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Trsan J, Nottle BF, Pusterla N. Effect of Procaine Penicillin G and Flunixin Meglumine on Serum Amyloid A Response in Healthy Adult Horses. J Equine Vet Sci 2023; 129:104876. [PMID: 37451522 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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This study was designed to determine the effect of PPG and/or flunixin meglumine on SAA response when used at clinical dosing regimens in healthy adult horses. Six healthy adult horses were enrolled in a crossover study design including one control and three treatment groups: no treatment (control); PPG alone (intramuscularly q12h for 72h); flunixin meglumine alone (intravenously q24h for 72h); and PPG (intramuscularly q12h for 72h) and flunixin meglumine (intravenously q24h for 72h). Whole blood was collected at 0, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours post-initial drug administration to measure SAA using a commercial lateral-flow immunoassay. The washout period was 30 days. Individual SAA values were within the reference range (≤ 20 µg/mL) for almost all horses in the control group. One control horse displayed a SAA value of 28 µg/mL at 72 hours. All horses from the PPG group showed normal SAA values throughout the study. Apart from one horse (SAA of 24 µg/mL at 96 hours) from the flunixin meglumine group, all horses showed normal SAA values. For the PPG and flunixin meglumine group, 5 horses had SAA values within reference range. One horse displayed increased SAA values (32-45 µg/mL) between 48 to 96 hours post-drug administration. There was no difference in area under the SAA time curve amongst control and treatment groups (P > 0.05). The administration of intramuscular PPG and/or intravenous flunixin meglumine does not trigger an inflammatory response that induces a SAA value above reference range in most adult healthy horses.
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- Jurica Trsan
- Equine Internal Medicine, William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA.
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- Equine Internal Medicine, William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA; Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Equine Internal Medicine, William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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de Andrade STQ, Guidugli TI, Borrego A, Rodrigues BLC, Fernandes NCCDA, Guerra JM, de Sousa JG, Starobinas N, Jensen JR, Cabrera WHK, De Franco M, Ibañez OM, Massa S, Ribeiro OG. Slc11a1 gene polymorphism influences dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in a murine model of acute inflammation. Genes Immun 2023; 24:71-80. [PMID: 36792680 PMCID: PMC10110460 DOI: 10.1038/s41435-023-00199-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease characterized by colonic mucosal lesions associated with an increased risk of carcinogenesis. UC pathogenesis involves environmental and genetic factors. Genetic studies have indicated the association of gene variants coding for the divalent metal ion transporter SLC11A1 protein (formerly NRAMP1) with UC susceptibility in several animal species. Two mouse lines were genetically selected for high (AIRmax) or low (AIRmin) acute inflammatory responses (AIR). AIRmax is susceptible, and AIRmin is resistant to DSS-induced colitis and colon carcinogenesis. Furthermore, AIRmin mice present polymorphism of the Slc11a1 gene. Here we investigated the possible modulating effect of the Slc11a1 R and S variants in DSS-induced colitis by using AIRmin mice homozygous for Slc11a1 R (AIRminRR) or S (AIRminSS) alleles. We evaluated UC by the disease activity index (DAI), considering weight loss, diarrhea, blood in the anus or feces, cytokines, histopathology, and cell populations in the distal colon epithelium. AIRminSS mice have become susceptible to DSS effects, with higher DAI, IL6, G-CSF, and MCP-1 production and morphological and colon histopathological alterations than AIRminRR mice. The results point to a role of the Slc11a1 S allele in DSS colitis induction in the genetic background of AIRmin mice.
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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Borrego A, Colombo F, de Souza JG, Jensen JR, Dassano A, Piazza R, Rodrigues dos Santos BA, Ribeiro OG, De Franco M, Cabrera WHK, Icimoto MY, Starobinas N, Magalhães G, Monteleone LF, Eto SF, DeOcesano-Pereira C, Goldfeder MB, Pasqualoto KFM, Dragani TA, Ibañez OCM. Pycard and BC017158 Candidate Genes of Irm1 Locus Modulate Inflammasome Activation for IL-1β Production. Front Immunol 2022; 13:899569. [PMID: 35799794 PMCID: PMC9254735 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.899569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We identified Pycard and BC017158 genes as putative effectors of the Quantitative Trait locus (QTL) that we mapped at distal chromosome 7 named Irm1 for Inflammatory response modulator 1, controlling acute inflammatory response (AIR) and the production of IL-1β, dependent on the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. We obtained the mapping through genome-wide linkage analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in a cross between High (AIRmax) and Low (AIRmin) responder mouse lines that we produced by several generations of bidirectional selection for Acute Inflammatory Response. A highly significant linkage signal (LOD score peak of 72) for ex vivo IL-1β production limited a 4 Mbp interval to chromosome 7. Sequencing of the locus region revealed 14 SNPs between “High” and “Low” responders that narrowed the locus to a 420 Kb interval. Variants were detected in non-coding regions of Itgam, Rgs10 and BC017158 genes and at the first exon of Pycard gene, resulting in an E19K substitution in the protein ASC (apoptosis associated speck-like protein containing a CARD) an adaptor molecule in the inflammasome complex. Silencing of BC017158 inhibited IL1-β production by stimulated macrophages and the E19K ASC mutation carried by AIRmin mice impaired the ex vivo IL-1β response and the formation of ASC specks in stimulated cells. IL-1β and ASC specks play major roles in inflammatory reactions and in inflammation-related diseases. Our results delineate a novel genetic factor and a molecular mechanism affecting the acute inflammatory response.
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- Andrea Borrego
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Research, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
- Centre of New Target Discovery (CENTD), Instituto Butantan/GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)/Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Research, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Development and Innovation, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centre of New Target Discovery (CENTD), Instituto Butantan/GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)/Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Research, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Olga Célia Martinez Ibañez,
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Cytotoxic Activity and Lymphocyte Subtypes in Mice Selected for Maximal and Minimal Inflammatory Response after Transplantation of B16F10 and S91 Melanoma Cells. Int J Inflam 2022; 2022:3298542. [PMID: 35265317 PMCID: PMC8901355 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3298542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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AIRmax and AIRmin mice strains were selected according to the intensity of their acute inflammatory responsiveness. Previous studies have shown that AIR mice differ in their resistance to chemically induced skin tumors and in the development of melanoma metastases, in addition to differences in neutrophil and NK cells activity. In the present work, we aimed to evaluate whether the difference of susceptibility to murine melanoma is associated with NK cytotoxic activity against Yac.1 cells and lymphocyte subsets. Mice were subcutaneously inoculated with B16F10 or S91 melanoma cells. After 7, 14, or 30 days, the animals were euthanized to analyze the number of lymphocyte subsets, cytotoxic activity, and number of cytokine-producing spleen cells. AIRmax mice presented a higher number of CD4+/CD25+ cells than that of AIRmin mice following inoculation of B16F10 cells, whereas inoculation of S91 cells reduced CD4+/CD25+ and increased TCD8+ cell subsets in the AIRmax mice. AIRmax mice had a higher number of interleukin (IL)-10- and IL-12-producing cells and a lower number of interferon-γ–producing cells than those of AIRmin mice at 30 days. The cytotoxic activity of nonadherent spleen cells was similar in both the AIR strains. These results suggest that melanoma cells can induce different responses in AIR mice, possibly owing to alterations in regulatory mechanisms, such as the action of CD4+/CD25+ regulatory T cells and IL-10, in AIRmax mice.
