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Ogi K, Takabayashi T, Yamada T, Sakashita M, Kanno M, Narita N, Fujieda S. Trimellitic anhydride induces low-grade mast cell degranulation without specific IgE. Toxicol Rep 2016; 3:701-707. [PMID: 28959595 PMCID: PMC5616080 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objectives Low-molecular-weight (LMW) substances are known to be causative agents of occupational asthma (OA) and occupational rhinitis (OR). Although most LMW substances are irritants or allergens, some can cause immediate type immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic reactions. Trimellitic anhydride (TMA) is one such LMW substance, which is known as an immunological sensitizer. However, the exact molecular biological details of the effects of TMA remain unclear. Methods We measured the β-hexosaminidase release from mast cells after directly exposing the cells to various LMW substances. The tyrosine phosphorylation of whole cellular molecules and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) were assessed by immunoblot assay. Results Among the LMW substances tested, only TMA induced β-hexosaminidase release. However, the mast cell degranulation induced by TMA was lower than that induced by an antigen or a calcium ionophore. Moreover, the pattern of tyrosine phosphorylation of whole cellular molecules was quite different between IgE-mediated antigen stimulation and TMA exposure. The TMA effect on mast cells was independent of not only IgE but also Ca2+ influx. ERK phosphorylation was not detected in mast cells exposed to TMA. Conclusions TMA induced mild degranulation of mast cells without IgE, even though the phosphorylation of ERK was not detected. This reaction suggests that TMA affects humans even upon first exposure. Therefore, it is imperative to avoid human exposure to high concentrations of TMA. In order to stop the development of severe asthma in individuals with OR, we need to be able to identify cases of OR caused by TMA as soon as possible.
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Key Words
- BSA, bovine serum albumin
- DNP, dinitrophenylated
- HMW, high molecular weight
- IL, interleukin
- IgE, immediate immunoglobulin E
- IgE, immunoglobulin E
- LMW, low molecular weight
- Mast cell
- OA, occupational asthma
- OR, occupational rhinitis
- Occupational rhinitis
- PD, piecemeal degranulation
- Respiratory hypersensitivity
- TMA, trimellitic anhydride
- Trimellitic anhydride
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- Kazuhiro Ogi
- Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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Valstar DL, Schijf MA, Stelekati E, Nijkamp FP, Bloksma N, Henricks PAJ. Trimellitic anhydride-conjugated serum albumin activates rat alveolar macrophages in vitro. J Occup Med Toxicol 2006; 1:13. [PMID: 16796737 PMCID: PMC1562430 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-1-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2006] [Accepted: 06/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Occupational exposure to airborne low molecular weight chemicals, like trimellitic anhydride (TMA), can result in occupational asthma. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are among the first cells to encounter these inhaled compounds and were previously shown to influence TMA-induced asthma-like symptoms in the Brown Norway rat. TMA is a hapten that will bind to endogenous proteins upon entrance of the body. Therefore, in the present study we determined if TMA and TMA conjugated to serum albumin induced the production of the macrophage mediators nitric oxide (NO), tumour necrosis factor (TNF), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in vitro using the rat AM cell line NR8383 and primary AMs derived from TMA-sensitized and naïve Brown Norway rats. METHODS Cells were incubated with different concentrations of TMA, TMA conjugated to bovine serum albumin (BSA), and BSA as a control for 24 h and the culture supernatant was analyzed for mediator content. RESULTS TMA alone was not able to induce the production of mediators by NR8383 cells and primary AMs from sensitized and sham-treated rats. TMA-BSA, on the contrary, dose-dependently stimulated the production of NO, TNF, and IL-6 by NR8383 cells and of NO and TNF, but not IL-6, by primary AMs independent of sensitization. CONCLUSION Results suggest that although TMA is a highly reactive compound, conjugation to a suitable protein is necessary to induce mediator production by AMs. Furthermore, the observation that effects of TMA-BSA were independent of sensitization suggests involvement of an immunologically non-specific receptor. In the discussion it is argued that a macrophage scavenger receptor is a likely candidate.
