26
|
Bell JF, Squyres SW, Arvidson RE, Arneson HM, Bass D, Blaney D, Cabrol N, Calvin W, Farmer J, Farrand WH, Goetz W, Golombek M, Grant JA, Greeley R, Guinness E, Hayes AG, Hubbard MYH, Herkenhoff KE, Johnson MJ, Johnson JR, Joseph J, Kinch KM, Lemmon MT, Li R, Madsen MB, Maki JN, Malin M, McCartney E, McLennan S, McSween HY, Ming DW, Moersch JE, Morris RV, Dobrea EZN, Parker TJ, Proton J, Rice JW, Seelos F, Soderblom J, Soderblom LA, Sohl-Dickstein JN, Sullivan RJ, Wolff MJ, Wang A. Pancam multispectral imaging results from the Spirit Rover at Gusev Crater. Science 2004; 305:800-6. [PMID: 15297658 DOI: 10.1126/science.1100175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Panoramic Camera images at Gusev crater reveal a rock-strewn surface interspersed with high- to moderate-albedo fine-grained deposits occurring in part as drifts or in small circular swales or hollows. Optically thick coatings of fine-grained ferric iron-rich dust dominate most bright soil and rock surfaces. Spectra of some darker rock surfaces and rock regions exposed by brushing or grinding show near-infrared spectral signatures consistent with the presence of mafic silicates such as pyroxene or olivine. Atmospheric observations show a steady decline in dust opacity during the mission, and astronomical observations captured solar transits by the martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, as well as a view of Earth from the martian surface.
Collapse
|
27
|
Greeley R, Squyres SW, Arvidson RE, Bartlett P, Bell JF, Blaney D, Cabrol NA, Farmer J, Farrand B, Golombek MP, Gorevan SP, Grant JA, Haldemann AFC, Herkenhoff KE, Johnson J, Landis G, Madsen MB, McLennan SM, Moersch J, Rice JW, Richter L, Ruff S, Sullivan RJ, Thompson SD, Wang A, Weitz CM, Whelley P. Wind-related processes detected by the Spirit Rover at Gusev Crater, Mars. Science 2004; 305:810-3. [PMID: 15297660 DOI: 10.1126/science.1100108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Wind-abraded rocks, ripples, drifts, and other deposits of windblown sediments are seen at the Columbia Memorial Station where the Spirit rover landed. Orientations of these features suggest formative winds from the north-northwest, consistent with predictions from atmospheric models of afternoon winds in Gusev Crater. Cuttings from the rover Rock Abrasion Tool are asymmetrically distributed toward the south-southeast, suggesting active winds from the north-northwest at the time (midday) of the abrasion operations. Characteristics of some rocks, such as a two-toned appearance, suggest that they were possibly buried and exhumed on the order of 5 to 60 centimeters by wind deflation, depending on location.
Collapse
|
28
|
Grant JA, Arvidson R, Bell JF, Cabrol NA, Carr MH, Christensen P, Crumpler L, Des Marais DJ, Ehlmann BL, Farmer J, Golombek M, Grant FD, Greeley R, Herkenhoff K, Li R, McSween HY, Ming DW, Moersch J, Rice JW, Ruff S, Richter L, Squyres S, Sullivan R, Weitz C. Surficial Deposits at Gusev Crater Along Spirit Rover Traverses. Science 2004; 305:807-10. [PMID: 15297659 DOI: 10.1126/science.1099849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has traversed a fairly flat, rock-strewn terrain whose surface is shaped primarily by impact events, although some of the landscape has been altered by eolian processes. Impacts ejected basaltic rocks that probably were part of locally formed lava flows from at least 10 meters depth. Some rocks have been textured and/or partially buried by windblown sediments less than 2 millimeters in diameter that concentrate within shallow, partially filled, circular impact depressions referred to as hollows. The terrain traversed during the 90-sol (martian solar day) nominal mission shows no evidence for an ancient lake in Gusev crater.