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Duran MC, Dumrath CAC, Bartmann CP, Medina Torres CE, Moschos A, Goehring LS. Serum Amyloid A (SAA) Concentration after Vaccination in Horses and Mules. J Equine Vet Sci 2020; 92:103165. [PMID: 32797788 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a sensitive acute-phase response (APR) marker in equids. Prominent APRs with elevations of SAA concentrations ([SAA]) have been reported after vaccination. The authors hypothesized that vaccination with an inactivated EHV-1/-4 vaccine would cause increase in [SAA] and antibody responses and that higher [SAA] would be positively correlated with the antibody titer in both equids. Twelve Haflinger horses and 12 mules were included in this longitudinal prospective study. All horses and mules were vaccinated with a commercially available EHV-1/-4 vaccine. Blood was sampled before and after vaccination to measure [SAA] and virus-neutralizing response (VN-T). In horses and mules, significantly higher [SAA] were measured on days 1, 3, and 5 after EHV-1/-4 vaccination; [SAA] on day 1 after vaccination were only measured in animals that developed fever, where mean [SAA] were significantly higher in horses than in mules (horses: 1,365.75 ± 87.64 mg/L, mules: 615.5 ± 153.444 mg/L) (P > .05). Four horses and 2 mules developed fever after vaccination, lasting for ≤24 hours. Increased antibody responses (VN-T) on days 7 and 14 after vaccination were observed in all animals, whereas mules showed higher overall antibody responses. Nevertheless, [SAA] did not correlate with the intensity of the antibody responses (VN-T) stimulated by the vaccine (P < .05). EHV-1/-4 vaccination caused a prominent APR, higher in horses than in mules, but [SAA] did not correlate with antibody responses. Measuring [SAA] after vaccination could help identify severe APRs that may require longer resting intervals before training or competition.
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- Maria Carolina Duran
- Equine Clinic, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Clinical Sciences Institute, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
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- IDEXX Laboratories, Medical Science Liaison Manager - Equine, Kornwestheim, Germany
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Khalil RH, Al-Humadi N. Types of acute phase reactants and their importance in vaccination. Biomed Rep 2020; 12:143-152. [PMID: 32190302 PMCID: PMC7054702 DOI: 10.3892/br.2020.1276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Vaccines are considered to be one of the most cost-effective life-saving interventions in human history. The body's inflammatory response to vaccines has both desired effects (immune response), undesired effects [(acute phase reactions (APRs)] and trade-offs. Trade-offs are more potent immune responses which may be potentially difficult to separate from potent acute phase reactions. Thus, studying acute phase proteins (APPs) during vaccination may aid our understanding of APRs and homeostatic changes which can result from inflammatory responses. Depending on the severity of the response in humans, these reactions can be classified as major, moderate or minor. In this review, types of APPs and their importance in vaccination will be discussed.
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- Rafaat H Khalil
- Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA
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- Office of Vaccines, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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Colavite PM, Vieira AE, Palanch Repeke CE, de Araujo Linhari RP, De Andrade RGCS, Borrego A, De Franco M, Trombone APF, Garlet GP. Alveolar bone healing in mice genetically selected in the maximum (AIRmax) or minimum (AIRmin) inflammatory reaction. Cytokine 2018; 114:47-60. [PMID: 30584949 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The exact role of inflammatory immune response in bone healing process is still unclear, but the success of the alveolar bone healing process seems to be associated with a moderate and transitory inflammatory response, while insufficient or exacerbated responses seems to have a detrimental influence in the healing outcome. In this context, we performed a comparative analysis of mice strains genetically selected for maximum (AIRmax) or minimum (AIRmin) acute inflammatory response to address the influence of inflammation genes in alveolar bone healing outcome. Experimental groups comprised 8-week-old male or female AIRmax and AIRmin submitted to extraction of upper right incisor, and evaluated at 0, 3, 7, 14 and 21 days after upper incision extraction by micro-computed tomography (μCT), histomorphometry, birefringence, immunohistochemistry and molecular (PCRArray) analysis. Overall, the results demonstrate a similar successful bone healing outcome at the endpoint was evidenced in both AIRmin and AIRmax strains. The histormophometric analysis reveal a slight but significant decrease in blood clot and inflammatory cells density, as well a delay in the bone formation in AIRmax strain in the early times, associated with a decreased expression of BMP2, BMP4, BMP7, TGFb1, RUNX2, and ALP. The evaluation of inflammatory cells nature reveals increased GR1+ cells counts in AIRmax strain at 3d, associated with increased levels of neutrophil chemoattractants such as CXCL1 and CXCL2, and its receptor CXCR1, while F4/80+ cell prevails in AIRmin strain at 7d. Also, our results demonstrate a relative predominance of M2 macrophages in AIRmin strain, associated with an increased expression of ARG1, IL10, TGFb, while M1 macrophages prevail in AIRmax, which parallel with increased IL-1B, IL-6 and TNF expression. At late repair stage, AIRmax presents evidences of increased bone remodeling, characterized by increased density of blood vessels and osteoclasts in parallel with decreased bone matrix density, as well increased levels of MMPs, osteoclastogenic and osteocyte markers. In the view of contrasting inflammatory and healing phenotypes of AIRmin and AIRmax strains in other models, the unpredicted phenotype observed suggests the existence of specific QTLs (Quantitative trait loci) responsible for the regulation 'sterile' inflammation and bone healing events. Despite the similar endpoint healing, AIRmax strain delayed repair was associated with increased presence of neutrophils and M1 macrophages, supporting the association of M2 cells with faster bone healing. Further studies are required to clarify the elements responsible for the regulation of inflammatory events at bone healing sites, as well the determinants of bone healing outcome.
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- Priscila Maria Colavite
- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
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- Histology and Embryology Laboratory, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences (ICBS), Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Butantan Institute, Secretary of Health, Government of the State of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Diagnostic Section, Pasteur Institute, Secretary of Health, Government of the State of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
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Correa MA, Canhamero T, Borrego A, Katz ISS, Jensen JR, Guerra JL, Cabrera WHK, Starobinas N, Fernandes JG, Ribeiro OG, Ibañez OM, De Franco M. Slc11a1 (Nramp-1) gene modulates immune-inflammation genes in macrophages during pristane-induced arthritis in mice. Inflamm Res 2017; 66:969-980. [PMID: 28669029 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-017-1077-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN Pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) in AIRmax mice homozygous for Slc11a1 R and S alleles was used to characterize the influence of Slc11a1 gene polymorphism on immune responses during disease manifestation. Previous reports demonstrated that the presence of the Slc11a1 S allele increased the incidence and severity of PIA in AIRmax SS , suggesting that this gene could interact with inflammatory loci to modulate PIA. We investigated the effects of Slc11a1 alleles on the activation of phagocytes during PIA. TREATMENT Mice were injected intraperitoneally with two doses of 0.5 mL of mineral oil pristane at 60-day intervals. Arthritis development was accompanied for 180 days. RESULTS AIRmax SS mice showed differential peritoneal macrophage gene expression profiles during PIA, with higher expression and production of H2O2, NO, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and several chemokines. The presence of the Slc11a1 R allele, on the other hand, diminished the intensity of macrophage activation, restricting arthritis development. CONCLUSION Our data demonstrated the fine-tuning roles of Slc11a1 alleles modulating macrophage activation, and consequent PIA susceptibility, in those mouse lines.
