Update on the Features and Measurements of Experimental Acute Lung Injury in Animals An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report

Authors

Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, St Louis, MO 63110 USAFollow
Janet S. Lee, Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Surg, St Louis, MO 63110 USA; Univ Pittsburgh, Acute Lung Injury Ctr Excellence, Pittsburgh, PA USA
Julie A. Bastarache, Natl Jewish Hlth, Div Pulm Crit Care & Sleep Med, Dept Med, Denver, CO USA
Wolfgang M. Kuebler, Univ Washington, Dept Med, Ctr Lung Biol, Seattle, WA USA; Univ Washington, Dept Med, Div Pulm Crit Care & Sleep Med, Seattle, WA USA; VA Puget Sound Hlth Care Syst, Dept Vet Affairs, Seattle, WA USA; Charite Univ Med Berlin, Inst Physiol, Berlin, Germany; German Ctr Lung Res DZL, Berlin, Germany
Gregory P. Downey, Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Resp, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Inst Invest Sanitaria Principado Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Univ Oviedo, Inst Univ Oncol Principado Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Author ORCID Identifier

Laubach, Victor E. E-8818-2015 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9673-5383 antonio, artigas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8029-1017 M. Albaiceta, Guillermo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9276-3253 Downey, Gregory P https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-5862 Everitt, Jeffrey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0273-6284 Bastarache, Julie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0458-6507 Kulkarni, Hrishikesh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4830-5084 Kuebler, Wolfgang https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4100-2961

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2022

Abstract

Advancements in methods, technology, and our understanding of the pathobiology of lung injury have created the need to update the definition of experimental acute lung injury (ALI). We queried 50 participants with expertise in ALI and acute respiratory distress syndrome using a Delphi method composed of a series of electronic surveys and a virtual workshop. We propose that ALI presents as a "multidimensional entity" characterized by four "domains" that reflect the key pathophysiologic features and underlying biology of human acute respiratory distress syndrome. These domains are 1) histological evidence of tissue injury, 2) alteration of the alveolar- capillary barrier, 3) presence of an inflammatory response, and 4) physiologic dysfunction. For each domain, we present "relevant measurements," defined as those proposed by at least 30% of respondents. We propose that experimental ALI encompasses a continuum of models ranging from those focusing on gaining specific mechanistic insights to those primarily concerned with preclinical testing of novel therapeutics or interventions. We suggest that mechanistic studies may justifiably focus on a single domain of lung injury, but models must document alterations of at least three of the four domains to qualify as "experimental ALI." Finally, we propose that a time criterion defining "acute" in ALI remains relevant, but the actual time may vary based on the specific model and the aspect of injury being modeled. The continuum concept of ALI increases the flexibility and applicability of the definition to multiple models while increasing the likelihood of translating preclinical findings to critically ill patients.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

First Page

E1

Last Page

E14

Comments

LSU Author: Noel, Alexandra--Louisiana State Univ, Sch Vet Med, Dept Comparat Biomed Sci, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA

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Recommended Citation

Kulkarni, H. S., Lee, J. S., Bastarache, J. A., Kuebler, W. M., & Downey, G. P. (2022). Update on the Features and Measurements of Experimental Acute Lung Injury in Animals An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 66 (2), E1-E14. https://doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2021.0531ST