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Li P, Tsang MSM, Kan LLY, Hou T, Hon SSM, Chan BCL, Chu IMT, Lam CWK, Leung PC, Wong CK. The Immuno-Modulatory Activities of Pentaherbs Formula on Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Rhinitis Mice via the Activation of Th1 and Treg Cells and Inhibition of Th2 and Th17 Cells. Molecules 2021; 27:molecules27010239. [PMID: 35011470 PMCID: PMC8746371 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27010239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a highly prevalent allergic disease induced by immunoglobulin (Ig) E-mediated hypersensitivity reaction at the nasal epithelium against inhaled allergens. Previous studies have demonstrated that Pentaherbs formula (PHF), a modified herbal formula comprising five herbal medicines (Flos Lonicerae, Herba Menthae, Cortex Phellodendri, Cortex Moutan and Rhizoma Atractylodis), could suppress various immune effector cells to exert anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects in allergic asthma and atopic dermatitis. The present study aimed to further determine the anti-inflammatory activities of PHF in an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced AR BALB/c mouse model. Nasal symptoms such as sneezing and nose rubbing were recorded and the serum total IgE and OVA-specific IgG1, as well as interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, chemokines CXCL9 CXCL10, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α concentrations in nasal lavage fluid (NALF) were measured during different treatments. Effects of PHF on the expression of inflammatory mediators in the sinonasal mucosa were quantified using real-time QPCR. PHF was found to suppress allergic symptoms, infiltration of inflammatory cells, and hyperplasia of goblet cells in the nasal epithelium of the OVA-induced AR mice. PHF could reduce OVA-specific IgG1 level in serum, and TNF-α and IL-10 in nasal lavage fluid (NALF), significantly up-regulate the splenic regulatory T (Treg) cell level, increase the Type 1 helper T cell (Th1)/Type 2 helper T cell (Th2) ratio, and reduce the Th17 cells (all p < 0.05). PHF could also alleviate in situ inflammation in sinonasal mucosa of OVA-induced AR mice. In conclusion, oral treatment of PHF showed immuno-modulatory activities in the OVA-induced AR mice by regulating the splenic T cell population to suppress the nasal allergy symptoms and modulating inflammatory mediators, implicating that PHF could be a therapeutic strategy for allergic rhinitis.
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- Peiting Li
- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (P.L.); (M.S.-M.T.); (L.L.-Y.K.); (S.S.-M.H.); (B.C.-L.C.); (P.-C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (P.L.); (M.S.-M.T.); (L.L.-Y.K.); (S.S.-M.H.); (B.C.-L.C.); (P.-C.L.)
- Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (T.H.); (I.M.-T.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (P.L.); (M.S.-M.T.); (L.L.-Y.K.); (S.S.-M.H.); (B.C.-L.C.); (P.-C.L.)
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (T.H.); (I.M.-T.C.)
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (P.L.); (M.S.-M.T.); (L.L.-Y.K.); (S.S.-M.H.); (B.C.-L.C.); (P.-C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (P.L.); (M.S.-M.T.); (L.L.-Y.K.); (S.S.-M.H.); (B.C.-L.C.); (P.-C.L.)
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (T.H.); (I.M.-T.C.)
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- Faculty of Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (P.L.); (M.S.-M.T.); (L.L.-Y.K.); (S.S.-M.H.); (B.C.-L.C.); (P.-C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (P.L.); (M.S.-M.T.); (L.L.-Y.K.); (S.S.-M.H.); (B.C.-L.C.); (P.-C.L.)
- Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; (T.H.); (I.M.-T.C.)
- Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin R & D Centre for Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +852-3505-2964; Fax: +852-2636-5090
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Elkhatib SK, Alley J, Jepsen M, Smeins L, Barnes A, Naik S, Ackermann MR, Verhoeven D, Kohut ML. Exercise duration modulates upper and lower respiratory fluid cellularity, antiviral activity, and lung gene expression. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e15075. [PMID: 34676696 PMCID: PMC8531599 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Exercise has substantial health benefits, but the effects of exercise on immune status and susceptibility to respiratory infections are less clear. Furthermore, there is limited research examining the effects of prolonged exercise on local respiratory immunity and antiviral activity. To assess the upper respiratory tract in response to exercise, we collected nasal lavage fluid (NALF) from human subjects (1) at rest, (2) after 45 min of moderate-intensity exercise, and (3) after 180 min of moderate-intensity exercise. To assess immune responses of the lower respiratory tract, we utilized a murine model to examine the effect of exercise duration on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid immune cell content and lung gene expression. NALF cell counts did not change after 45 min of exercise, whereas 180 min significantly increased total cells and leukocytes in NALF. Importantly, fold change in NALF leukocytes correlated with the post-exercise fatigue rating in the 180-min exercise condition. The acellular portion of NALF contained strong antiviral activity against Influenza A in both resting and exercise paradigms. In mice undergoing moderate-intensity exercise, BAL total cells and neutrophils decreased in response to 45 or 90 min of exercise. In lung lobes, increased expression of heat shock proteins suggested that cellular stress occurred in response to exercise. However, a broad upregulation of inflammatory genes was not observed, even at 180 min of exercise. This work demonstrates that exercise duration differentially alters the cellularity of respiratory tract fluids, antiviral activity, and gene expression. These changes in local mucosal immunity may influence resistance to respiratory viruses, including influenza or possibly other pathogens in which nasal mucosa plays a protective role, such as rhinovirus or SARS-CoV-2.
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- Safwan K. Elkhatib
- Department of KinesiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
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Cellular & Integrative PhysiologyCollege of MedicineUniversity of Nebraska Medical CenterOmahaNebraskaUSA
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- Department of KinesiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
- Program of ImmunobiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
- Present address:
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of MedicineUniversity of North CarolinaChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of KinesiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
- Present address:
College of Osteopathic MedicineCampbell UniversityLillingtonNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of KinesiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
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- Department of KinesiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
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Kirksville College of Osteopathic MedicineA.T. Still UniversityKirksvilleMissouriUSA
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- Program of ImmunobiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
- Present address:
Arisan Therapeutics11189 Sorrento Valley Rd, Suite 104, San DiegoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Veterinary PathologyCollege of Veterinary MedicineIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
- Present address:
Director, Anatomic Veterinary Pathology DiagnosticsZoetisClear LakeIowa50428USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive MedicineCollege of Veterinary MedicineIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
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- Department of KinesiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
- Program of ImmunobiologyIowa State UniversityAmesIowaUSA
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Park JY, Choi JH, Lee SN, Cho HJ, Ahn JS, Kim YB, Park DY, Park SC, Kim SI, Kang MJ, Jang AR, Ahn JH, Lee TS, Kim DY, Shin SJ, Yoon JH, Park JH. Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 contributes to the development of allergic rhinitis by promoting the production of epithelial-derived cytokines. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 147:1720-1731. [PMID: 33476674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.12.646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Arginine methylation is a posttranslational modification mediated by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs). Although previous studies have shown that PRMT1 contributes to the severity of allergic airway inflammation or asthma, the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the role of PRMT1 and its relevant mechanism in the development of allergic rhinitis (AR). METHODS The expression levels of PRMTs and cytokines were determined by RT-PCR, and the localization of PRMT1 was determined by immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy. The levels of house dust mite (HDM)-specific immunoglobulins in serum and of cytokines in nasal lavage fluids were determined by ELISA. PRMT1 inhibition was achieved by siRNA and treatment with the pan PRMT inhibitor arginine N-methyltransferase inhibitor-1. RESULTS PRMT1 expression was significantly increased in the nasal mucosa of patients and mice with AR. The degree of eosinophilic infiltration in the nasal mucosa was reduced in PRMT1+/- AR mice compared with wild-type mice. PRMT1 haploinsufficiency reduced the levels of HDM-specific immunoglobulins in serum and those of TH2 (IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13) and epithelial (thymic stromal lymphopoietin [TSLP], IL-25, and IL-33) cytokines in the nasal lavage fluids of AR mice. In nasal epithelial cells, HDM and IL-4 cooperate to enhance PRMT1 expression through a mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent pathway. In addition, PRMT1 was essential for the production of TSLP, IL-25, and IL-33 in response to HDM and IL-4. Arginine N-methyltransferase inhibitor-1 treatment alleviated AR in the mouse model. CONCLUSIONS PRMT1 plays an important role in AR development by regulating epithelial-derived cytokine production and might be a new therapeutic target for AR.
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- Ji-Yeon Park
- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Airway Mucus Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Airway Mucus Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Center for Nonclinical Studies, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Center for Nonclinical Studies, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Research Center for Human Natural Defense System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Airway Mucus Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Medical Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
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Ba G, Tang R, Sun X, Li Z, Lin H, Zhang W. Therapeutic effects of SKF-96365 on murine allergic rhinitis induced by OVA. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2021; 35:20587384211015054. [PMID: 33983057 PMCID: PMC8127738 DOI: 10.1177/20587384211015054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION SKF-96365 is regarded as an inhibitor of receptor-mediated calcium ion (Ca2+) entry. The current study aimed to explore the effects of SKF-96365 on murine allergic rhinitis (AR). METHODS Intranasal SKF-96365 administration was performed on OVA induced murine AR. Serum and nasal lavage fluid (NLF) from mice were harvested to assay IgE and inflammatory cytokines using ELISA method. Inflammatory cells were counted and analyzed in NLF. Nasal mucosa tissues were collected from mice and used for HE staining, immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining, and real-time PCR detection. RESULTS SKF-96365 had therapeutic effects on murine AR manifesting attenuation of sneezing, nasal rubbing, IgE, inflammatory cytokines, inflammatory cells, TRPC6 immunolabeling, and TRPC6, STIM1 and Orai1 mRNA levels in AR mice. CONCLUSION SKF-96365 could effectively alleviate the symptoms of murine AR. SKF-96365 could suppress TRPC6, STIM1, and Orai1 activities, leading to the downregulation of inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory cells in murine AR.