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- Mara A Correa
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brasil 1500, São Paulo, SP, 05503000, Brazil. .,Instituto Pasteur, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Fernandes JG, Canhamero T, Borrego A, Jensen JR, Cabrera WH, Correa MA, Starobinas N, Ribeiro OG, Ibañez OM, De Franco M. Distinct gene expression profiles provoked by polyacrylamide beads (Biogel) during chronic and acute inflammation in mice selected for maximal and minimal inflammatory responses. Inflamm Res 2016; 65:313-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s00011-016-0918-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Vulcano AB, Tino-De-Franco M, Amaral JA, Ribeiro OG, Cabrera WHK, Bordenalli MA, Carbonare CB, Álvares EP, Carbonare SB. Oral infection with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli triggers immune response and intestinal histological alterations in mice selected for their minimal acute inflammatory responses. Microbiol Immunol 2015; 58:352-9. [PMID: 24750489 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), a leading cause of infant diarrhea, is an important public health problem in Brazil and other developing countries. In vitro assays of bacterial adhesion to cultured cells are important tools for studying bacterial pathogenicity but do not reproduce all the events that occur in natural infections. In this study, the effects of oral infection with EPEC on mice selected for their minimal acute inflammatory response (AIR min) were evaluated. Mice were orally infected with EPEC and variations in body weight, bacterial shedding and antibody production observed. The infected animals developed seric and secretory anti-EPEC antibodies; however, neither mortality nor diarrhea was observed. Light microscopy of their intestines demonstrated histological modifications that were not present in controls. However, electron microscopy did not show bacteria attached to the intestinal epithelia to form attaching and effacing lesions, characteristic of EPEC in humans. The bacteria were detected in Peyer's patches and intestinal contents up to 5 hr post-infection. When human anti-EPEC secretory immunoglobulin A or avian immunoglobulin Y antibodies were administered to infected animals, they developed minor histological alterations compared with non-treated animals. In summary, it was found that EPEC triggers immune responses and intestinal histological alterations but does not produce evidence of diarrheal disease in mice infected by the oral route. This study of EPEC experimental infection provides a better understanding of the effects of antibodies on bacterial infections and may provide a suitable model for the design and testing of immunobiological products for active or passive immunization.
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Canhamero T, Garcia LV, De Franco M. Acute Inflammation Loci Are Involved in Wound Healing in the Mouse Ear Punch Model. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2014; 3:582-591. [PMID: 25207201 PMCID: PMC4152789 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2013.0494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Significance: Molecular biology techniques are being used to aid in determining the mechanisms responsible for tissue repair without scar formation. Wound healing is genetically determined, but there have been few studies that examine the genes responsible for tissue regeneration in mammals. Research using genetic mapping is extremely important for understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the different phases of tissue regeneration. This process is complex, but an early inflammatory phase appears to influence lesion closure, and the present study demonstrates that acute inflammation loci influence tissue regeneration in mice in a positive manner. Recent Advances: Mapping studies of quantitative trait loci (QTL) have been undertaken in recent years to examine candidate genes that participate in the regeneration phenotype. Our laboratory has identified inflammation modifier QTL for wound healing. Mouse lines selected for the maximum (AIRmax) or minimum (AIRmin) acute inflammatory reactivity (AIR) have been used to study not only the tissue repair but also the impact of the genetic control of inflammation on susceptibility to autoimmune, neoplasic, and infectious diseases. Murphy Roths Large and AIRmax mice are exclusive in their complete epimorphic regeneration, although middle-aged inbred mice may also be capable of healing. Critical Issues: Inflammatory reactions have traditionally been described in the literature as negative factors in the process of skin injury closure. Inflammation is exacerbated due to the early release of mediators or the intense release of factors that cause cell proliferation after injury. The initial release of these factors as well as the clean-up of the lesion microenvironment are both crucial for following events. In addition, the activation and repression of some genes related to the regeneration phenotype may modulate lesion closure, demonstrating the significance of genetic studies to better understand the mechanisms involved in the initiation of wound repair processes. Future Directions: The pleiotropic effects of the QTL are important in the identification of the genes responsible for tissue repair processes, especially when combined with global gene expression research. Microarray analysis complements the biological information obtained in QTL mapping, making this tool essential for gene identification. This approach will allow the investigation of future targets for therapeutic wound healing treatments.
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- Tatiane Canhamero
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Butantan Institute, Secretary of Health, Government of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Butantan Institute, Secretary of Health, Government of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Butantan Institute, Secretary of Health, Government of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Gourevitch D, Kossenkov AV, Zhang Y, Clark L, Chang C, Showe LC, Heber-Katz E. Inflammation and Its Correlates in Regenerative Wound Healing: An Alternate Perspective. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2014; 3:592-603. [PMID: 25207202 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2014.0528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objective: The wound healing response may be viewed as partially overlapping sets of two physiological processes, regeneration and wound repair with the former overrepresented in some lower species such as newts and the latter more typical of mammals. A robust and quantitative model of regenerative healing has been described in Murphy Roths Large (MRL) mice in which through-and-through ear hole wounds in the ear pinna leads to scarless healing and replacement of all tissue through blastema formation and including cartilage. Since these mice are naturally autoimmune and display many aspects of an enhanced inflammatory response, we chose to examine the inflammatory status during regenerative ear hole closure and observed that inflammation has a clear positive effect on regenerative healing. Approach: The inflammatory gene expression patterns (Illumina microarrays) of early healing ear tissue from regenerative MRL and nonregenerative C57BL/6 (B6) strains are presented along with a survey of innate inflammatory cells found in this tissue type pre and postinjury. The role of inflammation on healing is tested using a COX-2 inhibitor. Innovation and Conclusion: We conclude that (1) enhanced inflammation is consistent with, and probably necessary, for a full regenerative response and (2) the inflammatory gene expression and cell distribution patterns suggest a novel mast cell population with markers found in both immature and mature mast cells that may be a key component of regeneration.
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Trypanosoma cruzi infection in genetically selected mouse lines: genetic linkage with quantitative trait locus controlling antibody response. Mediators Inflamm 2014; 2014:952857. [PMID: 25197170 PMCID: PMC4146349 DOI: 10.1155/2014/952857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Trypanosoma cruzi infection was studied in mouse lines selected for maximal (AIRmax) or minimal (AIRmin) acute inflammatory reaction and for high (HIII) or low (LIII) antibody (Ab) responses to complex antigens. Resistance was associated with gender (females) and strain—the high responder lines AIRmax and HIII were resistant. The higher resistance of HIII as compared to LIII mice extended to higher infective doses and was correlated with enhanced production of IFN-γ and nitric oxide production by peritoneal and lymph node cells, in HIII males and females. We also analyzed the involvement of previously mapped Ab and T. cruzi response QTL with the survival of Selection III mice to T. cruzi infections in a segregating backcross [F1(HIII×LIII) ×LIII] population. An Ab production QTL marker mapping to mouse chromosome 1 (34.8 cM) significantly cosegregated with survival after acute T. cruzi infections, indicating that this region also harbors genes whose alleles modulate resistance to acute T. cruzi infection.
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Katz ISS, Albuquerque LL, Suppa AP, de Siqueira DM, Rossato C, da Silva GB, Jensen JR, Starobinas N, Cabrera WHK, De Franco M, Borelli P, Ibañez OM, Ribeiro OG. 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced myelotoxicity differs in mice selected for high or low acute inflammatory response: relationship with aryl hydrocarbon receptor polymorphism. Int J Toxicol 2014; 33:130-42. [PMID: 24563413 DOI: 10.1177/1091581814522837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, such as 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA), are environmental pollutants that exert multiple toxic and carcinogenic effects. Studies showed that these effects are mediated by activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and modulated by allelic variants of Ahr gene. Here, we investigated the effects of DMBA treatment in the inflammatory response and bone marrow (BM) hematopoietic function of maximal acute inflammatory response (AIRmax) and minimal acute inflammatory response (AIRmin) heterogeneous mouse lines selected for high and low acute inflammatory responsiveness, respectively. The phenotypic selection resulted in the segregation of the Ahr(d) and Ahr(b1) alleles that confer low and high receptor ligand-binding affinity, respectively, in AIRmax and AIRmin mice. We observed a reduction in BM mature granulocyte population in AIRmin mice 24 hours after DMBA treatment while both blast and immature myeloid cells were increased. Proliferation and differentiation of BM myeloid cells in response to in vitro granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor stimulus were impaired in AIRmin-treated mice. These DMBA effects on myeloid BM cells (BMCs) affected the in vivo leukocyte migration to an inflammatory site induced by polyacrylamide beads (Biogel P-100, Bio-Rad, France) injection in AIRmin mice. On the other hand, these alterations were not observed in DMBA-treated AIRmax mice. These data indicate that DMBA affects myeloid cell differentiation and inflammatory response and Ahr(b1) allele in the genetic background of AIRmin mice contributes to this effect.
