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(American Journal of Pathology. 2007;171:790-799.)
© 2007 American Society for Investigative Pathology
DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.070178

Pulmonary Hypertension Can Be a Sequela of Prior Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Steve D. Swain, Soo Han, Ann Harmsen, Katie Shampeny and Allen G. Harmsen

From the Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana

Improved treatment regimens have reduced fatalities from opportunistic diseases, such as Pneumocystis pneumonia, in AIDS patients. However, serious chronic conditions, including pulmonary hypertension (PH), are increasing in this group. We report here that when CD4 T cells in Pneumocystis-infected mice are temporally depleted and then allowed to return, the extended inflammation results in PH that persists after Pneumocystis is eliminated. Using this model of PH, we have found that i) the onset of PH is correlated with the return of CD4 T cells, but PH persists after CD4 levels diminish; ii) vascular remodeling accompanies PH, but whereas temporary medial hypertrophy is evident with transient PH in immunocompetent mice, persistent PH is associated with perivascular fibrosis; iii) elevated levels of the fibrotic mediator FIZZ1 are found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of mice with persistent PH; and iv) although Th2-related mechanisms may be involved in PH etiology, PH still occurs in interleukin-4 receptor-deficient mice under these conditions. Overall, the data presented here demonstrate that the immune response to an infectious disease pathogen, such as Pneumocystis, can, when perturbed and prolonged, lead to later development of a serious chronic condition such as PH.




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