title: Alterations in the membrane-associated proteome fraction of alveolar macrophages in sarcoidosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Alveolar macrophages are implicated in the pathogenesis of lung sarcoidosis. Their interaction with T-cells leads to an inflammatory response that may either resolve within 2 years, or become chronic with an increased risk to develop lung fibrosis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To perform quantitative profiling of the membrane-associated proteome of alveolar macrophages in sarcoidosis patients and healthy individuals to identify specific proteins and pathways involved in sarcoidosis pathology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Differential proteomic analysis was performed on iTRAQ (isobaric Tag for Relative and Absolute Quantitation) labeled samples using tandem mass spectrometry. Subsequently, uni- and multivariate statistical analyses and pathway- and network analyses were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty proteins were differentially expressed between healthy and sarcoidosis patients. Down-stream pathway analysis confirmed our recent reports of up-regulation of two phagocytotic pathways: Fcγ receptor-mediated phagocytosis and clathrin-mediated endocytosis signaling. An additional pathway, pyruvate metabolism, was found to be up-regulated in sarcoidosis patients. The oxidative phosphorylation pathway was differentially expressed in subgroups of sarcoidosis, with up-regulation in Löfgren's patients and down-regulation in non-Löfgren's patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This unprecedented proteome profiling of the membrane-associated fraction of alveolar macrophages confirmed previous findings of alterations in phagocytotic pathways due to sarcoidosis, as well as indicated a differential dysregulation of the oxidative phosphorylation pathway related to disease outcome in sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet. hanna.kjellin@ki.se.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kjellin
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Rui Mamede
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Branca
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eklund
authors.forename: Per-Johan
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Jakobsson
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grunewald
authors.forename: Janne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lehtiö
authors.forename: Åsa M
authors.initials: ÅM
authors.lastname: Wheelock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis*; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D020543:Proteome
keywords: Alveolar macrophages, proteomics, sarcoidosis, membrane-associated proteins