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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Key words Transcription factor AP-1 ; Pulmonary fibrosis ; Bleomycin ; Mitochondria ; Proliferation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  C-Jun and c-Fos transcription factors have been associated with enhanced cellular proliferation. We studied their cellular distribution in normal and fibrotic rat lung. Pulmonary fibrosis was induced by intratracheal administration of bleomycin. In normal rat lung, c-Jun and c-Fos are present in alveolar macrophages and type II pneumocytes, in the bronchiolar epithelium and in smooth muscle cells of bronchioli and blood vessels. Subcellular fractionation of proteins revealed a predominant presence of both c-Jun and c-Fos in the heavy membrane fraction containing mitochondria and secretory granules. This was confirmed by immunoelectron microscopy, which also revealed a different localization of c-Jun and c-Fos in different cell types. Whereas in type II pneumocytes and in macrophages cytoplasmic c-Jun and c-Fos is associated with mitochondria, in Clara cells of the bronchial epithelium only secretory granules contain c-Jun and c-Fos. In addition, c-Jun is strongly present in the nuclear fraction. In the fibrotic rat lung c-Jun and c-Fos are located in the same cell types as in control lungs. In addition, fibroblasts contain c-Jun and c-Fos in areas of proliferation whereas in areas of complete fibrosis there is only a very weak expression of c-Jun and c-Fos.
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    ISSN: 1432-119X
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  The degree of immunoreactive connexin43 (Cx43) in rat lung was evaluated during the development of radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rat by a double immunofluorescence technique using polyclonal antisera to Cx43 and monoclonal antibodies to cytokeratins on cryostat sections. In normal rat lungs, Cx43 was detected in pneumocytes type II and I, in large blood vessel endothelia, in peribronchial smooth muscle cells, and in some peribronchial and perivascular interstitial cells. As early as 1 week after irradiation, enhanced immunoreactivity for Cx43 in the epithelial cells was detected. In severely injured lungs (about 3 months after irradiation), Cx43 was found also in the cytoplasm of type II pneumocytes. These findings were confirmed by western blot data. Western blot analysis also revealed increased phosphorylation of Cx43. It remains to be investigated whether the increased content of Cx43 in irradiated rat lung may be due to an enhanced number of gap junctions between type I and II alveolar epithelial cells.
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    ISSN: 1432-119X
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The degree of immunoreactive connexin43 (Cx43) in rat lung was evaluated during the development of radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rat by a double immunofluorescence technique using polyclonal antisera of Cx43 and monoclonal antibodies to cytokeratins on cryostat sections. In normal rat lungs, Cx43 was detected in pneumocytes type II and I, in large blood vessel endothelia, in peribronchial smooth muscle cells, and in some peribronchial and perivascular interstitial cells. As early as 1 week after irradiation, enhanced immunoreactivity for Cx43 in the epithelial cells was detected. In severely injured lungs (about 3 months after irradiation), Cx43 was found also in the cytoplasm of type II pneumocytes. These findings were confirmed by western blot data. Western blot analysis also revealed increased phosphorylation of Cx43. It remains to be investigated whether the increased content of Cx43 in irradiated rat lung may be due to an enhanced number of gap junction between type I and II alveolar epithelial cells.
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