Exacerbation of bleomycin-induced injury by lipopolysaccharide in mice: establishment of a mouse model for acute exacerbation of interstitial lung diseases

摘要

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is sometimes seen in patients with primary lung cancer. Therapeutic interventions for lung cancer patients with ILD sometimes provoke acute exacerbation (AE) of pre-existing lung disease. Although postoperative AE after lung resection is a potentially fatal complication, prophylactic treatments have yet to be established. Prophylaxis for postoperative AE is imperative for thoracic surgeons. However, no animal models for preclinical research into postoperative management and prophylactic interventions for AE of ILD have been developed. The objective of this study was to establish a new mouse model of AE of ILD, for further investigation of prophylactic interventions.