CCR8 is not essential for the development of inflammation in a mouse model of allergic airway disease.
J Immunol
; 170(1): 581-7, 2003 Jan 01.
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| ID: mdl-12496446
ABSTRACT
Chemokine receptors play an important role in the trafficking of various immune cell types to sites of inflammation. Several chemokine receptors are differentially expressed in Th1 and Th2 effector populations. Th2 cells selectively express CCR3, CCR4, and CCR8, which could direct their trafficking to sites of allergic inflammation. Additionally, increased expression of the CCR8 ligand, TCA-3, has been detected in affected lungs in a mouse model of asthma. In this study, CCR8-deficient mice were generated to address the biological role of CCR8 in a model of allergic airway disease. Using two different protocols of allergen challenge, we demonstrate that absence of CCR8 does not affect the development of pulmonary eosinophilia and Th2 cytokine responses. In addition, administration of anti-TCA-3-neutralizing Ab during allergen sensitization and rechallenge failed to inhibit airway allergic inflammation. These results suggest that CCR8 does not play an essential role in the pathogenesis of inflammation in this mouse model of allergic airway disease.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hipersensibilidade Respiratória
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Receptores de Quimiocinas
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Quimiocinas CC
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Modelos Animais de Doenças
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Immunol
Ano de publicação:
2003
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos