@article{APS3873,
author = {Li Nie and Ruo-lan Xiang and Yong Liu and Wei-xun Zhou and Lei Jiang and Bao Lu and Bao-sen Pang and De-yun Cheng and Jin-ming Gao},
title = {Acute pulmonary inflammation is inhibited in CXCR3 knockout mice after short-term cigarette smoke exposure},
journal = {Acta Pharmacologica Sinica},
volume = {29},
number = {12},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Aim: CXCR3, via binding its specific ligand CXCL10, plays an important role in cigarette smoke (CS)-induced pulmonary inflammation. CXCR3 is preferentially expressed in activated T cells (chiefly CD8+ T cells). The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of CXCR3 in CS-induced pulmonary injury using CXCR3 gene-deficient (CXCR3−/−) mice.
Methods: Differences in the infiltration of inflammatory cells and CD8+ T cells and the expression of inflammatory mediators and chemokines in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lungs at the mRNA and protein levels were compared between CXCR3−/− mice and wild-type (WT) mice at 2 h after 3 d of CS exposure.
Results: Compared with their WT counterparts, the CXCR3−/− mice showed alleviated inflammation, as evidenced by fewer inflammatory cells, particularly cytotoxic CD8+ T cells, in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lung tissues. At both the mRNA and protein levels, there were significantly lower levels of inflammatory and chemotactic cytokines, including TNF-α, interleukin-8, interferon-γ, transforming growth factor-β1, and CXCL10 in the CXCR3−/− mice.
Conclusion: Our data show that CXCR3 is important in recruiting inflammatory cells (particularly CD8+ T cells) into the airways and lungs, as well as initiating inflammatory and fibrotic cytokines release at 2 h following a short-term CS insult. CXCR3 could be a novel target for the treatment of pulmonary inflammation induced by CS.},
issn = {1745-7254}, url = {http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/3873}
}