Characterization of a spontaneous mouse model of mild, accelerated aging via ECM degradation in emphysematous lungs.
Sci Rep
; 13(1): 10740, 2023 07 03.
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ABSTRACT
Emphysema limits airflow and causes irreversible progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Strain differences must be considered when selecting mouse models of COPD, owing to disease complexity. We previously reported that a novel C57BL/6JJcl substrain, the Mayumi-Emphysema (ME) mouse, exhibits spontaneous emphysema; however, the other characteristics remain unknown. We aimed to characterize the lungs of ME mice and determine their experimental availability as a model. ME mice had a lower body weight than the control C57BL/6JJcl mice, with a median survival time of ~80 weeks. ME mice developed diffused emphysema with respiratory dysfunction from 8 to 26 weeks of age, but did not develop bronchial wall thickening. Proteomic analyses revealed five extracellular matrix-related clusters in downregulated lung proteins in ME mice. Moreover, EFEMP2/fibulin-4, an essential extracellular matrix protein, was the most downregulated protein in the lungs of ME mice. Murine and human EFEMP2 were detected in the pulmonary artery. Furthermore, patients with mild COPD showed decreased EFEMP2 levels in the pulmonary artery when compared to those without COPD. The ME mouse is a model of mild, accelerated aging with low-inflammatory emphysema and respiratory dysfunction that progresses with age and pulmonary EFEMP2 decrease, similar to that observed in patients with mild COPD.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfisema Pulmonar
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Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
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Enfisema
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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En
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Sci Rep
Año:
2023
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Article
País de afiliación:
Japón