Anti-interleukin 5 but not anti-IgE prevents airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
; 160(3): 934-41, 1999 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-10471622
ABSTRACT
The role of IL-5 and allergen-specific IgE in the development of eosinophilic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) was investigated in a murine model. BALB/c mice were sensitized to ovalbumin (OVA) by intraperitoneal injection on Days 1 and 14, followed by airway challenge with OVA on Days 28 and 29. Anti-IL-5 (TRFK-5) or anti-IgE (antibody 1-5) was administered before each airway challenge. Sensitized and challenged mice developed increased OVA-specific IgE serum levels, Th2 cytokine production by peribronchial lymph node (PBLN) cells, increased numbers of eosinophils (predominantly located in the peribronchial regions of the lungs), and increased airway responsiveness to methacholine (MCh). Anti-IgE treatment significantly decreased serum anti-OVA IgE levels and prevented the development of anaphylaxis but failed to affect T cell function, eosinophil airway infiltration, and AHR in sensitized and challenged mice. In contrast, treatment with anti-IL-5 antibody did not affect B cell (Ig serum levels), T cell (cytokine production), or mast cell function (immediate cutaneous reactivity) but completely inhibited development of eosinophilic lung inflammation and AHR. These data identify IL-5-mediated eosinophilia as a major target for development of AHR in this model, with little effect resulting from neutralization of IgE.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imunoglobulina E
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Interleucina-5
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Hiper-Reatividade Brônquica
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Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Assunto da revista:
TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos