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ArticleAging2020

Alveolar macrophage - derived exosomes modulate severity and outcome of acute lung injury.

Cong Ye, Huiting Li, Minwei Bao, Ran Zhuo, Gening Jiang, Weixi Wang

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Article in Aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Extracellular vesicle-mediated mechanisms and therapeutic potential in acute lung injury.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  2. Alveolar macrophage-neutrophil crosstalk in acute lung injury: mechanisms, feedback loops, and therapeutic opportunities.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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6 authors.

Cong YeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Huiting LiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Minwei BaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Ran ZhuoDepartment of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Gening JiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Weixi WangDepartment of Geriatrics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute lung injury (ALI) can cause death, and the survivals may develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to fibrotic repair of the lung. Alveolar macrophages play a demonstrative role during the pathogenesis of ALI, and the timing and degree of differentially polarization of macrophages determine the severity of disease and outcome. Exosomes are important mediators of cellular communication and play critical roles during macrophage differentiation, proliferation and function. Nevertheless, the exact effects of alveolar macrophage - derived exosomes on ALI remain unknow. Here, we used lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce ALI in mice and analyzed the exosome population in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from macrophages, neutrophils and epithelial cells at different time points after treatment. Our data showed that macrophages were the major secretors for early secreted pro-inflammatory cytokines in the BALF-exosomes, which likely activated neutrophils to produce a variety of pro-inflammatory cytokines and IL-10. IL-10 by neutrophils in BALF-exosomes likely in turn polarized macrophages to M2c, which may be responsible for post-ALI fibrosis. Our study thus reveals a previous non-acknowledged role of BALF-exosomes as a mediator of inflammatory response and cell crosstalk during ALI.

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Acute Lung InjuryNeutrophil ActivationAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalExosomesInflammationInterleukin-10Macrophages, AlveolarMiceSeverity of Illness IndexCytokinesInterleukin-10acute lung injury (ALI)bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF)exosomesmacrophagesneutrophils

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PMID32259794
PMCPMC7185135

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