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Imamura S, Washio K, Mizuno M, Oda Y, Fukunaga A, Nishigori C. Activated steady status and distinctive FcεRI-mediated responsiveness in basophils of atopic dermatitis. Allergol Int 2021; 70:327-334. [PMID: 33674191 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2021.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although basophils are considered to play an important role for maintenance of type 2 inflammation in atopic dermatitis (AD), studies on basophils in AD patients are limited. Some studies have reported the activation status, including CD203c and CD63, of peripheral blood basophils in AD patients. METHODS We examined the features of circulating basophils in AD patients, assessed cell surface marker expressions and total serum IgE, and compared basophil responsiveness to stimulation between AD patients and healthy controls (HCs). In addition, the correlations among AD severity, laboratory factors, and features of basophils were examined. Blood samples from 38 AD patients and 21 HCs were analyzed. Basophil response markers CD203c and CD63, and expression of surface-bound IgE and FcεRI on basophils were measured. CD203c and CD63 expressions induced by stimulation with anti-IgE and anti-FcεRI antibodies were measured. Clinical/laboratory factors including total serum IgE were examined for correlations with these basophil parameters. RESULTS Baseline CD203c and CD63 expression on basophils were significantly higher in AD patients compared with HCs. The CD203c/CD63 response ratio to anti-FcεRI stimulation was higher than that to anti-IgE stimulation in AD patients, but not HCs. FcεRI expression on basophils was higher in AD patients than in HCs, although surface-bound IgE on basophils was equivalent. Total serum IgE had negative correlations with surface-bound IgE and CD63 responsiveness to anti-IgE stimulation. CONCLUSIONS Basophils were spontaneously activated under steady-state conditions in AD patients and responsiveness to anti-IgE stimulation was lower than in HCs. Despite high serum IgE and high basophil FcεRI expression, surface-bound IgE on basophils remained relatively low. Basophils might be suppressed or exhausted regarding FcεRI signaling via IgE in severe AD.
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Shim JK, Kennedy RH, Weatherly LM, Abovian AV, Hashmi HN, Rajaei A, Gosse JA. Searching for tryptase in the RBL-2H3 mast cell model: Preparation for comparative mast cell toxicology studies with zebrafish. J Appl Toxicol 2018; 39:473-484. [PMID: 30374992 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Mast cells comprise a physiologically and toxicologically important cell type that is ubiquitous among species and tissues. Mast cells undergo degranulation, in which characteristic intracellular granules fuse with the plasma membrane and release many bioactive substances, such as enzymes β-hexosaminidase and tryptase. Activity of mast cells in the toxicology model organism, zebrafish, has been monitored via tryptase release and cleavage of substrate N-α-benzoyl-dl-Arg-p-nitroanilide (BAPNA). An extensively used in vitro mast cell model for studying toxicant mechanisms is the RBL-2H3 cell line. However, instead of tryptase, granule contents such as β-hexosaminidase have usually been employed as RBL-2H3 degranulation markers. To align RBL-2H3 cell toxicological studies to in vivo mast cell studies using zebrafish, we aimed to develop an RBL-2H3 tryptase assay. Unexpectedly, we discovered that tryptase release from RBL-2H3 cells is not detectable, using BAPNA substrate, despite optimized assay that can detect as little as 1 ng tryptase. Additional studies performed with another substrate, tosyl-Gly-Pro-Lys-pNA, and with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, revealed a lack of tryptase protein released from stimulated RBL-2H3 cells. Furthermore, none of the eight rat tryptase genes (Tpsb2, Tpsab1, Tpsg1, Prss34, Gzmk, Gzma, Prss29, Prss41) is expressed in RBL-2H3 cells, even though all are found in RBL-2H3 genomic DNA and even though β-hexosaminidase mRNA is constitutively expressed. Therefore, mast cell researchers should utilize β-hexosaminidase or another reliable marker for RBL-2H3 degranulation studies, not tryptase. Comparative toxicity testing in RBL-2H3 cells in vitro and in zebrafish mast cells in vivo will require use of a degranulation reporter different from tryptase.