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- Dingena L Valstar
- Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Deparment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Valstar DL, Schijf MA, Nijkamp FP, Storm G, Arts JHE, Kuper CF, Bloksma N, Henricks PAJ. Alveolar macrophages have a dual role in a rat model for trimellitic anhydride-induced occupational asthma. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2005; 211:20-9. [PMID: 15992840 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2005.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2005] [Revised: 05/13/2005] [Accepted: 05/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Occupational exposure to low molecular weight chemicals, like trimellitic anhydride (TMA), can result in occupational asthma. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are among the first cells to encounter inhaled compounds. These cells can produce many different mediators that have a putative role in asthma. In this study, we examined the role of AMs in lung function and airway inflammation of rats exposed to TMA. Female Brown Norway rats were sensitized by dermal application of TMA or received vehicle alone on days 0 and 7. One day before challenge, rats received intratracheally either empty or clodronate-containing liposomes to deplete the lungs of AMs. On day 21, all rats were challenged by inhalation of TMA in air. Lung function parameters were measured before, during, within 1 h after, and 24 h after challenge. IgE levels and parameters of inflammation and tissue damage were assessed 24 h after challenge. Sensitization with TMA led to decreased lung function parameters during and within 1 h after challenge as compared to non-sensitized rats. AM depletion alleviated the TMA-induced drop in lung function parameters and induced a faster recovery compared to sham-depleted TMA-sensitized rats. It also decreased the levels of serum IgE 24 h after challenge, but did not affect the sensitization-dependent increase in lung lavage fluid IL-6 and tissue TNF-alpha levels. In contrast, AM depletion augmented the TMA-induced tissue damage and inflammation 24 h after challenge. AMs seem to have a dual role in this model for TMA-induced occupational asthma since they potentiate the immediate TMA-induced decrease in lung function but tended to dampen the TMA-induced inflammatory reaction 24 h later.
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- Dingena L Valstar
- Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Sorbonnelaan 16, 3584 CA, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Dearman RJ, Kimber I. Cytokine fingerprinting and hazard assessment of chemical respiratory allergy. J Appl Toxicol 2001; 21:153-63. [PMID: 11288137 DOI: 10.1002/jat.743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Allergic sensitization of the respiratory tract resulting in occupational asthma and other symptoms can be caused by a variety of chemicals and represents an important occupational health problem. Although there is a need to identify and characterize those chemicals that are able to cause respiratory allergy, there are currently no well validated or widely accepted predictive test methods. Some progress has been made with guinea pig assays, but our attention in this laboratory has focused instead on the development of novel approaches based on an understanding of the nature of immune responses induced in mice by chemical allergens. We have shown that whereas contact allergens provoke in mice selective type 1 immune responses, characterized by the secretion by draining lymph node cells (LNC) of high levels of the cytokine interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), chemical respiratory allergens stimulate instead preferential type 2 responses associated with comparatively high levels of interleukins 4 and 10 (IL-4 and IL-10). The divergent immune responses provoked by different classes of chemical allergens, and the phenotypes of selective cytokine secretion that characterize such responses, form the basis of a novel method-cytokine fingerprinting--that permits chemicals that have the potential to cause respiratory allergy to be identified and distinguished from those that are associated primarily with contact sensitization. In this article the immunobiological basis for cytokine fingerprinting is considered and the development, evaluation and practical application of the assay are reviewed.
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- R J Dearman
- Syngenta Central Toxicology Laboratory, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TJ, UK.
