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- Title
Lung Macrophage Functional Properties in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
- Authors
Akata, Kentaro; van Eeden, Stephan F.
- Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is caused by the chronic exposure of the lungs to toxic particles and gases. These exposures initiate a persistent innate and adaptive immune inflammatory response in the airways and lung tissues. Lung macrophages (LMs) are key innate immune effector cells that identify, engulf, and destroy pathogens and process inhaled particles, including cigarette smoke and particulate matter (PM), the main environmental triggers for COPD. The number of LMs in lung tissues and airspaces is increased in COPD, suggesting a potential key role for LMs in initiating and perpetuating the chronic inflammatory response that underpins the progressive nature of COPD. The purpose of this brief review is to discuss the origins of LMs, their functional properties (chemotaxis, recruitment, mediator production, phagocytosis and apoptosis) and changes in these properties due to exposure to cigarette smoke, ambient particulate and pathogens, as well as their persistent altered functional properties in subjects with established COPD. We also explore the potential to therapeutically modulate and restore LMs functional properties, to improve impaired immune system, prevent the progression of lung tissue destruction, and improve both morbidity and mortality related to COPD.
- Subjects
OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; CHEMOTAXIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; LUNGS; RESPIRATORY organs; CIGARETTE smoke
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 3, p853
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms21030853