Collapse
|
29
|
Bell JF, Squyres SW, Arvidson RE, Arneson HM, Bass D, Blaney D, Cabrol N, Calvin W, Farmer J, Farrand WH, Goetz W, Golombek M, Grant JA, Greeley R, Guinness E, Hayes AG, Hubbard MYH, Herkenhoff KE, Johnson MJ, Johnson JR, Joseph J, Kinch KM, Lemmon MT, Li R, Madsen MB, Maki JN, Malin M, McCartney E, McLennan S, McSween HY, Ming DW, Moersch JE, Morris RV, Dobrea EZN, Parker TJ, Proton J, Rice JW, Seelos F, Soderblom J, Soderblom LA, Sohl-Dickstein JN, Sullivan RJ, Wolff MJ, Wang A. Pancam multispectral imaging results from the Spirit Rover at Gusev Crater. SCIENCE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2004. [PMID: 15297658 DOI: 10.1126/science.1100175,2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Panoramic Camera images at Gusev crater reveal a rock-strewn surface interspersed with high- to moderate-albedo fine-grained deposits occurring in part as drifts or in small circular swales or hollows. Optically thick coatings of fine-grained ferric iron-rich dust dominate most bright soil and rock surfaces. Spectra of some darker rock surfaces and rock regions exposed by brushing or grinding show near-infrared spectral signatures consistent with the presence of mafic silicates such as pyroxene or olivine. Atmospheric observations show a steady decline in dust opacity during the mission, and astronomical observations captured solar transits by the martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, as well as a view of Earth from the martian surface.
Collapse
|
30
|
Squyres SW, Arvidson RE, Bell JF, Brückner J, Cabrol NA, Calvin W, Carr MH, Christensen PR, Clark BC, Crumpler L, Des Marais DJ, d'Uston C, Economou T, Farmer J, Farrand W, Folkner W, Golombek M, Gorevan S, Grant JA, Greeley R, Grotzinger J, Haskin L, Herkenhoff KE, Hviid S, Johnson J, Klingelhöfer G, Knoll A, Landis G, Lemmon M, Li R, Madsen MB, Malin MC, McLennan SM, McSween HY, Ming DW, Moersch J, Morris RV, Parker T, Rice JW, Richter L, Rieder R, Sims M, Smith M, Smith P, Soderblom LA, Sullivan R, Wänke H, Wdowiak T, Wolff M, Yen A. The Spirit Rover's Athena Science Investigation at Gusev Crater, Mars. Science 2004. [DOI: 10.1126/science.3050794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 337] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
|
31
|
McAuley WJ, Pecchioni L, Grant JA. Personal accounts of the role of God in health and illness among older rural African American and White residents. J Cross Cult Gerontol 2004; 15:13-35. [PMID: 14618008 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006745709687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
This paper addresses how older rural residents view the relationship between God and both health and illness. We employed semi-structured interviews and qualitative analytical strategies with 15 African Americans residing in predominantly African American communities and 13 Whites living in nearby predominantly White communities, in order to identify similarities and differences in views about a divine other's roles in health and illness. African Americans were more likely than Whites to describe their religious lives in personal terms, in ways suggesting there is a set of religious truths that do not require further investigation or analysis, and in a manner indicating that religious belief permeated their lives. They were also more likely to describe specific role expectations for God in health and illness. The results point to the substantial cultural diversity that exists in small rural areas, and to the need for health care workers to be sensitive to the health-related religious beliefs of patients.
Collapse
|
32
|
Golombek MP, Grant JA, Parker TJ, Kass DM, Crisp JA, Squyres SW, Haldemann AFC, Adler M, Lee WJ, Bridges NT, Arvidson RE, Carr MH, Kirk RL, Knocke PC, Roncoli RB, Weitz CM, Schofield JT, Zurek RW, Christensen PR, Fergason RL, Anderson FS, Rice JW. Selection of the Mars Exploration Rover landing sites. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2003je002074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
|
33
|
Kirby BJ, Davis JR, Grant JA, Morgan MJ. Extracting material parameters from x-ray attenuation: a CT feasibility study using kilovoltage synchrotron x-rays incident upon low atomic number absorbers. Phys Med Biol 2003; 48:3389-409. [PMID: 14620065 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/20/009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
The work reported here is a feasibility study of the extraction of material parameters from measurements of the linear x-ray attenuation coefficient of low atomic number absorbers. Computed tomography (CT) scans of small samples containing several liquids and solids were carried out with synchrotron radiation at the Australian National Beamline Facility (BL 20B) in Japan. Average values of the x-ray linear attenuation coefficient were extracted for each material for x-ray energies ranging from 11 keV to 20.5 keV. The electron density was estimated by applying results derived from a parametrization of the x-ray linear attenuation coefficient first developed by Jackson and Hawkes and extended for this work. Average estimates for the electron density of triethanolamine and acetic acid were made to within +5.3% of the actual value. Other materials examined included furfuraldehyde, perspex and teflon, for which average estimates of the electron density were less than 10% in excess of the calculated value.
