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VETERINARY RESEARCH
卷 35, 期 1, 页码 39-51出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2003041
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PIMs; gadolinimn; MAC-387; apoptosis; immunohistology; immuno-electron microscopy; TUNEL
Pulmonary intravascular macrophages (PIMs) are present in horses and are believed to increase their sensitivity to endotoxin-induced cardio-pulmonary shock. However, owing to a lack of a marker for PIMs and the inability to isolate them, their precise contributions in the horse remain unknown. We designed this study to identify an immuno-phenotypic marker for PIMs and to develop a protocol for their transient depletion with gadolinium chloride (GC). GC is a lanthanide that has been used to deplete liver and lung macrophages. The horses (N=15) were divided into control (n=5) and GC-treated (n=10) groups and the lung samples were examined by routine and immunocytochemical light and electron microscopy. GC-treated horses were euthanized at 48 h (n=6) and 72 h (n=4) post-treatment. The PIMs reacted with MAC-387 but not with ED-1 and CD-68 anti-macrophage antibodies. GC reduced the number of PIMs in horses at 48 and 72 h compared with the control (p<0.05). There were increased intravascular TUNEL-positive cells in GC-treated horses and electron microscopy showed apoptotic PIMs in these horses. These data show that MAC-387 is a reliable marker for PIMs and GC is a safe tool to reduce the number of PIMs.
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