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Overexpression of Stat3C in pulmonary epithelium protects against hyperoxic lung injury.

Acute lung injury is a side effect of therapy with a high concentration of inspired oxygen in patients. The molecular mechanism underlining this effect is poorly understood. In this study, we report that overexpression of Stat3C, a constitutive active form of STAT3, in respiratory epithelial cells of a doxycycline-controlled double-transgenic mouse system protects lung from inflammation and injury caused by hyperoxia. In this mouse line, >50% of transgenic mice survived exposure to 95% oxygen at day 7, compared with 0% survival of wild-type mice. Overexpression of STAT3C delays acute capillary leakage and neutrophil infiltration into the alveolar region. This protection is mediated at least partially through inhibition of hyperoxia-induced synthesis and release of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and MMP-12 by neutrophils and alveolar resident cells. In some MMP-9(-/-) mice, prolonged survival was observed under hyperoxic condition. The finding supports a concept that activation of the Stat3 pathway plays a role to prevent hyperoxia-induced inflammation and injury in the lung.[1]

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  1. Overexpression of Stat3C in pulmonary epithelium protects against hyperoxic lung injury. Lian, X., Qin, Y., Hossain, S.A., Yang, L., White, A., Xu, H., Shipley, J.M., Li, T., Senior, R.M., Du, H., Yan, C. J. Immunol. (2005) [Pubmed]
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