AT2-derived GM-CSF is necessary for the development of AMs in the neonatal lung.
(A) Representative IF pictures of tdTomato+ cells (red) and CD45+ cells (green) in P10 lungs of Csf2fl, SPCCre/+;Csf2fl, and Csf2Δ/Δ mice (scale bars, 20 µm). (B, C, E, and F) Analysis of P10 lungs isolated from Csf2fl and SPCCre/+;Csf2fl mice. (B) Flow cytometry analysis of the EpCAM+tdTomato+ population, gated on CD45− cells. (C) Flow cytometry analysis of the Thy1.2+tdTomato+ population, gated on CD45+ cells. (D) Total GM-CSF quantification in lung conditioned media from P10 Csf2fl, Vav1iCre/+;Csf2fl, SPCCre/+;Csf2fl, and Csf2Δ/Δ mice, ±SD. LD, limit of detection. (E) Flow cytometry analysis of CD11c+SiglecF+ AMs, gated on live CD45+Ly-6G− cells. (F) Quantification of AMs. (A–E) Data are from one experiment representative of two (A and D) or four (B, C, and E) independent experiments. (F) Data are pooled from two independent experiments representative of four independent experiments. (D and F) *, P 0.01–0.05; **, P 0.01–0.001; ****, P < 0.0001.