Collapse
|
34
|
Vorobjev YN, Grant JA, Scheraga HA. A combined iterative and boundary-element approach for solution of the nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann equation. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00035a003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
|
35
|
Rather JB, Grant JA, Gunther VH, Headington CE, Karchmer JH, Kurtz SS, Rescorla AR, Roberts FM, Stephenson AJ, Troeller WJ, Tucker EB. Determination of Oil in Refinery Effluent Waters. Anal Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ac60133a008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
|
36
|
|
37
|
Grant JA, Weiler JM. A report of a rare immediate reaction after ingestion of acetaminophen. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2001; 87:227-9. [PMID: 11570620 DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62231-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Acetaminophen hypersensitivity is rare and, when seen, is usually in association with sensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. METHODS This is a case report of an immediate reaction to acetaminophen, confirmed by a drug challenge, in a subject who tolerated ibuprofen. RESULTS After an oral challenge with 50 mg of acetaminophen, the subject had generalized pruritus, urticaria, and dyspnea. CONCLUSIONS This patient demonstrates a rare but potentially severe reaction to acetaminophen that may occur in patients who are not otherwise sensitive to other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Collapse
|
38
|
Abstract
BACKGROUND Open spina bifida is the most complex congenital abnormality compatible with long-term survival. This report outlines the 20- to 25-year outcome for our original cohort of patients with a myelomeningocele treated in a nonselective, prospective manner. METHODS Of the initial 118 children, 71 patients were available for our most recent review. Nineteen patients have been lost to follow-up and 28 patients have died. Data were collected on: motor level, shunt status, education/employment, seizure history, mobility, bladder/bowel continence, tethered cord, scoliosis, latex allergy, posterior cervical decompression, tracheostomy and/or gastrostomy tube. RESULTS Mortality (24%) continues to climb into young adulthood. Eighty-six percent of the cohort have cerebrospinal fluid diversion, with 95% having undergone at least one shunt revision. Thirty-two percent have undergone a tethered cord release, with 97% having an improvement or stabilization in their preoperative symptoms. Forty-nine percent have scoliosis, with 43% eventually requiring a spinal fusion. Sixteen patients (23%) have had at least one seizure. Eighty-five percent are attending or have graduated from high school and/or college. More than 80% of young adults have social bladder continence. Approximately 1/3 of patients are allergic to latex, with 6 patients having experienced a life-threatening reaction. CONCLUSION At least 75% of children born with a myelomeningocele can be expected to reach their early adult years. Late deterioration is common. One of the greatest challenges in medicine today is establishing a network of care for these adults with spina bifida.
Collapse
|
39
|
|
40
|
Abstract
Histamine was the first allergic mediator identified in the early part of this century. It has three defined receptors, but most effects of histamine in allergic reactions are through the H1 receptor. The first H1 antagonists were introduced into clinical use in the late 1940s, and drugs of this class are still the preferred initial choice for management of allergic rhinitis and urticaria. The first-generation drugs were characterized by nonspecific binding to many receptors and penetration of the blood-brain barrier, resulting in multiple side effects. Within the central nervous system (CNS), interference with normal histamine binding to the H1 receptor is associated with drowsiness and psychomotor impairment. The second-generation drugs have a much improved benefit/adverse effect profile, largely based on greater potency, receptor specificity, and lower CNS penetration. The potency of antihistamines for blocking H1 receptors can be compared by their inhibition of the cutaneous wheal and flare response to histamine. These drugs seem to have additional antiallergic properties related to blockade of mediator release and interference with cellular recruitment and activation. Clinical trials comparing the efficacy of antihistamines in rhinitis and asthma are reviewed. Recent studies have explored the potential of antihistamines to prevent the progression of allergy and their enhanced efficacy when combined with leukotriene antagonists.
