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Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
Surfactant protein (SP) D is a pulmonary surfactant-associated protein that may function in lung host defense. SP-D is produced by alveolar type II cells and nonciliated bronchiolar epithelial (Clara) cells of the airway and is secreted into the air space. Here we investigated whether alveolar macrophages degraded SP-D in vitro. We also examined the effects of SP-A and lipids on SP-D metabolism. The results showed that alveolar macrophages bound and degraded SP-D in a time- and temperature-dependent fashion. After 100 min of incubation, the formation of trichloroacetic acid-soluble degradation products increased 4-fold in the medium and 30-fold in the cells. The degradation of SP-D was via a cell-associated process because SP-D was not degraded when incubated in medium previously conditioned by alveolar macrophages. Gel autoradiography of cell lysate samples after incubation with 125I-labeled SP-D demonstrated an increase in degradation products, further confirming the degradation of SP-D by alveolar macrophages. In addition, the degradation of SP-D was not affected by coincubation with SP-A or surfactant-like liposomes containing either phosphatidylglycerol or phosphatidylinositol. In conclusion, alveolar macrophages rapidly degrade SP-D and may play an important role in SP-D turnover and clearance.
alveolar surfactant; collectin; C-type lectin; alveolar type II cells
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