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- Guangyi Ba
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Otolaryngological Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Sleep Disordered Breathing, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Otolaryngological Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Sleep Disordered Breathing, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Otolaryngological Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Sleep Disordered Breathing, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Otolaryngological Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Sleep Disordered Breathing, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Otolaryngological Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Sleep Disordered Breathing, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Otolaryngological Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Sleep Disordered Breathing, Shanghai, China
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Lin L, Wei J, Chen Z, Tang X, Dai F, Sun G. Intervention of Orai1 Influences the Response of Nuocytes From Allergic Rhinitis Mice to IL-33. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2019; 128:838-847. [PMID: 31043056 DOI: 10.1177/0003489419846142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Nuocytes are essential in innate type-2 immunity and contribute to the exacerbation of allergic rhinitis (AR). This study aimed to evaluate the intervention of Orai1 on the response of nuocytes from AR mice to interleukin (IL)-33. METHODS We established a murine model of AR. Nuocytes were obtained from the mouse nasal-associated lymphoid tissue. Then, we assessed expressions of Orai1, Ca2+ mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) in nuocytes, and their cellular response to mouse recombinant (rm) IL-33. After that, we administered rmlentivirus vectors (lenti) that encoded small hairpin RNA (shRNA) against ORAI1 (lenti-ORAI1) into nuocytes cultures and again evaluated Orai1 and Ca2+ MFI in nuocytes and their response to rmIL-33. Finally, we adoptively transferred nuocytes alone or nuocytes transfected by lenti or lenti-ORAI1 to AR models to investigate their roles during allergic inflammation. RESULTS We showed that Orai1 and Ca2+ MFI were upregulated in AR mice nuocytes. These cells were induced to produce more IL-5 and IL-13 by rmIL-33. However, the intervention of Orai1 by lenti-ORAI1 in nuocytes decreased Orai1 and Ca2+ MFI and reduced productions of aforementioned cytokines even after the administration of rmIL-33. Numbers of sneezing, nasal rubbing, and counts of eosinophils were all enhanced after the adoptive transfer of nuocytes. Concentrations of IL-5, IL-13, and IL-33 in the nasal lavage fluid (NLF) of allergic mice were also increased. However, the adoptive transfer of nuocytes transfected by lenti-ORAI1 decreased aforementioned parameters. CONCLUSION These findings show that the intervention of Orai1 in nuocytes influences the response of nuocytes to rmIL-33.
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- Lin Lin
- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Cyprowski M, Stobnicka-Kupiec A, Górny RL, Gołofit-Szymczak M, Ptak-Chmielewska A, Ławniczek-Wałczyk A. Across-shift changes in upper airways after exposure to bacterial cell wall components. Ann Agric Environ Med 2019; 26:236-241. [PMID: 31232052 DOI: 10.26444/aaem/106112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION To assess the across-shift changes of cytokine concentrations in nasal lavage (NAL) samples were collected from workers exposed to bacterial cell wall components present in organic dust in three different occupational environments. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was conducted in 38 employees including 10 workers from a municipal waste sorting plant (WSP), 20 from a sewage treatment plant (STP) and 8 from an office building (OB), who were established as a reference group, not exposed to organic dust. Interleukins 1β (IL-1β), 6 (IL-6), 8 (IL-8) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) were examined in NAL before and after work shift on Wednesdays. Bioaerosol exposure was determined by personal measurements and analysed for organic dust, endotoxins (END) and peptidoglycans (PGN). RESULTS The analysis included the results for IL-8 only, because for the other cytokines their concentrations in 80% of cases were below the detection level. The most polluted were the workplaces in WSP with average concentrations of organic dust - 3.47 mg/m3, END - 96.31 ng/m3 and PGN - 571.88 ng/m3. The results of IL-8 showed a significant difference between the studied groups after the work shift (p=0.007). Among WSP workers concentrations of IL-8 increased also significantly (p=0.015) during the work shift. Multivariate analysis showed that organic dust and END were the factors that in the most distinct way (p<0.001) influenced changes of IL-8 levels in NAL. CONCLUSIONS Each alteration in the composition of bioaerosols will probably determine the changes in the mechanisms responsible for both formation and modulation of inflammatory reactions in exposed workers.
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- Depertment of Chemical, Aerosol and Biological Hazards, Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Depertment of Chemical, Aerosol and Biological Hazards, Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Depertment of Chemical, Aerosol and Biological Hazards, Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Depertment of Chemical, Aerosol and Biological Hazards, Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Depertment of Chemical, Aerosol and Biological Hazards, Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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Prossegger J, Huber D, Grafetstätter C, Pichler C, Braunschmid H, Weisböck-Erdheim R, Hartl A. Winter Exercise Reduces Allergic Airway Inflammation: A Randomized Controlled Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16112040. [PMID: 31181728 PMCID: PMC6603979 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16112040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background: Physical exercise is often recommended as additional treatment for people suffering from allergic rhinitis and/or asthma, but less is known about the specific effects of recreational winter outdoor exercise on allergic airway inflammation. Methods: We performed a longitudinal, randomized controlled intervention study to investigate the effects of recreational winter exercise on allergic airway inflammation, quality of life, spirometry and cardiorespiratory fitness in adults suffering from allergic rhinitis and/or asthma. The exercise group participated in a ten-day winter sports program. The control group did not receive any intervention. Results: A significant improvement of fractional oral exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO; p = 0.008, day 10) and a significant decrease in FeNO after a single 4 h hiking tour (p < 0.001, time effect) were observed for the exercise group. The nasal eosinophilic cell count revealed a short-term reduction (p = 0.021, treatment effect) in the exercise group and for the visual analogue scale sustainable improvements in allergic symptoms (p < 0.001, day 60) were found. No adverse effects of outdoor winter exercise were observed. Conclusion: Recreational winter exercise at moderately cold temperatures reduces allergic airway inflammation measured as FeNO, nasal eosinophilic cell count and induces sustainable improvements in allergic symptoms.
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- Johanna Prossegger
- Institute of Ecomedicine, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Institute of Ecomedicine, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
- Department of Physiotherapy, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, 5412 Puch/Urstein, Austria.
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- Institute of Ecomedicine, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Institute of Ecomedicine, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Institute of Ecomedicine, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Institute of Ecomedicine, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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Tyrak KE, Kupryś-Lipińska I, Czarnobilska E, Jakieła B, Pajdzik K, Ćmiel A, Plutecka H, Koziej M, Gawrońska A, Konduracka E, Kuna P, Sanak M, Mastalerz L. Sputum biomarkers during aspirin desensitization in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs exacerbated respiratory disease. Respir Med 2019; 152:51-59. [PMID: 31128610 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aspirin desensitization (AD) is an effective and safe therapeutic option for patients with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)-exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD). The mechanisms driving its beneficial effects remain poorly understood. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of long-term AD on clinical, biochemical and radiological changes in N-ERD patients. METHODS The study group consisted of twenty-three individuals with N-ERD who underwent AD, followed by ingestion of 325 mg aspirin twice daily. Twenty patients completed the 52 weeks of AD. The following evaluations were conducted at baseline and in the 52nd week of AD: (i) clinical: asthma exacerbations, Asthma Control Test (ACT), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for the assessment of nasal symptoms; (ii) blood and induced sputum supernatant (ISS) periostin, (iii) phenotypes based on induced sputum (IS) cells, (iiii) ISS and nasal lavage (NL) concentration of prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), tetranor-PGD-M, tetranor-PGE-M, 8-iso-PGE2, leukotriene B4 (LTB4), LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4, and urine LTE4. RESULTS A significant improvement was observed in ACT (P = 0.02) and VAS score (P = 0.008) in the 52nd week of AD. ISS periostin and IS eosinophil count decreased significantly in the 52nd week of AD (P = 0.04 and P = 0.01, respectively). ISS and NL eicosanoid concentrations did not change following long-term AD. CONCLUSION and Clinical Relevance: AD is associated with a decrease in sputum periostin biosynthesis, which may prevent the recruitment of eosinophils into respiratory tissue and be one of explanation of the clinical benefits of AD. Long-term aspirin administration does not lead to an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory ISS eicosanoids.
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- Katarzyna Ewa Tyrak
- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland
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- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging, University Hospital in Cracow, Cracow, Poland
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- Coronary and Heart Failure Department, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, John Paul II Hospital, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- II Department of Internal Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
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Thakkar SG, Warnken ZN, Alzhrani RF, Valdes SA, Aldayel AM, Xu H, Williams RO, Cui Z. Intranasal immunization with aluminum salt-adjuvanted dry powder vaccine. J Control Release 2018; 292:111-118. [PMID: 30339906 PMCID: PMC6328263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Intranasal vaccination using dry powder vaccine formulation represents an attractive, non-invasive vaccination modality with better storage stability and added protection at the mucosal surfaces. Herein we report that it is feasible to induce specific mucosal and systemic antibody responses by intranasal immunization with a dry powder vaccine adjuvanted with an insoluble aluminum salt. The dry powder vaccine was prepared by thin-film freeze-drying of a model antigen, ovalbumin, adsorbed on aluminum (oxy)hydroxide as an adjuvant. Special emphasis was placed on the characterization of the dry powder vaccine formulation that can be realistically used in humans by a nasal dry powder delivery device. The vaccine powder was found to have "passable" to "good" flow properties, and the vaccine was uniformly distributed in the dry powder. An in vitro nasal deposition study using nasal casts of adult humans showed that around 90% of the powder was deposited in the nasal cavity. Intranasal immunization of rats with the dry powder vaccine elicited a specific serum antibody response as well as specific IgA responses in the nose and lung secretions of the rats. This study demonstrates the generation of systemic and mucosal immune responses by intranasal immunization using a dry powder vaccine adjuvanted with an aluminum salt.
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- Sachin G Thakkar
- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Austin, TX, United States
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- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Austin, TX, United States
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- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Austin, TX, United States
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- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Austin, TX, United States
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- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Austin, TX, United States; Medical Research Core Facility and Platforms, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center/King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), NGHA, Riyadh, 11426, Saudi Arabia
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- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Austin, TX, United States
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- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Austin, TX, United States
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- The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Austin, TX, United States.
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Wang Y, Li C, Xu Y, Xu D, Yang G, Liao F, Luo X. Sublingual Immunotherapy Decreases Expression of Interleukin-33 in Children with Allergic Rhinitis. Indian J Pediatr 2018; 85:872-876. [PMID: 29790007 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-018-2703-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To identify the expression of IL-33 during SLIT (Sublingual immunotherapy) in AR (Allergic rhinitis) children. METHODS Thirty children received house dust mite (HDM) allergen extract for SLIT and thirty children received placebo in this study. Serum and nasal lavage samples of cases and controls were collected at different time points during SLIT. Interleukin (IL)-33 and other cytokines were estimated in these samples by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were prepared and stimulated with rhIL-33 (with or without other stimulators) at different time points during SLIT. RESULTS The present results showed that both serum and nasal lavage of IL-33 levels decreased significantly after 12 mo treatment and this trend maintained at least until 24 mo. The decreased nasal IL-33 level was positively correlated to local Th2 cytokines and increased IL-10 expression at 2 y post SLIT treatment. In vitro experiments showed that IL-33 promotes IL-4 and IL-5 and inhibits IL-10 expression by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in AR. CONCLUSIONS Decreased IL-33 expression during SLIT may contribute to low Th2 response and enhanced Regulatory T cell cytokines expression. Thus, IL-33 maybe an important predictor during SLIT.
