DEXAMETHASONE INHIBITS OZONE-INDUCED GENE-EXPRESSION OF MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN-2 IN RAT LUNG

被引:26
作者
HADDAD, EB [1 ]
SALMON, M [1 ]
SUN, J [1 ]
LIU, S [1 ]
DAS, A [1 ]
ADCOCK, I [1 ]
BARNES, PJ [1 ]
CHUNG, KF [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL HEART & LUNG INST,DEPT THORAC MED,LONDON SW3 6LY,ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
OZONE; RAT LUNG; INFLAMMATION; NORTHERN BLOT; MIP-2; MESSENGER-RNA; DEXAMETHASONE;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(95)00333-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
To address the potential role of the chemokine macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) in airway inflammation, we examined,whether MIP-2 may play a role in ozone-induced neutrophilic inflammation of airways and its modulation by dexamethasone in rat lung. Following ozone exposure, MIP-2 mRNA expression in the lung peaked at 2 h after exposure and slowly declined thereafter, Dexamethasone suppressed ozone-induced MIP-2 mRNA expression and neutrophil accumulation in the lung, We suggest that the MIP-2 mRNA induction may switch on the neutrophilic influx observed in this model of lung inflammation, Furthermore, the MIP-2 expression is regulated by dexamethasone which may represent one of the mechanisms by which glucocorticoids exert their potent anti-inflammatory properties.
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页码:285 / 288
页数:4
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