title: Sustained lipopolysaccharide-induced lung inflammation in mice is attenuated by functional deficiency of the Fas/Fas ligand system.
abstract: To determine whether the Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) (CD95/CD178) system contributes to the development of an inflammatory response in vivo, 2.5 microg of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS; endotoxin) per g was administered intranasally to healthy mice (C57BL/6) and mutant mice deficient in either Fas (lpr mice) or FasL (gld mice). Sustained LPS-induced neutrophilic inflammation in the lungs was attenuated in both lpr and gld mice. These observations provide further evidence of a proinflammatory role for the Fas/FasL system in the lungs.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, 98108, USA. matuteb@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matute-Bello
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Winn
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: W Conrad
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Liles
mesh_terms: D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000818:Animals; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000276:immunology; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; C505658:Fasl protein, mouse; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019014:fas Receptor