Th 17-Polarized Immune Response in a Murine Model of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Lung Fibrosis 1
Th 17-Polarized Immune Response in a Murine Model of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Lung Fibrosis 1
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过敏性肺炎和肺纤维化小鼠模型中的 Th 17 极化免疫反应 1
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2008
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通讯作者:
Fabian Wehrmann
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作者:
R. O’Brien;A. Fontenot;Allison K. Lanham;F. D. D. Valle;W. Born;P. Simonian;C. Roark;Fabian Wehrmann
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an environmental lung disease characterized by a diffuse mononuclear cell infiltrate in the lung that can progress to pulmonary fibrosis with chronic exposure to an inhaled Ag. Using a well-established murine model of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, we repeatedly exposed C57BL/6 mice to Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula to investigate whether T cells are required for lung fibrosis. In the absence of ␣ T cells, TCR ؊/؊ mice exposed to S. rectivirgula for 4 wk had markedly decreased mononuclear infiltrates and collagen deposition in the lung compared with wild-type C57BL/6 mice. In contrast to CD8 ؉ T cells, adoptive transfer of CD4 ؉ T cells reconstituted the S. rectivirgula-induced inflammatory and fibrotic response, suggesting that the CD4 ؉ T cell represents the critical ␣ T cell subset. Cytokine analysis of lung homogenates at various time points after S. rectivirgula exposure failed to identify a predominant Th1 or Th2 phenotype. Conversely, IL-17 was found in the lung at increasing concentrations with continued exposure to S. rectivirgula. Intracellular cytokine staining revealed that 14% of CD4 ؉ T cells from the lung of mice treated with S. rectivirgula expressed IL-17A. In the absence of IL-17 receptor signaling, Il17ra ؊/؊ mice had significantly decreased lung inflammation and fibrosis compared with wild-type C57BL/6 mice. These data are the first to demonstrate an important role for Th17-polarized CD4 ؉ T lymphocytes in the immune response directed against S. rectivirgula in this murine model of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and pulmonary fibrosis. H ypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) 3 is an environmental lung disease that results from repeated inhalation of aerosolized Ags (1). The etiologic agents are composed of a wide variety of organic particles (e.g., mammalian and avian proteins, fungi, and thermophilic bacteria) and certain small molecular mass volatile and nonvolatile chemical compounds. A classic example of HP is Farmer's lung, which is caused by the thermophilic actinomycete Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula. This disorder occurs in genetically susceptible individuals who are repeatedly exposed to moldy hay. HP occurs in several clinical forms (e.g., acute, subacute, and chronic), depending on the nature of the Ag, the quantity and duration of exposure, and host/environment interactions (1). The acute form of disease is typically nonprogressive, with spontaneous resolution after cessation of Ag exposure. The subacute and chronic forms of disease result from continued low-level exposure to inhaled Ags. In the chronic subset of patients, pulmonary fibrosis occurs in up to 41% of cases, resulting in irreversible pulmonary …
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32.4
作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
10.1165/ajrcmb.19.5.3153
发表时间:
1998-11-01
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
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作者:
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