Expression and DNA microarray analysis of a platelet activating factor-related molecule in severe pneumonia in mice due to influenza virus and bacterial co-infection

M Seki, K Kosai, A Hara, Y Imamura… - Japanese journal of …, 2009 - jstage.jst.go.jp
M Seki, K Kosai, A Hara, Y Imamura, S Nakamura, S Kurihara, K Izumikawa, H Kakeya…
Japanese journal of infectious diseases, 2009jstage.jst.go.jp
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a critical mediator of severe inflammatory diseases such as
pneumonia, and the PAF-receptor (PAFR) is known to be an anchor for Streptococcus
pneumoniae attachment to lung epithelial cells. We conducted a DNA microarray analysis to
detect critical factors that mediate fulminant pneumonia due to influenza virus and S.
pneumoniae co-infection in mice. Among the factors detected, levels of PAF-acetyl
hydrolase (PAF-AH), which functions as inactivated PAF, were significantly increased, and …
Summary
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a critical mediator of severe inflammatory diseases such as pneumonia, and the PAF-receptor (PAFR) is known to be an anchor for Streptococcus pneumoniae attachment to lung epithelial cells. We conducted a DNA microarray analysis to detect critical factors that mediate fulminant pneumonia due to influenza virus and S. pneumoniae co-infection in mice. Among the factors detected, levels of PAF-acetyl hydrolase (PAF-AH), which functions as inactivated PAF, were significantly increased, and PAFR was expressed in co-infected mouse lungs, as compared to the respective levels in mice infected with either S. pneumoniae or virus alone. Significantly elevated PAF-AH enzymatic activity was observed in the co-infected mouse lung, suggesting that co-infection activated PAF-related factors. These findings suggest that PAF and related molecules play important roles in fulminant pneumonia due to influenza virus infection, especially when severe bacterial pneumonia is complicated by co-infection with influenza virus.
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