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ArticleJournal of inflammation (London, England)2018

Experimental murine acute lung injury induces increase of pulmonary TIE2-expressing macrophages.

Heidi Ehrentraut, Christina Weisheit, Marcel Scheck, Stilla Frede, Tobias Hilbert

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Article in Journal of inflammation (London, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Heidi Ehrentraut *Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Christina Weisheit *Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Marcel ScheckDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Stilla FredeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Tobias HilbertDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2090-8812
University Hospital Bonn · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBreakdown of the alveolo-capillary wall is pathognomonic for Acute Lung Injury (ALI). Angiopoietins, vascular-specific growth factors, are linked to endothelial barrier dysfunction, and elevated Angiopoietin-2 (ANG2) levels are associated with poor outcome of ALI patients. Specialized immune cells, referred to as 'TIE2-expressing monocytes and macrophages' (TEM), were shown to specifically respond to ANG2 binding. However, their involvement in acute inflammatory processes is so far completely undescribed. Thus, our aim was to assess the dynamics of TEMs in a murine model of ALI.

resultsIntratracheal instillation of LPS induced a robust pulmonary pro-inflammatory response with endothelial barrier dysfunction and significantly enhanced ANG2 expression. The percentage number of TEMs, assessed by FACS analysis, was more than trebled compared to controls, with TEM count in lungs reaching more than 40% of all macrophages. Such distinct dynamic was absent in all other analyzed compartments (alveolar space, spleen, blood). Incubation of the monocytic cell line THP-1 with LPS or TNF-α resulted in a dose-dependent, significant upregulation of TIE2, suggesting that not recruitment from extra-pulmonary compartments but TIE2 upregulation in resident macrophages accounts for increased lung TEM frequencies.

conclusionsFor the first time, our data provide evidence that the activity of TEMs changes at sites of acute inflammation.

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Acute lung injuryAngiopoietinInflammationMacrophagesMonocytesTIE2

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PMID29946226
PMCPMC6001122
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