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Expression of Carcinoembryonic Cell Adhesion Molecule 6 and Alveolar Epithelial Cell Markers in Lungs of Human Infants with Chronic Lung Disease
Authors:Linda W Gonzales  Robert Gonzalez  Anne Marie Barrette  Ping Wang  Leland Dobbs  Philip L Ballard
Institution:Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (LWG, PW);Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (RG, LD);Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (AMB, PLB)
Abstract:The membrane protein carcinoembryonic antigen cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM6) is expressed in the epithelium of various tissues, participating in innate immune defense, cell proliferation and differentiation, with overexpression in gastrointestinal tract, pancreatic and lung tumors. It is developmentally and hormonally regulated in fetal human lung, with an apparent increased production in preterm infants with respiratory failure. To further examine the expression and cell localization of CEACAM6, we performed immunohistochemical and biochemical studies in lung specimens from infants with and without chronic lung disease. CEACAM6 protein and mRNA were increased ~4-fold in lungs from infants with chronic lung disease as compared with controls. By immunostaining, CEACAM6 expression was markedly increased in the lung parenchyma of infants and children with a variety of chronic lung disorders, localizing to hyperplastic epithelial cells with a ~7-fold elevated proliferative rate by PCNA staining. Some of these cells also co-expressed membrane markers of both type I and type II cells, which is not observed in normal postnatal lung, suggesting they are transitional epithelial cells. We suggest that CEACAM6 is both a marker of lung epithelial progenitor cells and a contributor to the proliferative response after injury due to its anti-apoptotic and cell adhesive properties.
Keywords:CEACAM6  lung injury  type II cells  type I cells  alveolar epithelium  human lung disease  surfactant mutations  type II cell hyperplasia  human lung development
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