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Presence of platelet-derived growth factor in normal and fibrotic lung is specifically associated with interstitial macrophages, while both interstitial macrophages and alveolar epithelial cells express the c-sis proto-oncogene.

Abstract：

:Normal lung structure is maintained by the presence of mesenchymal cells and their extracellular matrix products. The slow normal turnover of these cells is disrupted in fibrotic disorders, resulting in the in situ accumulation of mesenchymal cells and their extracellular matrix leading to a progressive alveolar wall thickening. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrotic disorder of the lung characterized by a diffuse interstitial and intra-alveolar inflammation dominated by macrophages and polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Evaluation of alveolar macrophages (AM) obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage has previously shown that AM from normal individuals spontaneously release small amounts of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), a chemotactic and growth factor for mesenchymal cells, whereas AM from IPF patients spontaneously release increased amounts of biologically active PDGF, suggesting its involvement in mesenchymal cell accumulation. However, other cells such as endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells can also release PDGF in vitro. In order to specify PDGF location in lung parenchyma, open lung biopsies from normal individuals and IPF patients were examined by immunohistochemistry using an anti-PDGF antibody and by in situ hybridization using PDGF A-chain and B-chain gene probes. In normal as well as in fibrotic lung, PDGF was only present in relation with interstitial macrophages but not with any other inflammatory cells or mesenchymal cells. Furthermore, the percentage of PDGF-positive macrophages in IPF was 3-fold increased in comparison to normal lung. In addition, the percentage of PDGF-positive macrophages was the same in fibrotic and nonfibrotic areas of IPF lungs.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

journal_name

Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol

journal_title

American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors

Vignaud JM,Allam M,Martinet N,Pech M,Plenat F,Martinet Y

doi

10.1165/ajrcmb/5.6.531

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-12-01 00:00:00

pages

531-8

issue

eissn

1044-1549

issn

1535-4989

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Presence of platelet-derived growth factor in normal and fibrotic lung is specifically associated with interstitial macrophages, while both interstitial macrophages and alveolar epithelial cells express the c-sis proto-oncogene.