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Vafaee F, Shirzad S, Shamsi F, Boskabady MH. Neuroscience and treatment of asthma, new therapeutic strategies and future aspects. Life Sci 2021; 292:120175. [PMID: 34826435 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS Asthma is an airway inflammatory disease that is affected by neurological and psychological factors. The aim of present review is to investigating the relationship between neural functions and neurobiological changes and asthma symptoms. MAIN METHODS The information in this article is provided from articles published in English and reputable database using appropriate keywords from 1970 to October 2020. KEY FINDINGS The symptoms of asthma such as cough, difficult breathing, and mucus secretion get worse when a person is suffering from stress, anxiety, and depression. The function of the insula, anterior cingulate cortex, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis changes in response to stress and psychological disease; then the stress hormones are produced from neuroendocrine system, which leads to asthma exacerbation. The evidence represents that psychological therapies or neurological rehabilitation reduces the inflammation through modulating the activity of neurocircuitry and the function of brain centers involved in asthma. Moreover, the neurotrophins and neuropeptides are the key mediators in the neuro-immune interactions, which secrete from the airway nerves in response to brain signals, and they could be the target of many new therapies in asthma. SIGNIFICANCE This review provides an insight into the vital role of the central and peripheral nervous system in development and exacerbation of asthma and provides practical approaches and strategies on neural networks to improve the airway inflammation and asthma severity.
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- Farzaneh Vafaee
- Neuroscience Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Neuroscience Laboratory (Brain, Cognition and Behavior), Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Cortese G, Carron M, Montrucchio G, Brazzi L. Sugammadex-induced bronchospasm during desflurane anaesthesia: an open question. Br J Anaesth 2020; 124:e17-e18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Reduced stress and inflammatory responsiveness in experienced meditators compared to a matched healthy control group. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2016; 68:117-25. [PMID: 26970711 PMCID: PMC4851883 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Psychological stress is a major contributor to symptom exacerbation across many chronic inflammatory conditions and can acutely provoke increases in inflammation in healthy individuals. With the rise in rates of inflammation-related medical conditions, evidence for behavioral approaches that reduce stress reactivity is of value. Here, we compare 31 experienced meditators, with an average of approximately 9000 lifetime hours of meditation practice (M age=51years) to an age- and sex-matched control group (n=37; M age=48years) on measures of stress- and inflammatory responsivity, and measures of psychological health. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) was used to induce psychological stress and a neurogenic inflammatory response was produced using topical application of capsaicin cream to forearm skin. Size of the capsaicin-induced flare response and increase in salivary cortisol and alpha amylase were used to quantify the magnitude of inflammatory and stress responses, respectively. Results show that experienced meditators have lower TSST-evoked cortisol (62.62±2.52 vs. 70.38±2.33; p<.05) and perceived stress (4.18±.41 vs. 5.56±.30; p<.01), as well as a smaller neurogenic inflammatory response (81.55±4.6 vs. 96.76±4.26; p<.05), compared to the control group. Moreover, experienced meditators reported higher levels of psychological factors associated with wellbeing and resilience. These results suggest that the long-term practice of meditation may reduce stress reactivity and could be of therapeutic benefit in chronic inflammatory conditions characterized by neurogenic inflammation.
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Cabral LDM, Giusti-Paiva A. The Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Antagonist Capsazepine Improves the Impaired Lung Mechanics during Endotoxemia. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2016; 119:421-427. [PMID: 27090778 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.12605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Acute lung injury (ALI) caused by systemic inflammatory response remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Management of patients with sepsis is largely limited to supportive therapies, reflecting an incomplete understanding of the underlying pathophysiology. Furthermore, there have been limited advances in the treatments for ALI. In this study, lung function and a histological analysis were performed to evaluate the impact of transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 receptor (TRPV1) antagonist (capsazepine; CPZ) on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced lung injury in mice. For this, adult mice pre-treated with CPZ or vehicle received intraperitoneal injections of LPS or saline and 24 hr after, the mice were anaesthetized, and lung mechanics was evaluated. The LPS-challenged mice exhibited substantial mechanical impairment, characterized by increases in respiratory system resistance, respiratory system elastance, tissue damping and tissue elastance. The pre-treatment with CPZ prevented the increase in respiratory system resistance and decreased the increase in tissue damping during endotoxemia. In addition, mice pre-treated with CPZ had an attenuated lung injury evidenced by reduction on collapsed area of the lung parenchyma induced by LPS. This suggests that the TRPV1 antagonist capsazepine has a protective effect on lung mechanics in ALI during endotoxemia and that it may be a target for enhanced therapeutic efficacy in ALI.
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- Layla D M Cabral
- Multicenter Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Brazilian Society of Physiology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas-MG, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Multicenter Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Brazilian Society of Physiology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. , .,Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas-MG, Alfenas, MG, Brazil. ,
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Amin K. The role of mast cells in allergic inflammation. Respir Med 2011; 106:9-14. [PMID: 22112783 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 402] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2011] [Revised: 09/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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The histochemical characteristics of human basophils and tissue mast cells were described over a century ago by Paul Ehrlich. When mast cells are activated by an allergen that binds to serum IgE attached to their FcɛRI receptors, they release cytokines, eicosanoids and their secretory granules. Mast cells are now thought to exert critical proinflammatory functions, as well as potential immunoregulatory roles, in various immune disorders through the release of mediators such as histamine, leukotrienes, cytokines chemokines, and neutral proteases (chymase and tryptase). The aim of this review is to describe the role of mast cells in allergic inflammation. Mast cells interact directly with bacteria and appear to play a vital role in host defense against pathogens. Drugs, such as glucocorticoids, cyclosporine and cromolyn have been shown to have inhibitory effects on mast cell degranulation and mediator release. This review shows that mast cells play an active role in such diverse diseases as asthma, rhinitis, middle ear infection, and pulmonary fibrosis. In conclusion, mast cells may not only contribute to the chronic airway inflammatory response, remodeling and symptomatology, but they may also have a central role in the initiation of the allergic immune response, that is providing signals inducing IgE synthesis by B-lymphocytes and inducing Th2 lymphocyte differentiation.
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- Kawa Amin
- Department of Medical Science, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Clinical Chemistry and Asthma Research Centre, Uppsala University and University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Sevoflurane and desflurane protect cholinergic-induced bronchoconstriction of hyperreactive airways in rabbits. Can J Anaesth 2011; 58:1007-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s12630-011-9578-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Sun J, Ramnath RD, Tamizhselvi R, Bhatia M. Neurokinin A engages neurokinin-1 receptor to induce NF-κB-dependent gene expression in murine macrophages: implications of ERK1/2 and PI 3-kinase/Akt pathways. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 295:C679-91. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00042.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Neurokinin A (NKA) belongs to the tachykinin neuropeptide family. Its biological functions are primarily mediated by the neurokinin (NK)-2 receptor. NKA has been implicated in several inflammatory conditions. However, there are limited data about the mechanism of its pathogenetic action. Here, we investigated proinflammatory effects of NKA on peripheral immune cells using the mouse macrophage/monocyte cell line RAW 264.7 and primary peritoneal macrophages. The signaling mechanistic pathways involved were also studied. In mouse macrophages with no detectable NK-2 receptors, NKA induces the upregulation of NK-1 but not NK-2 receptor expression. Furthermore, NKA engages this NK-1 receptor, resulting in inflammatory-like responses involving activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor (NF)-κB and induction of NF-κB-responsive proinflammatory chemokine expression. NKA activates NF-κB as evidenced by induced phosphorylation (leading to degradation) of its inhibitory protein IκBα, increased cellular levels of the transactivation-active phospho(Ser276)-p65 and its nuclear translocation, as well as enhanced DNA-binding activity of NF-κB. These responses are specifically inhibited by selective NK-1 receptor antagonists but not NK-2 receptor antagonists, thereby excluding the role of NK-2 receptor. Further investigation on the upstream signaling mechanisms suggests that two NF-κB-activating pathways (extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B) are activated by NKA. Specific inhibitors of the two pathways block NF-κB-dependent chemokine expression. The inhibitory effects are mediated through regulation of nuclear translocation, DNA-binding activity, and/or transactivation activity of NF-κB. Together, we provide novel evidence that NKA engages NK-1 receptors on mouse macrophages to elicit NF-κB-dependent cellular responses. The findings reveal cellular mechanisms that may underlie NKA-mediated inflammatory and immunological conditions.
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Helyes Z, Elekes K, Németh J, Pozsgai G, Sándor K, Kereskai L, Börzsei R, Pintér E, Szabó A, Szolcsányi J. Role of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 receptors in endotoxin-induced airway inflammation in the mouse. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007; 292:L1173-81. [PMID: 17237150 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00406.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Airways are densely innervated by capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons expressing transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) receptors/ion channels, which play an important regulatory role in inflammatory processes via the release of sensory neuropeptides. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of TRPV1 receptors in endotoxin-induced airway inflammation and consequent bronchial hyperreactivity with functional, morphological, and biochemical techniques using receptor gene-deficient mice. Inflammation was evoked by intranasal administration of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (60 microl, 167 microg/ml) in TRPV1 knockout (TRPV1(-/-)) mice and their wild-type counterparts (TRPV1(+/+)) 24 h before measurement. Airway reactivity was assessed by unrestrained whole body plethysmography, and its quantitative indicator, enhanced pause (Penh), was calculated after inhalation of the bronchoconstrictor carbachol. Histological examination and spectrophotometric myeloperoxidase measurement was performed from the lung. Somatostatin concentration was measured in the lung and plasma with radioimmunoassay. Bronchial hyperreactivity, histological lesions (perivascular/peribronchial edema, neutrophil/macrophage infiltration, goblet cell hyperplasia), and myeloperoxidase activity were significantly greater in TRPV(-/-) mice. Inflammation markedly elevated lung and plasma somatostatin concentrations in TRPV1(+/+) but not TRPV1(-/-) animals. In TRPV1(-/-) mice, exogenous administration of somatostatin-14 (4 x 100 microg/kg ip) diminished inflammation and hyperreactivity. Furthermore, in wild-type mice, antagonizing somatostatin receptors by cyclo-somatostatin (4 x 250 microg/kg ip) increased these parameters. This study provides the first evidence for a novel counterregulatory mechanism during endotoxin-induced airway inflammation, which is mediated by somatostatin released from sensory nerve terminals in response to activation of TRPV1 receptors of the lung. It reaches the systemic circulation and inhibits inflammation and consequent bronchial hyperreactivity.
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- Zsuzsanna Helyes
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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Venugopal CS, Christopher CL, Wilson SM, Polikepahad S, Dequeant E, Holmes EP. Pharmacologic evaluation of neurokinin-2 receptor antagonists in the guinea pig respiratory tract. Am J Vet Res 2004; 65:984-91. [PMID: 15281659 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate 3 neurokinin-2 (NK2) receptor antagonists on the basis of their ability to block neurokinin A (NKA)-induced contractile responses in various regions of the guinea pig respiratory tract. ANIMALS 48 clinically normal guinea pigs. PROCEDURE After euthanasia, the trachea and lungs were removed en bloc. The spirally cut trachea was divided into lower, middle, and upper portions. The main bronchus was spirally cut. A lung strip was cut from the edge of the lung. Tissue strips were mounted in organ baths containing Tyrode solution at 37 degrees C and attached to force transducers interfaced with a polygraph. Lung strips were set at a tension of 1 g; other tissue strips were set at 2 g. After 45 minutes of equilibration, cumulative concentration-response (CR) relationships to graded concentrations of NKA were determined. In the treatment groups, tissues were incubated (30 minutes) with antagonists (MEN 10376, SR 48968, and SR 144190) at 3 concentrations (10(-9), 10(-7), and 10(-5)M) before CR relationships were determined. Effectiveness of SR 48968 against NKA was also tested in vivo. RESULTS Lung strips failed to contract, but all others responded in a concentration-dependent manner. Bronchial spirals were most sensitive. SR 48968 had the highest pA2 value and effectively blocked NKA. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The bronchial region where airflow resistance is high was the most sensitive to NKA, suggesting the importance of NKA in bronchoconstriction. Nonpeptide antagonists (SR 48968 and SR 144190) were more potent than the peptide antagonist (MEN 10376), indicating their greater therapeutic potential as antiasthmatic agents.
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- Changaram S Venugopal
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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van der Kleij HPM, Kraneveld AD, Redegeld FAM, Gerard NP, Morteau O, Nijkamp FP. The tachykinin NK1 receptor is crucial for the development of non-atopic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. Eur J Pharmacol 2003; 476:249-55. [PMID: 12969772 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(03)02189-7] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Mast cell activation, bronchoconstriction, inflammation and airway hyperreactivity are prominent features of non-atopic hypersensitivity reactions in mouse airways. We studied the role of tachykinin receptors in mice that were skin-sensitized with dinitrofluorobenzene (or vehicle) and challenged intranasally with dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid. Tachykinin NK1 receptor blockade, by treatment with the antagonist RP67580, or absence of the tachykinin NK1 receptor resulted in a strong reduction in the accumulation of neutrophils in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and in the development of tracheal hyperreactivity in mice 48 h after challenge. In contrast, treatment with the tachykinin NK2 receptor antagonist SR48968 did not affect the dinitrofluorobenzene-induced hypersensitivity reaction. We have previously shown that mast cells play a crucial role in the development of non-atopic asthma. However, we did not observe an inhibitory effect of the tachykinin receptor antagonists or the genetic absence of tachykinin NK1 receptors on mast cell protease release. In conclusion, distal from mast cell activation, the tachykinin NK1 receptor is crucial for the infiltration of pulmonary neutrophils and the development of tracheal hyperreactivity in non-atopic asthma.
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- Hanneke P M van der Kleij
- Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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van der Kleij HPM, Ma D, Redegeld FAM, Kraneveld AD, Nijkamp FP, Bienenstock J. Functional expression of neurokinin 1 receptors on mast cells induced by IL-4 and stem cell factor. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2003; 171:2074-9. [PMID: 12902513 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.4.2074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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It is widely accepted that neurokinin 1 (NK(1)) receptors are not generally expressed on mast cells but little is known about their expression in inflammation. The present study shows expression of NK(1) receptors on bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC) under the influence of IL-4 or stem cell factor (SCF). Highest expression was found when both cytokines are present. Six days of coculture with the cytokines IL-4 and SCF showed significant expression of NK(1) receptors (NK(1) receptor(+)/c-kit(+) BMMC; control: 7%, IL-4/SCF: 16%), while 12 days of cytokine coculture increased this expression to 37% positive cells. A longer coculture with IL-4 and SCF did not give an additional effect. Increased expression in IL-4/SCF-treated BMMC was further confirmed using Western blot analysis. Next, we demonstrated the functional relevance of NK(1) receptor expression for mast cell activation, resulting in an enhanced degranulation upon stimulation by substance P. BMMC activation was significantly diminished by the NK(1) receptor antagonist RP67580 (10 micro M) when stimulated with low concentrations of substance P. The inactive enantiomer RP65681 had no effect. In addition, BMMC cultured from bone marrow of NK(1) receptor knockout mice showed significantly decreased exocytosis to low concentrations of substance P. The present study clearly shows that NK(1) receptor-induced activation contributes significantly at low physiological substance P concentrations (<100 micro M). In conclusion, BMMC were shown to express NK(1) receptors upon IL-4/SCF coculture. This expression of NK(1) receptors has been demonstrated to be of functional relevance and leads to an increase in the sensitivity of BMMC to substance P.
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- Hanneke P M van der Kleij
- Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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It has been proposed that there may be similarities in the mechanisms contributing toward hyperalgesia/allodynia observed in various clinical pain syndromes and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in asthma. Both features are characterized by an increase in responsivity to various stimuli. In the case of pain, these include increase in responsiveness to mechanical and thermal stimuli whilst asthmatics bronchoconstrict in response to substances that are otherwise innocuous. A variety of mediators can induce hyperalgesia and pain when injected into the skin and these same mediators are also released during an inflammatory insult in the airways and in many cases can induce hyperresponsiveness experimentally. In this review, a comparison of the pharmacological modulation of afferent activity in hyperalgesia and in BHR will be made to ascertain whether any commonality exists between the treatment of these two disease states.
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- D Spina
- Pharmcology and Therapeutics Division, The Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, 5th Floor Hodgkin Building, GKT School of Medicine, Guy's Campus, London SE1 1UL, UK.
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Pellégrini M, Habre W. [Children with bronchial hyperreactivity: is it a problem for the anaesthetist?]. ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION 2003; 22:663-7. [PMID: 12946502 DOI: 10.1016/s0750-7658(03)00176-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Identification of the patients with hyperreactivity and understanding the underlying physiopathological mechanisms are crucial to prevent the occurrence of peri-operative respiratory adverse events in these patients. Preoperative assessment and preparation is based on the maintenance of any long-term anti-inflammatory treatment, especially the inhaled steroids. Furthermore, premedication is based on the administration of a beta2-agonist, antihistamine and anticholinergic drugs that are able to prevent against lung constriction induced by either vagal stimuli or endogenous mediators such as histamine. Anaesthesia management is primarily based on the use of inhalation agents and especially, isoflurane, which has both a protective and a potent bronchodilation effect.
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- M Pellégrini
- Unité d'anesthésie pédiatrique, hôpital des Enfants, hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 6, rue Willy-Donzé, 1205 Genève, Suisse
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Krishnakumar S, Holmes EP, Moore RM, Kappel L, Venugopal CS. Non-adrenergic non-cholinergic excitatory innervation in the airways: role of neurokinin-2 receptors. AUTONOMIC & AUTACOID PHARMACOLOGY 2002; 22:215-24. [PMID: 12656947 DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-8673.2002.00262.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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1 The hypothesis that the non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic excitatory (NANC-e) innervation is involved in the induction of asthma and that antagonists of NANC-e neurotransmitter could reduce bronchoconstriction during asthma was tested. 2 The first objective was to identify the neurotransmitter(s) of NANC-e innervation from a group of selected putative neurotransmitters. The second objective was to use the antagonist of the identified neurotransmitter(s) to determine its effectiveness against bronchoconstriction to ovalbumin (OVA) in sensitized guinea-pigs. 3 Neurotransmitter identification was performed using the "tracheal pouch"', a surgical preparation established for demonstrating NANC innervation, in anaesthetized guinea-pig airways. A segment of trachea was cannulated and clamped at one end and the other end was connected to a pressure transducer. The stump of the trachea was connected to a ventilator to keep the blood gas values within the normal range. The vagus nerve and the sympathetic nerves were isolated bilaterally and cut. The left carotid artery was cannulated to monitor blood pressure and for sampling blood for blood gas analysis. The jugular vein was cannulated for administration of test agents. 4 Both NANC-e and NANC-i (inhibitory) control responses of airways were obtained by bilateral vagal stimulation after complete autonomic blockade with atropine, propranolol and prazosin. The relaxation of the tracheal pouch was indicative of the NANC-i response and the increase in insufflation pressure of the ventilated peripheral airways was due to NANC-e stimulation. 5 The involvement of the putative neurotransmitters such as neurokinin-A (NK-A), histamine, serotonin and endothelin (ET) was investigated by using the respective antagonists, MEN-10376, pyrilamine maleate, cyproheptadine hydrochloride, and two ET receptor antagonists (BQ-123 and IRL-1038), respectively. The antagonists were administered at the dose rate of 4 mg kg-1 i.v. which was determined from preliminary studies by testing against the respective agonists. 6 MEN-10376 (neurokinin-2 receptor antagonist) significantly inhibited the insufflation pressure (peripheral airway pressure) increase caused by NANC-e stimulation. MEN-10376 also inhibited the fall in blood pressure caused by bilateral vagal stimulation. The 5-HT antagonist, cyproheptadine, significantly enhanced the NANC-e response. 7 After identifying the NANC-e neurotransmitter as NK-A, the effectiveness of its antagonist, MEN-10376, was evaluated for its ability to attenuate the increase in insufflation pressure (bronchoconstriction) induced in guinea-pigs sensitized by OVA. Guinea-pigs were sensitized to OVA (200 mg i.p.) and 10 days later prepared for the determination of tracheal pouch and insufflation responses to 100 microg of OVA administered i.v. (challenge dose). This caused an increase in insufflation pressure in the presence of adrenergic and cholinergic blockade, which was significantly attenuated by MEN-10376. 8 These studies indicated that neurokinin-2 receptors were involved in the vagally mediated efferent neurotransmission of NANC-e and that NANC-e plays a role in allergen-induced bronchoconstriction.
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- S Krishnakumar
- Departments of Comparative Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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van Houwelingen AH, Kraneveld AD, Nijkamp FP. Hapten-induced hypersensitivity reactions in the airways: atopic versus non-atopic. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2002; 11:197-205. [PMID: 21782603 DOI: 10.1016/s1382-6689(02)00007-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2001] [Revised: 11/30/2001] [Accepted: 01/11/2002] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Hypersensitivity reactions induced by low molecular weight compounds are investigated extensively in the skin. However, these reactions can also occur in the lungs of previously sensitized individuals after local airway challenge. This hapten-induced pulmonary hypersensitivity reaction resembles features observed in asthmatic patients, such as bronchial hyperreactivity, accumulation of inflammatory cells, and airway edema. We review data that hapten-induced hypersensitivity reactions in mouse airways can be models for both atopic and non-atopic asthma associated with low molecular weight compounds.
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- Anneke H van Houwelingen
- Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Johnson EN, Druey KM. Heterotrimeric G protein signaling: role in asthma and allergic inflammation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002; 109:592-602. [PMID: 11941304 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.122636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Asthma and rhinitis are pathophysiologic conditions associated with a prototypical allergic response to inhaled allergens consisting of both neuromechanical and inflammatory components. Heptahelical receptors that bind guanosine triphosphate-binding proteins (G proteins), referred to as G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), have been intimately linked with asthma and allergic inflammation for many years. G protein signaling mediates responses throughout the immune, nervous, and muscular systems that might contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic processes and asthma. For example, GPCR agonists or antagonists are used as therapies for asthma either by promoting airway smooth muscle relaxation (beta2 adrenergic receptor agonists) or by inhibiting inflammation in the nasal mucosa and airways (cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonists). The focus of this review is to explore how downstream signaling cascades elicited by GPCR activation contribute to the allergic phenotype and the mechanism by which pharmaceuticals alter signaling to generate a therapeutic effect. We also discuss physiologic modulators of G protein signaling, such as regulator of G protein signaling proteins and G protein receptor kinases, inasmuch as they represent potential new therapeutic targets in the treatment of atopy and other inflammatory conditions.
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- Eric N Johnson
- Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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D'Agostino B, Advenier C, de Palma R, Gallelli L, Marrocco G, Abbate GF, Rossi F. The involvement of sensory neuropeptides in airway hyper-responsiveness in rabbits sensitized and challenged to Parietaria judaica. Clin Exp Allergy 2002; 32:472-9. [PMID: 11940080 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2002.01328.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND C-fibres have received considerable attention in the context of airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR), in fact several lines of evidence suggest that tachykinins might be involved in the pathogenesis of AHR. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the role of capsaicin-sensitive sensory C-fibres and tachykinins in rabbits sensitized to the major allergen of Parietaria judaica pollen (Par j1). METHODS Airway responsiveness was determined by exposing sensitized rabbits to cumulative concentrations of aerosolized histamine before and after an allergic challenge and after a pre-treatment with either vehicle or capsaicin or tachykinin receptor antagonists. Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed following histamine challenge and total and differential cell counts were performed. RESULTS In sensitized rabbits, an AHR to inhaled histamine was observed 24 h after a Par j1 challenge. Capsaicin pre-treatment inhibited the AHR achieved 24 h following antigen exposure (P < 0.01). Pre-treatment with the tachykinin NK2 receptor antagonist, SR 48968, significantly reduced the antigen-induced AHR (P < 0.05), while pre-treatment with tachykinin NK1 (SR 140333) and NK3 (SR 142801) receptor antagonists did not significantly modify it. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid obtained from vehicle and capsaicin-treated rabbits challenged with Par j1 exhibited no significant differences in total and differential cell counts. CONCLUSIONS Parietaria judaica-induced AHR in immunized rabbits was shown to be inhibited by pre-treatment with capsaicin, an effect that is not related to an action on the associated pulmonary infiltration of eosinophils. The involvement of NK2 receptor stimulation in this phenomenon also suggests that NK2 receptor antagonists may be useful for investigating mechanisms of bronchopulmonary alterations in asthmatic patients.
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- B D'Agostino
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Sexual orientation is encoded within immune-cell subsets (ICS) of mucosal and epithelial tissues. Gender orientation may be encoded within other ICS. Many immune cells: recognize and react to H-Y and H-X antigens; and enact these perceptions and reactions in accord with the perceiver's and the perceived's MHC haplotype, XX or XY status, and immune-self recognition. Non-heterosexual orientations derive from excessive cross-priming, accompanied by clonal deletions, clonal expansions, anergy and tolerance. For at least some tissues, cross-priming sufficient to induce altered orientations may occur during critical periods of immunological development and can occur during fetal and infant development via maternal-fetal transfusion, placental pathology, and impaired maternal nutrient-status or via excessive peripheral apoptosis during postnatal illness. Mast cell interactions with neurons illustrate how mucosal perceptions can be transduced into neuronal signals that modulate CNS events. This hypothesis is testable by mixed-lymphocyte reactions in appropriate cell subsets. Dendritic-cell immunizations are a potential therapy.
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Tachykinins are widely distributed in the peripheral nervous system of the respiratory, urinary and gastrointestinal tract, stored in enteric neurons and in peripheral nerve endings of capsaicin-sensitive primary afferent neurons from which are released by stimuli having both pathological and physiological relevance. The most studied effects produced by tachykinins in these systems are smooth muscle contraction, plasma protein extravasation, mucus secretion and recruitment/activation of immune cells. The use of tachykinin receptor-selective antagonists and knockout animals has enabled to identify the involvement of tachykinin NK(1), NK(2) and NK(3) receptors as mediators of peripheral effects of tachykinins in different systems/species. The bulk of data obtained in experimental animal models suggests that tachykinins could contribute to the genesis of symptoms accompanying various human diseases including asthma/bronchial hyperreactivity, cystitis of various aetiology, inflammatory bowel diseases and irritable bowel syndrome. Tachykinin receptor antagonists are expected to afford therapeutically relevant effects.
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- R Patacchini
- Research Laboratories, Pharmacology Department, Menarini Ricerche, Via Rismondo 12/A, 50131, Florence, Italy.
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Bremer AA, Tansky MF, Wu M, Boyd ND, Leeman SE. Direct evidence for the interaction of neurokinin A with the tachykinin NK(1) receptor in tissue. Eur J Pharmacol 2001; 423:143-7. [PMID: 11448478 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(01)01107-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Neurokinin A (NKA) is a tachykinin peptide that binds with high affinity to the tachykinin NK(2) receptor. Recent homologous binding studies, however, have shown that neurokinin A is also a high-affinity ligand for the tachykinin NK(1) receptor. In this report, we demonstrate that a photoreactive neurokinin A analogue specifically labels the NK(1) receptor in rat submandibular gland membranes and show via bioassay that neurokinin A is a potent stimulator of salivary secretion. Through the use of specific non-peptide antagonists in both photolabeling and functional assays, we unequivocally demonstrate that neurokinin A can specifically interact with the NK(1) receptor in vivo and elicit NK(1) receptor-mediated physiological responses.
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- A A Bremer
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Box 388, 715 Albany Sreet, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Nénan S, Germain N, Lagente V, Emonds-Alt X, Advenier C, Boichot E. Inhibition of inflammatory cell recruitment by the tachykinin NK(3)-receptor antagonist, SR 142801, in a murine model of asthma. Eur J Pharmacol 2001; 421:201-5. [PMID: 11516437 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(01)01036-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Several observations suggest that tachykinins (substance P, neurokinin A and neurokinin B) are involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary diseases and elicit several airway responses such as bronchoconstriction and neurogenic inflammation via interactions with specific receptors denoted NK(1), NK(2) and NK(3). We have investigated the effect of a selective antagonist for tachykinin NK(3) receptor, SR 142801 ((R)-(N)-(1-(3-(1-benzoyl-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)propyl)-4-phenylpiperidin-4-yl-N-methylacetamide), on the inflammatory cell recruitment in ovalbumin-sensitized and -challenged mice used as a model of allergic asthma. Twenty hours after the two-ovalbumin challenges, differential cell counts were calculated and indicated that SR 142801 caused a significant decrease in the number of neutrophils and eosinophils. Forty hours after the last ovalbumin exposure, SR 142801 induced a significant decrease in the recruitment of eosinophils. These results suggest that tachykinins and tachykinin NK(3) receptors can interfere with cell recruitment in inflammatory response.
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- S Nénan
- Inserm U456, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université de Rennes 1, 2, avenue du Pr. Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France
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