Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2567473 Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2010 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

ObjectiveWe speculated that distinct angiogenic profiles are involved in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) in comparison with interstitial pneumonias associated with collagen vascular disease (CVD-IPs). This hypothesis was investigated by measuring the expression of a cardinal biologic axis, the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)–stromal derived growth factor [SDF-1α, transcripts 1 and 2 (TR1 and TR2)] and receptor, CXCR4 and the angiogenetic receptors CXCR2 and CXCR3 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in both conditions.MethodsWe studied prospectively 25 patients with fibrotic IIPs (f-IIPs) [20 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and 5 with idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP)] and 16 patients with CVD-IPs. mRNA expression was measured by Real-Time RT-PCR and protein was evaluated by Western Blotting.ResultsA significantly greater value has been detected in SDF-1α-TR1 mRNA expression levels of CVD-IPs (p = 0.05) in comparison with IPF group. A similar trend has been also detected in protein expression in favor of CVD-IP group. In addition, VEGF mRNA levels have been found significantly increased in CVD-IPs in comparison with the NSIP group (p = 0.05). No significant difference has been found in SDF-1α-TR2–CXCR4 mRNA and CXCR2–CXCR3 between the two groups.ConclusionThese results showed increased expression of SDF-1α in CVD-IPs, suggesting different angiogenic procedures. Further studies are needed in order to better explore the angiogenetic pathway in these disorders.

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