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Vandebriel RJ, De Jong WH, Spiekstra SW, Van Dijk M, Fluitman A, Garssen J, Van Loveren H. Assessment of preferential T-helper 1 or T-helper 2 induction by low molecular weight compounds using the local lymph node assay in conjunction with RT-PCR and ELISA for interferon-gamma and interleukin-4. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2000; 162:77-85. [PMID: 10637130 DOI: 10.1006/taap.1999.8841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The local lymph node assay (LLNA) is a new and promising test in mice used to identify contact allergens by means of dermal exposure. Experimentally this assay, which comprises a sensitizing phase only, is also used to identify respiratory allergens. Another, experimentally used test in mice to identify allergens is also based on dermal exposure, but comprises both a sensitizing and effector phase. In this latter test, it has been shown that contact allergens preferentially induce a T-helper 1 (TH1) response, whereas respiratory allergens preferentially induce a T-helper 2 (TH2) response. These responses can be discriminated on the basis of cytokine production, such as IFN-gamma, which is produced by TH1 cells, and IL-4, which is produced by TH2 cells. The aim of the study was to establish whether the LLNA was sufficient to not only identify allergens but also mark them as either a contact or a respiratory allergen. To this end, LLNA responses to the contact allergen dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) and the respiratory allergen trimellitic anhydride (TMA) were determined using IFN-gamma and IL-4 mRNA expression and production as parameters. Topical application of TMA resulted in a threefold higher lymphocyte proliferation compared to DNCB 3 and 5 days after the first application, while a similar proliferation was found from Day 7 and onward. RT-PCR showed a similar induction of IFN-gamma and IL-4 mRNA expression. While both DNCB and TMA induced IFN-gamma production, TMA but not DNCB induced IL-4 production. Thus, only IL-4 production seemed a suitable parameter to discriminate between the two compounds. In a second study, the respiratory allergens toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) and phthalic anhydride (PA) were also assayed 7 days after the first application. Topical application of DNCB and PA resulted in a similar lymphocyte proliferation, while application of TMA and TDI resulted in a 1.8-fold higher proliferation. IFN-gamma production was similar for DNCB, TMA, and TDI, and fourfold lower for PA, while IL-4 production was similar for TMA, TDI, and PA, and 24-fold lower for DNCB. In summary, both studies showed induction of IL-4 production by respiratory allergens, with little or no induction by the contact allergen, holding promise for the possibility of identifying respiratory allergens within the LLNA by measuring IL-4 production 7 days after the first application.
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- R J Vandebriel
- Laboratory for Pathology and Immunobiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, 3720 BA, The Netherlands.
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Ryan CA, Dearman RJ, Kimber I, Gerberick F. Inducible interleukin 4 (IL-4) production and mRNA expression following exposure of mice to chemical allergens. Toxicol Lett 1998; 94:1-11. [PMID: 9544693 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(97)00094-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Previous investigations have indicated that different classes of chemical allergen provoke discrete immune responses in mice characterized by the development of selective cytokine secretion patterns by draining lymph node cells. It was found that, in mice exposed chronically to chemical respiratory allergens, lymph node cells produced high levels of mitogen-inducible interleukin 4 (IL-4), a cytokine necessary for the development of IgE antibody responses. In contrast, exposure of mice to contact allergens resulted in only low levels of IL-4 production. The studies described here were conducted to determine whether differentially induced expression of IL-4 messenger RNA was independent of the need for mitogen stimulation, unlike secretion of IL-4 protein. Mice were exposed to concentrations of trimellitic anhydride (TMA), a respiratory allergen, or to 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), a contact allergen, under conditions of equivalent immunogenicity and where the former, but not the latter, resulted in significant production of mitogen-inducible IL-4 protein. The steady state levels of IL-4 mRNA in draining lymph nodes were measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction after a single or repeated daily application of the test chemical to the ears of chronically sensitized mice. Expression of mRNA for IL-4 was evaluated relative to the expression of a housekeeping gene, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Both chemicals elicited increased steady state levels of IL-4 mRNA by draining lymph node cells compared with vehicle-treated and naive controls. However, using two different treatment protocols, a chronic and an abbreviated chronic protocol and at all times examined, the elevation in IL-4 mRNA steady state levels induced by TMA was greater than that observed with DNCB. These data provide further support for the differential stimulation by contact and respiratory chemical allergens of cytokine secretion patterns in mice and demonstrate that the divergent production of IL-4 in response to these classes of allergen is at least partly transcriptionally regulated.