Collapse
|
41
|
Kampen GT, Stafford S, Adachi T, Jinquan T, Quan S, Grant JA, Skov PS, Poulsen LK, Alam R. Eotaxin induces degranulation and chemotaxis of eosinophils through the activation of ERK2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases. Blood 2000; 95:1911-7. [PMID: 10706854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Eotaxin and other CC chemokines acting via CC chemokine receptor-3 (CCR3) are believed to play an integral role in the development of eosinophilic inflammation in asthma and allergic inflammatory diseases. However, little is known about the intracellular events following agonist binding to CCR3 and the relationship of these events to the functional response of the cell. The objectives of this study were to investigate CCR3-mediated activation of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases extracellular signal-regulated kinase-2 (ERK2), p38, and c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in eosinophils and to assess the requirement for MAP kinases in eotaxin-induced eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) release and chemotaxis. MAP kinase activation was studied in eotaxin-stimulated eosinophils (more than 97% purity) by Western blotting and immune-complex kinase assays. ECP release was measured by radioimmunoassay. Chemotaxis was assessed using Boyden microchambers. Eotaxin (10(-11) to 10(-7) mol/L) induced concentration-dependent phosphorylation of ERK2 and p38. Phosphorylation was detectable after 30 seconds, peaked at about 1 minute, and returned to baseline after 2 to 5 minutes. Phosphorylation of JNK above baseline could not be detected. The kinase activity of ERK2 and p38 paralleled phosphorylation. PD980 59, an inhibitor of the ERK2-activating enzyme MEK (MAP ERK kinase), blocked phosphorylation of ERK2 in a concentration-dependent manner. The functional relevance of ERK2 and p38 was studied using PD98 059 and the p38 inhibitor SB202 190. PD98 059 and SB202 190 both caused inhibition of eotaxin-induced ECP release and chemotaxis. We conclude that eotaxin induces a rapid concentration-dependent activation of ERK2 and p38 in eosinophils and that the activation of these MAP kinases is required for eotaxin-stimulated degranulation and directed locomotion. (Blood. 2000;95:1911-1917)
Collapse
|
42
|
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The goals of this article include the reporting of the epidemiology, economic and medical impact of allergic rhinitis. In addition, the pharmacology and clinical profile of the therapeutic agent cetirizine are reviewed. DATA SOURCES A detailed literature search was conducted. References are limited to the English language and human subjects and tissues. Studies considered relevant and important over the past 20 years are highlighted. STUDY SELECTION Prevalence and morbidity data were chosen from more recent assessments. Because cetirizine is a relatively new compound, studies from the past several years from peer-reviewed journals have been emphasized. RESULTS Allergic rhinitis affects between 15% and 25% of the US general population. It shares common pathophysiologic mechanisms with conjunctivitis and asthma and predisposes to nasal infections, otitis media, sinusitis, nasal polyposis, and orthodontic malocclusions. Direct medical care costs amount to up to 3 billion dollars every year. In addition, the quality of life of affected individuals is substantially compromised. Cetirizine is a potent H1-receptor antagonist and has anti-inflammatory properties. It does not interact with concomitantly administered medications, has no cardiac adverse effects, and does not appear to be associated with teratogenicity. Impairment of CNS function is comparable to other low-sedating antihistamines at the recommended dose of 10 mg daily for adults. Its clinical efficacy for allergic respiratory diseases has been established in numerous trials. CONCLUSIONS Allergic rhinitis causes considerable suffering. Cetirizine, with a fine risk-benefit ratio, can be a most valuable therapeutic option.
