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The composition of cigarette smoke determines inflammatory cell recruitment to the lung in COPD mouse models.

Clin. Sci. 126, 207-221 (2014)
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COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is caused by exposure to toxic gases and particles, most often CS (cigarette smoke), leading to emphysema, chronic bronchitis, mucus production and a subsequent decline in lung function. The disease pathogenesis is related to an abnormal CS-induced inflammatory response of the lungs. Similar to active (mainstream) smoking, second hand (sidestream) smoke exposure severely affects respiratory health. These processes can be studied in vivo in models of CS exposure of mice. We compared the acute inflammatory response of female C57BL/6 mice exposed to two concentrations [250 and 500 mg/m3 TPM (total particulate matter)] of sidestream and mainstream CS for 3 days and interpreted the biological effects based on physico-chemical differences in the gas and particulate phase composition of CS. BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) was obtained to perform differential cell counts and to measure cytokine release. Lung tissue was used to determine mRNA and protein expression of proinflammatory genes and to assess tissue inflammation. A strong acute inflammatory response characterized by neutrophilic influx, increased cytokine secretion [KC (keratinocyte chemoattractant), TNF-α (tumour necrosis factor α), MIP-2 (macrophage inflammatory protein 2), MIP-1α and MCP-1 (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1)], pro-inflammatory gene expression [KC, MIP-2 and MMP12 (matrix metalloproteinase 12)] and up-regulated GM-CSF (granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor) production was observed in the mainstream model. After sidestream exposure there was a dampened inflammatory reaction consisting only of macrophages and diminished GM-CSF levels, most likely caused by elevated CO concentrations. These results demonstrate that the composition of CS determines the dynamics of inflammatory cell recruitment in COPD mouse models. Different initial inflammatory processes might contribute to COPD pathogenesis in significantly varying ways, thereby determining the outcome of the studies.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Keywords Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Inflammation; Mainstream; Neutrophil; Sidestream; Smoke; Obstructive Pulmonary-disease; Colony-stimulating Factor; Environmental Tobacco-smoke; Induced Emphysema; Sidestream Smoke; Human Neutrophils; Rat Lung; Mice; Mainstream; Mechanisms
Language english
Publication Year 2014
Prepublished in Year 2013
HGF-reported in Year 2013
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0143-5221
e-ISSN 0143-5221
Quellenangaben Volume: 126, Issue: 3, Pages: 207-221 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Portland Press
Publishing Place London
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
POF-Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Research field(s) Lung Research
Environmental Sciences
PSP Element(s) G-505000-008
G-505000-012
G-504500-001
G-505000-006
G-505000-007
G-501600-001
PubMed ID 23875733
Scopus ID 84885902185
Erfassungsdatum 2013-11-05