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Different strains of mice present distinct lung tissue mechanics and extracellular matrix composition in a model of chronic allergic asthma
Fecha
2009Registro en:
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY, v.165, n.2/Mar, p.202-207, 2009
1569-9048
10.1016/j.resp.2008.12.003
Autor
ANTUNES, Mariana A.
ABREU, Soraia C.
DAMACENO-RODRIGUES, Nilsa R.
PARRA, Edwin R.
CAPELOZZI, Vera L.
PINART, Mariona
ROMERO, Pablo V.
SILVA, Patricia M. R.
MARTINS, Marco Aurelio
ROCCO, Patricia R. M.
Institución
Resumen
The impact of genetic factors on asthma is well recognized but poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that different mouse strains present different lung tissue strip mechanics in a model of chronic allergic asthma and that these mechanical differences may be potentially related to changes of extracellular matrix composition and/or contractile elements in lung parenchyma. Oscillatory mechanics were analysed before and after acetylcholine (ACh) in C57BL/10, BALB/c, and A/J mice, subjected or not to ovalbumin sensitization and challenge. In controls, tissue elastance (E) and resistance (R), collagen and elastic fibres` content, and alpha-actin were higher in A/J compared to BALB/c mice, which, in turn, were more elevated than in C57BL/10. A similar response pattern was observed in ovalbumin-challenged animals irrespective of mouse strain. E and R augmented more in ovalbumin-challenged A/J [E: 22%, R: 18%] than C57BL/10 mice [E: 9.4%, R: 11 %] after ACh In conclusion, lung parenchyma remodelled differently yielding distinct in vitro mechanics according to mouse strain. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.