Title |
Discordance in cathepsin B and cystatin C expressions in bronchoalveolar fluids between murine bleomycin-induced fibrosis and human idiopathic fibrosis
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Published in |
Respiratory Research, September 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s12931-016-0432-6 |
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Authors |
Mariana Kasabova, Bérengère Villeret, Aurélie Gombault, Fabien Lecaille, Thomas Reinheckel, Sylvain Marchand-Adam, Isabelle Couillin, Gilles Lalmanach |
Abstract |
The activity of cysteine cathepsin B increased markedly in lung homogenates and in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (BALF) of the mouse model of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis after 14 days of challenge. In contrast the level of the cysteine cathepsin inhibitor cystatin C was unaffected in BALF of wild-type and cathepsin B-deficient mice. Therefore, murine cystatin C is not a reliable marker of fibrosis during bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis. Current data are in sharp contrast to previous analysis carried on human BALF from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, for which the level of cathepsin B remained unchanged while cystatin C was significantly increased. |
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