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- Iana Suly Santos Katz
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Av Dr Vital Brazil, 1500, CEP 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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De Franco M, Peters LC, Correa MA, Galvan A, Canhamero T, Borrego A, Jensen JR, Gonçalves J, Cabrera WHK, Starobinas N, Ribeiro OG, Dragani T, Ibañez OM. Pristane-induced arthritis loci interact with the Slc11a1 gene to determine susceptibility in mice selected for high inflammation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e88302. [PMID: 24505471 PMCID: PMC3914970 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIRmax (maximal inflammation) and AIRmin (minimal inflammation) mice show distinct susceptibilities to pristane-induced arthritis (PIA). The Slc11a1 gene, which regulates macrophage and neutrophil activity, is involved in this infirmity. AIRmaxSS mice homozygous for the non-functional Slc11a1 S (gly169asp) allele obtained by genotype-assisted crosses from AIRmax and AIRmin mice are more susceptible than mice homozygous for the Slc11a1 resistant (R) allele. The present work sought to identify the quantitative trait loci (QTL) regulating PIA and to examine the interactions of these QTL with Slc11a1 alleles in modulating PIA. Mice were given two ip injections of 0.5 mL pristane at 60 day intervals, and the incidence and severity of PIA was scored up to 160 days. Genome-wide linkage studies were performed to search for arthritis QTL in an F2 (AIRmax × AIRmin, n = 290) population. Significant arthritis QTL (LODscore>4) were detected on chromosomes 5 and 8, and suggestive QTL on chromosomes 7, 17 and 19. Global gene expression analyses performed on Affymetrix mouse 1.0 ST bioarrays (27k genes) using RNA from arthritic or control mice paws showed 419 differentially expressed genes between AIRmax and AIRmin mice and demonstrated significantly (P<0.001) over-represented genes related to inflammatory responses and chemotaxis. Up-regulation of the chemokine genes Cxcl1, Cxcl9, Cxcl5, Cxcl13 on chromosome 5 was higher in AIRmaxSS than in the other lines. Macrophage scavenger receptor 1 and hemeoxigenase (decycling) 1 genes on chromosome 8 were also expressed at higher levels in AIRmaxSS mice. Our results show that the gene expression profiles of the two arthritis QTL (on chromosomes 5 and 8) correlate with Slc11a1 alleles, resulting in enhanced AIRmaxSS mice susceptibility to PIA.
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- Marcelo De Franco
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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Balderramas HA, Ribeiro OG, Soares AMVC, Oliveira SL. The role of leukotriene B4 in early stages of experimental paracoccidioidomycosis induced in phenotypically selected mouse strains. Med Mycol 2013; 51:625-34. [PMID: 23534453 DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2013.777163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Paracoccidioidomycosis is a human systemic mycosis caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The mechanisms involved in innate immune response to this fungus are not fully elucidated. Leukotrienes are known to be critical for the clearance of various microorganisms, mainly by mediating the microbicidal function of phagocytes. We investigated the involvement of leukotriene B4 in the early stages of experimental paracoccidioidomycosis, which was induced by intratracheal inoculation of the fungus in selected mouse lines. The mouse lines utilized were produced through bi-directional phenotypic selection, endowed with maximal or minimal acute inflammatory reactivity, and designated AIRmax and AIRmin, respectively. AIRmax mice were more resistant to the infection, which was demonstrated by reduced lung fungal loads. However, the two lines produced similar amounts of leukotriene B4, and pharmacological inhibition of this mediator provoked similar fungal load increases in the two lines. The lower fungal load in the AIRmax mice was associated with a more effective inflammatory response, which was characterized by enhanced recruitment and activation of phagocytic cells and an increased production of activator cytokines. This process resulted in an increased release of fungicidal molecules and a diminution of fungal load. In both lines, leukotriene production was associated with a protective response in the lung that was consequent to the effect of this eicosanoid on the influx and activation of phagocytes.
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- Helanderson A Balderramas
- Botucatu School of Medicine, Department of Tropical Diseases, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
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Narahara H, Sakai E, Katayama M, Ohtomo Y, Yamamoto K, Takemoto M, Aso H, Ohwada S, Mohri Y, Nishimori K, Isogai E, Yamaguchi T, Fukuda T. Immunological characteristics and response to lipopolysaccharide of mouse lines selectively bred with natural and acquired immunities. Anim Sci J 2012; 83:367-74. [PMID: 22574788 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2011.00980.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Genetic improvement of resistance to infectious diseases is a challenging goal in animal breeding. Infection resistance involves multiple immunological characteristics, including natural and acquired immunity. In the present study, we developed an experimental model based on genetic selection, to improve immunological phenotypes. We selectively established three mouse lines based on phagocytic activity, antibody production and the combination of these two phenotypes. We analyzed the immunological characteristics of these lines using a lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which is one of the main components of Gram-negative bacteria. An intense immunological reaction was induced in each of the three mouse lines. Severe loss of body weight and liver damage were observed, and a high level of cytokine messenger RNA was detected in the liver tissue. The mouse line established using a combination of the two selection standards showed unique characteristics relative to the mouse lines selected on the basis of a single phenotype. Our results indicate that genetic selection and breeding is effective, even for immunological phenotypes with a relatively low heritability. Thus, it may be possible to improve resistance to infectious diseases by means of genetic selection.
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- Hiroki Narahara
- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
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Andersen SA, Petersen HH, Ersbøll AK, Falk-Rønne J, Jacobsen S. Vaccination elicits a prominent acute phase response in horses. Vet J 2012; 191:199-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2010] [Revised: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Canhamero T, Reines B, Peters LC, Borrego A, Carneiro PS, Albuquerque LL, Cabrera WH, Ribeiro OG, Jensen JR, Starobinas N, Ibañez OM, De Franco M. Distinct early inflammatory events during ear tissue regeneration in mice selected for high inflammation bearing Slc11a1 R and S alleles. Inflammation 2012; 34:303-13. [PMID: 20665098 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-010-9235-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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High inflammatory AIRmax mice homozygous for Slc11a1 R and S alleles were produced. AIRmax(SS) mice showed faster ear tissue regeneration than AIRmax(RR) mice, suggesting that the S allele favored tissue restoration. Here, we investigated the gene expression profiles and the inflammatory reactions of AIRmax(RR) and AIRmax(SS) mice during the initial phase of ear tissue regeneration. We observed superior levels of analysis of wound myeloperoxidase and edema in AIRmax(SS) mice, although similar cell influx was verified in both lines. Of the genes, 794 were up- and 674 down-regulated in AIRmax(RR), while 735 genes were found to be up- and 1616 down-regulated in AIRmax(SS) mice 48 h after punch. Both mouse lines showed significant over-represented genes related to cell proliferation; however AIRmax(SS) displayed up-regulation of inflammatory response genes. Quantitative PCR experiments showed higher expressions of Tgfb1, Dap12 and Trem1 genes in AIRmax(SS) mice. These results indicate that Slc11a1 gene modulated the early inflammatory events of ear tissue regeneration.
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- Tatiane Canhamero
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Xavier AML, Magalhães JAS, Cunha GDSP, Silva AC, Tavares DAG, Sarro-Silva MDF, Neto AHADM. Morphological tegument alterations of adult Schistosoma mansoni, harbored in non anti-helminthic treated, high-immune-tolerogenic and low-inflammatory mice. Acta Trop 2010; 116:95-9. [PMID: 20542008 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2009] [Revised: 05/31/2010] [Accepted: 06/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The present study exhibits original results of S. mansoni tegumental alterations due to contact with the immune system of non anti-helminthic treated mice. We compared, by SEM, the tegument of adult worms recovered from strains of mice genetically selected to extreme phenotypes of resistance (TR strain) and susceptibility (TS strain) to egg-albumin oral tolerance (OT). The parasites recovered from TR mice displayed no morphologic alteration, while specimens collected from TS mice presented tubercle swelling with blunted and shortened spines in lower density, increased sensory organelle numbers, fusion and tegumental ridge peeling. These tegument alterations were similar to those described for Artemether or Praziquantel treatment, supporting observations that the host immune system influences the development and function of the tegument of worms harbored in both anti-helminthic treated and non-treated mice. Our results are indicative that the development and function of the worm tegument depend on the immune regulatory capacity of each individual host.
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Galvan A, Vorraro F, Cabrera WHK, Ribeiro OG, Pazzaglia S, Mancuso M, Zolin A, Milani S, Saran A, Ibañez OM, Dragani TA. Genetic heterogeneity of inflammatory response and skin tumorigenesis in phenotypically selected mouse lines. Cancer Lett 2010; 295:54-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2010.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2009] [Revised: 02/11/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Trombone AP, Claudino M, Colavite P, de Assis GF, Avila-Campos MJ, Silva JS, Campanelli AP, Ibañez OM, De Franco M, Garlet GP. Periodontitis and arthritis interaction in mice involves a shared hyper-inflammatory genotype and functional immunological interferences. Genes Immun 2010; 11:479-89. [PMID: 20428191 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2010.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Periodontitis (PD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been found to be clinically associated and to share the chronic nature of the inflammatory reaction associated with bone resorption activity. However, the mechanisms underlying such association are unknown. Therefore, we examined the basis of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans- and Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced PD and pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) interaction in mice. Higher severity PD in the genetically inflammation prone acute inflammatory reactivity maximum (AIRmax) mice strain was associated with higher levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-17, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-13, and RANKL, whereas PD/PIA co-induction resulted in even higher levels of IL-1beta, IFN-gamma, IL-17, RANKL, and MMP-13 levels. Conversely, PD/PIA co-induction in AIRmin strain did not alter the course of both pathologies. PIA/PD co-induction resulted in altered expression of T-cell subsets transcription factors expression, with T-bet and RORgamma levels being upregulated, whereas GATA-3 levels were unaltered. Interestingly, PIA induction resulted in alveolar bone loss, such response being highly dependent on the presence of commensal oral bacteria. No differences were found in PIA severity parameters by PD co-induction. Our results show that the interaction between experimental PD and arthritis in mice involves a shared hyper-inflammatory genotype and functional interferences in innate and adaptive immune responses.
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- A P Trombone
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto--FMRP/USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Carneiro PDS, Peters LC, Vorraro F, Borrego A, Ribeiro OG, Starobinas N, Jensen JR, Cabrera WHK, Ibañez OM, De Franco M. Gene expression profiles of bone marrow cells from mice phenotype-selected for maximal or minimal acute inflammations: searching for genes in acute inflammation modifier loci. Immunology 2008; 128:e562-71. [PMID: 19740317 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.03032.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Two mouse lines were phenotype-selected for maximum (AIRmax) or minimum (AIRmin) acute inflammation responses to polyacrylamide bead (Biogel) injection. These lines differ in terms of bone marrow granulopoiesis, neutrophil resistance to apoptosis, and inflammatory cytokine production during acute inflammation responses. We compared gene expression profiles in bone marrow cells (BMC) of AIRmax and AIRmin mice during acute inflammatory reactions. The BMC from femurs were recovered 24 hr after subcutaneous injections of Biogel. Global gene expression analysis was performed on CodeLink Bioarrays (36K genes) using RNA pools of BMC from both control and treated AIRmax and AIRmin mice. Differentially expressed genes were statistically established and the over-represented gene ontology biological process categories were identified. Upregulations of about 136 and 198 genes were observed in the BMC of Biogel-treated AIRmax and AIRmin mice, respectively, but 740 genes were found to be downregulated in AIRmin mice compared with 94 genes in AIRmax mice. The over-represented biological themes of the differently expressed genes among AIRmax and AIRmin mice represent inflammatory response, signal transduction, cell proliferation and immune cell chemotaxis. We were able to demonstrate a broad downmodulation of gene transcripts in BMC from AIRmin mice during acute inflammation, and significant differentially expressed genes colocalized with previously mapped regions for inflammation-related phenotypes in chromosomes 1, 3, 6 and 11.
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Trombone APF, Ferreira SB, Raimundo FM, de Moura KCR, Avila-Campos MJ, Silva JS, Campanelli AP, De Franco M, Garlet GP. Experimental periodontitis in mice selected for maximal or minimal inflammatory reactions: increased inflammatory immune responsiveness drives increased alveolar bone loss without enhancing the control of periodontal infection. J Periodontal Res 2008; 44:443-51. [PMID: 18973535 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2008.01133.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Inflammatory immune reactions that occur in response to periodontopathogens are thought to protect the host against infection, but may trigger periodontal destruction. However, the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying host susceptibility to periodontal infection and to periodontitis development have still not been established in detail. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, we examined the mechanisms that modulate the outcome of Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans-induced periodontal disease in mice mouse strains selected for maximal (AIRmax) or minimal (AIRmin) inflammatory reactions. RESULTS Our results showed that AIRmax mice developed a more severe periodontitis than AIRmin mice in response to A. actinomycetemcomitans infection, and this periodontitis was characterized by increased alveolar bone loss and inflammatory cell migration to periodontal tissues. In addition, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays demonstrated that the levels of the cytokines interleukin-1beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-17 were higher in AIRmax mice, as were the levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-13 and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) mRNA levels. However, the more intense inflammatory immune reaction raised by the AIRmax strain, in spite of the higher levels of antimicrobial mediators myeloperoxidase and inducible nitric oxide synthase, did not enhance the protective immunity to A. actinomycetemcomitans infection, because both AIRmax and AIRmin strains presented similar bacterial loads in periodontal tissues. In addition, the AIRmax strain presented a trend towards higher levels of serum C-reactive protein during the course of disease. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate that the intensity of the inflammatory immune reaction is associated with the severity of experimental periodontitis, but not with the control of A. actinomycetemcomitans periodontal infection, suggesting that the occurrence of hyperinflammatory genotypes may not be an evolutionary advantage in the complex host-pathogen interaction observed in periodontal diseases.
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- A P F Trombone
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, FMRP/USP, SP, Brazil
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Carneiro AS, Ribeiro OG, Cabrera WHK, Vorraro F, De Franco M, Ibañez OM, Starobinas N. Bothrops jararaca venom (BjV) induces differential leukocyte accumulation in mice genetically selected for acute inflammatory reaction: the role of host genetic background on expression of adhesion molecules and release of endogenous mediators. Toxicon 2008; 52:619-27. [PMID: 18723041 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2008] [Revised: 07/24/2008] [Accepted: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The dynamics of the local inflammatory events induced by Bothrops jararaca venom (BjV) inoculation in footpad of mice genetically selected for maximal (AIRmax) and minimal (AIRmin) acute inflammatory reactivity (AIR) was investigated. The BjV injection induced a marked inflammatory cell infiltrate with predominance of neutrophils, with increased blood cell numbers before its accumulation, suggesting a stimulatory action of BjV on mechanisms of cell mobilization from bone marrow. The process of cell migration is regulated by different cell-adhesion molecules (CAM). Our results showed that neutrophil cells from both lines had the same pattern of response concerning CAMs expression, presenting the involvement of l-selectin, Mac-1 and PECAM-1 adhesion molecules in BjV-induced neutrophil accumulation. The effect of BjV on the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines related with cellular migration was also studied and IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha and MIP-2 levels could be detected after venom injection. The AIRmax mice were shown to be more responsive than AIRmin with respect to leukocyte influx, expression of MIP-2 and release of IL-1beta and IL-6. These results demonstrate the importance of host genetic background in the local response and the involvement of alleles accumulated in AIRmax mice in the inflammatory events induced by BjV.
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- Adriana S Carneiro
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil 1500 - cep 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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De Franco M, Carneiro PDS, Peters LC, Vorraro F, Borrego A, Ribeiro OG, Starobinas N, Cabrera WK, Ibañez OM. Slc11a1 (Nramp1) alleles interact with acute inflammation loci to modulate wound-healing traits in mice. Mamm Genome 2007; 18:263-9. [PMID: 17486412 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-007-9012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2006] [Accepted: 03/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lines of mice were obtained by selective breeding for maximum (AIRmax) or minimum (AIRmin) acute inflammation. They present distinct neutrophil influx and show frequency disequilibrium of the solute carrier family 11a member 1 (Slc11a1) alleles. This gene is involved in ion transport at the endosomes within macrophages and neutrophils, interfering in their activation. Homozygous AIRmax and AIRmin sublines for the Slc11a1 gene were produced to examine the interaction of this gene with the acute inflammatory loci. The present work investigated wound-healing traits in AIRmax and AIRmin mice, in F(1) and F(2) intercrosses, and in Slc11a1 sublines. Two-millimeter ear punches were made in the mice and hole closure was measured during 40 days. AIRmax mice demonstrated significant tissue repair while AIRmin mice did not. Significant differences between the responses of male and female mice were also observed. Wound-healing traits demonstrated a correlation with neutrophil influx in F(2) populations. AIRmax( SS )showed higher ear-wound closure than AIRmax( RR ) mice, suggesting that the Slc11a1 S allele favored ear tissue repair. QTL analysis has detected two inflammatory loci modulating ear wound healing on chromosomes 1 and 14. These results suggest the involvement of the acute inflammation modifier QTL in the wound-healing phenotype.
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- Marcelo De Franco
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Peters LC, Jensen JR, Borrego A, Cabrera WHK, Baker N, Starobinas N, Ribeiro OG, Ibañez OM, De Franco M. Slc11a1 (formerly NRAMP1) gene modulates both acute inflammatory reactions and pristane-induced arthritis in mice. Genes Immun 2006; 8:51-6. [PMID: 17122779 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mice selected for the maximum acute inflammatory reaction (AIRmax) are highly susceptible to pristane-induced arthritis (PIA), whereas mice selected for the minimum response (AIRmin) are resistant. These lines show distinct patterns of leukocyte infiltration and R and S allele frequency disequilibrium of the solute carrier family 11a member 1 (Slc11a1) gene. In order to study the interactions of the Slc11a1 R and S alleles with the inflammation modulating Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) during PIA development, homozygous AIRmax(RR), AIRmax(SS), AIRmin(RR) and AIRmin(SS) lines were produced by genotype-assisted breedings. These mice received two intraperitoneal injections of 0.5 ml pristane at 60-day intervals, and the subsequent development of arthritis was assessed for 210 days. Cytokine-secreting cell profiles were investigated using enzyme-linked immunospot. Arthritis incidence in AIRmax(RR) mice reached 29%, whereas PIA incidence in AIRmax(SS) mice was 70% by day 180. AIRmin(RR) mice were resistant, whereas 13.3% of AIRmin(SS) mice became arthritic. The presence of the defective S allele also increased arthritis severity, although acute inflammation was higher in mice bearing the R allele. A predominant Th0/Th2-type response in Slc11a1(SS) mice was observed. These results indicate that Slc11a1 is a strong candidate for the QTL modulating acute inflammation and for PIA.
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- L C Peters
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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Borrego A, Peters LC, Jensen JR, Ribeiro OG, Koury Cabrera WH, Starobinas N, Seman M, Ibañez OM, De Franco M. Genetic determinants of acute inflammation regulate Salmonella infection and modulate Slc11a1 gene (formerly Nramp1) effects in selected mouse lines. Microbes Infect 2006; 8:2766-71. [PMID: 17035062 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2006.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2006] [Revised: 07/26/2006] [Accepted: 08/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Two lines of mice selected to produce maximal (AIRmax) or minimal (AIRmin) acute inflammatory reactions (AIR) differ in their susceptibility to infection by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium). The LD(50) for AIRmax mice is 1000 times higher than that observed for AIRmin mice, and higher frequencies of Slc11a1 alleles (known to confer either resistance (R) or high susceptibility (S) to S. Typhimurium) were consistently found in AIRmax and AIRmin mouse lines, respectively. In order to evaluate the effect of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) segregated in AIRmax and AIRmin mice on Slc11a1 dependent susceptibility to S. Typhimurium, the R and S alleles were fixed in homozygosity in AIRmax and AIRmin backgrounds by genotype assisted breedings. These new lines were named AIRmax(RR), AIRmax(SS), AIRmin(RR), and AIRmin(SS). Acute inflammation of Slc11a1(RR) animals was more severe in comparison to their Slc11a1(SS) counterparts, implicating Slc11a1 (or other linked genes) in AIR regulation. The LD(50) of S. Typhimurium was 800-times higher for AIRmax(SS) than for AIRmin(SS), demonstrating that AIR QTL can act as modifiers of the Slc11a1(SS) susceptibility gene. Four microsatellite markers for S. Typhimurium susceptibility QTL described in other mouse lines showed specific allele fixation in AIRmax or AIRmin mice, suggesting that these chromosomal regions also segregate with inflammatory phenotypes.
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- Andrea Borrego
- Laboratório de Imunogenética - Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil, 1500, São Paulo, SP 05503900, Brazil
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Santos-Junior RR, Sartori A, De Franco M, Filho OGR, Coelho-Castelo AAM, Bonato VLD, Cabrera WHK, Ibañez OM, Silva CL. Immunomodulation and protection induced by DNA-hsp65 vaccination in an animal model of arthritis. Hum Gene Ther 2006; 16:1338-45. [PMID: 16259568 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2005.16.1338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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We described a prophylactic and therapeutic effect of a DNA vaccine encoding the Mycobacterium leprae 65-kDa heat shock protein (DNA-hsp65) in experimental murine tuberculosis. However, high homology of the vaccine to the corresponding mammalian hsp60, together with the CpG motifs in the plasmidial vector, could trigger or exacerbate an autoimmune disease. In the present study, we evaluate the potential of DNA-hsp65 vaccination to induce or modulate arthritis in mice genetically selected for acute inflammatory reaction (AIR), either maximal (AIRmax) or minimal (AIRmin). Mice immunized with DNA-hsp65 or injected with the corresponding DNA vector (DNAv) developed no arthritis, whereas pristane injection resulted in arthritis in 62% of AIRmax mice and 7.3% of AIRmin mice. Administered after pristane, DNA-hsp65 downregulated arthritis induction in AIRmax animals. Levels of interleukin (IL)-12 were significantly lower in mice receiving pristane plus DNA-hsp65 or DNAv than in mice receiving pristane alone. However, when mice previously injected with pristane were inoculated with DNA-hsp65 or DNAv, the protective effect was significantly correlated with lower IL-6 and IL-12 levels and higher IL-10 levels. Our results strongly suggest that DNA-hsp65 has no arthritogenic potential and is actually protective against experimentally induced arthritis in mice.
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- Rubens R Santos-Junior
- Centro de Pesquisas em Tuberculose, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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Kurihara RS, Yokoo M, Domingues WV, Cabrera WH, Ribeiro OG, Ibañez OM, Malheiros DA, Barros RT, de Almeida Prado EB. Genetic potential for an acute inflammatory response in IgA glomerulonephritis in mice. Braz J Med Biol Res 2005; 38:1807-15. [PMID: 16302095 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2005001200009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mice selected on the basis of an acute inflammatory response (AIR) can provide information about the immunopathological mechanisms of glomerulonephritis. We studied the differences between mice selected for a maximal AIR (AIRmax that attract more polymorphonuclear cells to the site of injury) or a minimal AIR (AIRmin that attract more mononuclear cells) in an experimental model of IgA nephropathy in order to investigate the effect of genetic background on glomerular disease progression and the participation of the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) chemokine. IgA nephropathy was induced by intraperitoneal ovalbumin injection and bile duct ligation in AIRmax and AIRmin mice. Histological changes, urinary protein/creatinine ratio, serum IgA levels, immunofluorescence for IgA, IgG and complement C3 fraction, immunohistochemistry for macrophages and MCP-1, and MCP-1 levels in macerated kidney were determined. Mesangial IgA deposition was seen only in AIRmin mice, which presented more renal lesions. Increased serum IgA levels (1.5 +/- 0.4 vs 0.3 +/- 0.1 mg/mL, P < 0.001), high glomerular MCP-1 expression and decreased monocyte/macrophage infiltration in the interstitial area (0.3 +/- 0.3 vs 1.1 +/- 0.9 macrophages/field, P < 0.05) were detected in AIRmin mice compared to AIRmax mice. No glomerular monocyte/macrophage infiltration was detected in either strain. In spite of the absence of IgA deposition, AIRmax mice presented discrete or absent mesangial proliferation. The study showed that there are differences between mice selected for AIRmax and AIRmin with respect to serum IgA levels, histological damage and MCP-1 chemokine production after ovalbumin injection in combination with bile duct ligation.
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- R S Kurihara
- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Renal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua Agostinho Cretella 58, 05337-040 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Ribeiro OG, Cabrera WH, Maria DA, De Franco M, Massa S, Di Pace RF, de Souza VRC, Starobinas N, Semen M, Ibañez OM. Genetic selection for high acute inflammatory response confers resistance to lung carcinogenesis in the mouse. Exp Lung Res 2005; 31:105-16. [PMID: 15765921 DOI: 10.1080/01902140490495237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mice selected for a high acute inflammatory response (AIRmax) are resistant to chemically induced lung tumorigenesis, whereas the low responders (AIRmin) are susceptible. In urethane-treated mice, anti-inflammatory drugs increased the tumor incidence in AIRmax but not AIRmin mice, and an inverse correlation (P<.001) between the degree of acute inflammatory response (AIR) and lung tumorigenesis was found in an F2 (AIRmax x AIRmin) intercross population. The results provide evidence for the involvement of lung tumor modifier loci in AIR regulation and implicate AIR quantitative trait loci in the inherited predisposition to lung cancer.
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Jacobsen S, Andersen PH, Toelboell T, Heegaard PMH. Dose Dependency and Individual Variability of the Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Bovine Acute Phase Protein Response. J Dairy Sci 2004; 87:3330-9. [PMID: 15377612 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(04)73469-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In order to investigate the dose dependency and the individual variability of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute phase protein response in cattle, 8 nonlactating, nonpregnant Danish Holstein cows were challenged 3 times each by intravenous injection of increasing doses (10, 100, and 1000 ng/kg, consecutively) of Escherichia coli LPS with 3-wk intervals. All 3 LPS doses resulted in a rapid increase in serum concentrations of haptoglobin and serum amyloid A (SAA) and a decrease in serum concentrations of albumin in all 8 cows. Serum concentrations of acute phase proteins (APP) remained altered for several days after each LPS injection, and their increase or decrease was significantly related to LPS dose. In addition to dose dependency, the response was also dependent on the individual, as APP concentrations differed significantly among cows. To compare APP production in 2 consecutive challenges, individual APP levels after the challenge with 100 ng LPS/kg were correlated to levels attained after the challenge with 1000 ng LPS/kg. Serum amyloid A concentrations correlated between the 2 challenges, whereas haptoglobin concentrations tended to correlate; no correlation could be demonstrated between SAA and haptoglobin concentrations in either of the challenges, which suggests that the synthesis of haptoglobin and SAA are regulated in different ways. In conclusion, cattle are highly susceptible to LPS, as very low doses of LPS elicited acute phase albumin, SAA, and haptoglobin responses. Concentrations of APP not only reflect the magnitude of LPS exposure but are also influenced by the ability of the individual cow to mount an acute phase response. The ability to produce SAA and haptoglobin may be an innate characteristic of the individual, as responses in consecutive challenges were quantitatively similar.
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- S Jacobsen
- Department of Clinical Studies, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Ramos AT, Gonçalves LRC, Ribeiro OG, Rocha Campos AC, Sant'Anna OA. Effects of Lonomia obliqua (lepidoptera, saturniidae) toxin on clotting, inflammatory and antibody responsiveness in genetically selected lines of mice. Toxicon 2004; 43:761-8. [PMID: 15284010 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2003] [Revised: 03/02/2004] [Accepted: 03/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lines of mice genetically selected for high (H) or low (L) antibody response and for maximal (AIRMAX) or minimal (AIRMIN) acute inflammatory reaction, in which the opposite extreme potentialities have been clearly defined, offer an appropriate model for investigating the environmental and genetic factors acting on innate and adaptative immunobiological functions. This model has been successfully employed to study the resistance or susceptibility against pathogens and/or toxins. It had been demonstrated that the skin contact with Lonomia obliqua caterpillar bristles induces local inflammation and may elicit severe hemorrhagic disorders. In the present study, blood coagulation time, and the acute inflammatory reaction were scored 24 h after injection of the Lonomia bristles crude extract in a subcutaneous dorsal air pouch. The acute inflammation was determined by the leukocyte concentration in the local exudates. The highest interline differences were observed between the AIRMAX (10(6) cells/ml) and AIRMIN (2 x 10(5) cells/ml) and this distinct expression involves the number of monocytes, eosinophils and mainly neutrophils. Regarding coagulation, the highest interline difference was observed between the HIII and LIII mice, and the F1)[LIII x HIII] hybrids showed the overdominance of the fast clotting character. The adaptative immune response was evaluated by comparing the anti-Lonomia bristle extract IgG titer among the lines: the antibody titers were higher in the H lines than in the L ones and equivalent in the AIRMAX and AIRMIN mice, in accordance to the phenotype profiles generated by the distinct selective processes. The genetically selected mice lines-AIRMAX, AIRMIN, HI, HIII, HG, LIII and LG-showed an almost continuous distributions for inflammation, coagulation time and IgG antibody titers, being the interline variances always higher than the intraline ones for the individually measured phenotypes. Altogether, these results suggest the independent polygenic regulation of these traits, being indicative of the genetic control to Lonomia toxin innate and adaptative sensitivity in humans.
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- A T Ramos
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ribeiro OG, Maria DA, Adriouch S, Pechberty S, Cabrera WHK, Morisset J, Ibañez OM, Seman M. Convergent alteration of granulopoiesis, chemotactic activity, and neutrophil apoptosis during mouse selection for high acute inflammatory response. J Leukoc Biol 2003; 74:497-506. [PMID: 12960266 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0103039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Neutrophil homeostasis was investigated in two mouse lines, AIRmax and AIRmin, genetically selected for high or low acute inflammatory response (AIR) and compared with unselected BALB/c mice. Mature neutrophil phenotype and functions appeared similar in the three mouse lines. However, an unprecedented phenotype was revealed in AIRmax animals characterized by a high neutrophil production in bone marrow (BM), a high number of neutrophils in blood, a high concentration of chemotactic agents in acrylamide-induced inflammatory exudates, and an increased resistance of locally infiltrated neutrophils to spontaneous apoptosis. In vitro, BM production of neutrophils and eosinophils was accompanied by an unusual high up-regulation of cytokine receptors as assessed by antibodies to CD131, which bind the common beta chain of receptors to interleukin (IL)-3, IL-5, and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor. An accelerated neutrophil maturation was also observed in response to all-trans retinoic acid. Several candidate genes can be proposed to explain this phenotype. Yet, more importantly, the results underline that genetic selection, based on the degree of AIR and starting from a founding population resulting from the intercross of eight inbred mouse lines, which display a continuous range of inflammatory responses, can lead to the convergent selection of alleles affecting neutrophil homeostasis. Similar gene combinations may occur in the human with important consequences in the susceptibility to inflammatory or infectious diseases and cancer.
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- Orlando G Ribeiro
- Laboratoire d'Immunodifférenciation, EA 1556, Université Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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Smit JJ, Van Loveren H, Hoekstra MO, Karimi K, Folkerts G, Nijkamp FP. The Slc11a1 (Nramp1) gene controls efficacy of mycobacterial treatment of allergic asthma. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2003; 171:754-60. [PMID: 12847242 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.2.754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Genes controlling antibacterial resistance may be important in the hygiene hypothesis, which states that lack of bacterial infections during childhood would favor development of allergic disease. We, therefore, studied whether Nramp1 (Slc11a1) alleles, which determine susceptibility (Nramp1(s)) or resistance (Nramp1(r)) to intracellular bacteria, affect the efficacy of heat-killed Mycobacterium vaccae in the treatment of allergic asthma in a mouse model. Treatment of OVA-sensitized Nramp1(s) mice with M. vaccae suppressed airway hyperresponsiveness, airway eosinophilia, Ag-specific IgE, and IL-4 and IL-5 production after OVA aerosol challenge. In contrast, M. vaccae hardly affected these parameters in Nramp1(r) mice. In addition, The Nramp1 gene affected both T cell-mediated responses to M. vaccae in vivo and the level of macrophage activation after stimulation with M. vaccae in vitro. In conclusion, the efficacy of M. vaccae in preventing allergic and asthmatic manifestations in a mouse model is strongly affected by Nramp1 alleles. These findings could have important implications for the future use of mycobacteria and their components in the prevention or treatment of allergic asthma. A new link is described between genes, the environment, and the development of allergy, in which the Nramp1 gene fine tunes the hygiene hypothesis.
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- Joost J Smit
- Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Smit JJ, van Loveren H, Hoekstra MO, Nijkamp FP, Bloksma N. Influence of the macrophage bacterial resistance gene, Nramp1 (Slc11a1), on the induction of allergic asthma in the mouse. FASEB J 2003; 17:958-60. [PMID: 12670871 DOI: 10.1096/fj.02-0985fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Based on the hygiene hypothesis that lack of early childhood bacterial infections would favor development of allergic disease, we hypothesize that genes controlling antibacterial resistance may be important as well. We, therefore, studied whether Nramp1 alleles that determine resistance (Nramp1r) or susceptibility (Nramp1s) to intracellular bacteria at the macrophage level affect sensitivity to induction of allergic asthma. Nramp1s and congenic Nramp1r mice were sensitized with ovalbumin/alum on days 0 and 14 and challenged with ovalbumin or saline aerosols on days 42, 45, and 48. On day 49, airway responsiveness was assessed, blood was withdrawn, and lung lavage was performed. We demonstrated that ovalbumin sensitization and challenge of Nramp1s and Nramp1r mice caused comparable airway hyperreactivity and airway eosinophilia and a similar increase in serum levels of ovalbumin-specific IgG1 and IgG2a. Ovalbumin challenge, however, induced significantly lower serum levels of total and ovalbumin-specific IgE and significantly lower mast cell degranulation in Nramp1r mice as compared with Nramp1s mice. In addition, ovalbumin challenge of Nramp1r mice led to significantly less release of Th2 cytokines into the airways. Results show that Nramp1 can affect the development of allergy but not the development of airway hyperresponsiveness in the mouse.
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- Joost J Smit
- Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Carneiro AS, Ribeiro OG, De Franco M, Cabrera WHK, Vorraro F, Siqueira M, Ibañez OM, Starobinas N. Local inflammatory reaction induced by Bothrops jararaca venom differs in mice selected for acute inflammatory response. Toxicon 2002; 40:1571-9. [PMID: 12419508 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(02)00174-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bothrops jararaca venom (BjV) causes severe systemic and local reactions, characterized by an acute inflammatory reaction with accumulation of leukocytes and release of endogenous mediators. The systemic and local effects of BjV were compared in lines of mice genetically selected for maximal (AIR(max)) or minimal (AIR(min)) acute inflammatory reactivity (AIR). The systemic reaction was evaluated by LD(50) and the local reaction by edema formation, cellular influx, release of PGE(2), NO and H(2)O(2) and the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6, Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and IFN-gamma. Both mouse lines were equally susceptible to the lethal effects of the venom showing similar LD(50) but differed significantly in terms of the local inflammatory reaction. Footpad edema and leukocyte influx in the peritoneum after BjV inoculation was higher in AIR(max) compared to AIR(min), BALB/c or outbred Swiss mice. Coincidently, higher levels of the soluble mediators PGE(2), IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha were detected in the inflammatory exudate induced by BjV in AIR(max) mice. Cytokines levels were correlated to in vitro NO and H(2)O(2) production. The results demonstrate that the genetic factors selected in AIR(max) and AIR(min) lines of mice interfere in the control of the acute local reaction triggered by BjV venom.
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- Adriana S Carneiro
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Av Vital Brasil 1500-cep 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Brown DR, Green BT, Kulkarni-Narla A, Poonyachoti S, Townsend D. Pharmaconeuroimmunology in the intestinal tract: opioid and cannabinoid receptors, enteric neurons and mucosal defense. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2002; 493:197-205. [PMID: 11727766 DOI: 10.1007/0-306-47611-8_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- D R Brown
- Department of Veterinary PathoBiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, Minneapolis/St Paul 55108, USA
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Maria DA, Ribeiro OG, Pizzocaro KF, De Franco M, Cabrera WK, Starobinas N, Gallois V, Siqueira M, Seman M, Ibañez OM. Resistance to melanoma metastases in mice selected for high acute inflammatory response. Carcinogenesis 2001; 22:337-42. [PMID: 11181457 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/22.2.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The role of innate immunity in natural resistance to tumor progression was investigated in two mouse lines, AIRmax and AIRmin, selected by bi-directional selective breeding on the basis of high or low acute inflammatory response. Compared with AIRmin, AIRmax mice were shown to be resistant to 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)/12-O:-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced skin cancers and here we demonstrate that AIRmax are also able to restrain the development of metastases upon transfer of MHC compatible, incompatible or xenogeneic melanomas. An acute inflammatory response to melanoma cells was observed in AIRmax mice only, although both lines were found to mount similar specific immune responses to melanoma antigens. The genetically selected lines therefore represent a model system to analyze the positive correlation between multiple resistance to tumorigenesis and host inflammatory responsiveness.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/analysis
- Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology
- Aspirin/pharmacology
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Melanoma/immunology
- Melanoma/secondary
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred A
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Monitoring, Immunologic
- Neoplasm Transplantation/immunology
- Skin Neoplasms/immunology
- Skin Neoplasms/secondary
- Sulfonamides/pharmacology
- Transplantation, Heterologous
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- D A Maria
- Laboratório de Imunogenética, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil 1500, CEP 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil and Laboratoire d'Immunodifferenciation, Université Paris 7, Paris, France
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