title: Inhibiting Integrin αvβ5 Reduces Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in an Orthotopic Lung Transplant Model in Mice.
abstract: Primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the immediate posttransplant period and is characterized by endothelial and epithelial barrier disruption and the leakage of protein-rich edema fluid. Integrins are cell surface receptors that have an important role in maintenance of the cell barrier, and inhibition of integrins, such as αvβ5, can diminish alveolar flooding in lung injury models. We hypothesized that inhibition of αvβ5 during donor lung cold ischemia would reduce endothelial permeability during reperfusion. Using an orthotopic single lung transplantation model with and without cold ischemia, donor lungs were perfused with αvβ5-blocking antibody (ALULA) or control antibody at the time of collection, followed by transplantation, 8 h of reperfusion, and the measurement of lung injury parameters. Prolonged cold ischemia (18 h) produced increases in extravascular lung water, protein permeability, and neutrophilic alveolitis and decreased oxygenation compared with lungs without cold ischemia. Perfusion of lungs with αvβ5 antibody versus control antibody protected donor lungs from injury and significantly improved oxygenation. In summary, αvβ5 integrin blockade protects from the development of ischemia-reperfusion lung injury and is a promising approach to preventing primary graft dysfunction in human lung transplant procedures.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mallavia
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.|Lung Biology Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sheppard
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Looney
mesh_terms: D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019030:Receptors, Vitronectin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D019030:Receptors, Vitronectin; C064660:integrin alphaVbeta5