title: Wound repair of human surface respiratory epithelium.
abstract: Surface airway epithelium is frequently injured by noxious inhaled agents, epithelial wound repair may be an important process by which the epithelial barrier integrity is maintained. To evaluate the role of surface airway cells in the wound repair process, we developed an in vitro wounding model of human nasal epithelial respiratory cells in primary culture. Circular wounds were made in the epithelial cell culture by detaching, with a glass capillary, approximately 50 cells from the collagen matrix. Video microscopy and electron microscopy observations demonstrated the contribution of two main events during the repair process: the spreading of the cells at the edge of the wounded surface, and the migration of epithelial cell sheets. Complete wound closure occurred within 5 to 8 h. The inhibition of wound repair by cytoskeleton inhibitors or cellular protein synthesis inhibitors suggested that these factors are involved in the wound repair process of surface airway epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Unité INSERM 314, CHR Maison-Blanche, Université de Reims, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zahm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chevillard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Puchelle
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D002465:Cell Movement; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003078:Colchicine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003571:Cytochalasin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology*; D011691:Puromycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014404:Tubulin / Q000378:metabolism; D014741:Video Recording; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D014404:Tubulin; D003571:Cytochalasin B; D011691:Puromycin; D003078:Colchicine