L-type amino acid transporter 1 inhibitor suppresses murine Th2 cell-mediated bronchial hyperresponsiveness independently of eosinophil accumulation.
Asia Pac Allergy
; 11(3): e33, 2021 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The activation of Th2 cells that play a pivotal role in the development of allergic eosinophilic inflammation is regulated by an L-type amino acid transporter (LAT) 1. However, the contribution of LAT1 to the pathogenesis of Th2 cell-mediated airway inflammation has not been investigated.OBJECTIVE:
In this study, we investigated the effect of a LAT1 inhibitor, JPH203, on Th2 cell-mediated airway eosinophilic inflammation.METHODS:
BALB/c mice were transferred with ovalbumin (OVA)-specific Th2 cell and challenged by corresponding allergen with or without administration of JPH203. Then, the infiltration of inflammatory cells including eosinophils and allergen-specific Th2 cells in the lungs and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) was assessed.RESULTS:
Inflammatory responses in the lungs with massive accumulation of eosinophils and BHR were induced in Th2 cell-transferred mice upon challenge with OVA. The treatment with JPH203 significantly suppressed the allergen-induced BHR but not eosinophil infiltration. The infused Th2 cells were also accumulated in the lungs upon allergen challenge, though the response was not affected by JPH203 treatment.CONCLUSION:
JPH203 suppressed Th2 cell-mediated BHR through the mechanisms independently of the lung accumulation of eosinophils and Th2 cells.
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Asia Pac Allergy
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2021
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Japón