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- Juyoung K Shim
- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469, USA
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Lv Y, Sun Y, Fu J, Kong L, Han S. Screening anti-allergic components of Astragali Radix using LAD2 cell membrane chromatography coupled online with UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS method. Biomed Chromatogr 2016; 31. [PMID: 27503168 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Yanni Lv
- School of Pharmacy; Xi'an Jiaotong University; 76# Yanta West Road Xi'an 710061 China
- National-Provincial Joint Engineering Research Center for Natural Vascular Medicine Screening and Analysis; Xi'an 710061 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Xi'an Jiaotong University; 76# Yanta West Road Xi'an 710061 China
- National-Provincial Joint Engineering Research Center for Natural Vascular Medicine Screening and Analysis; Xi'an 710061 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Xi'an Jiaotong University; 76# Yanta West Road Xi'an 710061 China
- National-Provincial Joint Engineering Research Center for Natural Vascular Medicine Screening and Analysis; Xi'an 710061 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Xi'an Jiaotong University; 76# Yanta West Road Xi'an 710061 China
- National-Provincial Joint Engineering Research Center for Natural Vascular Medicine Screening and Analysis; Xi'an 710061 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Xi'an Jiaotong University; 76# Yanta West Road Xi'an 710061 China
- National-Provincial Joint Engineering Research Center for Natural Vascular Medicine Screening and Analysis; Xi'an 710061 China
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Harrer A, Egger M, Gadermaier G, Erler A, Hauser M, Ferreira F, Himly M. Characterization of plant food allergens: An overview on physicochemical and immunological techniques. Mol Nutr Food Res 2009; 54:93-112. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200900096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Patou J, Holtappels G, Affleck K, Gevaert P, Perez-Novo C, Van Cauwenberge P, Bachert C. Enhanced release of IgE-dependent early phase mediators from nasal polyp tissue. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2009; 6:11. [PMID: 19379488 PMCID: PMC2674877 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-6-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2008] [Accepted: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background The mast cell is a crucial effector cell in allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory diseases. During the acute allergic reaction preformed mediators such as histamine, but also de novo produced mediators such as leukotrienes (LTC4/D4/E4) and prostaglandins (PGD2) are released. Mast cells represent targets for therapeutic intervention, and thus a human ex-vivo model to stimulate mast cells taken from mucosal sites would be instrumental for drug intervention studies. We have aimed to activate mast cells within ex-vivo human nasal tissue by IgE/anti-IgE specific (ε chain specific) stimulations and in this respect to test the usability of nasal polyps versus inferior turbinates Methods Biopsy samples were collected from patients with nasal polyps and inferior turbinates from patients who underwent sinus or septal surgery. Tissue fragments were primed with IgE 1 μg/ml for 60 minutes and then stimulated for 30 minutes with tissue culture medium (negative control), anti-IgE 10 μg/ml, anti-IgE 30 μg/ml and ionomycin 10 μM (positive control). Histamine, leukotrienes and PGD2 were measured in supernatants. To help provide an understanding of the extent of the response, the number of tryptase and FcεRIα positive cells was evaluated by means of immunohistochemistry and the FcεRIα-chain was measured by means of quantitative PCR in the nasal polyp and inferior turbinate tissues. Finally, the correlation between IgE concentrations in the nasal tissue and the release of mediators was analysed. Results Stimulations with anti-IgE on IgE-primed nasal tissue fragments lead to a concentration-dependent release of histamine, leukotrienes and PGD2. The release of these early phase mediators was significantly higher in nasal polyps compared to inferior turbinates, although tryptase, FcεRIα positive cells and FcεRIα-chain transcripts were equally present in both groups. No correlation was found between baseline concentrations of IgE, and the release of histamine, LTC4/LTD4/LTE4 and PGD2 after stimulation. Conclusion This human nasal challenge model mimics the allergic early phase reaction. The release of histamine, cys-leukotrienes and PGD2 was significantly higher in nasal polyps versus inferior turbinates, however, this observation could not be explained by differences in mast cell or FcεRI+ cell numbers.
