Acute Lung Injury Following Smoke Inhalation: Predictive Value of Sputum Biomarkers and Time Course of Lung Injury

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Acute Lung Injury ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Smoke Inhalation

scholarly journals Rat model of smoke inhalation-induced acute lung injury

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e000879
Author(s):  
Premila Devi Leiphrakpam ◽  
Hannah R Weber ◽  
Tobi Ogun ◽  
Keely L Buesing
Keyword(s):  
Animal Model ◽  
Acute Lung Injury ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Therapeutic Options ◽  
Smoke Inhalation ◽  
Small Animal Model ◽  
Injury Score ◽  
Confounding Variables

BackgroundAcute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a lethal disease with limited therapeutic options and an unacceptably high mortality rate. Understanding the complex pathophysiological processes involved in the development of ALI/ARDS is critical for developing novel therapeutic strategies. Smoke inhalation (SI) injury is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with burn-associated ALI/ARDS; however, to our knowledge few reliable, reproducible models are available for pure SI animal model to investigate therapeutic options for ALI/ARDS without the confounding variables introduced by cutaneous burn or other pathology.ObjectiveTo develop a small animal model of pure SI-induced ALI and to use this model for eventual testing of novel therapeutics for ALI.MethodsRats were exposed to smoke using a custom-made smoke generator. Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate, arterial blood gas, and chest X-ray (CXR) were measured before and after SI. Wet/dry weight (W/D) ratio, lung injury score and immunohistochemical staining of cleaved caspase 3 were performed on harvested lung tissues of healthy and SI animals.ResultsThe current study demonstrates the induction of ALI in rats after SI as reflected by a significant, sustained decrease in SpO2 and the development of diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on CXR. Lung tissue of animals exposed to SI showed increased inflammation, oedema and apoptosis as reflected by the increase in W/D ratio, injury score and cleaved caspase 3 level of the harvested tissues compared with healthy animals.ConclusionWe have successfully developed a small animal model of pure SI-induced ALI. This model is offered to the scientific community as a reliable model of isolated pulmonary SI-induced injury without the confounding variables of cutaneous injury or other systemic pathology to be used for study of novel therapeutics or other investigation.

The differential expression of novel circular RNAs in an acute lung injury rat model caused by smoke inhalation

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Ye ◽  
Xuhui Liu ◽  
Yuewu Yang ◽  
Xianling Zhang ◽  
Ting Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Lung Injury ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Differential Expression ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Smoke Inhalation ◽  
Circular Rnas

Keratinocyte growth factor therapy in murine oleic acid-induced acute lung injury

2005 ◽  
Vol 288 (6) ◽  
pp. L1179-L1192 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ulrich ◽  
M. Stern ◽  
M. E. Goddard ◽  
J. Williams ◽  
J. Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Acute Lung Injury ◽  
Gene Delivery ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Lung Compliance ◽  
Alveolar Type ◽  
Protein Therapy ◽  
Cell Numbers ◽  
Atii Cell

Alveolar type II (ATII) cell proliferation and differentiation are important mechanisms in repair following injury to the alveolar epithelium. KGF is a potent ATII cell mitogen, which has been demonstrated to be protective in a number of animal models of lung injury. We have assessed the effect of recombinant human KGF (rhKGF) and liposome-mediated KGF gene delivery in vivo and evaluated the potential of KGF as a therapy for acute lung injury in mice. rhKGF was administered intratracheally in male BALB/c mice to assess dose response and time course of proliferation. SP-B immunohistochemistry demonstrated significant increases in ATII cell numbers at all rhKGF doses compared with control animals and peaked 2 days following administration of 10 mg/kg rhKGF. Protein therapy in general is very expensive, and gene therapy has been suggested as a cheaper alternative for many protein replacement therapies. We evaluated the effect of topical and systemic liposome-mediated KGF-gene delivery on ATII cell proliferation. SP-B immunohistochemistry showed only modest increases in ATII cell numbers following gene delivery, and these approaches were therefore not believed to be capable of reaching therapeutic levels. The effect of rhKGF was evaluated in a murine model of OA-induced lung injury. This model was found to be associated with significant alveolar damage leading to severe impairment of gas exchange and lung compliance. Pretreatment with rhKGF 2 days before intravenous OA challenge resulted in significant improvements in Po2, Pco2, and lung compliance. This study suggests the feasibility of KGF as a therapy for acute lung injury.

scholarly journals Time Course Change of Phagocytes and Proinflammatory activities in BALF in Endotoxin-induced Acute Lung Injury

1997 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 360
Author(s):  
Seung Hyug Moon ◽  
Je Ho Oh ◽  
Sung Woo Park ◽  
Eun Kyung Namgung ◽  
Shin Young Ki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Lung Injury ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Time Course

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C REDUCES COMBINED BURN AND SMOKE INHALATION-INDUCED ACUTE LUNG INJURY IN MICE BY INHIBITING EXCESSIVE PRODUCTION OF NITRIC OXIDE

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. A24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akio Mizutani ◽  
Kazunori Murakami ◽  
Kenji Okajima ◽  
Takayuki Noguchi ◽  
Sachiko Mizutani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Acute Lung Injury ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Protein C ◽  
Activated Protein C ◽  
Smoke Inhalation
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