Ethanol Exposure Impairs LPS-Induced Pulmonary LIX Expression: Alveolar Epithelial Cell Dysfunction as a Consequence of Acute Intoxication

Alcoholism Experimental and Research

Walker JE Jr, Odden AR, Jeyaseelan S, Zhang P, Bagby GJ, Nelson S, Happel KI

Alcohol intoxication impairs innate immune responses to bacterial pneumonia, including neutrophil influx. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced chemokine (LIX or CXCL5) is a recently described chemokine produced by type-II alveolar epithelial (AE2) cells which facilitates neutrophil recruitment. The effect of acute alcohol intoxication on AE2 cell expression of LIX is unknown.

PubMed ID: 19053978

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Ethanol Exposure Impairs LPS-Induced Pulmonary LIX Expression: Alveolar Epithelial Cell Dysfunction as a Consequence of Acute Intoxication