat (ML)

Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Isabelle Ruchonnet-Metrailler (I)

Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

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