Biomechanics of the lung parenchyma: critical roles of collagen and mechanical forces

被引:213
作者
Suki, B
Ito, S
Stamenovic, D
Lutchen, KR
Ingenito, EP
机构
[1] Boston Univ, Dept Biomed Engn, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Sch Med, Div Pulm, Boston, MA 02115 USA
关键词
connective tissue; structure; stiffness; mechanotransduction; heterogeneities;
D O I
10.1152/japplphysiol.01087.2004
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
学科分类号
071003 ;
摘要
The biomechanical properties of connective tissues play fundamental roles in how mechanical interactions of the body with its environment produce physical forces at the cellular level. It is now recognized that mechanical interactions between cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM) have major regulatory effects on cellular physiology and cell-cycle kinetics that can lead to the reorganization and remodeling of the ECM. The connective tissues are composed of cells and the ECM, which includes water and a variety of biological macromolecules. The macromolecules that are most important in determining the mechanical properties of these tissues are collagen, elastin, and proteoglycans. Among these macromolecules, the most abundant and perhaps most critical for structural integrity is collagen. In this review, we examine how mechanical forces affect the physiological functioning of the lung parenchyma, with special emphasis on the role of collagen. First, we overview the composition of the connective tissue of the lung and their complex structural organization. We then describe how mechanical properties of the parenchyma arise from its composition as well as from the architectural organization of the connective tissue. We argue that, because collagen is the most important load-bearing component of the parenchymal connective tissue, it is also critical in determining the homeostasis and cellular responses to injury. Finally, we overview the interactions between the parenchymal collagen network and cellular remodeling and speculate how mechanotransduction might contribute to disease propagation and the development of small- and large-scale heterogeneities with implications to impaired lung function in emphysema.
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页码:1892 / 1899
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