title: Improved activity of an actin-resistant DNase I variant on the cystic fibrosis airway secretions.
abstract: In cystic fibrosis (CF), actin and DNA originating from inflammatory cells contribute to the thickness of airway secretions. Actin can bind to DNA-rich fibers and potently inhibit the enzymatic activity of rhDNase. The in vitro effects of the actin-resistant rhDNase variant (A114R) were analyzed and compared with those of the wild-type rhDNase. Frozen and thawed CF airway secretions were incubated for 30 min with different concentrations (0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, or 10 microg/ml) of either actin-resistant rhDNase or wild-type rhDNase. We observed that both the wild-type and the actin-resistant rhDNase significantly decreased (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively) the airway secretion viscosity. The decrease in airway secretion viscosity was significant even at low concentrations (0.1 microg/ml) of the actin-resistant variant. Incubation with the actin-resistant variant resulted in a significant decrease (p < 0.02) of the airway secretion contact angle and cough transport. A significantly higher (p < 0.01) increase in contact angle and cough transport of airway secretions was observed at 10 microg/ml with the actin-resistant variant as compared with the wild-type rhDNase. The present study had demonstrated that the actin-resistant rhDNase variant (A114R) has an enhanced capacity to improve the physical properties and cough transport of airway secretions from patients with cystic fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U514, IFR53, Reims, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin, Paris, France. jm.zahm@univ-reims.fr
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zahm
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Debordeaux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hubert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dusser
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bonnet
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lazarus
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Puchelle
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005100:Expectorants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D013499:Surface Properties; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D005100:Expectorants; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I