Wood Bark Smoke Induces Lung and Pleural Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 and Stabilizes Its mRNA in Porcine Lung Cells

Abstract

Although aberrant fibrinolysis and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) are implicated in acute lung injury, the role of this serpin in the pathogenesis of wood bark smoke (WBS) induced acute lung injury (SIALI) and its regulation in resident lung cells after exposure to smoke are unclear. A total of 22 mechanically ventilated pigs were included in this study. Immunohistochemical analyses were used to assess fibrin and PAI-1 in the lungs of pigs with SIALI in situ. Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 was measured in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids by Western blotting. Induction of PAI-1 was determined at the protein and mRNA levels by Western and polymerase chain reaction analyses in primary porcine alveolar type II cells, fibroblasts, and pleural mesothelial cells. Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 mRNA stability was determined by transcription chase studies. Gel shift analyses were used to characterize the mechanism regulating PAI-1 mRNA stability. Smoke-induced ALI induced PAI-1, with prominent extravascular fibrin deposition in large and small airways as well as alveolar and subpleural compartments. In pleural mesothelial cells, lung fibroblasts, and alveolar type II cells, PAI-1 mRNA was stabilized by WBS extract and contributed to induction of PAI-1. The mechanism involves dissociation of a novel 6-phospho-D-gluconate-NADP oxidoreductase like PAI-1 mRNA binding protein from PAI-1 mRNA. Exposure to WBS induces prominent airway and mesothelial expression of PAI-1, associated with florid distribution of fibrin in SIALI in vivo Wood bark smoke components induce PAI-1 in vitro in part by stabilization of PAI-1 mRNA, a newly recognized pathway that may promote extravascular fibrin deposition and lung dysfunction in SIALI.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA618807

Entities

People

  • Andrey A. Komissarov
  • Andriy I Batchinsky
  • Galina Florova
  • Kathy Koenig
  • Kerfoot P. Walker Iii
  • Krishna K. Midde
  • Leopoldo C. Cancio
  • Sreerama Shetty
  • Tim Allen
  • Zissis C. Chroneos

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • Airway Management
  • Blood
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cells
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Lung Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Partial Pressure
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Proteins
  • Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
  • Rna Stability
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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