Journal article
The effect of anti-inflammatory properties of mycophenolate mofetil on the development of lung reperfusion injury
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, Vol.24(12), pp.2235-2242
2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.06.005
PMID: 16364876
Abstract
Background: Lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (LIRI) is associated with an increased incidence of both primary graft failure and obliterative bronchiolitis. The immunosuppressant mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has recently been shown to attenuate inflammatory injury in acute ischemia-reperfusion models via a mechanism that is presently unclear. These experiments studied the effects of MMF in a warm, in situ LIRI model, focusing on transcriptional regulation of pro-inflammatory mediators.
Methods: Left lungs of rats were rendered ischemic for 90 minutes and reperfused for up to 4 hours. Treated animals received 10 mg/kg of intravenous MMF at 2 hours before ischemia. Left lung injury was quantitated by myeloperoxidase (MPO) content, permeability indices and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) inflammatory cell counts. Lungs were analyzed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) for transcription factor transactivation and by enzyme-linked immunoassay for BAL chemokine protein content.
Results: MMF significantly reduced lung vascular permeability indices, MPO content and alveolar leukocyte counts at 4 hours of reperfusion. There was significant attenuation of activator protein 1 (AP-1) and early growth response 1 (EGR-1) transactivation, whereas nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) was unaffected. Reductions in bronchoalveolar lavage monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC) protein content were found at 4 hours of reperfusion.
Conclusions: MMF limits lung ischemia-reperfusion-induced increases in vascular permeability and inflammatory cell sequestration in lung parenchyma and alveolar spaces. The protection is mediated at the transcriptional level via an attenuation of early EGR-1 and AP-1 transactivation, which was found to be associated with reduced late MCP-1 and CINC protein secretion. The use of MMF in concert with an agent that affects NF-kappaB activation may provide even further protection against lung reperfusion injury as multiple inflammatory pathways are inhibited.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The effect of anti-inflammatory properties of mycophenolate mofetil on the development of lung reperfusion injury
- Creators
- Alexander S FARIVAR - Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United StatesBrendan MACKINNON-PATTERSON - Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United StatesAndrew D BARNES - Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United StatesMichael S MULLIGAN - Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, Vol.24(12), pp.2235-2242
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; New York, NY
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.healun.2005.06.005
- PMID
- 16364876
- ISSN
- 1053-2498
- eISSN
- 1557-3117
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2005
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9984040593702771
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