Intrabronchial activated protein C enhances lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary responses

Liesbeth M. Kager, J. Daan de Boer, Paul Bresser, Jaring S. van der Zee, Sacha Zeerleder, Joost C. M. Meijers, Cornelis van 't Veer, Tom van der Poll

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleAcademicpeer-review

11 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Intravenous administration of activated protein C (APC) inhibits coagulation and inflammation in the lungs of humans and animals. Investigations in rodents demonstrated that direct intrapulmonary delivery of APC also exerts anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory effects. The effect of intrabronchial administration of recombinant human (rh)APC on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced haemostatic and inflammatory alterations in the bronchoalveolar space of humans was studied. Eight subjects received rhAPC via intrabronchial instillation by bronchoscope, while in a contralateral subsegment subjects received saline; all subjects were challenged bilaterally with LPS in the same lung subsegments. Four additional subjects received rhAPC (75 μg), with saline as a control in the contralateral subsegment, while they were bilaterally "challenged" with saline. After 6 h a bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and coagulation and inflammatory parameters were measured. rhAPC enhanced LPS-induced coagulation activation in the bronchoalveolar space, when compared with the control side. In addition, rhAPC amplified LPS-induced pro-inflammatory responses, as indicated by higher concentrations of cytokines and chemokines. rhAPC alone did not have procoagulant or pro-inflammatory effects. Locally administered rhAPC has unexpected procoagulant and pro-inflammatory effects in LPS-challenged lung subsegments. These data argue against a role for intrapulmonary delivery of rhAPC as a treatment strategy for lung inflammatory disorders in humans
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)188-197
JournalEuropean respiratory journal
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Cite this