Suppression of surfactant protein A by an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor exacerbates lung inflammation
Suppression of surfactant protein A by an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor exacerbates lung inflammation
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1349-7006.2008.00857.x
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发表时间:
2008-08-01
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影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Saijo, Yasuo
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作者:
Inoue, Akira;Xin, Hong;Saijo, Yasuo
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is reported as a serious adverse event in lung cancer patients treated with gefitinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI). However, the mechanisms of ILD associated with gefitinib remain unknown. To address the molecular mechanisms of ILD-associated gefitinib, we determined the effect of gefitinib treatment on surfactant protein expression in vitro and in vivo. Gefitinib treatment suppressed surfactant protein (SP)-A expression in H441 human lung adenocarcinoma cells expressing SP-A, -B, -C and -D by inhibiting epidermal growth factor signal. Next, gefitinib (200 mg/kg) was given p.o. to the mice daily for 1 week. Daily administration of gefitinib gradually reduced SP-A level in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. When lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was instilled intratracheally to the mice pretreated with gefitinib for 1 week, lung inflammation by LPS was exacerbated and prolonged. This exacerbation of lung inflammation was rescued by intranasal administration of SP-A. These results demonstrated that pretreatment with gefitinib exacerbated LPS-induced lung inflammation by reducing SP-A expression in the lung. This study suggests that epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor may reduce SP-A expression in the lungs of lung cancer patients and thus patients treated with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor may be susceptible to pathogens. (Cancer Sci 2008; 99: 1679-1684)