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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
To assess retinoic acid receptor (RAR) function in alveolarization and respiratory epithelial cell differentiation/proliferation, doxycycline (Dox)-regulatable double-transgenic mouse lines were established, in which the dominant negative RARalpha was overexpressed under the control of the human surfactant protein-C 3.7-kb promoter or the rat Clara cell secretory protein 2.3-kb promoter. Overexpression of dominant negative RARalpha was induced by Dox in neonatal lungs from d 1-21 after birth, a critical period for alveolar maturation. This led to substantial alveolar abnormality with increased air space, larger but fewer alveoli, and the diminished alveolar surface area. In these animals, numbers of alveolar epithelial cells were significantly reduced upon Dox treatment. Expression of an RAR downstream target surfactant protein B gene, which is critical for maintaining the surfactant structure, was inhibited upon Dox treatment in alveolar type II epithelial cells. This finding supports a concept that endocrine molecule retinoic acid, and its receptor RARs play a critical role in alveolarization during the neonatal period of the lung.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
144
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3004-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Antimalarials, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Doxycycline, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Pulmonary Alveoli, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein C, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Receptors, Retinoic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Respiratory Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:12810556-Uteroglobin
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Overexpression of dominant negative retinoic acid receptor alpha causes alveolar abnormality in transgenic neonatal lungs.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't