Surfactant proteins and phospholipids accumulate in the alveolar spaces and lung tissues of mice deficient in granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), with pathological findings resembling the histology seen in the human disease pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). Previous metabolic studies in GM-CSF-deficient [GM(/)] mice indicated that defects in surfactant clearance cause the surfactant accumulation in PAP. In the present study, GM(/) mice were treated daily or weekly with recombinant mouse GM-CSF by aerosol inhalation or intraperitoneal injection for 4-5 wk. Lung histology, alveolar macrophage differentiation, and surfactant protein B immunostaining returned toward normal levels in the GM-CSF aerosol-treated mice. Alveolar and lung tissue saturated phosphatidylcholine and surfactant protein B concentrations were significantly decreased after treatment with aerosolized GM-CSF. Cessation of aerosolized GM-CSF for 5 wk resulted in increased saturated phosphatidylcholine pool sizes that returned to pretreatment levels. In contrast, PAP did not improve in GM(/) mice treated daily for 5 wk with larger doses of systemic GM-CSF. Aerosolized GM-CSF improved PAP in the GM(/) mice, demonstrating that surfactant homeostasis can be influenced by local administration of GM-CSF to the respiratory tract.

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; surfactant; surfactant proteins; alveolar macrophage

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