Collapse
|
43
|
Grant JA, Danielson L, Rihoux JP, DeVos C. A double-blind, single-dose, crossover comparison of cetirizine, ebastine, epinastine, fexofenadine, terfenadine, and loratadine versus placebo: suppression of histamine-induced wheal and flare response for 24 h in healthy male subjects. Allergy 1999; 54:700-7. [PMID: 10442525 DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00032.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND New H1-antagonists have become available, but there has been no comparison of their potency for inhibiting histamine in the skin. METHODS Cetirizine 10 mg, ebastine 10 mg, epinastine 20 mg, fexofenadine 60 mg, terfenadine 60 mg, loratadine 10 mg, or placebo was given to 14 healthy male volunteers in a double-blind, crossover randomized manner. Inhibition of the wheal and flare response to epicutaneous histamine phosphate (100 mg/ml) challenge was measured at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 h after doses. RESULTS Epinastine inhibited the wheal and flare after 30 min. Cetirizine commenced acting at 1 h and was superior to other treatments. Ebastine was no better than placebo until 4 h, but was efficacious thereafter until 24 h. Terfenadine induced potent inhibition after 1 h and was superior to its metabolite fexofenadine. Loratadine was the least potent inhibitor. Inhibition of the flare response paralleled the patterns seen for wheals. The rank order for area under the curve (0-24 h) was cetirizine, epinastine, terfenadine, ebastine, fexofenadine, loratadine, and placebo. CONCLUSIONS The inhibition of histamine effects in the skin may be useful in predicting the clinical utility of newly introduced antihistamines in treating allergic disorders.
Collapse
|
44
|
McAuley WJ, Pecchioni L, Grant JA. Admission-related migration by older nursing home residents. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1999; 54:S125-35. [PMID: 10363043 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/54b.3.s125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To examine recent admissions of older adults to intermediate care facilities in order to identify the factors associated with whether the individual originated in another county, a non-adjacent county, and another state. METHODS Employing a conceptual framework based upon migration theory and the long-term care decision process and a data set derived from multiple sources, logistic regression was used to examine whether characteristics of the county of residence prior to admission, the admission facility, and the individual are significant net predictors of the three types of mobility. Separate analyses were conducted for married and unmarried individuals. RESULTS The analytical models tended to have relatively good fit but only moderate predictive accuracy. In general, persons on Medicaid payment status were more likely to move to another county and to a non-adjacent county, whereas Medicaid payment was associated with a lower likelihood of migrating to Virginia from another state. Individuals originating in counties with higher bed rates had lower rates of migration to another county and non-adjacent county, whereas those from counties with higher occupancy rates were more likely to leave their county of origin. CONCLUSION Examination of factors associated with the distance and patterns of nursing home mobility improves our understanding of the nursing home selection process and helps to illuminate the impact of public policy, market forces, and nursing home staff on who goes where to be admitted to a nursing home.
Collapse
|
45
|
Rais M, Unzeitig J, Grant JA. Refractory exacerbations of hereditary angioedema with associated Helicobacter pylori infection. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999; 103:713-4. [PMID: 10200026 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70249-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
|
46
|
Grant JA, Danielson L, Rihoux J, DeVos C. A comparison of Cetirizine, Ebastine, Epinastine, Fexofenadine, Terfenadine, and Loratadine versus placebo in suppressing the cutaneous response to histamine. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1999; 118:339-40. [PMID: 10224437 DOI: 10.1159/000024126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
|
47
|
Abstract
Bronchial asthma is a chronic disease with variable airway narrowing, respiratory distress, hyper-responsiveness and inflammation. The morbidity and mortality are increasing despite availability of newer diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. The National Institutes of Health recently issued revised guidelines for disease management. The keys to improved care include earlier recognition of the illness, reduced exposure to triggers, careful monitoring, greater use of long-term control medications and improved patient education.
