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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1477 - 1492 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Cell Transplantation: the regenerative medicine journal |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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Human amnion epithelial cells do not abrogate pulmonary fibrosis in mice with impaired macrophage function. / Murphy, Sean; Shiyun, Suzane Chin; Tan, Jean; Chan, Siow Teng; Jenkin, Graham; Wallace, Euan Morrison; Lim, Rebecca Seok Wai.
In: Cell Transplantation: the regenerative medicine journal, Vol. 21, No. 7, 2012, p. 1477 - 1492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Human amnion epithelial cells do not abrogate pulmonary fibrosis in mice with impaired macrophage function
AU - Murphy, Sean
AU - Shiyun, Suzane Chin
AU - Tan, Jean
AU - Chan, Siow Teng
AU - Jenkin, Graham
AU - Wallace, Euan Morrison
AU - Lim, Rebecca Seok Wai
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Since current treatments for both acute and chronic lung diseases are less than ideal, there has been recent interest in the use of cell-based therapies for inflammatory lung disease. Specifically, human amnion epithelial cells (hAECs) have been shown to reduce bleomycin-induced lung injury and prevent subsequent loss of respiratory function, primarily through modulation of the host immune response. The precise mechanisms of this effect remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the potential of hAECs to mitigate bleomycin-induced lung injury in surfactant protein C deficient (Sftpc(-/-)) mice, which are highly susceptible to pulmonary injury as a result of impairment of macrophage function. Primary hAECs were administered to wild type (Sftpc(+/+)) and Sftpc(-/-) mice 24 h after exposure to bleomycin. Compared to Sftpc(+/+) mice receiving bleomycin alone, Sftpc(+/+) mice administered hAECs 24 hours after bleomycin exposure had decreased expression of proinflammatory genes, decreased macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, fibrosis, collagen content and alpha-smooth muscle actin as well as a significant improvement in lung function. Compared to Sftpc(-/-) mice given bleomycin alone, Sftpc(-/-) mice administered hAECs 24 hours after bleomycin, did not have a decrease in inflammatory gene expression or a reduction in macrophage pulmonary infiltration. Subsequently, Sftpc(-/-) mice did not show any decrease in pulmonary fibrosis or improvement of lung function after hAEC administration. The ability of hAECs to mitigate bleomycininduced lung injury is abolished in Sftpc(-/-) mice, suggesting that hAECs require normal host macrophage function to exert their reparative effects.
AB - Since current treatments for both acute and chronic lung diseases are less than ideal, there has been recent interest in the use of cell-based therapies for inflammatory lung disease. Specifically, human amnion epithelial cells (hAECs) have been shown to reduce bleomycin-induced lung injury and prevent subsequent loss of respiratory function, primarily through modulation of the host immune response. The precise mechanisms of this effect remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the potential of hAECs to mitigate bleomycin-induced lung injury in surfactant protein C deficient (Sftpc(-/-)) mice, which are highly susceptible to pulmonary injury as a result of impairment of macrophage function. Primary hAECs were administered to wild type (Sftpc(+/+)) and Sftpc(-/-) mice 24 h after exposure to bleomycin. Compared to Sftpc(+/+) mice receiving bleomycin alone, Sftpc(+/+) mice administered hAECs 24 hours after bleomycin exposure had decreased expression of proinflammatory genes, decreased macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, fibrosis, collagen content and alpha-smooth muscle actin as well as a significant improvement in lung function. Compared to Sftpc(-/-) mice given bleomycin alone, Sftpc(-/-) mice administered hAECs 24 hours after bleomycin, did not have a decrease in inflammatory gene expression or a reduction in macrophage pulmonary infiltration. Subsequently, Sftpc(-/-) mice did not show any decrease in pulmonary fibrosis or improvement of lung function after hAEC administration. The ability of hAECs to mitigate bleomycininduced lung injury is abolished in Sftpc(-/-) mice, suggesting that hAECs require normal host macrophage function to exert their reparative effects.
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U2 - 10.3727/096368911X601028
DO - 10.3727/096368911X601028
M3 - Article
VL - 21
SP - 1477
EP - 1492
JO - Cell Transplantation: the regenerative medicine journal
JF - Cell Transplantation: the regenerative medicine journal
SN - 0963-6897
IS - 7
ER -