Journal
JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH
Volume 52, Issue 6, Pages 717-726Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.11054
Keywords
Macrophage; Radiation-induced pulmonary injury; Classical activation; Alternative activation
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30770653]
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The classical and alternative activation of macrophages has been proposed to play a role in radiation-induced pneumonitis and fibrosis, respectively. To test this hypothesis, the thoraces of C57BL/6 mice were irradiated with 12 Gy X-rays, and irradiated and control mice were euthanized at 1, 8, 12, 24 and 72 hours, and 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 weeks after irradiation. The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and arginase type 1 (Arg-1) was evaluated at the mRNA and protein levels at different stages post-irradiation. We demonstrated that the enhanced mRNA and protein expression of iNOS occurred within the pneumonic stage, whereas the high levels of Arg-1 expression occurred within the fibrotic phase. Immunohistochemistry revealed that iNOS and Arg-1 were mainly expressed in macrophages. The expression of iNOS and Arg-1 may be associated with acute radiation pneumonitis and the development of radiation fibrosis, respectively. Although the function of macrophages cannot explain the whole process of radiation-induced pulmonary injury development, it may play an important regulatory role during this process.
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