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- C A Ryan
- Procter and Gamble Company, Miami Valley Laboratories, Cincinnati, OH 45253-8707, USA
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Selgrade MK, Lawrence DA, Ullrich SE, Gilmour MI, Schuyler MR, Kimber I. Modulation of T-helper cell populations: potential mechanisms of respiratory hypersensitivity and immune suppression. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1997; 145:218-29. [PMID: 9221840 DOI: 10.1006/taap.1997.8142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Information presented at this symposium indicates that modulation of Th cell responses is one means by which xenobiotics may cause immunotoxicity. A shift from Th1 to Th2 responses can enhance both infectious and allergic disease. Hence, in some cases, a common mechanism may be responsible for effects that are generally considered to be very different. Because cytokines produced in the inflammatory process play a role in modulation of Th cell responses, there is a mechanism by which agents that appear to have only local effects at the portal of entry may, in fact, affect immune responses systemically. An understanding of conditions which trigger certain cytokine responses may be useful not only in understanding inflammation but also in predicting certain kinds of immunosuppressive and allergic responses. Future studies in this area are likely to provide insights into many areas of immunotoxicology.
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- M K Selgrade
- National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, USA
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- I Kimber
- Zeneca Central Toxicology Laboratory, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
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Dearman RJ, Moussavi A, Kemeny DM, Kimber I. Contribution of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocyte subsets to the cytokine secretion patterns induced in mice during sensitization to contact and respiratory chemical allergens. Immunology 1996; 89:502-10. [PMID: 9014813 PMCID: PMC1456588 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1996.d01-778.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Chemical allergens of different types, those that cause in humans allergic contact dermatitis or occupational asthma induce in mice divergent immune responses characteristic, respectively, of T-helper 1 (Th1)- and Th2-type cell activation. Such responses are associated with the development of different cytokine secretion patterns by draining lymph node cells (LNC), such that contact allergens stimulate vigorous interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production, but little secretion of the Th2 cytokines interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 (IL-4 and IL-10), whereas the converse pattern is provoked by respiratory allergens. Using selective depletion with antibody and complement we have here examined the relative contribution of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes to the cytokine secretion patterns of draining LNC isolated from mice sensitized to chemical allergens. Mice received repeated topical applications of respiratory allergens, trimellitic anhydride (TMA) or diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), or of contact allergens 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) or formaldehyde. Thirteen days following the initiation of exposure the production by draining LNC of IL-10, IFN-gamma and mitogen (concanavalin A)-inducible IL-4 was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) after various periods of culture. It was found that the high levels of IL-4 and IL-10 secretion stimulated by TMA or MDI, and the lower levels of these cytokines induced by DNCB or formaldehyde, were in all cases dependent upon the presence of CD4- cells. In contrast, the comparatively high concentrations of IFN-gamma observed following exposure to contact allergens were found to be derived from CD4+ cells, and in the case of DNCB from CD8+ cells also. The low levels of IFN-gamma induced by treatment with TMA or MDI were associated largely or wholly with CD8+ cells. These data indicate that the type 2 cytokine responses induced to different extents by both contact and respiratory chemical allergens are almost exclusively a function of CD4+ cells, but that IFN-gamma is produced by either CD4+ cells in the case of contact allergens or largely by CD8+ cells in the case of chemical respiratory allergens.
