Abstract
Estradiol (E) abolished clearing of pulmonary inflammation in 2-month-old male MRL MpJ - lpr lpr ( MRL l ) mice treated with cyclophosphamide (CY). To determine if this effect persisted in animals with advanced disease, we studied male and female MRL l mice, aged 4 and 6 months (4M, 6M, 4F, and 6F, respectively). Mice were treated, beginning at 1 month of age, with saline, CY (12 mg/kg/day), CY + castration, CY + castration + testosterone (T) in females, and CY + castration + E in males. CY had no effect on pulmonary inflammation in 4M, possibly because of the development of relatively mild lesions. However, CY was highly effective in 6M. CY + castration + T significantly reduced overall inflammation in 6F and showed a trend in 4F. CY alone had a variable effect on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells and BALF IgG in both males and females. However, concurrent treatment with T was required for histologic changes of pulmonary inflammation to fully respond to a high dose of CY in female mice. E-treated males had reduced responsiveness to CY.
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