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- Joke Patou
- Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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Lappalainen J, Lindstedt KA, Kovanen PT. A protocol for generating high numbers of mature and functional human mast cells from peripheral blood. Clin Exp Allergy 2007; 37:1404-14. [PMID: 17845422 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02778.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mast cells (MCs) are multi-functional effector cells with an essential role in innate immunity and host defence, and under several pathological conditions, such as allergy. Here, we aimed at defining the culture conditions that would allow efficient generation of mature and functional human MCs from their progenitor cells. METHODS Human peripheral blood-derived CD34(+) progenitor cells were cultured in vitro under serum-free conditions with human stem cell factor for 9 weeks. Growth and differentiation of the cells into MCs were optimized by selected cytokines and a combination of hypoxic and normoxic conditions. MCs were phenotypically characterized by immunocytochemistry, their preformed mediators were quantified, and their functional ability to degranulate and release histamine was tested. RESULTS On average, 20 x 10(6) mature MCs were generated from 0.5 x 10(6) progenitor cells during 9 weeks of culture, i.e. at least a 40-fold increase in cell number was achieved. The mature MCs had oval-shaped non-lobular nuclei, contained histamine, heparin, tryptase, chymase, and cathepsin G in their secretory granules, and strongly expressed c-kit (CD117) and Fc epsilon receptor I on their surface. Histamine release from the cells could be brought about by IgE-anti-IgE cross-linkage, compound 48/80, substance P, and anaphylatoxin C3a. The MCs remained functional for several weeks after their maturation. CONCLUSION This study describes an efficient protocol for generating mature MCs from human peripheral blood with a functional phenotype of connective tissue-type MCs. Use of these cultured human MCs will increase our knowledge and understanding about human MC development and biology in human disease.
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Jensen BM, Assing K, Hummelshoj L, Glue C, Skov PS, Poulsen LK. Are basophil histamine release and high affinity IgE receptor expression involved in asymptomatic skin sensitization? Allergy 2006; 61:303-10. [PMID: 16436138 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.00991.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin (Ig)E-sensitized persons with positive skin prick test, but no allergy symptoms, are classified as being asymptomatic skin sensitized (AS). The allergic type 1 disease is dependant on IgE binding to the high affinity IgE-receptor (FcepsilonRI) expressed on basophils and mast cells. However, a relationship between the AS status and FcepsilonRI has not been investigated. We aimed to characterize basophils from AS by looking at histamine release (HR) (sensitivity and reactivity) and the FcepsilonRI molecule, and compare it with nonatopic (NA) or allergic (A) persons. METHODS Blood was obtained from NA (n = 14), grass and/or birch A persons (n = 17) and mono-sensitized grass or birch pollen AS (n = 12). The basophil sensitivity and reactivity were examined by anti-IgE triggered HR. Surface expression of FcepsilonRI and IgE were measured by flow cytometry, FcepsilonRIalpha protein was identified using a radioimmunoassay and Western blot. mRNA coding for the classic FcepsilonRIbeta-chain and the truncated form (FcepsilonRIbetaT) were determined by real-time PCR. RESULTS The AS group was less reactive than NA or A persons when triggered by anti-IgE and had a significant higher number of nonresponders. However, there was no difference in sensitivity among the three groups and furthermore; the groups did not vary in FcepsilonRI- and IgE-surface expression, FcepsilonRIalpha-protein level or beta/betaT ratio. CONCLUSION Basophils from AS persons are less reactive and include more nonresponders than basophils from NA and A persons, but do not differ regarding the FcepsilonRI molecule.
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- B M Jensen
- Allergy Clinic, National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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