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- Yuanming Wang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Dongguan Women and Children's Hospital, No 99. Zhenxing Road, Dongguan, 523120, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Dongguan Women and Children's Hospital, No 99. Zhenxing Road, Dongguan, 523120, China.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Dongguan Women and Children's Hospital, No 99. Zhenxing Road, Dongguan, 523120, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Dongguan Women and Children's Hospital, No 99. Zhenxing Road, Dongguan, 523120, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Dongguan Women and Children's Hospital, No 99. Zhenxing Road, Dongguan, 523120, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Dongguan Women and Children's Hospital, No 99. Zhenxing Road, Dongguan, 523120, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Dongguan Women and Children's Hospital, No 99. Zhenxing Road, Dongguan, 523120, China
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de Silva TI, Gould V, Mohammed NI, Cope A, Meijer A, Zutt I, Reimerink J, Kampmann B, Hoschler K, Zambon M, Tregoning JS. Comparison of mucosal lining fluid sampling methods and influenza-specific IgA detection assays for use in human studies of influenza immunity. J Immunol Methods 2017; 449:1-6. [PMID: 28647455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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We need greater understanding of the mechanisms underlying protection against influenza virus to develop more effective vaccines. To do this, we need better, more reproducible methods of sampling the nasal mucosa. The aim of the current study was to compare levels of influenza virus A subtype-specific IgA collected using three different methods of nasal sampling. Samples were collected from healthy adult volunteers before and after LAIV immunization by nasal wash, flocked swabs and Synthetic Absorptive Matrix (SAM) strips. Influenza A virus subtype-specific IgA levels were measured by haemagglutinin binding ELISA or haemagglutinin binding microarray and the functional response was assessed by microneutralization. Nasosorption using SAM strips lead to the recovery of a more concentrated sample of material, with a significantly higher level of total and influenza H1-specific IgA. However, an equivalent percentage of specific IgA was observed with all sampling methods when normalized to the total IgA. Responses measured using a recently developed antibody microarray platform, which allows evaluation of binding to multiple influenza strains simultaneously with small sample volumes, were compared to ELISA. There was a good correlation between ELISA and microarray values. Material recovered from SAM strips was weakly neutralizing when used in an in vitro assay, with a modest correlation between the level of IgA measured by ELISA and neutralization, but a greater correlation between microarray-measured IgA and neutralizing activity. In conclusion we have tested three different methods of nasal sampling and show that flocked swabs and novel SAM strips are appropriate alternatives to traditional nasal washes for assessment of mucosal influenza humoral immunity.
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- Thushan I de Silva
- Section of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, W2 1PG, UK; Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2JF, UK; Vaccines and Immunity Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, PO Box 273, Banjul, Gambia.
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- Mucosal infection and Immunity, Section of Virology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, W2 1PG, UK
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- Vaccines and Immunity Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, PO Box 273, Banjul, Gambia
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- Mucosal infection and Immunity, Section of Virology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, W2 1PG, UK
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Diagnostics and Screening (IDS)/PB22, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Diagnostics and Screening (IDS)/PB22, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Diagnostics and Screening (IDS)/PB22, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Section of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, W2 1PG, UK; Vaccines and Immunity Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, PO Box 273, Banjul, Gambia
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- Virus Reference Department, Reference Microbiology Services, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Virus Reference Department, Reference Microbiology Services, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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- Mucosal infection and Immunity, Section of Virology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, W2 1PG, UK
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Lee KS, Yu J, Shim D, Choi H, Jang MY, Kim KR, Choi JH, Cho SH. Local Immune Responses in Children and Adults with Allergic and Nonallergic Rhinitis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156979. [PMID: 27281182 PMCID: PMC4900615 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common allergic disease but little is known about the difference of local immune responses in children and adults with AR. OBJECTIVE To compare local immune responses between children and adults with AR and nonallergic rhinitis (NAR), and to investigate whether the association of local and systemic immune responses is different between the two age groups. METHODS Fifty-one patients with chronic rhinitis were enrolled and grouped into children (N = 27, mean age 7.2 years) and adults (N = 24, mean age 29.9 years). Diagnosis of AR was based on symptoms, skin prick tests and serum specific IgEs. Nasal lavage (NAL) fluids were collected from all subjects and used to measure the levels of total IgE, specific IgEs to house dust mites (Dp and Df), and cytokines (TNF-α, IL-4, IL-10, IL-17A and IFN-γ). Flow cytometry was used to measure inflammatory cell types in NAL fluids. RESULTS AR had significantly increased local levels of total IgE and specific IgEs to Dp and Df compared with NAR in both age groups (P < 0.05). Nasal eosinophils % (P = 0.01) was significantly increased only in children with AR. Local-systemic correlations of total IgE (r = 0.662, P = 0.000) and eosinophil % (r = 0.461, P = 0.015) between the peripheral blood and NAL fluids were found only in children. Moreover, children had correlations between total IgE and eosinophil % in the peripheral blood (r = 0.629, P = 0.001) and in NAL fluids (r = 0.373, P = 0.061). CONCLUSION Elevated local IgE is a common feature of AR in children and adults. Local measures in NAR showed naïve state of immune response which disagree with the hypothesis of local allergic rhinitis. Children showed intense local inflammation and close local-systemic interactions compared to adults supporting pediatric AR as a distinct feature.
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- Kyung Suk Lee
- Department of Pediatrics, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Asthma Atopy Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Meng Q, Liu X, Li P, He L, Xie J, Gao X, Wu X, Su F, Liang Y. The influence of house dust mite sublingual immunotherapy on the TSLP-OX40L signaling pathway in patients with allergic rhinitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2016; 6:862-70. [PMID: 27012942 DOI: 10.1002/alr.21743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Revised: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the clinical efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) with house dust mite (HDM) extract and to examine T helper 2 (Th2)-type immune responses mediated by the thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP-OX40L) signaling pathway in patients with moderate to severe allergic rhinitis (AR) after 12-month HDM SLIT. METHODS Forty-six cases of HDM-sensitized patients with persistent AR in southern China were enrolled in this study. Clinical efficacy of SLIT was assessed by determining the individual nasal symptom score (INSS) and total nasal symptom score (TNSS) after 12-month HDM SLIT. Moreover, the TSLP-OX40L signaling pathway was investigated through measurements of TSLP by enzyme-labeled immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and OX40L by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and flow cytometry. RESULTS After 12 months of HDM SLIT, TNSS and INSS were significantly decreased overall compared with baseline values (p < 0.001). By the end of the 12-month HDM SLIT, TNSS had declined by ∼50% compared with baseline, and the corresponding level of TSLP in nasal lavage decreased significantly (p < 0.05). The level of OX40L messenger RNA (mRNA) in blood was markedly decreased significantly after 12-month HDM SLIT compared with baseline (t = 12.300, p < 0.05). Furthermore, significant decreases in OX40L expression on the surface of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) (t = 13.100, p < 0.05) and OX40L expression on the surface of CD11c+CD86+ cells in PBMCs (t = 9.946, p < 0.05) after 12-month HDM SLIT were observed. CONCLUSION HDM SLIT downregulated Th2-type immune responses mediated by the TSLP-OX40L signaling pathway in patients with persistent moderate to severe AR.
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- Qingxiang Meng
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Recombinant hypoallergenic derivative is the next generation of tolerogen replacing the natural allergen extract to increase safety and efficacy. Japanese cedar pollinosis is the predominant seasonal allergy disease in Japan. A rice seed-based oral vaccine containing the recombinant hypoallergens derived from these allergens was developed. Efficacy of this rice-based allergy vaccine was evaluated by oral administration in animal models.
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- Hidenori Takagi
- Functional Crop Research and Development Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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- Functional Crop Research and Development Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan.
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Tyrak KE, Mejza F, Buczek M, Cholewa A, Wolny A, Pędzik I, Ignacak M, Konduracka E, Kupryś-Lipińska I, Majda A, Oleś K, Sładek K, Kuna P, Mastalerz L. Clinical and biochemical factors for response to aspirin desensitization in aspirin-induced asthma patients – pilot study. Przegl Lek 2016; 73:781-785. [PMID: 29693971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Aspirin desensitization is considered to be an effective and well-tolerated therapy for patients with Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory(NSAIDs)-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (NERD). The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of aspirin desensitization on inflammatory cell count in induced sputum and nasal lavage in fifteen NERD individuals subjected to one-year aspirin therapy. The decrease in induced sputum count of eosinophils and macrophages was observed. Clinical efficacy of aspirin therapy in improving nasal symptoms and quality of life in NERD patients was also confirmed.
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Manthei DM, Schwantes EA, Mathur SK, Guadarrama AG, Kelly EA, Gern JE, Jarjour NN, Denlinger LC. Nasal lavage VEGF and TNF-α levels during a natural cold predict asthma exacerbations. Clin Exp Allergy 2014; 44:1484-93. [PMID: 25109477 PMCID: PMC4247169 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Revised: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Asthma exacerbations contribute to significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilization. Furthermore, viral infections are associated with asthma exacerbations by mechanisms that are not fully understood. OBJECTIVE The aim of this analysis was to determine whether cytokine patterns in patients with colds could identify risks for subsequent asthma exacerbations. METHODS We analysed cytokine levels in nasal lavage fluid (NLF) in 59 subjects (46 with asthma) with acute upper respiratory symptoms and after symptomatic resolution. Analyte choice was based on potential relevance to asthma exacerbations: antiviral (IFN-α, IFN-β, IFN-γ, IFN-λ1, IP-10, TRAIL), cell recruiting (G-CSF, IL-1β, IL-8, MCP-1, MCP-3, TNF-α), polarizing (CXCL13, IL-10, IL-13, IL-17, TSLP), and injury remodelling (fibronectin, IL-33, MMP-9, VEGF). RESULTS The overall cytokine response induced during viral infections was not different between asthmatic and non-asthmatic individuals for a wide array of cytokines. However, mean levels of VEGF, TNF-α and IL-1β were 1.7-, 5.1- and 4.7-fold higher in samples from asthma subjects who exacerbated in the first 3 weeks of the cold compared with those who did not exacerbate (P = 0.006, 0.01, 0.048, respectively). Using receiver operating characteristic curve-defined thresholds, high VEGF and TNF-α levels predicted a shorter time-to-exacerbation after NLF sampling (25% exacerbation rate: 3 vs. 45 days, and 3 vs. 26 days; P = 0.03, 0.04, respectively). CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Although they produce similar cytokine responses to viral infection as non-asthmatics, asthmatics with higher levels of VEGF and TNF-α in NLF obtained during acute cold phases predicted subsequent asthma exacerbations in this cohort of patients with mild-to-moderate disease. In the future, stratifying the risk of an asthma exacerbation by cytokine profile may aid the targeting of personalized treatment and intervention strategies.
