Development of an experimental model of neutrophilic pulmonary response induction in mice
AUTOR(ES)
Pinto, Leonardo Araújo, Camozzato, Camila, Avozani, Monique, Machado, Denise Cantarelli, Jones, Marcus Herbert, Stein, Renato Tetelbom, Pitrez, Paulo Márcio Condessa
FONTE
Jornal de Pneumologia
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2003-08
RESUMO
BACKGROUND: Several lung diseases are characterized by a predominantly neutrophilic inflammation. A better understanding of the mechanisms of action of some drugs on the airway inflammation of such diseases may bring advances to the treatment. OBJECTIVE: To develop a method to induce pulmonary neutrophilic response in mice, without active infection. METHODS: Eight adult Swiss mice were used. The study group (n = 4) received an intranasal challenge with 1 x 10(12) CFU/ml of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Psa), frozen to death. The control group (n = 4) received an intranasal challenge with saline solution. Two days after the intranasal challenge, a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed with total cell and differential cellularity counts. RESULTS: The total cell count was significantly higher in the group with Psa, as compared to the control group (median of 1.17 x 10(6) and 0.08 x 10(6), respectively, p = 0.029). In addition to this, an absolute predominance of neutrophils was found in the differential cellularity of the mice that had received the Psa challenge. CONCLUSIONS: The model of inducing a neutrophilic pulmonary disease using frost-dead bacteria was successfully developed. This neutrophilic inflammatory response induction model in Swiss mice lungs may be an important tool for testing the anti-inflammatory effect of some antimicrobial drugs on the inflammation of the lower airways.
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