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Increased release of ferritin and iron by iron-loaded alveolar macrophages in cigarette smokers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8087339     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The lower respiratory tract of cigarette smokers contains an increased amount of iron that is predominantly sequestered within alveolar macrophages (AM), but is also present in alveolar epithelial fluid. Extracellular ferritin-bound iron could potentially be released by reductants present in cigarette smoke and catalyze generation of highly reactive hydroxyl radicals capable of causing oxidant injury. To determine whether AM are a source of alveolar extracellular ferritin and iron, we assessed in vitro release of iron, ferritin, and transferrin by AM recovered by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of 27 healthy subjects including nine nonsmokers (NS), nine light smokers (LS), and nine heavy smokers (HS). Release of iron in vitro over 20 h was increased in AM recovered from LS (2.24 +/- 0.21 nmol/10(6) AM/20 h, p < 0.001) and HS (3.11 +/- 0.32 nmol/10(6) AM, p < 0.001) compared with NS (1.28 +/- 0.08 nmol/10(6) AM). Release of ferritin in vitro over 20 h was also increased in AM recovered from LS (71 +/- 24 ng/10(6) AM, p < 0.05) and HS (176 +/- 35 ng/10(6), p < 0.001) compared with NS (18 +/- 3 ng/10(6) AM). AM recovered from 12 smokers (8 HS, 4 LS) contained greater than 10 nmol of iron per 10(6) cells. These iron-loaded AM released a greater percentage of cell ferritin stores in vitro over 4 h (8.4% +/- 1.1, p < 0.01) than did AM from NS (3.2% +/- 0.6). Release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) over 4 h was substantially less (2.9% +/- 0.3, p < 0.001) than ferritin release.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
L J Wesselius; M E Nelson; B S Skikne
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine     Volume:  150     ISSN:  1073-449X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  1994 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-10-20     Completed Date:  1994-10-20     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421642     Medline TA:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  690-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Missouri.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry,  cytology
Carrier Proteins / analysis,  metabolism
Concanavalin A / analysis,  metabolism
Ferritins / analysis,  metabolism*
Humans
Iron / analysis,  metabolism*
Iron-Binding Proteins
Macrophages, Alveolar / chemistry,  metabolism*
Protein Binding
Smoking / epidemiology,  metabolism*
Time Factors
Transferrin / analysis,  metabolism
Transferrin-Binding Proteins
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Carrier Proteins; 0/Iron-Binding Proteins; 0/Transferrin-Binding Proteins; 11028-71-0/Concanavalin A; 11096-37-0/Transferrin; 7439-89-6/Iron; 9007-73-2/Ferritins

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