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- D M Manthei
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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Noah TL, Zhang H, Zhou H, Glista-Baker E, Müller L, Bauer RN, Meyer M, Murphy PC, Jones S, Letang B, Robinette C, Jaspers I. Effect of broccoli sprouts on nasal response to live attenuated influenza virus in smokers: a randomized, double-blind study. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98671. [PMID: 24910991 PMCID: PMC4049587 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Smokers have increased susceptibility and altered innate host defense responses to influenza virus infection. Broccoli sprouts are a source of the Nrf2 activating agentsulforaphane, and short term ingestion of broccoli sprout homogenates (BSH) has been shown to reduce nasal inflammatory responses to oxidant pollutants. OBJECTIVES Assess the effects of BSH on nasal cytokines, virus replication, and Nrf2-dependent enzyme expression in smokers and nonsmokers. METHODS We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial comparing the effects of BSH on serially sampled nasal lavage fluid (NLF) cytokines, viral sequence quantity, and Nrf2-dependent enzyme expression in NLF cells and biopsied epithelium. Healthy young adult smokers and nonsmokers ingested BSH or placebo (alfalfa sprout homogenate) for 4 days, designated Days -1, 0, 1, 2. On Day 0 they received standard vaccine dose of live attenuated influenza virus (LAIV) intranasally. Nasal lavage fluids and nasal biopsies were collected serially to assess response to LAIV. RESULTS In area under curve analyses, post-LAIV IL-6 responses (P = 0.03) and influenza sequences (P = 0.01) were significantly reduced in NLF from BSH-treated smokers, while NAD(P)H quinoneoxidoreductasein NLF cells was significantly increased. In nonsmokers, a similar trend for reduction in virus quantity with BSH did not reach statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS In smokers, short term ingestion of broccoli sprout homogenates appears to significantly reduce some virus-induced markers of inflammation, as well as reducing virus quantity. Nutritional antioxidant interventions have promise as a safe, low-cost strategy for reducing influenza risk among smokers and other at risk populations. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01269723.
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- Terry L. Noah
- Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- University Children's Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Little FF, Delgado DM, Wexler PJ, Oppenheim FG, Mitchell P, Feldman JA, Walt DR, Peng RD, Matsui EC. Salivary inflammatory mediator profiling and correlation to clinical disease markers in asthma. PLoS One 2014; 9:e84449. [PMID: 24409298 PMCID: PMC3883659 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rationale There is a need for a readily available, non-invasive source of biomarkers that predict poor asthma control. Objectives We sought to determine if there is an association between the salivary inflammatory profile and disease control in children and adults with asthma. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we collected demographic and clinical information from two independent populations at different sites, resulting in convenience samples of 58 pediatric and 122 adult urban asthmatics. Control was assessed by symptom questionnaire (children) and by Asthma Control Questionnaire and current exacerbation (adults). Saliva was collected in all subjects. We applied principal component analysis to a 10-plex panel of relevant inflammatory markers to characterize marker profiles and determined if profiles were associated with asthma control. Results There were similar, strong correlations amongst biologically related markers in both populations: eosinophil-related: eotaxin-1/CCL11, RANTES/CCL5, and IL-5 (p<.001); myeloid/innate: IL-1β, IL-6, MCP-1/CCL2, and IL-8/CXCL8 (p<.001). The first three principal components captured ≥74% of variability across all ten analytes in both populations. In adults, the Principal Component 1 score, broadly reflective of all markers, but with greater weight given to myeloid/innate markers, was associated with Asthma Control Questionnaire score and exacerbation. The Principal Component 3 score, reflective of IP-10/CXCL10, was associated with current exacerbation. In children, the Principal Component 1, 2, and 3 scores were associated with recent asthma symptoms. The Principal Component 2 score, reflective of higher eosinophil markers, was inversely correlated with symptoms. The Principal Component 3 score was positively associated with all symptom outcomes. Conclusion The salivary inflammatory profile is associated with disease control in children and adults with asthma.
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- Frédéric F. Little
- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Bee venom (BV) has been used as an anti-inflammatory and immune modulating agent in Oriental medicine. This study used a mouse model to investigate the anti-allergic effect of BV, which is used in the treatment of various inflammatory diseases in traditional medicine. BV was obtained from the National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology of Korea. Female BALB/C mice were sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin (OVA). BV was administered nasally prior to the intranasal instillation of OVA. Allergic behavior, serum OVA-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10, and interferon-gamma (INF-γ) levels in nasal lavage fluid were measured. Hematoxylin-eosin and periodic acid-Schiff staining were performed to evaluate histological change. BV attenuated nasal symptoms and inhibited the production of OVA-specific IgE and IL-4 in sensitized mice. The degree of inflammatory cell infiltration and goblet cell hyperplasia was attenuated by BV. Thus, BV effectively reduced allergic inflammation in a mouse model of allergic rhinitis, suggesting its potential as a useful therapeutic agent to treat allergic rhinitis.
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- Seung-Heon Shin
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu
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Dokic D, Trajkovska-Dokic E. Ozone exaggerates nasal allergic inflammation. Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2013; 34:131-141. [PMID: 23917748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A double-blind randomised trail design was used to address the effect of ambient ozone on the nasal airways and to evaluate the effects of ozone on allergic mucosa. Ten grass pollen allergic rhinitics were exposed for 2 hours at rest on 2 separate occasions to 400 ppb ozone and filtered air respectively. The exposure to 400 ppb ozone and filtered air was performed prior to the grass pollen season and again during the season. Baseline nasal lavage in which histamine, eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), myeloperoxidase (MPO), total proteins, and albumin were measured and neutrophils, eosinophils and epithelial cells were counted, was made immediately prior to exposure (-120 min). After 2 h of exposure to ozone/filtered air repeated measurements were performed at 0, 30, 60, 120, 240, 360 minutes post exposure. Significant increases were observed when exposed to ozone versus filtered air during the pollen season for histamine (AUC1; p=0.05), MPO (AUC2; p=0.05), ECP (AUC2; p=0.008), total proteins (AUC, p=0.02; AUC1, p=0.007; AUC2, p=0.05), and albumin (AUC, p=0.007; AUC1, p=0.02; AUC2, p=0.005). There was also a significant increase in the total protein level (AUC, p=0.05; AUC1, p=0.02; AUC2 p=0.05) and albumin (AUC, p=0.03; AUC1, p=0.03; AUC2, p=0.04) after ozone exposure versus air out of season. Significant increase of the neutrophils (p=0.01 and p=0.007) in the nasal lavage fluid (NLF) at time points 0 min and 360 min respectively were observed, while eosinophils and epithelial cells significantly increased only at time point 360 min (p=0.02 and p=0.02 respectively) all of them after ozone exposure versus filtered air during the season. Neutrophils also significantly increased in the NLF at time point 0 min and 360 min (p=0.03 and p=0.01) while epithelial cells increased only at time point 360 min (p=0.01) after ozone exposure versus filtered air out of season. We can conclude that ozone induces neutrophil and eosinophil recruitment into the nose and this is accompanied by activation, as evidenced by release of MPO and ECP in NAL. Pre-existing allergic mucosal inflammation during the pollen season, exaggerates the response to ozone, particularly in relationship to the recruitment of eosinophils and neutrophils 6h following exposure.
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- D Dokic
- University Clinic of Pulmology and Allergy, Medical Faculty Skopje, R. Macedonia
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CONCLUSION Increased levels of immunoglobulin (Ig)A, plasma cells, and lymphocytes without infiltration of other inflammatory cells suggest that mucosal immunity may play an important role in paranasal fungus ball. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine the nasal mucosal immune responses to fungi to understand the pathogenesis of fungus ball. METHODS Five patients with fungus ball of the maxillary sinus were enrolled. Lavage samples were collected from both nasal cavities and the maxillary sinus of the affected side. Mucosal samples were taken from both inferior turbinates and the maxillary sinus of the affected side. Interleukin (IL)-4, interferon (IFN)-γ, and IgA levels in the lavage samples were measured. Cells were counted on the lamina propria of mucosa under an electron microscope. RESULTS No significant differences in levels of IL-4 and IFN-γ were observed between the three groups of lavage samples. However, a significant rise in IgA levels was observed in the lavage samples from the nasal cavity and maxillary sinus of the affected side compared with that of the contralateral nasal cavity. Infiltration of plasma cells and lymphocytes in mucosal samples from the inferior turbinate and maxillary sinus of the affected side was significantly increased compared with that from the contralateral inferior turbinate, but other inflammatory cells were few and showed no difference.
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- Hyun Joo Park
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Korppi M. Eosinophil and neutrophil activity in wheezing infants. Allergol Int 2012; 61:347. [PMID: 22270073 DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.11-le-0369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chen BY, Chan CC, Lee CT, Cheng TJ, Huang WC, Jhou JC, Han YY, Chen CC, Guo YL. The association of ambient air pollution with airway inflammation in schoolchildren. Am J Epidemiol 2012; 175:764-74. [PMID: 22408045 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The biologic mechanisms involved in airway inflammatory response to air pollution are not clearly understood. The authors conducted a longitudinal study to investigate whether exposure to ambient air pollutants affected inflammatory cells and mediators from nasal lavage in schoolchildren. Study participants were 100 elementary and middle-school students in New Taipei City, Taiwan. A structured respiratory health questionnaire was administered in September 2007, followed by monthly measurement of nasal inflammation from October 2007 to November 2009. During the study period, daily concentrations of air pollutants were obtained from the Environmental Protection Administration monitoring station and the Aerosol Supersite. Mixed-effects models were applied to examine the association between air pollution and nasal inflammatory cells and mediators, including percentages of neutrophils, eosinophils, and monocytes in lavaged cells and interleukin-8. A total of 824 measurements were obtained from 100 participants over a period of 10 months. The level of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM(2.5)) was found to be associated with percentage of neutrophils (β = 3.45%, 95% confidence interval: 0.89, 6.01) and interleukin-8 level (β = 29.98 pg/mL, 95% confidence interval: 3.26, 56.69) in the nasal lavage on the day of exposure. In this longitudinal cohort study of schoolchildren, results indicated that exposure to PM(2.5) might induce nasal inflammation.
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- Bing-Yu Chen
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University (NTU) and NTU Hospital, 17, Syujhou Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Tworek D, Kuna P. Nasal nitric oxide measurements in the assessment of nasal allergen challenge. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2012; 22:102-108. [PMID: 22533232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Several objective methods are used to assess the result of nasal allergen challenge. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of nasal nitric oxide (nNO) measurements with that of peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF), nasal lavage fluid beta-tryptase levels, and changes in cell count after nasal challenge with grass pollen. METHODS The study population comprised 24 patients allergic to grass pollen and 24 healthy controls. All participants underwent grass allergen challenge preceded by administration of placebo. A visual analog scale was administered. nNO and PNIF were determined, and nasal lavage fluid was collected before and 30 minutes after administration of placebo and allergen. The study was performed outside the pollen season. RESULTS Significant changes in nNO, PNIF, nasal lavage fluid beta-tryptase level, and cell count were observed only in allergic patients after administration of the allergen. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn for each determination. A change in nNO levels of -11.987% was indicated as the best cutoff point for differentiating between allergic patients and healthy participants with a sensitivity of 60.9%, specificity of 100%, negative predictive value of 71%, and positive predictive value of 100%. Comparison of the area under the ROC curve did not show significant differences between the diagnostic value of changes in nNO levels and other objective methods of assessing the outcome of the challenge. CONCLUSION Changes in nNO levels do not differ significantly from other methods used to objectively assess the outcome of nasal challenge. Given their insufficient sensitivity, nNO measurements have limited value as the sole diagnostic tool when assessing the outcome of nasal challenge.
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- D Tworek
- Department of Internal Diseases, Asthma and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
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Okamoto N, Ikeda M, Okuda M, Sakamoto T, Takasugi M, Takahashi N, Araki T, Morishima T, Yasui K. Increased eosinophilic cationic protein in nasal fluid in hospitalized wheezy infants with RSV infection. Allergol Int 2011; 60:467-72. [PMID: 21681019 DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.10-oa-0263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major respiratory pathogen which causes bronchiolitis with dyspnea and wheezing in children less than 2 years old. RSV bronchiolitis in infancy severe enough to cause hospitalization might be a risk factor for allergic sensitization and bronchial asthma in future. However, the pathophysiology behind this development has not been clearly characterized. To evaluate the existence of airway inflammation and characteristic of RSV bronchiolitis, we analyzed and compared the concentrations of eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) in nasal fluid and plasma. METHODS From 69 infants (aged <2 years) hospitalized for possible lower respiratory tract infections including RSV infection, we collected nasal fluid and plasma and determined the ECP concentrations. RESULTS ECP concentrations in nasal fluid were significantly higher in patients with wheezing and/or bronchial rales than in patients without them (1733 ± 660 ng/mL vs 680 ± 450 ng/mL, p = 0.018), and those of the respiratory syncitial virus-infected group were significantly higher than those of the uninfected group (p = 0.04). Meanwhile, there was no significant difference in plasma ECP levels between patients with wheezing and patients without wheezing, and no significant difference between RSV-infected and other pathogen-infected patients. There were significant correlations between nasal fluid ECP concentrations and both neutrophil and eosinophil counts in the peripheral blood. CONCLUSIONS Nasal fluid ECP concentrations are increased in infants with lower respiratory infections including RSV infection accompanied with wheezing. ECP probably originates from neutrophils as well as eosinophils migrated into airways. The monitoring of ECP concentration in nasal fluid may be useful for evaluating leukocyte (including eosinophils and neutrophils)-mediated airway inflammation during infancy and its severity.
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- Naoko Okamoto
- Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization, Fukuyama Medical Center, Hiroshima, Japan
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Novotny LA, Clements JD, Bakaletz LO. Transcutaneous immunization as preventative and therapeutic regimens to protect against experimental otitis media due to nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. Mucosal Immunol 2011; 4:456-67. [PMID: 21326197 PMCID: PMC3118858 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2011.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have developed three nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) adhesin-derived immunogens that are significantly efficacious against experimental otitis media (OM) due to NTHI when delivered parenterally. We now expanded our preventative immunization strategies to include transcutaneous immunization (TCI) as a less invasive, but potentially equally efficacious, regimen to prevent OM due to NTHI. Additionally, we examined the potential of TCI as a therapeutic immunization regimen to resolve ongoing experimental OM. Preventative immunization with NTHI outer membrane protein (OMP) P5- and type IV pilus-targeted immunogens, delivered with the adjuvant LT(R192G-L211A), induced significantly earlier clearance of NTHI from the nasopharynges and middle ears of challenged chinchillas compared with receipt of immunogen or adjuvant alone. Moreover, therapeutic immunization resulted in significant resolution of established NTHI biofilms from the middle ear space of animals compared with controls. These data advocate TCI with the adhesin-directed immunogens as an efficacious regimen for prevention and resolution of experimental NTHI-induced OM.
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- L A Novotny
- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Wang H, Chavali S, Mobini R, Muraro A, Barbon F, Boldrin D, Aberg N, Benson M. A pathway-based approach to find novel markers of local glucocorticoid treatment in intermittent allergic rhinitis. Allergy 2011; 66:132-40. [PMID: 20659080 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02444.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glucocorticoids (GCs) may affect the expression of hundreds of genes in different cells and tissues from patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis (IAR). It is a formidable challenge to understand these complex changes by studying individual genes. In this study, we aimed to identify (i) pathways affected by local GC treatment and (ii) examine if those pathways could be used to find novel markers of local GC treatment in nasal fluids from patients with IAR. METHODS Gene expression microarray- and iTRAQ-based proteomic analyses of nasal fluids, nasal fluid cells and nasal mucosa from patients with IAR were performed to find pathways enriched for differentially expressed genes and proteins. Proteins representing those pathways were analyzed with ELISA in an independent material of nasal fluids from 23 patients with IAR before and after treatment with a local GC. RESULTS Transcriptomal and proteomic high-throughput analyses of nasal fluids, nasal fluid cells and nasal mucosal showed that local GC treatment affected a wide variety of pathways in IAR such as the glucocorticoid receptor pathway and the acute phase response pathway. Extracellular proteins encoded by genes in those pathways were analyzed in an independent material of nasal fluids from patients. Proteins that changed significantly in expression included known biomarkers such as eosinophil cationic protein but also proteins that had not been previously described in IAR, namely CCL2, M-CSF, CXCL6 and apoH. CONCLUSION Pathway-based analyses of genomic and proteomic high-throughput data can be used as a complementary approach to identify novel potential markers of GC treatment in IAR.
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- The Unit for Clinical Systems Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Schäper C, Noga O, Koch B, Ewert R, Felix SB, Gläser S, Kunkel G, Gustavus B. Anti-inflammatory properties of montelukast, a leukotriene receptor antagonist in patients with asthma and nasal polyposis. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2011; 21:51-58. [PMID: 21370724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Leukotrienes, especially LTC4, are important inflammatory mediators in allergic and nonallergic inflammation of the entire airways. Of particular interest are numerous theories regarding the pathogenesis of aspirin intolerance with subsequent hyperproduction of leukotrienes and inhibition of cyclooxygenase. OBJECTIVE To examine the influence of the cysteinyl-leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast on clinical symptoms and inflammatory markers in nasal lavage fluid in patients with bronchial asthma and nasal polyps, and determine its dependency on aspirin sensitization. METHODS Twenty-four patients (7 women, 17 men; median age, 55.5 years) with nasal polyps and controlled asthma (n=12 with aspirin intolerance) were treated with 10 mg montelukast once daily for 6 weeks in a blinded, placebo-controlled fashion. The placebo phase was randomly assigned 4 weeks before (n=12) or after treatment (n=12). Symptom score, rhinoendoscopy, rhinomanometry, smears for eosinophils, and nasal lavages for the determination of different mediators were performed. RESULTS Compared to placebo, there were significant improvements in the nasal symptom score and airflow limitation as well as a reduction in the inflammatory mediators in nasal lavage fluid after treatment. Furthermore, reduced eosinophils in nasal smears and peripheral blood were observed 2 and 6 weeks after treatment. CONCLUSION Leukotriene 1 receptor blockade led to a significant decrease in eosinophil inflammation accompanied by a reduction in other mediators such as neurokinin A and substance P in the nasal lavage fluid of patients with nasal polyps and asthma, with or without aspirin intolerance.
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- Department of Internal Medicine B-Cardiology, Intensive Care, Pulmonary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Greifswald, Germany
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Xu G, Zhang L, Wang DY, Xu R, Liu Z, Han DM, Wang XD, Zuo KJ, Li HB. Opposing roles of IL-17A and IL-25 in the regulation of TSLP production in human nasal epithelial cells. Allergy 2010; 65:581-9. [PMID: 19968632 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02252.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The importance of IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-25 in allergic rhinitis (AR), as well as their possible role in regulation on thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) production in nasal epithelial cells, is not well understood. OBJECTIVE To determine the possible regulation of IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-25 on TSLP production in the initiation of allergic responses. METHODS The levels of IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-25, and TSLP in nasal lavages of patients with AR were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and compared with that in normal controls. Then, primary human nasal epithelial cells (HNECs) were stimulated with dsRNA (0-75 microg/ml), as well as IL-17A (100 ng/ml), IL-17F (100 ng/ml), and IL-25(100 ng/ml). The mRNA expression of IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-25, TSLP, as well as the chemokines CCL20, IL-8, and eotaxin was analyzed using quantitative real-time PCR, and their protein levels in the supernatants of cultured HNECs were determined by ELISA. RESULTS Both TSLP and IL-17 cytokines are significantly elevated in patients with AR. dsRNA was found to increase the production of IL-17F, IL-25, TSLP, CCL20, and IL-8 in HNECs. Furthermore, IL-25 significantly enhanced dsRNA-induced TSLP production in primary HNECs and was dominant to the inhibitory effect of IL-17A on TSLP regulation. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides the first evidence that both IL-17F and IL-25 can be induced by dsRNA in HNECs. Despite of the opposing effects of IL-17A and IL-25 on TSLP regulation in HNECs, IL-25 was dominant to IL-17A, providing a plausible explanation for the simultaneous upregulation of IL-17 cytokines and TSLP in patients with AR.
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- Otorhinolaryngology Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Otorhinolaryngology Institute of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Chawes BLK, Edwards MJ, Shamji B, Walker C, Nicholson GC, Tan AJ, Følsgaard NV, Bønnelykke K, Bisgaard H, Hansel TT. A novel method for assessing unchallenged levels of mediators in nasal epithelial lining fluid. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010; 125:1387-1389.e3. [PMID: 20304470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2009] [Revised: 01/07/2010] [Accepted: 01/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tieu DD, Peters AT, Carter RG, Carter RT, Suh L, Conley DB, Chandra R, Norton J, Grammer LC, Harris KE, Kato A, Kern RC, Schleimer RP. Evidence for diminished levels of epithelial psoriasin and calprotectin in chronic rhinosinusitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010; 125:667-75. [PMID: 20226301 PMCID: PMC2841036 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2009] [Revised: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 11/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Decreased epithelial expression of mRNA for S100A7 (psoriasin) and S100A8/A9 (calprotectin) has been reported in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). OBJECTIVES We sought to assess whether the expression of S100 proteins is also altered in the sinonasal cavity of patients with CRS. METHODS We determined levels of S100 proteins in nasal lavage fluid and sinonasal tissue extracts from patients with CRS using ELISA and immunohistochemical analysis of nasal polyp tissue from patients with CRS with nasal polyps and uncinate tissue from healthy control subjects, patients with CRSsNP, and patients with CRSwNP. RESULTS Expression levels of S100 proteins were decreased compared with those seen in control subjects in nasal lavage fluid from both CRS groups (P < .05). Similarly, tissue expression of these proteins assessed by means of immunohistochemistry demonstrated clear reductions, primarily in the epithelial lining. Interestingly, levels of calprotectin were increased in nasal polyp tissue despite lower levels in lavage fluid. Levels of calprotectin in nasal tissues were correlated with levels of neutrophils, as assessed by means of quantification of neutrophil elastase. CONCLUSIONS Several S100 proteins are in the epidermal differentiation complex of genes and have been demonstrated to play a role in maintenance of barrier function and formation of an antimicrobial shield. We demonstrate significantly decreased levels of expression of S100 proteins in the epithelium of patients with CRS, which might lead to diminished innate immune responses and barrier function. Increased levels of calprotectin in nasal polyp tissue might reflect neutrophil recruitment and a compensatory mechanism. Future studies will be important to determine whether reduced levels of S100 proteins lead to decreased antimicrobial responses in the upper airways and sinuses and whether this reduction plays a causative role in CRS pathogenesis and susceptibility to infectious disease.
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- David D Tieu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill 60607, USA.
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BACKGROUND The role of myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells and its consequences for the T(H)2 skew in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps (CRSNP(+)) should be detailed. METHODS In 18 CRS patients without nasal polyps (CRSNP(-)), 35 CRSNP(+) patients and 22 patients with nasal structural abnormalities without rhinosinusitis (controls), dendritic cells (DC) were differentiated into myeloid (mDC) and plasmacytoid (pDC) subtypes using an antibody cocktail including CD1c (BDCA-1) and CD303 (BDCA-2) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and single cell preparations of sinonasal mucosa by flow cytometry. Moreover, cells were analysed for expression of CD45, CD3, CD4, CXCR3 (T(H)1) and CCR4 (T(H)2) and IFN-gamma, IL-5, TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2, ECP and total IgE in nasal secretions were determined. As a possible confounder, Staphylococcus aureus in nasal lavages was detected. RESULTS The tissue mDC/pDC-ratio was 1.7 (1.0-2.4) in controls, 3.0 (1.8-4.0) in CRSNP(-) and 0.8 (0.6-1.0) in CRSNP(+) (P < 0.01). In tissue samples, the T(H)1/T(H)2 ratio was 12.6 (6.4-16.0) in controls, 12.5 (6.9-21.2) in CRSNP(-) and 1.8 (1.3-3.6) in CRSNP(+) (median and interquartile range, P < 0.001). Less pronounced differences were found in PBMC. S. aureus detection rates or TGF-beta levels did not differ between patient groups and S. aureus detection had no influence on the parameters investigated. CONCLUSION A significant T(H)2 skew in CRSNP(+) could be confirmed on the cellular level. It was driven by low myeloid dendritic cell numbers. The T(H)2 skew did not correlate with S. aureus detection. The data support the concept that CRSNP(+) and CRSNP(-) are pathophysiologically distinct.
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- H Kirsche
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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BACKGROUND We have previously demonstrated the presence of toll-like receptor 9 in the nasal mucosa of both healthy and allergic individuals. CpG motifs, found in bacterial and viral DNA, elicit strong immunostimulatory effects via this receptor. CpG is known to skew the immune system towards a T helper 1 (Th1) profile, thereby suppressing Th2-driven allergic responses. This study was designed to examine the effects of CpG administration in the human nose. METHODS Twenty subjects, of whom 10 suffered from seasonal allergic rhinitis (AR), were challenged intranasally with CpG outside pollen season. Symptom scores, nasal airway resistance (NAR), and nasal and pulmonary nitric oxide (NO) levels were assayed prior to challenge and 30 min, 6, 24 and 48 h post challenge. The presence of leukocytes and various cytokines were analyzed in nasal lavage (NAL) fluids before and after CpG exposure. RESULTS Increased NAR, nasal NO production and secretion of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, and IL-8 were seen after CpG exposure. Further analysis revealed that this inflammatory response was more marked in healthy subjects than among patients with AR, although a higher basal inflammatory response was recorded in the allergic group. In vitro experiments suggest that the effects induced by CpG are mediated by epithelial cells and neutrophils. CONCLUSION Nasal administration of CpG induces a local airway inflammation, more distinct among healthy than allergic individuals. The reduced responsiveness to CpG in allergic patients might be related to the ongoing minimal persistent inflammation. Results from cytokine analyses reflect the ability of CpG to induce a pro-inflammatory Th1-like immune response.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden
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Rakel DP, Hoeft TJ, Barrett BP, Chewning BA, Craig BM, Niu M. Practitioner empathy and the duration of the common cold. Fam Med 2009; 41:494-501. [PMID: 19582635 PMCID: PMC2720820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study's objective was to assess the relationship of empathy in medical office visits to subsequent outcomes of the common cold. METHODS A total of 350 subjects ? 12 years of age received either a standard or enhanced physician visit as part of a randomized controlled trial. Enhanced visits emphasized empathy on the part of the physician. The patient-scored Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) questionnaire assessed practitioner-patient interaction, especially empathy. Cold severity and duration were assessed from twice-daily symptom reports. Nasal wash was performed to measure the immune cytokine interleukin-8 (IL-8). RESULTS Eighty-four individuals reported perfect (score of 50) CARE scores. They tended to be older with less education but reported similar health status, quality of life, and levels of optimism. In those with perfect CARE scores, cold duration was shorter (mean 7.10 days versus 8.01 days), and there was a trend toward reduced severity (mean area under receiver-operator characteristics curve 240.40 versus 284.49). After accounting for possible confounding variables, cold severity and duration were significantly lower in those reporting perfect CARE scores. In these models, a perfect score also correlated with a larger increase in IL-8 levels. CONCLUSIONS Clinician empathy, as perceived by patients with the common cold, significantly predicts subsequent duration and severity of illness and is associated with immune system changes.
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- David P Rakel
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53715, USA.
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BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis is a common disease, in which some patients will deteriorate or develop asthma. It is important to characterize these patients, thereby offering the possibility for prevention. This study evaluated eosinophil parameters as potential indicators of deteriorating allergic airway disease. METHODS The subjects of the study included all patients who suffered seasonal allergic rhinitis and had participated in a study 6 years earlier, in which blood eosinophils, serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) serum eosinophil peroxidase (EPO), nasal lavage ECP and nasal lavage EPO levels were measured. Patients in the present study were interviewed on occurrence of rhinitis symptoms during the last season, rhinitis outside season, asthma-like symptoms and asthma diagnosis, and were skin-prick tested for common aeroallergens. Eosinophil parameters from the study 6 years earlier were then tested for the ability to predict occurrence of new allergies, worsening of rhinitis and occurrence of asthma. RESULTS Forty-four patients participated in the study. In four patients seasonal rhinitis symptoms had deteriorated, 10 had experienced perennial rhinitis symptoms, 14 reported asthma-like symptoms and seven had been diagnosed with asthma. Thirteen had developed additional sensitization. Patients developing asthma-like symptoms compared with patients with no such symptoms had significantly higher serum ECP (16.7 microg/l vs 8.2 microg/l; P < or = 0.01) and serum EPO (17.9 microg/l vs 8.8 microg/l; P < or = 0.05). Results were similar, considering patients diagnosed with asthma. Blood eosinophils and nasal lavage parameters were not related to development of asthma and asthma-like symptoms. No eosinophil parameter was related to deterioration of rhinitis or additional sensitization. CONCLUSION Serum ECP and EPO in patients with seasonal rhinitis demonstrated a high predictive ability for later development of asthma.
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- L P Nielsen
- Departments of Respiratory Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Schäper C, Gustavus B, Koch B, Ewert R, Hanf G, Kunkel G, Noga O, Gläser S. Effects of fexofenadine on inflammatory mediators in nasal lavage fluid in intermittent allergic rhinitis. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2009; 19:459-464. [PMID: 20128420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Allergic rhinitis, a disease that impairs quality of life, is characterized by inflammation due to an allergic reaction. Fexofenadine is a second-generation histamine receptor blocker well known for its potent interaction with this inflammatory process. The main aim of this study was to further clarify the anti-inflammatory effects exerted by fexofenadine in patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis. METHODS Twenty patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis due to birch and mugwort pollen were enrolled. Fexofenadine was administered once a day at a dose of 120 mg. Clinical improvement was assessed by a symptom score, and nasal airway flows were measured by anterior rhinomanometry at baseline and after 2 weeks of treatment with fexofenadine. Nasal smears were tested for eosinophils and nasal lavage fluid were examined for histamine, cysteinyl leukotrienes, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1, eosinophil cationic protein, and albumin by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. All the tests were performed during the pollen season. RESULTS Fexofenadine induced a significant improvement in nasal and ocular symptoms (P < .001), nasal edema and secretion (P < .001), and nasal airway flow (P < .001). The clinical improvement was related to a significant reduction in all inflammatory mediators (P < .01 in all cases). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that fexofenadine is able to mediate significant changes in different nasal lavage markers from patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis. The changes observed in the markers analyzed in both nasal secretions and serum are attributable to the anti-inflammatory effects of fexofenadine in vivo.
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- Division of Cardiology and Pneumology, Universität Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
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Niederfuhr A, Kirsche H, Deutschle T, Poppert S, Riechelmann H, Wellinghausen N. Staphylococcus aureus in nasal lavage and biopsy of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Allergy 2008; 63:1359-67. [PMID: 18782116 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01798.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus may play a relevant etiologic role in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and may explain the T(H2) shift observed in CRS with nasal polyps (CRSNP(+)). Naturally occurring S. aureus small colony variants (SASCV) escape immune surveillance, antibiotic treatment and microbiologic routine diagnostic techniques. The frequency of S. aureus and SASCV in CRS patients and S. aureus-related effects on the local immune response should be prospectively investigated. METHODS Nasal lavages and mucosal biopsies of CRS patients were examined with bacterial culture suitable for detecting SASCV, real time PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization. To assess the effects of S. aureus positivity, interleukin-5 (IL-5), interferon-gamma, total immunoglobulin E (IgE), eotaxin, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor, and eosinophil cationic protein in nasal lavages were determined and gene transcription analysis of nasal biopsies from S. aureus positive and negative CRSNP(+) patients was performed. RESULTS Thirty-one CRSNP(+) patients, 13 CRS patients without polyps, and 21 control patients were evaluated. Staphylococcus aureus was detected by any method in 25 patients (39%). Staphylococcus aureus detection rates did not differ between the three disease groups (P = 0.3). Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants were not found. In nasal lavages, IL-5 and total IgE levels were higher in CRSNP(+) patients than in CRSNP(-) patients or controls (P < 0.05). Staphylococcus aureus positivity did not influence biomarker concentrations in nasal lavages. Genes for T(H2) cytokines were not differentially transcribed. CONCLUSIONS We could not observe a higher prevalence of S. aureus in CRS patients with or without nasal polyps than in controls. We could not substantiate that S. aureus intensifies the T(H2) shift in CRSNP(+) patients. Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants were not detected in any sample.
