NDLI: Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator in Inflammatory Cell Recruitment and Host Defense against Pneumocystis carinii in Mice

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Author	Beck, James M. Preston, Angela M. Gyetko, Margaret R.
Editor	Kozel, T. R.
Copyright Year	1999
Abstract	Effective host defense against Pneumocystis carinii depends upon the integrated actions of inflammatory cells and mediators in the lungs. Using immunocompetent and immunosuppressed mice, our laboratory has defined inflammatory changes in the lungs in response to P. carinii. However, the essential molecules and mechanisms required for cellular recruitment and for host defense against P. carinii are undefined. We hypothesized that urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), a protease intimately involved in inflammatory cell migration and activation, is required for clearance of P. carinii. To test this hypothesis in vivo, we compared the intensity of P. carinii infection and inflammation in the lungs of mice lacking the uPA gene (uPA knockout mice) and in the lungs of wild-type mice. After intratracheal inoculation with P. carinii organisms, uPA knockout mice developed uniformly heavy P. carinii pneumonia while wild-type mice cleared the P. carinii inoculum. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from uPA knockout mice contained significantly smaller numbers of cells than did lavage fluid from wild-type mice. We conclude that deletion of the uPA gene prevents the clearance of P. carinii and reduces inflammatory cell recruitment. Therefore, uPA is an important participant in the network of inflammatory events required for the clearance of P. carinii, confirming an important role for this molecule in pulmonary host defense against opportunistic pathogens.
Starting Page	879
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10985522
e-ISSN	10985522
Journal	Infection and Immunity
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	67
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Microbiology
Publisher Date	1999-02-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Microbiology
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Parasitology Immunology Microbiology

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