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* Division of Pulmonary Biology, Children's Hospital Medical
Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039; and Edited by Michael J. Welsh, University of Iowa, College of
Medicine, Iowa City, IA, and approved March 19, 2001 (received for review October 20, 2000)
The surfactant protein C (SP-C) gene encodes an extremely
hydrophobic, 4-kDa peptide produced by alveolar epithelial cells in the
lung. To discern the role of SP-C in lung function, SP-C-deficient (
Medical Sciences
Altered stability of pulmonary surfactant in SP-C-deficient mice
,
,
Division of
Clinical Science, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Perth
6872, Australia
/
) mice were produced. The SP-C (
/
) mice were viable at
birth and grew normally to adulthood without apparent pulmonary
abnormalities. SP-C mRNA was not detected in the lungs of SP-C
(
/
) mice, nor was mature SP-C protein detected by Western blot of
alveolar lavage from SP-C (
/
) mice. The levels of the other
surfactant proteins (A, B, D) in alveolar lavage were comparable to
those in wild-type mice. Surfactant pool sizes, surfactant synthesis,
and lung morphology were similar in SP-C (
/
) and SP-C (+/+)
mice. Lamellar bodies were present in SP-C (
/
) type II cells, and
tubular myelin was present in the alveolar lumen. Lung mechanics
studies demonstrated abnormalities in lung hysteresivity (a term used
to reflect the mechanical coupling between energy dissipative forces
and tissue-elastic properties) at low, positive-end, expiratory
pressures. The stability of captive bubbles with surfactant from the
SP-C (
/
) mice was decreased significantly, indicating that SP-C
plays a role in the stabilization of surfactant at low lung volumes, a
condition that may accompany respiratory distress syndrome in infants
and adults.
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