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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
卷 181, 期 3, 页码 279-288出版社
AMER THORACIC SOC
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200903-0355OC
关键词
pulmonary hypertension; parasites; Schistosoma mansoni
资金
- European Framework 6
- British Heart Foundation
- Ergonex
- Bayer-Schering
- Solvay
- Pfizer
- Novartis PLC
- British Heart Foundation [PG/10/35/28339] Funding Source: researchfish
Rationale Schistosomiasis is considered to be the most common worldwide cause of pulmonary hypertension. At present there is no well-characterized animal model to study the pathobiology of this important condition. Objectives: To develop a mouse model of schistosomiasis, characterize the extent of pulmonary vascular remodeling, and determine the potential role of inflammatory cytokines. Methods: Mice (C57/Bl6) were infected transcutaneously with a high dose (similar to 75-100 cercariae) or a low dose (similar to 30 cercariae) of Schistosoma mansoni, and the development of lung and liver pathology was studied in the subacute (high-dose) and chronic (low-dose) settings. Measurements and Main Results: In the subacute setting, mice showed few eggs in the lungs and no evidence of pulmonary vascular remodeling. In contrast, chronically infected animals had a much greater lung egg burden and developed marked pulmonary vascular remodeling accompanied by perivascular inflammation from 12 weeks onwards. In addition, we observed the presence of plexiform-like lesions in these mice. Lung egg burden correlated with both liver egg burden and right ventricular (RV) index in the chronic group, although significant RV hypertrophy was lacking. Plasma Th1 and Th2 cytokines increased with time in the chronic group and correlated with the degree of pulmonary vascular remodeling. Conclusions: This study provides evidence for extensive pulmonary vascular remodeling, despite the absence of RV hypertrophy, in a mouse model of schistosomiasis, including the formation of plexiform-like lesions. Inflammatory cytokines and lung egg burden may contribute to vascular lesion formation.
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