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- A Niederfuhr
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Bakke JV, Norbäck D, Wieslander G, Hollund BE, Florvaag E, Haugen EN, Moen BE. Symptoms, complaints, ocular and nasal physiological signs in university staff in relation to indoor environment - temperature and gender interactions. Indoor Air 2008; 18:131-143. [PMID: 18312335 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2007.00515.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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UNLABELLED Symptoms, signs, perceptions, and objective measures were studied in university buildings. Two problem buildings with a history of dampness and complaints were compared with two control buildings. Health investigations among university staff were performed at the workplace (n = 173) including tear film stability [non-invasive break-up time (NIBUT) and self-reported break-up time (SBUT)], nasal patency (acoustic rhinometry), nasal lavage fluid analysis [NAL: eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), myeloperoxidase (MPO), lysozyme and albumin] and atopy by total serum IgE and IgE antibodies (Phadiatop). Exposure assessment included inspections, thermal and atmospheric climate at 56 points modelled for all work sites. Multiple regressions were applied, controlling for age and gender. Exposure differences between problem buildings and controls were small, and variations between rooms were greater. Workers in the problem buildings had more general and dermal symptoms, but not more objective signs than the others. Adjusted day NIBUT and SBUT increased at higher night air temperatures, with B (95% CI) 0.6 (0.04-1.2) and 1.3 (-0.02 to 2.5), respectively. Higher relative humidity at mean day air temperature <22.1 degrees C was associated with adjusted NIBUT and SBUT, with B (95% CI) 0.16 (0.03-0.29) and 0.37 (-0.01 to 0.75), respectively. Air velocity below recommended winter values and reduced relative humidity in the range of 15-30% were associated with dry air and too low temperature. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Thermal climate in university buildings may be associated with both perceptions and physiological signs. Reduced night time air temperature, increased difference in air temperature between day and night, and fast changes in air temperature might impair indoor environment. This may have implication for energy-saving policies. It might be difficult to identify the exposure behind, and find the reason why, some buildings are defined as 'problem buildings'.
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- J V Bakke
- Section for Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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Boot JD, Chandoesing P, de Kam ML, Mascelli MA, Das AM, Gerth van Wijk R, de Groot H, Verhoosel R, Hiemstra PS, Diamant Z. Applicability and reproducibility of biomarkers for the evaluation of anti-inflammatory therapy in allergic rhinitis. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2008; 18:433-442. [PMID: 19123434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to study the reproducibility of several biomarkers of allergic rhinitis to investigate their potential as outcome measures in clinical intervention trials. Furthermore, we investigated the kinetics of the biomarkers studied in nasal lavage and brush material following a placebo-controlled nasal allergen challenge. METHODS We performed a skin prick test and measured serum specific immunoglobulin (Ig) E levels and inflammatory biomarkers in nasal lavage and brush material in 20 patients with allergic rhinitis on 2 separate days (washout, 14-21 days). The patients were then randomly assigned to undergo an intranasal challenge with a relevant allergen (n=10) or diluent (n=10) in order to assess the kinetics of several biomarkers of allergic airway inflammation in nasal lavage and brush samples. RESULTS Baseline serum IgE levels and skin wheal sizes were highly reproducible measurements, with a coefficient of variation (CV) of 13.4% and 18.2%, respectively. This was not the case with the majority of inflammatory biomarkers, whose CV varied considerably (range, 6.1%-224.1%). The nasal allergen challenge induced an increase in composite symptom scores in all patients. Compared to placebo, tryptase (P=.004), eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) (P=.03) and alpha2-macroglobulin (P=.002) were increased in nasal lavage at 20 minutes post allergen. Nasal lavage ECP levels and nasal brush eosinophils were still significantly increased at 7 hours (P=.03 and P=.04), but all statistical significance had been lost at 24 hours post challenge. CONCLUSION Serum specific IgE assays and skin prick tests exhibited good reproducibility in patients with clinically stable allergic rhinitis. We were also able to investigate the kinetics of allergen-induced upper airway inflammatory markers in nasal lavage and brush material. Hence, nasal allergen challenge, when used in combination with nasal lavage and brush sampling, is a suitable research tool for early drug development.
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- J D Boot
- Centre for Human Drug Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Bakke JV, Wieslander G, Norbäck D, Moen BE. Atopy, symptoms and indoor environmental perceptions, tear film stability, nasal patency and lavage biomarkers in university staff. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2007; 81:861-72. [PMID: 18066577 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0280-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2007] [Accepted: 11/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Study associations between airway symptoms, complaints on environmental perceptions, atopy definitions and biomarkers including tear film stability (BUT), nasal patency and nasal lavage (NAL). Personal predictors (gender, age, smoking, infections) for the biomarkers as well as associations between the biomarkers were also assessed. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 173 employees in four university buildings, response rate 86%. Tear film break up time (BUT) was measured by a non-invasive method (NIBUT) and self-reported (SBUT). NAL-analysis included eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP), myeloperoxidase (MPO), lysozyme and albumin. Total serum IgE, and specific IgE using Phadiatop was measured. Data on subjective symptoms, environmental perceptions and background data were collected by use of a questionnaire. Multiple regression analyses were applied. RESULTS Mean age was 43 years, 21% had weekly ocular, 21% nasal, and 17% laryngeal symptoms. Women had more complaints on environmental perceptions, shorter BUT and less nasal patency. Neither atopy (Phadiatop) nor Total IgE or allergy in the family, but asthma and hay fever was associated with mucosal symptoms or perceptions. Subjects with positive Phadiatop had higher levels of all NAL-biomarkers. Those with ocular symptoms had shorter BUT. Nasal symptoms were related to respiratory infections and laryngeal symptoms to NAL-lysozyme. Perceiving dry air was associated with lower BUT and reduced nasal volume difference before and after decongestion. Older subjects had greater nasal patency, and less atopy. All NAL-biomarkers were positively correlated. Higher lysozyme level was associated with less nasal patency and greater nasal decongestion. CONCLUSIONS BUT and NAL-lysozyme was associated with ocular, nasal, laryngeal symptoms and indoor environmental perceptions. Ever having had asthma and ever having had hay fever were predictors for symptoms and perceived air quality, respectively. Phadiatop, Total IgE, familiar allergy and ever eczema were not associated to symptoms or perceived environments. Age, gender and Phadiatop were main predictors for ocular and nasal biomarkers.
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- Jan Vilhelm Bakke
- Section for Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, 5018 Bergen, Norway.
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Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory nasal disorder in which a range of different cells participates. A variety of approaches has been used to monitor nasal inflammation objectively to investigate disease processes and to evaluate the effect of therapeutic intervention. These approaches include nasal lavage, nasal cytology, and nasal biopsy, together with the more recently established measurement of nasal nitric oxide (NO) concentration. Although all provide information about nasal mucosal inflammation, the extent of information that can be obtained by each approach, the ease of sampling, and the complexity of sample handling differ. Such considerations influence the choice of approach when measurement of nasal inflammation is to be an objective outcome parameter in a clinical trial. In addition, the choice of approach is also determined by the questions or hypotheses that are to be addressed. Nasal lavage is simple and rapid to perform, is well tolerated, and provides a sample that can provide information about luminal cell recruitment, cell activation, and plasma protein extravasation. Nasal cytology involves sampling and recovering mucosal surface cells. It is also easy to perform and is well tolerated in general, although some find that the procedure causes a transient unpleasant sensation. A differential cell count from the sample provides information about relative cell populations. Both nasal lavage and nasal cytology are readily applicable to clinical trials. Nasal cytology sample handling is easier, but nasal lavage offers the advantage of providing considerably greater information from the sample. Nasal biopsy is a considerably more invasive procedure and requires expertise not only in tissue sampling but also in biopsy processing. Therefore, it is applicable only in specialist centers. However, nasal biopsy is the only sampling technique that directly informs about tissue cellular events, although these may be implied, in part from the other sampling approaches. Tissue specimens can be used to evaluate both protein and gene expression. Measurement of nasal NO involves expensive equipment but provides an instantaneous result, unlike the other approaches, all of which require sample processing and analysis. Recommendations for standardization of measurement have been made, and measures are considered in part to reflect allergic inflammation within the nasal mucosa. The limitations of nasal NO are that it reflects only a certain aspect of allergic mucosal inflammation, and that because a proportion of nasally measured NO is derived from the sinuses under normal circumstances, nasal NO is not specific for nasal disease. The high contribution from the sinus mucosa limits the discriminatory ability of nasal NO to reflect nasal tissue-specific alterations. The incorporation of measures of nasal inflammation in clinical trials has distinguished anti-inflammatory therapy from symptomatic therapy and has the potential to provide information about the efficacy of novel therapies for allergic rhinitis.
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MESH Headings
- Biomarkers/analysis
- Humans
- Nasal Lavage Fluid/chemistry
- Nasal Lavage Fluid/immunology
- Nasal Mucosa/cytology
- Nasal Mucosa/immunology
- Nasal Mucosa/pathology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/drug therapy
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/immunology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/pathology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/drug therapy
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/immunology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/pathology
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- Peter H Howarth
- IIR Research Division, Mail Point 810, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom.
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Storaas T, Irgens A, Florvaag E, Steinsvåg SK, Ardal L, Do TV, Greiff L, Aasen TB. Bronchial responsiveness in bakery workers: relation to airway symptoms, IgE sensitization, nasal indices of inflammation, flour dust exposure and smoking. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2007; 27:327-34. [PMID: 17697030 DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097x.2007.00755.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is common in bakery workers. The relation between bronchial responsiveness measured with a tidal breathing method and smoking, airway symptoms, IgE-sensitization, nasal indices of inflammation and flour dust exposure have been studied with bronchial responsiveness expressed as a continuous outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS Bakery workers (n = 197) were subjected to interviews, questionnaires, allergy tests, workplace dust measurements and bronchial metacholine provocation. Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and alpha(2)-macroglobulin were measured in nasal lavage. Bronchial responsiveness was expressed as slope(conc), a measurement based on regressing the per cent reduction in FEV(1) at each provocation step. RESULTS BHR expressed as slope(conc) was associated with smoking (P = 0.009), asthma symptoms at work (P = 0.001), and occupational IgE sensitization (P = 0.048). After adjusting for baseline lung function the association between BHR and IgE sensitization was no longer present. We demonstrated an association between nasal ECP and BHR (slope(conc) < 3: P = 0.012), but not to alpha(2)-macroglobulin in nasal lavage. No association was seen between BHR and current exposure level of flour dust, number of working years in a bakery or a history of dough-making. CONCLUSION BHR is related to baseline lung function, work-related asthma symptoms, smoking and nasal eosinophil activity, but not to occupational IgE sensitization and current flour dust exposure when measured with metacholine provocation. The slope(conc) expression seems to be a useful continuous outcome in bronchial responsiveness testing.
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- Torgeir Storaas
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway.
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Melendi GA, Laham FR, Monsalvo AC, Casellas JM, Israele V, Polack NR, Kleeberger SR, Polack FP. Cytokine profiles in the respiratory tract during primary infection with human metapneumovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, or influenza virus in infants. Pediatrics 2007; 120:e410-5. [PMID: 17671045 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We characterized the T helper cytokine profiles in the respiratory tract of infants infected with influenza virus, human metapneumovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus to examine whether these agents elicit similar cytokine responses and whether T helper type 2 polarization is associated with wheezing and severe disease. METHODS A prospective study of infants who were seeking medical help for acute upper and/or lower respiratory tract infection symptoms for the first time and were found to be infected with influenza, human metapneumovirus, or respiratory syncytial virus was performed. Respiratory viruses were detected in nasal secretions with reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assays. The study was performed in emergency departments and outpatient clinics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. T cell cytokine responses were determined in nasal secretions with immunoassays and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assays. RESULTS Influenza elicited higher levels of interferon-gamma, interleukin-4, and interleukin-2 than did the other agents. Human metapneumovirus had the lowest interferon-gamma/interleukin-4 ratio (T helper type 2 bias). However, no association was found between T helper type 2 bias and overall wheezing or hospitalization rates. CONCLUSIONS These findings show that viral respiratory infections in infants elicit different cytokine responses and that the pathogeneses of these agents should be studied individually.
