BACKGROUND: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) ligands have been shown to possess potent anti-inflammatory actions. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia is defined as a specific form of chronic fibrosing lung disease characterized by progressive fibrosis which leads to deterioration and destruction of the lungs. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the PPARgamma ligand pioglitazone (PGZ) inhibited bleomycin (BLM)-induced acute lung injury and subsequent fibrosis. METHODS: BLM was administered intratracheally to Wistar rats which were then treated with PGZ. Rat alveolar macrophages were stimulated with BLM for 6 h with or without PGZ pretreatment for 18 h. MRC-5 cells (human lung fibroblasts) were treated with PGZ for 18 h. After the treatment, the cells were stimulated with transforming growth factor- beta (TGF-beta) for 6 h. RESULTS: PGZ inhibited BLM-induced acute lung injury and subsequent lung fibrosis when it was administered from day -7. PGZ treatment suppressed the accumulation of inflammatory cells in lungs and the concentration of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid on day 3. PGZ also inhibited BLM-induced TNF-alpha production in alveolar macrophages. Furthermore, PGZ inhibited fibrotic changes and an increase in hydroxyproline content in lungs after instillation of BLM, even when PGZ was administered in the period from day 7 to day 28. Northern blot analyses revealed that PGZ inhibited TGF-beta-induced procollagen I and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression in MRC-5 cells. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that activation of PPARgamma ameliorates BLM-induced acute inflammatory responses and fibrotic changes at least partly through suppression of TNF-alpha, procollagen I and CTGF expression. Beneficial effects of this PPARgamma ligand on inflammatory and fibrotic processes open new perspectives for a potential role of PPARgamma as a molecular target in fibroproliferative lung diseases. Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
BACKGROUND:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) ligands have been shown to possess potent anti-inflammatory actions. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia is defined as a specific form of chronic fibrosing lung disease characterized by progressive fibrosis which leads to deterioration and destruction of the lungs. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the PPARgamma ligand pioglitazone (PGZ) inhibited bleomycin (BLM)-induced acute lung injury and subsequent fibrosis. METHODS:BLM was administered intratracheally to Wistar rats which were then treated with PGZ. Rat alveolar macrophages were stimulated with BLM for 6 h with or without PGZ pretreatment for 18 h. MRC-5 cells (human lung fibroblasts) were treated with PGZ for 18 h. After the treatment, the cells were stimulated with transforming growth factor- beta (TGF-beta) for 6 h. RESULTS:PGZ inhibited BLM-induced acute lung injury and subsequent lung fibrosis when it was administered from day -7. PGZ treatment suppressed the accumulation of inflammatory cells in lungs and the concentration of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid on day 3. PGZ also inhibited BLM-induced TNF-alpha production in alveolar macrophages. Furthermore, PGZ inhibited fibrotic changes and an increase in hydroxyproline content in lungs after instillation of BLM, even when PGZ was administered in the period from day 7 to day 28. Northern blot analyses revealed that PGZ inhibited TGF-beta-induced procollagen I and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression in MRC-5 cells. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that activation of PPARgamma ameliorates BLM-induced acute inflammatory responses and fibrotic changes at least partly through suppression of TNF-alpha, procollagen I and CTGF expression. Beneficial effects of this PPARgamma ligand on inflammatory and fibrotic processes open new perspectives for a potential role of PPARgamma as a molecular target in fibroproliferative lung diseases. Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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