L’hypothèse selon laquelle les chevaux atteints du souffle ont plus de muscle lisse péribronchique que les chevaux sains d’âge similaire, gardés dans les mêmes conditions environnementales et l’hypothèse selon laquelle la prolifération des myocytes contribue à l'augmentation de la masse de muscle lisse ont été vérifiées par ces études (hypothèses 1 et 3 de l’étude I). Une stimulation antigénique relativement courte n’accentue toutefois pas la masse de muscle lisse de ces chevaux affectés de façon chronique (hypothèse 2 de l’étude I), possiblement parce le remodelage atteint un plateau (pour le poumon périphérique) ou parce que le muscle ne peut être quantifié adéquatement dans les biopsies endobronchiques chez les chevaux (hypothèse 4 de l’étude I). Le remodelage chronique du muscle lisse respiratoire est partiellement réversible avec l’administration de corticostéroïdes par inhalation ou une modification environnementale prolongée (hypothèse 1 l’étude II) mais la combinaison de corticostéroïdes inhalés et de modifications environnementales n’accentue pas la diminution du remodelage musculaire (hypothèse 2 l’étude II). La réversibilité du remodelage par une diminution de la prolifération des myocytes n’a pas été démontrée mais ne peut être exclue étant donnée la tendance vers la diminution de la prolifération des myocytes observée lors de la diminution la plus rapide du muscle lisse (entre 0 et 6 mois) (hypothèse 3 l’étude II).
La Figure 27 représente de façon schématique le résumé des travaux présentés ici, en intégrant les connaissances actuelles et en proposant une hypothèse de travail. Selon cette hypothèse, l’augmentation de la masse de muscle lisse a principalement lieu lors des premiers épisodes d’inflammation causée par l’exposition antigéniques des animaux susceptibles. Parce que des mécanismes existent pour empêcher une hyperplasie et hypertrophie incontrôlées, le remodelage atteint un plateau et est maintenu dans cet état de stabilité dynamique par les épisodes d’inflammation. Une intervention soutenue permet de diminuer la masse, possiblement en affectant le taux de prolifération des myocytes mais une inflammation sous clinique pulmonaire ou systémique, ou encore d’autres aspects du remodelage, empêche un retour à la normale.
Figure 27. Mécanismes proposés pour expliquer le remodelage et sa réversibilité.
Proposition des mécanismes impliqués dans le remodelage du muscle lisse dans les maladies inflammatoires chroniques. Chez les chevaux atteints du souffle, l’inflammation persistante entraîne une augmentation de la masse de muscle lisse via une prolifération in
situ (myocytes violets) et de l’hypertrophie. Avec le temps, les expositions antigéniques
gris)) mais en maintenant une masse totale stable. Avec une diminution de l’inflammation, les signaux pro-prolifératifs diminuent, faisant diminuer la masse de muscle lisse. Chez les chevaux sains, l’inflammation légère, « normale », n’entraîne pas d’augmentation de masse, même si les myocytes ont la possibilité de répondre aux signaux inflammatoires. Les possibles effets directs des corticostéroïdes et de la bronchoconstriction sur le remodelage sont également illustrés.
Perspectives
Les premières étapes des études à venir seront de mesurer l’effet d’une intervention au niveau des autres aspects du remodelage (épithélium, matrice extracellulaire). Ceci pourra être fait sur les biopsies récoltées dans le cadre de ces études et certains aspects sont déjà en cours d’investigation. Comme on suspecte que l’inflammation résiduelle joue un rôle dans l’amélioration limitée du remodelage du muscle lisse observée dans l’étude II, des moyens plus sensibles et plus spécifiques pour mesurer l’inflammation péribronchique devraient être développés. Ceci pourrait être fait entre autre via des marqueurs d’inflammation tels que les protéines de la phase aiguë dans la circulation sanguine (résultats préliminaires présentés récemment (Lavoie-Lamoureux et al. 2011)). Étant donné qu’il est possible que les corticostéroïdes agissent rapidement sur la masse de muscle, il serait intéressant d'explorer les changements au niveau du muscle lisse peu après le début de la corticothérapie. L’approche par thoracoscopie se prête difficilement à des prises de biopsies à très courts intervalles, surtout si un des focus d’étude est l’inflammation. Toutefois, certaines techniques d’imagerie, comme l’échographie endobronchique à haute résolution, pourraient permettre de quantifier le remodelage musculaire alors que l’immunomarquage et l’étude de l’expression génique pourraient être faites sur des biopsies endobronchiques effectuées en parallèle.
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