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Release of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and fibronectin by alveolar macrophages in airway diseases

Jean BousquetGiovanni BonsignoreAnna Maria MerendinoP. ChanezAntonio M. VignolaVincenzo BelliaG. ChiapparaE Zinnanti

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AdultLipopolysaccharidesMaleChronic bronchitisLipopolysaccharideImmunologyPathogenesischemistry.chemical_compoundFibrosisTransforming Growth Factor betaMacrophages AlveolarConcanavalin AImmunology and AllergyMacrophageMedicineHumansBronchitisbiologymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryOriginal Articlesrespiratory systemMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseAsthmarespiratory tract diseasesFibronectinsFibronectinmedicine.anatomical_structureBronchoalveolar lavagechemistryImmunologyChronic Diseasebiology.proteinFemalePulmonary alveolusbusiness

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Abstract Asthma and chronic bronchitis are associated with airway remodelling, and airway macrophages are present in bronchial inflammation. TGF-β and fibronectin released by alveolar macrophages possess a fibrogenic potency. The potential role of alveolar macrophages in airway remodelling was studied in asthma and chronic bronchitis by the release of TGF-β and fibronectin. Alveolar macrophages were isolated by bronchoalveolar lavage in 14 control subjects, 14 asthmatics and 14 chronic bronchitics. The spontaneous and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- or concanavalin A (Con A)-induced release of TGF-β and fibronectin was measured by ELISA. Alveolar macrophages from chronic bronchitics spontaneously release greater amounts of TGF-β and fibronectin than those from asthmatic and control subjects. Alveolar macrophages from asthmatics release greater amounts of TGF-β and fibronectin than those from control subjects. The spontaneous release of TGF-β is significantly correlated with that of fibronectin. Fibronectin release was significantly reduced after LPS stimulation, and TGF-β release was significantly increased after LPS stimulation, except in chronic bronchitis patients. Con A increased the release of TGF-β in cells from normal subjects. This study suggests that activated macrophages play a role in airway remodelling in chronic bronchitis and to a lesser extent in asthma.

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