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The Change of Alveolar-capillary Barrier by Germanium in Acute Lung Injury Induced by Lipopolysaccharide

LPS에 의한 급성 폐손상에서 게르마늄에 의한 폐포-모세혈관 장벽의 변화

  • 이윤정 (영남대학교 이과대학 생물학과) ;
  • 조현국 (경운대학교 안경광학과) ;
  • 신건호 (영남대학교 이과대학 생물학과) ;
  • 전경희 (영남대학교 이과대학 생물학과)
  • Published : 2009.03.31
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Abstract

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), also known as an acute inflammatory lung disease is developed by various factors that is originated from the destruction of alveolar-capillary barrier, and neutrophils plays an important role in the destruction. The study intended to confirm, the anti-inflammatory effect of germanium, whether a lung injury has been mitigated with the reduction of injury in alveolar-capillary barrier resulting from inhibition of neutrophils migration in lung tissue. Test groups were divided in saline administered CON, 5 hours of endotoxin administered LPS and 5 hours of endotoxin administered Ge+LPS following 1 hours of pre-processed germanium. $100{\mu}g$ endotoxin was melted in 0.5 mL saline and sprayed into airway and 26 mg germanium per 100 g weight was administered into abdominal cavity. The endotoxin group which induced an acute lung injury with administered endotoxin showed dramatic increase of pulmonary edema (p<0.001), protein contents in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, BALF (p<0.05) and neutrophils of infiltration in BALF (p<0.001) comparing with a control group, while a pre-treated germanium group showed significant decrease in all categories comparing to the endotoxin administerd group. In the result of a microscopic observation, the structure of alveolar-capillary barrier which is constructed with basal lamina, alveolar type I cells and endothelial cell were preserved of the pre-treated germanium group relatively well compare to the endotoxin administered group. And the construction of lamellar body, microvilli and basal lamina of alveolar type II cells were also preserved relatively well. Hence, germanium activates as an anti-Inflammatory mediator in other words, it interfered neutrophils migration into lung tissue, thereby reduced injury of alveolar-capillary barrier from toxic substances of activated neutrophils. Consequently, the study has determined that the acute lung injury induced by endotoxin has been decreased by the pre-treated germanium.

급성호흡곤란증후군은 다양한 원인에 의해 발생하는 급성 염증성 폐질환으로써 폐포-모세혈관 장벽의 파괴로부터 기인하며 파괴 기전에 호중구가 중요한 역할을 담당한다. 이에 대한 게르마늄의 항염증 효과 즉, 호중구의 폐조직 내 유주 억제로 인한 폐포-모세혈관의 손상의 감소로 폐손상이 경감되는지를 확인하고자 하였다. 실험군은 생리식염수를 투여한 대조군(CON), 내독소 5시간 투여군(LPS), 그리고 게르마늄 1시간 전처리 후 내독소 5시간 투여군(Ge+LPS)으로 나누었으며, 내독소는 $100{\mu}g$을 0.5 mL 생리식염수에 녹여 기도내로 분무하고, 게르마늄은 체중 100 g당 26 mg을 복강으로 투여하였다. 내독소의 주입으로 급성 폐손상을 유도시킨 내독소 투여군에서는 대조군과 비교하여 폐부종(p<0.001), 기관지폐세척액 내 단백질 함량(p<0.05), 호중구의 침윤(p<0.001)이 현저히 증가하였으나 게르마늄을 전처리 한 군은 내독소 투여군과 비교하여 모든 항목에서 유의하게 감소하였다. 현미경을 통한 관찰 결과에서도 게르마늄 전처리군은 내독소 투여군에 비해 내피세포, 제I형 폐포세포, 기저판으로 구성된 폐포-혈관장벽의 구조가 비교적 잘 보존되었고, 제II형 폐포세포의 Lamellar body와 미세융모 그리고 기저판의 구조도 비교적 정상적으로 보존된 상태로 나타났다. 그러므로 게르마늄은 항염증물질로 작용, 즉 호중구의 폐조직 내로의 유주현상을 방해하여 활성화된 호중구의 독성물질로 인한 폐포-모세혈관의 손상을 감소시킬 수 있었으므로 결과적으로 내독소로 유도된 폐손상은 게르마늄의 전처리에 의해 억제되었다고 판단된다.

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