Collapse
|
48
|
Kon OM, Sihra BS, Till SJ, Corrigan CJ, Kay AB, Grant JA. Unstimulated basophils in atopic and nonatopic subjects express intracellular interleukin-4: detection by flow cytometry. Allergy 1998; 53:891-6. [PMID: 9788692 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03997.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND IgE-stimulated cultured basophils from atopic subjects are capable of secreting interleukin-4 (IL-4). We describe a flow-cytometric technique which identified intracellular IL-4 in unstimulated basophils unseparated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in both atopic (AT) and nonatopic (NC) volunteers. METHODS Freshly isolated PBMC were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA). Surface staining with 22E7, a noncompetitive anti-FcepsilonRI-alpha antibody, allowed identification of basophils. Permeabilization by 0.1% saponin allowed staining of intracellular cytokines with specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Two series of experiments utilizing different protocols and anticytokine mAbs were performed. The first protocol required a two-stage fluorochrome staining technique. The availability of fluorochrome-conjugated mAbs allowed a simpler, one-stage labelling procedure for the second protocol. RESULTS With the first protocol, IL-4 (but not IFN-gamma), immunoreactivity was detectable in a majority (median 77%) of peripheral blood basophils from both AT and NC subjects (n=8). Basophil IL-4 immunoreactivity was again evident in experiment 2 but did not differ significantly between AT and NC subjects--either evaluated as percentage of IL-4+ basophils (AT median=66%, NC median=38.4%, P=0.41) or IL-4-specific mean fluorescence (AT median=0.85, NC median=0.3, P=0.07). CONCLUSIONS This simple technique allowed the study of intracellular cytokine expression in unstimulated blood basophils. It demonstrated constitutive basophil expression of IL-4 (but not IFN-gamma) in all subjects, with no significant increases in atopics.
Collapse
|
49
|
Rajakulasingam K, Till S, Ying S, Humbert M, Barkans J, Sullivan M, Meng Q, Corrigan CJ, Bungre J, Grant JA, Kay AB, Durham SR. Increased expression of high affinity IgE (FcepsilonRI) receptor-alpha chain mRNA and protein-bearing eosinophils in human allergen-induced atopic asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998; 158:233-40. [PMID: 9655735 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.1.9708106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
FcepsilonRI receptors play an important role in allergen-induced mediator release and antigen presentation by mast cells, basophils, and monocyte/macrophages in atopic disorders. The expression of FcepsilonRI by tissue eosinophils in atopic asthma after allergen challenge has not been established. For this reason we attempted to identify mRNA and protein product + FcepsilonRIalpha eosinophils in cytospins made from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from atopic asthmatics (n = 9) and nonatopic normal subjects (n = 4) 24 h after segmental challenge with allergen or diluent. Messenger RNA for FcepsilonRIalpha was determined using in situ hybridization and FcepsilonRIalpha protein expression by immunocytochemistry using a mouse monoclonal antibody 22E7. Colocalization of FcepsilonRIalpha receptors to eosinophils was performed using chromotrope 2R. When compared with a control challenge, segmental challenge with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus induced significant BAL eosinophilia (p = 0.007). The total number of BAL FcepsilonRIalpha mRNA and protein-positive cells also increased in asthmatics, median values 2 (0.7-7.2) and 11.5 (0.6-65.0) x 10(6) cells (p = 0.02) and 0 (0-0.3 x 10(6)) and 3.1 x 10(6) (0.45 - 162.5 x 10(6)) cells (p = 0.007), respectively, for mRNA and protein. Net increases in FcepsilonRIalpha+ cells correlated with the net increases in BAL eosinophils (r = 0.98, p = 0.0001 for mRNA and r = 0.72, p = 0.02 for protein). Colocalization studies with chromotrope 2R revealed that only 4% of FcepsilonRIalpha+ cells were eosinophils after control challenge and, in contrast, 85 to 95% of FcepsilonRIalpha+ cells were eosinophils after allergen. There were no differences in the numbers of FcepsilonRIalpha+ cells or eosinophils in normal control subjects. Our results demonstrated that local endobronchial allergen provocation in atopic asthmatics results in increased synthesis and expression of FcepsilonRIalpha predominantly on BAL eosinophils.
Collapse
|
50
|
Grant JA, Sarwark JF. Image of the month. 13-year-old girl with very mild and infrequent back pain. Pediatr Neurosurg 1998; 28:96. [PMID: 9712270 DOI: 10.1159/000028629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
|