ArticleRespiratory research2023
Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM)/CD5L is involved in the pathogenesis of COPD.
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- Apoptosis Inhibitor of Macrophage (AIM) Modulates Calcium Oxalate-Induced Ureteral Fibrosis in AIM-Felinized Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- A reliable prognostic model for hepatocellular carcinoma using neutrophil extracellular traps and immune related genes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage suppress immune responses via IL-10 production and delay bacterial clearance inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Cigarette Smoking and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlveolar macrophages (AMs) and AM-produced matrix metalloprotease (MMP)-12 are known to play critical roles in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The apoptosis inhibitor of the macrophages (AIM)/CD5 molecule-like (CD5L) is a multifunctional protein secreted by the macrophages that mainly exists in the blood in a combined form with the immunoglobulin (Ig)M pentamer. Although AIM has both facilitative and suppressive roles in various diseases, its role in COPD remains unclear.
methodsWe investigated the role of AIM in COPD pathogenesis using porcine pancreas elastase (PPE)-induced and cigarette smoke-induced emphysema mouse models and an in vitro model using AMs. We also analyzed the differences in the blood AIM/IgM ratio among nonsmokers, healthy smokers, and patients with COPD and investigated the association between the blood AIM/IgM ratio and COPD exacerbations and mortality in patients with COPD.
resultsEmphysema formation, inflammation, and cell death in the lungs were attenuated in AIM
conclusionsAIM facilitates the development of COPD by upregulating MMP-12. Additionally, a higher blood AIM/IgM ratio was associated with poor prognosis in patients with COPD.
trial registrationThis clinical study, which included nonsmokers, healthy smokers, and smokers with COPD, was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hokkaido University Hospital (012-0075, date of registration: September 5, 2012). The Hokkaido COPD cohort study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hokkaido University School of Medicine (med02-001, date of registration: December 25, 2002).
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