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Ichinohe T, Kawaguchi A, Tamura SI, Takahashi H, Sawa H, Ninomiya A, Imai M, Itamura S, Odagiri T, Tashiro M, Chiba J, Sata T, Kurata T, Hasegawa H. Intranasal immunization with H5N1 vaccine plus Poly I:Poly C12U, a Toll-like receptor agonist, protects mice against homologous and heterologous virus challenge. Microbes Infect 2007; 9:1333-40. [PMID: 17890128 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2007] [Revised: 06/14/2007] [Accepted: 06/21/2007] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The avian H5N1 influenza virus has the potential to cause a new pandemic. Since it is difficult to predict which strain of influenza will cause a pandemic, it is advantageous to produce vaccines that confer cross-protective immunity. Mucosal vaccine administration was reported to induce cross-protective immunity by inducing secretion of IgA at the mucosal surface. Adjuvants can also enhance the development of fully protective mucosal immunity. Here we show that a new mucosal adjuvant, poly I:poly C12U (Ampligen), a Toll-like receptor 3 agonist proven to be safe in a Phase III human trial, is an effective adjuvant for H5N1 influenza vaccination. Intranasal administration of a candidate influenza vaccine with Ampligen resulted in secretion of IgA, and protected mice that were subsequently challenged with homologous A/Vietnam/1194/2004 and heterologous A/HK/483/97 and A/Indonesia/6/2005 virus.
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- Takeshi Ichinohe
- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 4-7-1 Gakuen, Musashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan
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Hashiguchi K, Tang H, Fujita T, Tsubaki S, Fujita M, Suematsu K, Gotoh M, Okubo K. Preliminary study on Japanese cedar pollinosis in an artificial exposure chamber (OHIO Chamber). Allergol Int 2007; 56:125-30. [PMID: 17384532 DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.o-06-453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2006] [Accepted: 10/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A pollen exposure chamber (OHIO Chamber) was built in central Tokyo, Japan, in order to study seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). Since satisfactory outcomes were obtained from the controlled pollen exposure at the chamber, we conducted preliminary studies in volunteers with SAR. METHODS Ten volunteers with SAR sensitive to Japanese cedar (JC) pollen were enrolled in this study. In order to investigate the intranasal and intraocular pollen number, volunteers were initially exposed to a low concentration of JC (2500 grains/m3) for at most 1 hour in this chamber. Before and after the exposure, nasal cavities and eyes were washed with 100ml and 25 ml of saline, respectively. Nasal and eye washing solutions were collected and the number of JC pollen was counted. After 3 hours the volunteers were subsequently exposed to a moderate concentration of JC (4500 grains/m3) for 2 hours. Subjective nasal and ocular symptoms were recorded and the amount of nasal secretion was measured during the allergen exposure periods. RESULTS During the initial exposure, all volunteers except one stayed in the chamber for 1 hour without any nasal or ocular symptoms. The number of pollen in the nose and eyes was 249.2 +/- 120.9 and 13.6 +/- 13.6 grains, respectively. During the subsequent 2-hour exposure to JC pollen, nasal and ocular symptoms developed gradually in a time dependent manner in all the volunteers except one. CONCLUSIONS This is the first clinical study using Japanese cedar pollen under well-controlled conditions in the OHIO chamber in which the induction of allergic symptoms was observed. The OHIO chamber will be useful for studying allergic rhinitis in Japan.
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- Kazuhiro Hashiguchi
- Department of Otolaryngology, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Widegren H, Korsgren M, Andersson M, Greiff L. Effects of TNFalpha on the human nasal mucosa in vivo. Respir Med 2007; 101:1982-7. [PMID: 17532197 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Revised: 04/04/2007] [Accepted: 04/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND TNFalpha is a cytokine that may contribute to the pathophysiology of airway inflammation. Inhalation of TNFalpha produces granulocyte recruitment and airway hyperresponsiveness in man. Anti-TNFalpha treatment may inhibit allergen-induced plasma exudation in guinea-pig airways. Increased nasal mucosal output of TNFalpha has been demonstrated in allergic rhinitis, but the effect of TNFalpha on the human nasal mucosa has not been examined in vivo. OBJECTIVE To examine effects of topical TNFalpha on the human nasal mucosa in vivo. METHODS In a dose-finding study, healthy subjects received intranasal TNFalpha (0-7.5 microg). Nasal lavages were carried out before as well as 10 min and 24 h post challenge and alpha(2)-macroglobulin was measured as an index of plasma exudation. In a second study, involving patients with allergic rhinitis examined out of season, a sham-controlled nasal challenge with TNFalpha (10 microg) was performed and followed 24 h later by an allergen challenge. Lavages were performed before the TNFalpha challenge, 24 h thereafter, and 10 min post allergen challenge. alpha(2)-Macroglobulin, eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and IL-8 were analyzed as indices of plasma exudation, eosinophil activity, neutrophil activity, and pro-inflammatory cytokine production, respectively. RESULTS In the dose-finding study, TNFalpha produced significant increases in alpha(2)-macroglobulin 24h post challenge (p<0.01). In allergic rhinitis, 10 microg of TNFalpha also produced this effect (p<0.01) as well as increases in ECP and IL-8 (p<0.01). MPO was increased 24 h post challenge, but this change did not reach statistical significance. TNFalpha did not produce any acute effects and did not affect the responsiveness to allergen. CONCLUSION The present study demonstrates that topical TNFalpha produces a human nasal inflammatory response. These data suggest a role of TNFalpha in nasal conditions characterized by mucosal inflammation.
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- Henrik Widegren
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Ogawa T, Takeno S, Ishino T, Hirakawa K. Submucous turbinectomy combined with posterior nasal neurectomy in the management of severe allergic rhinitis: clinical outcomes and local cytokine changes. Auris Nasus Larynx 2007; 34:319-26. [PMID: 17433591 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2007.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2005] [Revised: 12/25/2006] [Accepted: 01/19/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Submucous resection of the inferior turbinate is one of the recommended methods to alleviate nasal symptoms in patients with severe allergic rhinitis patients in terms of postoperative results and preservation of nasal function. Posterior nasal neurectomy, recently developed by Kikawada, is a novel method to selectively cut the neural bundles out from the sphenopalatine foramen and to diminish the complaints of hypersecretion. This study was carried to examine the clinical effectiveness and changes in local cytokine levels of this combined surgical procedure. METHODS Twenty-three patients with severe perennial allergic rhinitis underwent submucous turbinectomy combined with posterior nasal neurectomy under general anesthesia. The patients' subjective nasal symptoms were examined at each visit. The levels of interleukin-5 (IL-5), eotaxin and regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) in nasal lavages were measured before and 6 month after surgery. Nasal mucosa of the inferior turbinate was also obtained for histopathological examination in some cases. RESULTS The mean symptom scores for sneeze, rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, and total severity were all statistically decreased after surgery. Therapeutic effects continued to be apparent as long as 3 years after surgery. The mean levels of both IL-5 and eotaxin significantly decreased after surgery, but that of RANTES remained unchanged. Histopathological examination revealed that the number of inflammatory cells and nasal glands markedly reduced in lamina propria and the epithelial layer became covered with stratified columnar cells. CONCLUSION Submucosal turbinectomy with posterior nasal neurectomy has remarkably improved subjective nasal symptoms in patients with severe allergic rhinitis on a long-term follow-up basis. The present study also demonstrates that the clinical effectiveness of the procedure is accompanied by decreases in local inflammatory cell infiltration and the related cytokine production.
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- Tomoyuki Ogawa
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Clinical Medical Science, Programs for Applied Biomedicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Janicki-Deverts D, Cohen S, Doyle WJ, Turner RB, Treanor JJ. Infection-induced proinflammatory cytokines are associated with decreases in positive affect, but not increases in negative affect. Brain Behav Immun 2007; 21:301-7. [PMID: 17055218 PMCID: PMC2700714 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2006.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2006] [Revised: 09/06/2006] [Accepted: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Infection commonly triggers nonspecific psychological and behavioral changes including fatigue and malaise, anhedonia, inability to concentrate, and disturbed sleep that collectively are termed "sickness behaviors". Converging evidence from several lines of research implicate the activities of proinflammatory cytokines as a cause of sickness behaviors. Here we elaborate upon the findings of previous research by examining whether infection-associated elevations in local proinflammatory cytokines are associated with increased negative mood and decreased positive mood. One hundred and eighty-nine healthy adults were experimentally exposed to rhinovirus or influenza virus during a 6-day period of quarantine. Infection, objective signs of illness, nasal IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha, and self-reported affect were assessed at baseline and on each of the five post-challenge quarantine days. In the 153 persons who became infected following exposure to the challenge virus, daily production of IL-6, but not IL-1beta or TNF-alpha, was associated with reduced concurrent daily positive affect. One-day lagged analyses showed that daily production of all three cytokines was related to lower positive affect on the next day. All lagged associations were independent of previous-day positive affect and objective signs of illness (mucus production, mucociliary clearance function). There were no associations between cytokines and negative affect. Findings support a causal association between pathogen-induced local cytokine production and changes in positive affect over a 24-h timeline.
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CONCLUSION Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge of the human nose has the capacity to reduce the amount of natural anti-inflammatory proteins, such as uteroglobin. OBJECTIVES Nasal challenge with LPS, an activator of innate immunity, has been shown to increase the amount of pro-inflammatory mediators in nasal lavage fluid. Uteroglobin is a newly described anti-inflammatory mediator that is secreted in the nose. This study examined the effect of nasal LPS application on the level of uteroglobin in nasal lavage fluid as well as on the expression of uteroglobin in nasal mucosa. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-eight volunteers were challenged nasally with either 50 microg LPS or vehicle; 6 h later, nasal lavage fluid was collected and a nasal biopsy was obtained. Levels of uteroglobin, albumin and the pro-inflammatory mediators interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 were analysed in the lavage fluids using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). Biopsies were used for either quantification of uteroglobin mRNA by real-time PCR or for localization of the corresponding protein with immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The uteroglobin level decreased in nasal lavage fluid following LPS challenge, whereas the levels of IL-6 and albumin increased. Uteroglobin was mainly seen in the respiratory epithelium and its mRNA expression decreased as a consequence of the LPS challenge.
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- Mattias Fransson
- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Allergy Research, Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
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