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A Refined Aerosol-Based Intratracheal Bleomycin Delivery Method for Reproducible and Minimally Invasive Mouse Models of Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by progressive deposition of fibrotic scar tissue within the lung parenchyma, leading to severely impaired gas ...

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College

Influenza-related acute lung injury is a life-threatening condition primarily caused by uncontrolled replication of the influenza virus and intense proinflammatory responses. Cereblon (CRBN) is a protein known for its role in the ubiquitin-proteasome system and as a target of the drug thalidomide. However, the function of CRBN in influenza virus infection remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the impact of CRBN on A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (PR8) influenza virus-induced lung injury and its potential as a therapeutic target. Knocking down CRBN in vitro significantly reduces PR8-induced cell death. Using Sftpc-Cre; Crbn lung-specific Crbn knockout mice, we demonstrated that Crbn deficiency significantly decreased mortality, weight loss, lung pathology, edema, and viral load in PR8-infected mice. PR8-infected Sftpc-Cre; Crbn mice exhibited a marked reduction in lung inflammatory cell infiltration and suppression of MAPK pathway activation, highlighted by a significant downregulation of the MKK4-JNK-c-JUN signaling cascade. Collectively, these findings indicate that CRBN plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of influenza-induced lung injury by modulating MAPK pathway signaling, underscoring its therapeutic potential as a target for intervention.

Yunyi Zhou

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