Potential Role of Apoptotic Macrophages in Pulmonary Inflammation and Fibrosis

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• Personal Author:
  Antonini JM ; Castranova, Vincent ; Mercer RR ; Rojanasakul Y ; Scabilloni JF ; Wang L
• Description:
  Induction of apoptosis has been associated with a variety of exposures which result in inflammatory and fibrotic lung disorders. Macrophages are key regulatory cells in the lung; however, the role of apoptotic macrophages in those pulmonary disorders is not well characterized. In the present investigation, apoptotic macrophages were instilled into the lungs of rats to study directly the pulmonary responses to apoptotic cells. The effects of apoptotic macrophages on lung inflammation and fibrosis, as well as associated protein expression of TNF-alpha, TGF-beta, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were examined. Induction of macrophage apoptosis was carried out in vitro using a variety of known apoptosis inducers. Intratracheal administration of apoptotic macrophages (5 x 10(6) cells/rat) into the lung of rats caused an increase in pulmonary infiltration of macrophages and lung cell apoptosis 4 weeks after the treatment as indicated by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL) assay. In contrast, pulmonary instillation of saline or normal control macrophages had no effect. Histological analysis of lung sections showed collagen deposition and fibrotic lesions after apoptotic cell treatment but not in control groups. Immunohistochemical studies revealed increased expression of TNF-alpha, TGF-beta, MMP2, and MMP9 in the treatment group 4 weeks after the treatment. These results suggest a role for macrophage apoptosis in the initiation of these lung disorders. This study provides direct evidence that apoptotic macrophages can induce lung inflammation and fibrosis and that this induction may be associated with increased expression of TNF-alpha, TGF-beta, MMP2, and MMP9. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Fibrosis Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Animal-studies In-vitro-studies Laboratory-animals Lung-disorders Lung-fibrosis Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders
• ISSN:
  0021-9541
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  215-224
• Volume:
  194
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022916
• Citation:
  J Cell Physiol 2003 Feb; 194(2):215-224
• Contact Point Address:
  Liying Wang, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  lmw6@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Boric acid (H3BO3) (CAS RN 10043-35-3) ; Dimethyl sulfoxide (CAS RN 67-68-5) ; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (CAS RN 60-00-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Cellular Physiology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dd147f0b17b988fd03acf1a2f37818b8caffcf6bb5115d1b8312305c236f4867afdb2c0a464abf405a8bbf2c469c24d8c08b96429d0cc4018e7a11aebcac0e0e
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