Lung fibrosis induced by silica particles in NMRI mice is associated with an upregulation of the p40 subunit of interleukin-12 and Th-2 manifestations.

Huaux, François;Lardot, C.;Arras, Mohammed;Delos, Monique;Lison, Dominique;et.al.
(1999) American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology — Vol. 20, n° 4, p. 561-572 (1999)

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  • Huaux, FrançoisUCLouvain
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  • Lardot, C.
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  • Arras, MohammedUCLouvain
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  • Delos, MoniqueUCLouvain
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  • Many, Marie-ChristineUCLouvain
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  • Coutelier, Jean-Paulorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Buchet, Jean-PierreUCLouvain
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  • Renauld, Jean-Christopheorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Lison, Dominiqueorcid-logoUCLouvain
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Abstract
Interleukin (IL)-12 is a cytokine produced principally by activated macrophages which is involved in control of the T-helper 1/T-helper 2 cell (Th1/Th2) polarization of immune responses. To examine its potential involvement in the development of lung fibrosis, we examined the expression (protein, messenger RNA [mRNA]) of IL-12 (p70) and of its subunits (p40 and p35) in lung homogenates, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cell cultures in mouse models of resolutive alveolitis (RA) and fibrosing alveolitis (FA) induced by inorganic particles (manganese dioxide [MnO2] and crystalline silica, respectively). The administration of tungsten carbide (WC), which behaved as an innocuous dust for the lung, served as a negative control condition. The FA was specifically accompanied by a Th2-like polarization characterized by high levels of immunoglobulin (Ig)G1 in BALF and by a protracted overproduction of both p40 protein and mRNA, but not by the biologically active form of IL-12 (p70). In the RA model, the p40 response was only transient, and a Th1-like response was reflected by increased levels of interferon (IFN)-gamma and dominant levels of IgG2a in BALF. Taken together, these findings suggest that production of the p40 subunit of IL-12 and Th2 polarization play important roles in lung inflammatory and fibrotic responses to inhaled inorganic particles.
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Huaux, F., Lardot, C., Arras, M., Delos, M., Many, M.-C., Coutelier, J.-P., Buchet, J.-P., Renauld, J.-C., & Lison, D. (1999). Lung fibrosis induced by silica particles in NMRI mice is associated with an upregulation of the p40 subunit of interleukin-12 and Th-2 manifestations. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 20(4), 561-572. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/131147 (Original work published 1999)