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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2021

Dynamic evolution of emphysema and airway remodeling in two mouse models of COPD.

Yue Yang, Tingting Di, Zixiao Zhang, Jiaxin Liu, Congli Fu, Yan Wu, Tao Bian

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yue Yang *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated With Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Tingting Di *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated With Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Zixiao ZhangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated With Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Jiaxin LiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated With Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Congli FuRespiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Province People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Yan WuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated With Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. wuyanyangting@163.com.
Tao BianDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated With Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. biantaophd@126.com.
Nanjing Medical University · CNWuxi People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEstablishment of a mouse model is important for investigating the mechanism of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this study, we observed and compared the evolution of the pathology in two mouse models of COPD induced by cigarette smoke (CS) exposure alone or in combination with lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

methodsOne hundred eight wild-type C57BL/6 mice were equally divided into three groups: the (1) control group, (2) CS-exposed group (CS group), and (3) CS + LPS-exposed group (CS + LPS group). The body weight of the mice was recorded, and noninvasive lung function tests were performed monthly. Inflammation was evaluated by counting the number of inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and measuring the expression of the IL-6 mRNA in mouse lung tissue. Changes in pathology were assessed by performing hematoxylin and eosin and Masson staining of lung tissue sections.

resultsThe two treatments induced emphysema and airway remodeling and decreased lung function. Emphysema was induced after 1 month of exposure to CS or CS + LPS, while airway remodeling was induced after 2 months of exposure to CS + LPS and 3 months of exposure to CS. Moreover, the mice in the CS + LPS group exhibited more severe inflammation and airway remodeling than the mice in the CS group, but the two treatments induced similar levels of emphysema.

conclusionCompared with the single CS exposure method, the CS + LPS exposure method is a more suitable model of COPD in airway remodeling research. Conversely, the CS exposure method is a more suitable model of COPD for emphysema research due to its simple operation.

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Airway RemodelingDisease Models, AnimalAnimalsCigarette SmokingLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePulmonary EmphysemaLipopolysaccharidesAirway remodelingChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCigarette smokeEmphysemaLipopolysaccharide

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