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  • Title: Expression of acute-phase cytokines, surfactant proteins, and epithelial apoptosis in small airways of human acute respiratory distress syndrome.
    Author: Pires-Neto RC, Morales MM, Lancas T, Inforsato N, Duarte MI, Amato MB, de Carvalho CR, da Silva LF, Mauad T, Dolhnikoff M.
    Journal: J Crit Care; 2013 Feb; 28(1):111.e9-111.e15. PubMed ID: 22835422.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: Recent studies suggest a role for distal airway injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The epithelium lining the small airways secretes a large number of molecules such as surfactant components and inflammatory mediators. There is little information on how these small airway secretory functions are altered in ARDS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied the lungs of 31 patients with ARDS (Pao(2)/fraction of inspired oxygen ≤200, 45 ± 14 years, 16 men) and 11 controls (52 ± 16 years, 7 men) submitted to autopsy and quantified the expression of interleukin (IL) 6, IL-8, surfactant proteins (SP) A and SP-B in the epithelium of small airways using immunohistochemistry and image analysis. In addition, an index of airway epithelial apoptosis was determined by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine-triphosphatase nick-end labeling assay, caspase 3, and Fas/Fas ligand expression. The density of inflammatory cells expressing IL-6 and IL-8 within the small airway walls was also quantified. RESULTS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome airways showed an increase in the epithelial expression of IL-8 (P = .006) and an increased density of inflammatory cells expressing IL-6 (P = .004) and IL-8 (P < .001) compared with controls. There were no differences in SP-A and SP-B epithelium expression or in epithelial apoptosis index between ARDS and controls. CONCLUSION: Distal airways are involved in ARDS lung inflammation and show a high expression of proinflammatory interleukins in both airway epithelial and inflammatory cells. Apoptosis may not be a major mechanism of airway epithelial cell death in ARDS.
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