mortality/aging
• all newborns die at birth from respiratory failure
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growth/size/body
• E18.5 lungs show the presence of dilated fluid-filled sacs
• proliferation assays in lungs from E18.5 fetuses show an increase in cell proliferation in cystic walls
• neither secretory club (Clara) cells or ciliated cells are seen in cyst epithelium at E18.5 and cysts are lined by Type II and Type I pneumocytes
• a microvascular network is present in the parenchyma forming the cyst walls
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• E12.5 lungs show two hypoplastic lobes instead of the expected asymmetric pattern of 4 right lobes and 1 left lobe
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respiratory system
• apoptosis is increased in lung mesenchyme at E14.5
• E12.5 embryos cultured in vitro show increased apoptosis in the lung
• the addition of recombinant mouse SHH into the media rescues the increased apoptosis
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• E18.5 lungs exhibit a disorganized architecture
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• E18.5 lungs show the presence of dilated fluid-filled sacs
• proliferation assays in lungs from E18.5 fetuses show an increase in cell proliferation in cystic walls
• neither secretory club (Clara) cells or ciliated cells are seen in cyst epithelium at E18.5 and cysts are lined by Type II and Type I pneumocytes
• a microvascular network is present in the parenchyma forming the cyst walls
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• E12.5 lungs show two hypoplastic lobes instead of the expected asymmetric pattern of 4 right lobes and 1 left lobe
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• marker analysis indicates altered patterning and cell differentiation in the lung
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• branching morphogenesis in the lung is inhibited, however, distal epithelial cell differentiation is maintained
• E12.5 embryos cultured in vitro fail with branching of lung
• the addition of recombinant mouse SHH into the media does not rescue the branching defect
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• impairment of peribronchial smooth muscle differentiation as indicated by a lack of markers of airway smooth muscle differentiation around cysts
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• lung epithelium exhibits an abnormal stratified structure at E12.5
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• club (Clara) cells are scarce in the proximal airways
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• basal cells are distributed irregularly along the proximal airways of embryos, although the number of basal cells is not altered
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• goblet cells are scarce in the proximal airways
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• trachea is thinner with disorganized cartilage rings
• trachea is longer
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• ciliated cells are scarce in the airways
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• trachea shows abnormal formation of cartilage rings
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• reduction in lung epithelium proliferation at E12.5
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cellular
• apoptosis is increased in lung mesenchyme at E14.5
• E12.5 embryos cultured in vitro show increased apoptosis in the lung
• the addition of recombinant mouse SHH into the media rescues the increased apoptosis
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• differentiation of airway myofibroblasts is impaired
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skeleton
• trachea shows abnormal formation of cartilage rings
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