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Interleukin-17A antagonist attenuates radiation-induced lung injuries in mice

Wang, Bao-Zhong, Wang, Li-Ping, Han, Hui, Cao, Fang-Li, Li, Guang-Yao, Xu, Jun-Long, Wang, Xiu-Wen, Wang, Le-Xin·2014·Experimental Lung Research

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of interleukin-17A (IL-17A) antibodies on radiation-induced lung injuries in mice. METHODS: The thorax of 135 mice were divided into Sham (n = 30), radiation control (RC, n = 35), treatment (n = 35, IL-17A-neutralizing antibody, 4 μg/mouse, IV, 4 days per month for 4 months) and placebo group (n = 35) before a single dose irradiation (15 Gy) to the thorax. Inflammation and collagen contents in the lung tissues were examined, and the concentration of IL-17A, TGF-β1, and IL-6 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were measured. In another 50 animals, 180-day survival rate following the irradiation and treatment was calculated by Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: Sixteen weeks after the irradiation and treatment, there was significant inflammatory cell infiltration and interstitial collagen depositions in the radiation control and placebo groups, whereas these changes were relatively mild in the treatment group. The percentage of grade II and III alveolitis in the treatment group (16%, P < .05) was lower than in the RC (72%) or placebo group (64%). The mean Aschcroft fibrosis scores were 2.8 (treatment group), 5.2 (RC), and 4.8 (placebo group), respectively. The scores of treatment group was lower than that of RC (P < .001) or placebo group (P < .001). The IL-17A, TGF-β, and IL-6 concentrations in the treatment group were lower than in the RC and placebo group (P < .01) following the irradiation. The 180-day mortality rate in the treatment group was lower than in the RC group 16.7% versus 75.0%, P < .05). CONCLUSION: IL-17A antibody treatment alleviates radiation-induced pneumonitis and subsequent fibrosis, and improvise postirradiation survival.

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  • TGF-β induces IL-17A expression when produced concurrently with IL-1, IL-6, or TNF.

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Authors
Wang, B.-Z., Wang, L.-P., Han, H., Cao, F.-L., Li, G.-Y., Xu, J.-L., Wang, X.-W., & Wang, L.-X.
Affiliations
  • Shandong University (CN)
  • Taishan Medical University (CN)
Venue
Experimental Lung Research
Published
2014-01-21
Volume
40
Issue
2
Pages
77-85
ISSN
  • 0190-2148 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-0499
OpenAlex
W2107389081
Cited by
33
References
43
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Experimental Lung Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Effects of Radiation Exposure
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
Keywords
IL-17A, radiation-induced lung injury, radiation pneumonitis, radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis, alveolitis, TGF-β1, interleukin-6, lung inflammation
MeSH terms
Animals, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, Collagen, Disease Models, Animal, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Lung, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Radiation Injuries, Experimental, Survival Rate, Cytokines, Interleukin-17, Mice, Lung Injury, Antibodies, Neutralizing

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