Simvastatin attenuates radiation-induced murine lung injury and dysregulated lung gene expression.
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 2011/3;44(3):415-22.
Mathew B[1], Huang Y, Jacobson JR, Berdyshev E, Gerhold LM, Wang T, Moreno-Vinasco L, Lang G, Zhao Y, Chen CT, LaRiviere PJ, Mauceri H, Sammani S, Husain AN, Dudek SM, Natarajan V, Lussier YA, Weichselbaum RR, Garcia JG
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PMID: 20508068DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2010-0122OC
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Abstract
Novel therapies are desperately needed for radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), which, despite aggressive corticosteroid therapy, remains a potentially fatal and dose-limiting complication of thoracic radiotherapy. We assessed the utility of simvastatin, an anti-inflammatory and lung barrier-protective agent, in a dose- and time-dependent murine model of RILI (18-(25 Gy). Simvastatin reduced multiple RILI indices, including vascular leak, leukocyte infiltration, and histological evidence of oxidative stress, while reversing RILI-associated dysregulated gene expression, including p53, nuclear factor-erythroid-2-related factor, and sphingolipid metabolic pathway genes. To identify key regulators of simvastatin-mediated RILI protection, we integrated whole-lung gene expression data obtained from radiated and simvastatin-treated mice with protein-protein interaction network analysis (single-network analysis of proteins). Topological analysis of the gene product interaction network identified eight top-prioritized genes (Ccna2a, Cdc2, fcer1 g, Syk, Vav3, Mmp9, Itgam, Cd44) as regulatory nodes within an activated RILI network. These studies identify the involvement of specific genes and gene networks in RILI pathobiology, and confirm that statins represent a novel strategy to limit RILI.
MeSH terms
Animals; Bronchoalveolar Lavage; Gene Expression Regulation; Hyaluronan Receptors; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Lung; Lung Injury; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Protein Interaction Mapping; Radiation Injuries; Radiation Pneumonitis; Simvastatin; Transcription, Genetic
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