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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
Pulmonary fibrosis is initiated by migration, adhesion, and proliferation of fibroblasts. Osteopontin (OPN) is one of the cytokines produced by activated macrophages and mediates various functions, including cell attachment and migration, by interacting with alphav integrin. In this study, we have investigated the role of OPN in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. We developed a mouse model for pulmonary fibrosis by intratracheal instillation of bleomycin (BLM). OPN was strongly expressed in alveolar macrophages accumulating in the fibrotic area of the lung. OPN messenger RNA (mRNA) in the lung was notably induced by BLM instillation, and the development of the fibrotic process was associated with an increase in the expression of OPN mRNA and protein. In vitro, recombinant OPN enhanced migration, adhesion, and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-mediated DNA synthesis of murine fibroblast cell line NIH3T3. These effects of OPN on fibroblasts were significantly suppressed by addition of antimouse alphav integrin monoclonal antibody (RMV-7). Furthermore, treatment of mice with RMV-7 repressed the extent of pulmonary fibrosis in this model. Conclusively, these data suggest that OPN produced by alveolar macrophages functions as a fibrogenic cytokine that promotes migration, adhesion, and proliferation of fibroblasts in the development of BLM-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1044-1549
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Bleomycin, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Hydroxyproline, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Macrophages, Alveolar, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Mice, Inbred ICR, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Osteopontin, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Pulmonary Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Sialoglycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11245625-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of osteopontin in the pathogenesis of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't