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Laminin γ2 fragments are increased in the circulation of patients with early phase acute lung injury
Katayama, M., Ishizaka, A., Sakamoto, M. et al. Intensive Care Med (2010) 36: 479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-009-1719-
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Laminin gamma2 fragments are increased in the circulation of patients with early phase acute lung injury.
ObjectiveLaminin-5, a cell adhesive molecule expressed solely by epithelium, is known to enhance epithelial cell migration and repair of injured epithelium, after its essential component gamma2-chain is processed proteolytically. Our previous study revealed circulating levels of amino-terminal fragment of laminin gamma2-chain (G2F) reflect epithelial tumor invasiveness in carcinoma patients, but its physiological role in alveolar epithelial injury remains unknown.DesignSampling of epithelial lining fluids or pulmonary edema fluids from patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or related diseases was performed. Plasma samples were obtained from them at the time of disease onset or later. G2F concentrations were determined by immunoassay constructed by ourselves.ResultsWe found a significantly higher amount of G2F in pulmonary edema and epithelial lining fluids of patients with ALI, as compared with those with the other respiratory diseases. Their plasma levels were also elevated significantly early at the onset of ALI (mean +/- SD; 147 +/- 82 ng/ml in non-surviving and 90 +/- 56 in surviving patients) as compared with those in the patients with cardiogenic pulmonary edema (59 +/- 36) or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (37 +/- 17), indicating alveolar epithelium rapidly secrete laminin-5 in ALI. At 5 days after onset, non-surviving patients maintained higher plasma concentrations (152 +/- 84), but in contrast, the levels in surviving patients declined (71 +/- 35), suggesting secretion of laminin-5 was suppressed, associated with recovery from ALI.ConclusionCirculating G2F may be a biomarker for alveolar laminin-5 secreted early at disease onset in ALI, potentially regulating alveolar re-epithelialization
Laminin γ2 fragments are increased in the circulation of patients with early phase acute lung injury
繊維強化ポリプロピレンの接着接合部の破壊強度に及ぼす大気圧低温プラズマ処理の影響
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