VEGF, fetal liver kinase-1, and permeability increase during unilateral lung ischemia
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
- Vol. 279 (3) , L460-L467
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.2000.279.3.l460
Abstract
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent mediator of increased vascular permeability and an endothelial cell mitogen. Because VEGF is upregulated during ventilated ischemia of isolated lungs and may lead to both increased vascular permeability and neovascularization, we hypothesized that VEGF and kinase insert domain-containing receptor/fetal liver kinase-1 (KDR/flk-1) expression would increase acutely after unilateral pulmonary arterial (PA) ischemia in vivo in association with evidence of endothelial cell barrier dysfunction. To test this hypothesis, VEGF and KDR/flk-1 mRNA and protein expression were measured after 4, 8, and 24 h of left PA ligation in mice. Permeability was assessed at the same time points by measurement of bronchoalveolar lavage protein concentration and lung wet-to-dry weight ratios. Results were compared with those from uninstrumented and sham-operated mice. VEGF and KDR/flk-1 protein in the left lung both increased by 4 h and then returned to baseline, whereas increased VEGF and KDR/flk-1 mRNA expression was sustained throughout 24 h of unilateral ischemia. Bronchoalveolar lavage protein concentration increased transiently during ischemia, whereas wet-to-dry weight ratio of the left lung increased more slowly and remained elevated after 24 h of left PA ligation. These results suggest that increased expression of VEGF and KDR/flk-1 during unilateral PA occlusion in mice may contribute to the development of acute lung injury in this model.Keywords
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