Differential Role for T Cells in the Development of Fibrotic Lesions Associated with Reovirus 1/L-Induced Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia versus Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Thoracic Society in American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
- Vol. 28 (2), 208-217
- https://doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.4891
Abstract
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) are two pulmonary diseases with fibrotic components. BOOP is characterized by perivascular/peribronchiolar leukocyte infiltration leading to the development of intra-alveolar fibrosis. ARDS is a biphasic disease that includes an acute phase, consisting of severe leukocyte infiltration, edema, hemorrhage, and the formation of hyaline membranes, and a chronic phase, which is characterized by persistent intra-alveolar and interstitial fibrosis. CBA/J mice infected with 1 x 10(6) plaque-forming units (pfu) reovirus 1/L develop follicular bronchiolitis and intra-alveolar fibrosis similar to BOOP. In contrast, CBA/J mice infected with 1 x 10(7) pfu reovirus 1/L develop histologic characteristics of ARDS including diffuse alveolar damage, hyaline membranes, and intra-alveolar fibrosis. In this report, we demonstrate a differential role for T lymphocytes in the development of fibrosis associated with BOOP versus ARDS. Neonatally thymectomized CBA/J mice infected with 1 x 10(7) pfu (ARDS) reovirus 1/L still develop the hallmark characteristics of ARDS, including a severe viral pneumonia with cellular infiltrates comprised mainly of macrophages and neutrophils, hyaline membrane formation, and hemorrhage during the acute phase of the disease and persistent intra-alveolar fibrosis during the chronic phase of the disease. In contrast, neonatally thymectomized CBA/J mice infected with 1 x 10(6) pfu (BOOP) reovirus 1/L do not develop intra-alveolar fibrosis associated with BOOP. Therefore, while T cells are necessary for the development of intraluminal fibrosis associated with BOOP, they are not necessary for the development of intraluminal fibrosis associated with ARDS. Furthermore, we suggest that interferon-gamma plays a key role in the fibrotic process and that elevated levels of interferon-gamma are associated with a continuum from least to more severe fibrosis.Keywords
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