期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH
卷 1803, 期 7, 页码 832-839出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.03.003
关键词
Transgenic mouse; Surfactant; Lung structure; Inflammation
资金
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [Da 378/3-1, Da 378/3-2]
- Gerber Foundation
- Peabody Foundation
- Susan B. Saltonstall Funds
- NIH, Tufts Medical Center [HL-04436, HL-037930]
The ErbB4 receptor has an important function in fetal lung maturation. Deletion of ErbB4 leads to alveolar hypoplasia and hyperreactive airways similar to the changes in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). BPD is a chronic pulmonary disorder affecting premature infants as a consequence of lung immaturity, lung damage, and abnormal repair. We hypothesized that proper ErbB4 function is needed for the timely progression of fetal lung development. An ErbB4 transgenic cardiac rescue mouse model was used to study the effect of ErbB4 deletion on fetal lung structure, surfactant protein (SP) expression, and synthesis, and inflammation. Morphometric analyses revealed a delayed structural development with a significant decrease in saccular size at E18 and more pronounced changes at E17, keeping these lungs in the canalicular stage. SP-B mRNA expression was significantly down regulated at E17 with a subsequent decrease in SP-B protein expression at E18. SP-D protein expression was significantly decreased at E18. Surfactant phospholipid synthesis was significantly decreased on both days, and secretion was down regulated at E18. We conclude that pulmonary ErbB4 deletion results in a structural and functional delay in fetal lung development, indicating a crucial regulatory role of ErbB4 in the timely progression of fetal lung development. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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