Abstract:
:Smokers exhibit airway inflammation and increased number of alveolar macrophages (AM), but not all develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We hypothesized that AMs in COPD patients have an altered functional capacity mirrored in a different phenotype. Sixteen steroid-naive COPD patients [forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) < 70% of predicted] underwent bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Age- and smoking-matched non-obstructive smokers (n = 10) and healthy non-smokers (n = 9) served as controls. Nine COPD patients had a BAL cell yield sufficient for flow cytometry analysis, where expression of AM cell surface markers reflecting various functions was determined. AMs from COPD patients showed decreased expression of CD86 (co-stimulation) and CD11a (adhesion) compared to smokers' AMs (P < 0.05). Furthermore, smokers' AMs showed lower (P < 0.05) expression of CD11a compared to non-smokers. AM expression of CD11c was higher in the COPD and smokers groups compared to non-smokers (P < 0.05). The expression of CD54 (adhesion) was lower in smokers' AMs compared to non-smokers (P < 0.05), whereas CD16 was lower (P < 0.05) in COPD patients compared to non-smokers. The AM expression of CD11b, CD14, CD58, CD71, CD80 and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) Class II did not differ between the three groups. The AM phenotype is altered in COPD and further research may develop disease markers. The lower AM expression of CD86 and CD11a in COPD implies a reduced antigen-presenting function. Some alterations were found in smokers compared to non-smokers, thus indicating that changes in AM phenotype may be associated with smoking per se. The functional relevance of our findings remains to be elucidated.
journal_name
Clin Exp Immunoljournal_title
Clinical and experimental immunologyauthors
Löfdahl JM,Wahlström J,Sköld CMdoi
10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03154.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-09-01 00:00:00pages
428-37issue
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0009-9104issn
1365-2249pii
CEI3154journal_volume
145pub_type
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