Cell Death and Repair in Lung Disease

S. W. Ryter, Augustine M K Choi

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Abstract

The lung is a multicellular organ that functions in gas exchange. Both resident (e.g., epitheLial and fibroblast) and immune (e.g., macrophages and lymphocytes) cells are subject to turnover by cell death mechanisms. In the lung, cell death incurred during injury or disease may occur by several mechanisms, including apoptosis, necrosis, pyroptosis, and others. Programmed cell death pathways such as apoptosis play fundamental roles in tissues homeostasis and developmental regulation, and may also play adaptive or pro-pathogenic roles in disease. Necrosis is primarily a detrimental process promoting tissue inflammation. Autophagy, a homeostatic process, may occur in the context of lung disease, and is often associated with cell death pathways. Pathological mechanisms involving cell death have been proposed for several lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension. Therapeutic strategies aimed at modulating autophagy, apoptosis, and necrosis may have future appLications in inflammatory lung diseases.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationPathobiology of Human Disease
Subtitle of host publicationA Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms
PublisherElsevier Inc.
Pages2558-2574
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9780123864567
ISBN (Print)9780123864574
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2014

Keywords

  • Acute lung injury
  • Apoptosis
  • Autophagy
  • Bcl-2 family proteins
  • Caspases
  • Cell signaLing
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Cigarette smoke
  • Critical care medicine
  • Death-inducing signaLing complex
  • Fas
  • Hyperoxia
  • Hypoxia
  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • Ischemia/reperfusion
  • Lung disease
  • Mitochondria
  • Necrosis
  • Oxidative stress
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Pyroptosis
  • Reactive oxygen species

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine(all)

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