Upregulation of urokinase in alveolar macrophages and lung tissue in response to silica particles.
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Impaired fibrinolytic activity and persistent fibrin deposits in lung tissue have been associated with lung fibrotic disorders. The present study examined the sources of plaminogen activator (PA) changes induced by a single intratracheal administration of silica particles (5 mg) in the mouse lung. We found in both control and silica-treated animals that amiloride almost totally abolished PA activity in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid (BALF), indicating that initial upregulation (from day 1) as well as sustained PA activity (up to day 30) observed in response to silica is related to changes in urokinase-type PA (uPA). The upregulation of BALF uPA activity was associated with a marked and persistent increase in uPA mRNA levels in lung tissue. Changes in uPA expression were also reflected in the BAL cell fraction. A maximal and constant increase in cell uPA activity was associated with the early response to silica, whereas significant but lower upregulation was still noted at the fibrotic stage. From days 3 to 30, a progressive increase in uPA mRNA levels was noted in BAL inflammatory cells elicited by silica. Because the number of BAL neutrophils was strongly correlated with BALF and BAL cell-associated uPA activity, their involvement in uPA upregulation was addressed by inducing neutropenia with cyclophosphamide (200 mg/kg ip) before administration of the silica. Neutrophilic depletion did not, however, reduce, and even increased, the BAL cell-associated uPA activity. At the BALF level, neutropenia did not change PA activity in silica-treated mice, pointing to alveolar macrophages as the principal source of uPA in response to silica. Immunohistochemical stainings identified alveolar macrophages and pneumocytes as uPA-expressing cells in silica-treated animals ( day 30). Intense and heterogenous staining was observed in silicotic nodules. These findings indicate that urokinase produced by alveolar macrophages is operative not only at the alveolitis stage but also later in the fibrotic process, produced by silica particles, supporting the role of uPA in fibrogenesis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of physiology
دوره 274 6 Pt 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998