Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2775978 | Experimental and Molecular Pathology | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (PECAM) is an adhesion and signaling molecule used for leukocyte extravasation. We have generated two strains of PECAM-deficient mouse, one in the original C57BL/6 and a second by backcrossing nice generations into the FVB/n strain. The FVB/n strain has reduced responses in models of acute inflammation. We show here that this strain is also susceptible to a chronic pneumonia which leads to pulmonary fibrosis. In contrast, PECAM-deficient C57BL/6 mice do not develop this lung disease and have normal responses in acute models of inflammation. This demonstrates that PECAM-dependent and -independent mechanisms are found in both acute and chronic inflammation. Further, the PECAM-deficient FVB/n strain has many pathologic similarities to the human disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, suggesting that similar molecular mechanisms may play a role in human disease.
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Authors
Alan R. Schenkel, Tina W. Chew, Elizabeth Chlipala, Marcus W.N. Harbord, William A. Muller,