E-and P-selectins synergistically inhibit bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

M Horikawa, M Fujimoto, M Hasegawa… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
M Horikawa, M Fujimoto, M Hasegawa, T Matsushita, Y Hamaguchi, A Kawasuji…
The American journal of pathology, 2006Elsevier
The development of bleomycin-induced lung injury, which is a model of pulmonary fibrosis,
results from inflammatory cell infiltration, a process highly regulated by the expression of
multiple adhesion molecules. Therefore, bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis was examined in E-
selectin−/− mice, P-selectin−/− mice, and E-selectin−/− mice treated with anti-P-selectin
monoclonal antibody (mAb) in comparison of wild-type mice. E-selectin−/− mice treated with
anti-P-selectin mAb exhibited augmented lung fibrosis histologically, increased lung …
The development of bleomycin-induced lung injury, which is a model of pulmonary fibrosis, results from inflammatory cell infiltration, a process highly regulated by the expression of multiple adhesion molecules. Therefore, bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis was examined in E-selectin−/− mice, P-selectin−/− mice, and E-selectin−/− mice treated with anti-P-selectin monoclonal antibody (mAb) in comparison of wild-type mice. E-selectin−/− mice treated with anti-P-selectin mAb exhibited augmented lung fibrosis histologically, increased lung collagen deposition, and increased mortality compared to wild-type mice. Furthermore, lung interferon-γ mRNA expression decreased in E-selectin−/− mice treated with anti-P-selectin mAb relative to wild-type mice, while tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 mRNA expression increased in these mice. Similar changes were observed in E-selectin−/− mice, albeit to a lesser extent than those treated with anti-P-selectin mAb. Remarkably, flow cytometric analysis revealed that the frequency of interferon-γ-producing natural killer T (NKT) cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage was decreased in E-selectin−/− mice and E-selectin−/− mice treated with anti-P-selectin mAb compared with wild-type mice. Moreover, the majority of NKT cells expressed high levels of CXCR3, suggesting that NKT cell infiltration is also dependent on CXCR3 expression. These results suggest that E- and P-selectins synergistically inhibit lung fibrosis by promoting the recruitment of NKT cells.
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