التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Murine TLR4 Is Implicated in Cigarette Smoke-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation. |
| المؤلفون: |
Maes, Tania, Bracke, Ken R., Vermaelen, Karim Y., Demedts, Ingel K., Joos, Guy F., Pauwels, Romain A., Brusselle, Guy G. |
| المصدر: |
International Archives of Allergy & Immunology; 2006, Vol. 141 Issue 4, p354-368, 15p, 8 Graphs |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases, MACROPHAGES, LUNG diseases, NEUTROPHILS, LYMPHOCYTES, DENDRITIC cells, CYTOKINES, CHEMOKINES |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases. We investigated whether Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is implicated in cigarette smoke (CS)-induced pulmonary inflammation in a murine model of COPD. Methods: C3H/HeOuJ (Tlr4WT) and C3H/HeJ (Tlr4defective) mice were exposed to air or CS for 5 weeks (subacute) and 26 weeks (chronic), and pulmonary inflammation was evaluated. Results: In Tlr4WT mice, subacute and chronic CS exposure induced a substantial pulmonary infiltration of macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes and dendritic cells (DCs), that was absent in air-exposed mice. CS exposure increased the costimulatory marker expression on DCs, the levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and induced the pulmonary expression of matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12), TLR4 and TLR2. In contrast, after subacute CS exposure, Tlr4defective mice showed a limited (5-fold lower) increase of DCs and lymphocytes in BAL fluid, lower costimulatory marker expression on DCs and lower MCP-1 and TNF-α levels in BAL fluid compared to Tlr4WT animals. After chronic CS exposure, however, the difference in pulmonary inflammation between Tlr4WT and Tlr4defective mice was less pronounced and both strains showed similar MCP-1 and TNF-α levels in BAL and similar pulmonary MMP-12, TLR4 and TLR2 expression. Conclusions: We demonstrated that the TLR4 mutation in C3H/HeJ mice is protective against CS-induced pulmonary influx of neutrophils, DCs and lymphocytes upon subacute CS exposure. However, TLR4 is only of minor importance in chronic CS-induced inflammation in mice. Copyright © 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
