Proapoptotic Bid is required for pulmonary fibrosis.
The molecular mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis are poorly understood. Previous reports indicate that activation of TGF-beta1 is essential for the development of pulmonary fibrosis. Here, we report that the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family member Bid is required for the development of pulmonary fibrosis after the intratracheal instillation of bleomycin. Mice lacking Bid exhibited significantly less pulmonary fibrosis in response to bleomycin compared with WT mice. The attenuation in pulmonary fibrosis was observed despite similar levels of inflammation, lung injury, and active TGF-beta1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid 5 days after the administration of bleomycin in mice lacking Bid and in WT controls. Bleomycin induced similar levels cell death in vitro in alveolar epithelial cells isolated from WT and bid(-/-) mice. By contrast, alveolar epithelial cells from bid(-/-) mice were resistant to TGF-beta1-induced cell death. These results indicate that Bcl-2 family members are critical regulators for the development of pulmonary fibrosis downstream of TGF-beta1 activation.
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
G R Scott
GR
Budinger
Gökhan M
GM
Mutlu
James
J
Eisenbart
Alyson C
AC
Fuller
Amy A
AA
Bellmeyer
Christina M
CM
Baker
Mindy
M
Wilson
Karen
K
Ridge
Terrence A
TA
Barrett
Vivian Y
VY
Lee
Navdeep S
NS
Chandel
D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics; D051023:BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000633:toxicity; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
D051023:BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein; C494815:Bid protein, mouse; C508961:Tgfb1 protein, mouse; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D001761:Bleomycin