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- R J Dearman
- Zeneca Central Toxicology Laboratory, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
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Dietert RR, Hedge A. Toxicological considerations in evaluating indoor air quality and human health: impact of new carpet emissions. Crit Rev Toxicol 1996; 26:633-707. [PMID: 8958468 DOI: 10.3109/10408449609037480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This review article considers evidence regarding the toxicological impact of new carpet emissions on indoor air quality and human health. It compares emissions data from several studies and describes the dominant compounds found in those emissions. The toxicity of each these compounds is assessed for animal and human data, with a focus on inhalation exposure. Data for acute and chronic exposures are presented, and synergistic effects are considered. Differences and similarities between health responses caused by toxicity and/or by immunological reactions are discussed. Possible neurogenic pathways and associations between these and immune changes are considered as they might relate to inflammatory-based human reactions. Additionally, factors affecting human odor responses are described. The roles that a variety of psychological factors may also play in the etiology of potentially related phenomena, such as the sick building syndrome, pathogenic illness, and multiple chemical sensitivity, are considered. Gaps in the literature are identified within the article and suggestions for future research are offered. In particular, it is noted that few, if any, prior studies have evaluated both neurogenic and immune-mediated inflammation status within the same study. Based on the present information available, it is concluded that under normal environmental circumstances, VOC emissions from new carpets are sufficiently low such that they should not adversely affect indoor air quality or pose significant health risk to people.
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- R R Dietert
- Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Hayes JP, Newman Taylor AJ. In vivo models of occupational asthma due to low molecular weight chemicals. Occup Environ Med 1995; 52:539-43. [PMID: 7663640 PMCID: PMC1128290 DOI: 10.1136/oem.52.8.539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The aim was to review the development of in vivo models of asthma due to low molecular weight chemicals, in particular, those aspects that may be important to the understanding of occupational asthma in humans.
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- J P Hayes
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, University College, Dublin, Ireland
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Coleman JW, Holliday MR, Dearman RJ, Kimber I. Cytokine-mast cell interactions: relevance to IgE-mediated chemical allergy. Toxicology 1994; 88:225-35. [PMID: 8160203 DOI: 10.1016/0300-483x(94)90123-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Recent work has shown that certain cytokines (inducible secreted proteins) are potent regulators of mast cell development and secretory function. We know also that sensitization of mice to chemical allergens induces T cell-dependent immune responses in which cytokines play an important role. Combining these observations, we postulate that in vivo T cell responses might influence, via the production of cytokines, the behaviour of mast cells in situ. In support of this hypothesis we have found that mast cells isolated from chemical allergen-sensitized mice show enhanced responsiveness to IgE-dependent activation in vitro. This effect is seen with chemical allergens that are either contact or respiratory sensitizers in man. Although respiratory and contact allergens cannot be distinguished according to their ability to modulate mouse mast cell function in vivo, they can be separated on the basis of their differential ability to induce specific IgE-dependent mast cell sensitization. In conclusion, the mouse may offer a useful model for investigating and predicting the potential of chemicals to act as mast cell promoting agents and/or respiratory sensitizers.
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- J W Coleman
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, UK
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Rattray NJ, Botham PA, Hext PM, Woodcock DR, Fielding I, Dearman RJ, Kimber I. Induction of respiratory hypersensitivity to diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate (MDI) in guinea pigs. Influence of route of exposure. Toxicology 1994; 88:15-30. [PMID: 8160196 DOI: 10.1016/0300-483x(94)90108-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The induction of respiratory sensitization in guinea pigs to diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate (MDI), a known human respiratory allergen, has been investigated and different routes of exposure compared. Guinea pigs were exposed to MDI by i.d. injection, by topical application or by inhalation. Pulmonary hypersensitivity was measured subsequently as a function of changes in respiratory rate following challenge with atmospheres containing MDI. In addition, contact hypersensitivity was measured by topical challenge and antibody responses evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA). Attempts to sensitize guinea pigs by inhalation exposure to MDI were unsuccessful. Antibody responses and contact sensitization were both infrequent and low grade, and no animals exhibited pulmonary responses following challenge with atmospheric MDI. In contrast, sensitization by either i.d. injection or topical application of MDI induced antibody responses in the majority of animals. Moreover, a proportion of animals in each case exhibited pulmonary responses following subsequent inhalation challenge. These data indicate that the route of exposure influences markedly the effectiveness of sensitization to respiratory allergens such as MDI and that skin contact may be an important cause of occupational respiratory allergy.
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- N J Rattray
- Zeneca Central Toxicology Laboratory, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
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