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ID 111642
著者
Ogushi, Fumitaka The University of Tokushima
Takahashi, Hiroko The University of Tokushima
Kawano, Tetsuya The University of Tokushima
Endo, Takeshi The University of Tokushima
キーワード
thrombin
fibroblast growth-stimulating factor
platelet-derived growth factor
pulmonary fibrosis
資料タイプ
学術雑誌論文
抄録
Thrombin is a multifunctional enzyme generated at sites of vascular injury, and is known to be increased in the lungs in some types of fibrotic lung disease. In this study, to determine whether thrombin is associated with fibroblast growth and pulmonary fibrosis in these disorders, we examined whether a growth factor for fibroblasts (platelet-derived growth factor, PDGF) was released by thrombin-stimulated alveolar macrophages (AM). The culture supernatants of rat AM stimulated with 1 or 10 U/ml of thrombin showed a significant increase in fibroblast growth-stimulating activity (FGA). Pretreatment of the AM supernatant with anti-PDGF-AA antibody significantly decreased the FGA, but pretreatment with anti-PDGF-BB antibody did not. The supernatants of AM stimulated with thrombin also increased the growth of fibroblasts from the lungs of rats with bleomycin-induced lung injury. These results indicate that thrombin stimulates AM to release PDGF-AA, which is responsible, at least in part, for fibroblast growth and the development of pulmonary fibrosis in some types of fibrotic lung disease.
掲載誌名
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13431420
cat書誌ID
AA11166929
出版者
The University of Tokushima School of Medicine
44
1-2
開始ページ
59
終了ページ
65
並び順
59
発行日
1997-08
出版社版URL
フルテキストファイル
言語
eng
著者版フラグ
出版社版
部局
病院
医学系