Activation of pulmonary invariant NKT cells leads to exacerbation of acute lung injury caused by LPS through local production of IFN-γ and TNF-α by Gr-1+ monocytes.
Int Immunol
; 23(2): 97-108, 2011 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Invariant NK T (iNKT) cells are known to play a critical role in the regulation of inflammatory responses in various clinical settings. In the present study, we assessed the contribution of iNKT cells to the development of acute lung injury (ALI), which was caused by intra-tracheal administration of LPS. Jα18 gene-disrupted mice lacking these cells underwent neutrophilic inflammatory responses in lungs at an equivalent level as control mice. Next, mice were sensitized intra-tracheally with α-galactosylceramide, an activator of iNKT cells, followed by challenge with LPS. In this model, mice showed severe lung injury, and all mice were killed within 72 h after LPS injection. IFN-γ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were strikingly elevated in the lungs of these mice. Administration of neutralizing mAb against IFN-γ and TNF-α attenuated lung injury in a histopathological analysis and improved their survival rate. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that IFN-γ was expressed in NK cells, iNKT cells and also Gr-1(dull+)Ly-6C(+) monocytes and TNF-α was detected mainly in Gr-1(bright+)Ly-6G(+) neutrophils and Gr-1(dull+)Ly-6C(+) monocytes. Otherwise, in mice treated with LPS alone, IFN-γ was not detected in the lungs and Gr-1(bright+)Ly-6G(+) neutrophil was a main cellular source of TNF-α production. Anti-Gr-1 mAb resulted in the attenuation of ALI and decrease in the level of these cytokines. These results indicated that activation of iNKT cells led to striking exacerbation of ALI caused by LPS and that Gr-1(+) monocytes were recruited in the lungs with expressing IFN-γ and TNF-α and played an important role in the development of these responses.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Monocitos
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Lipopolisacáridos
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Interferón gamma
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Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa
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Receptores de Quimiocina
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Células T Asesinas Naturales
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Lesión Pulmonar Aguda
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Int Immunol
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón