Preventing the NET negative in primary graft dysfunction.
Preventing the NET negative in primary graft dysfunction.
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预防原发性移植物功能障碍中的 NET 阴性。
DOI:
10.1164/rccm.201412-2218ed
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
24.7
通讯作者:
Shilling,RebeccaA
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文献类型:
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作者:
Emtiazjoo,Amir;Shilling,RebeccaA
Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a form of acute lung injury triggered by ischemia/reperfusion injury after lung transplantation. It affects 10-35% of lung allograft recipients and is the major cause of early morbidity and mortality after lung transplant (1). In addition, PGD has been associated with an increased risk of chronic lung allograft dysfunction, which is the major cause of late mortality after lung transplantation (2). Prior studies have proposed several risk factors for the development of PGD based on the donor, recipient, and surgical variables (3). The pathogenesis of PGD is not well understood. An inflammatory cascade initiated by ischemia/reperfusion injury after lung transplant, which ultimately leads to an influx of neutrophils into the lungs, has been suggested as the underlying etiology of the development of PGD (4). Given the unclear pathogenesis and lack of any established therapy for PGD, it is crucial to characterize the cellular and molecular pathways leading to PGD to develop targeted therapies. In this issue of the Journal, Sayah and colleagues (pp. 455-463) present evidence that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) develop after ischemia/reperfusion injury, and recruitment is dependent on platelets (5). Further, they find increased NETs in the bronchoalveolar lavage of human lung transplant recipients with PGD compared with subjects without PGD. Interestingly, the prevention of NET formation using an antiplatelet agent or intraalveolar disruption of NETs using DNase I protects against PGD in a mouse model of orthotopic lung transplant.Previous studies in animal models have suggested a role for neutrophils in the inflammatory response after graft reperfusion and found that disrupting neutrophil infiltration can reduce lung injury after transplant (4, 6). One of the consequences of neutrophil infiltration and activation can be the formation of NETs, extrusions