TGF-beta driven lung fibrosis is macrophage dependent and blocked by Serum amyloid P
Murray LA, Chen Q, Kramer MS, Hesson DP, Argentieri RL, Peng X, Gulati M, Homer RJ, Russell T, van Rooijen N, Elias JA, Hogaboam CM, Herzog EL. TGF-beta driven lung fibrosis is macrophage dependent and blocked by Serum amyloid P. The International Journal Of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 2010, 43: 154-162. PMID: 21044893, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2010.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum amyloid PAnti-fibrotic effectsLung fibrosisFibrocyte accumulationAmyloid PAberrant extracellular matrix (ECM) depositionTransgenic mouse modelM2 macrophage differentiationPleiotropic growth factorExtracellular matrix depositionAirway inflammationIPF patientsAirway remodelingPulmonary fibrosisMacrophage accumulationLung diseaseLiposomal clodronateCXCL10 expressionM2 macrophagesMonocyte responsePulmonary macrophagesMouse modelCollagen depositionPathogenic mechanismsDisease severitySerum Amyloid P Therapeutically Attenuates Murine Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis via Its Effects on Macrophages
Murray LA, Rosada R, Moreira AP, Joshi A, Kramer MS, Hesson DP, Argentieri RL, Mathai S, Gulati M, Herzog EL, Hogaboam CM. Serum Amyloid P Therapeutically Attenuates Murine Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis via Its Effects on Macrophages. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e9683. PMID: 20300636, PMCID: PMC2837381, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum amyloid PPulmonary fibrosisAmyloid PIPF/UIP patientsBleomycin-Induced Pulmonary FibrosisIP10/CXCL10Fibrotic lung diseaseAberrant collagen depositionRole of macrophagesM2 macrophage phenotypeUIP patientsLung diseaseM2 macrophagesCollagen depositionTissue fibrosisMacrophage activationMacrophage phenotypeFcgamma receptorsMacrophage responsePentraxin familyTherapeutic actionFibrosisMacrophagesLungTissue remodeling