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Essential Contribution of CD4+ T Cells to Antigen-Induced Nasal Hyperresponsiveness in Experimental Allergic Rhinitis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146686. [PMID: 26752722 PMCID: PMC4709066 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Nasal hyperresponsiveness (NHR) is a characteristic feature of allergic rhinitis (AR); however, the pathogenesis of NHR is not fully understood. In this study, during the establishment of an experimental AR model using ovalbumin-immunized and -challenged mice, augmentation of the sneezing reaction in response to nonspecific proteins as well as a chemical stimulant was detected. Whether NHR is independent of mast cells and eosinophils was determined by using mast cell- and eosinophil-deficient mice. NHR was suppressed by treatment with anti-CD4 antibody, suggesting the pivotal contribution of CD4+ T cells. Furthermore, antigen challenge to mice to which in vitro-differentiated Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells but not naïve CD4+ T cells had been adoptively transferred led to the development of equivalent NHR. Since antigen-specific IgE and IgG were not produced in these mice and since antigen-specific IgE-transgenic mice did not develop NHR even upon antigen challenge, humoral immunity would be dispensable for NHR. CD4+ T cells play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of AR via induction of NHR, independent of IgE-, mast cell-, and eosinophil-mediated responses.
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Zhang Y, Cardell LO, Edvinsson L, Xu CB. MAPK/NF-κB-dependent upregulation of kinin receptors mediates airway hyperreactivity: a new perspective for the treatment. Pharmacol Res 2013; 71:9-18. [PMID: 23428345 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2013.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Revised: 02/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Airway hyperreactivity (AHR) is a major feature of asthmatic and inflammatory airways. Cigarette smoke exposure, and bacterial and viral infections are well-known environmental risk factors for AHR, but knowledge about the underlying molecular mechanisms on how these risk factors lead to the development of AHR is limited. Activation of intracellular mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and their related signal pathways including protein kinase C (PKC), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathways may result in airway kinin receptor upregulation, which is suggested to play an important role in the development of AHR. Environmental risk factors trigger the production of pro-inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukins (ILs) that activate intracellular MAPK- and NF-κB-dependent inflammatory pathways, which subsequently lead to AHR via kinin receptor upregulation. Blockage of intracellular MAPK/NF-κB signaling prevents kinin B₁ and B₂ receptor expression in the airways, resulting in a decrease in the response to bradykinin (kinin B₂ receptor agonist) and des-Arg⁹-bradykinin (kinin B₁ receptor agonist). This suggests that MAPK- and NF-κB-dependent kinin receptor upregulation can provide a novel option for treatment of AHR in asthmatic as well as in other inflammatory airway diseases.
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- Yaping Zhang
- Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, People's Republic of China
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Scott GD, Fryer AD. Role of parasympathetic nerves and muscarinic receptors in allergy and asthma. CHEMICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY 2012; 98:48-69. [PMID: 22767057 DOI: 10.1159/000336498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Parasympathetic nerves control the symptoms and inflammation of allergic diseases primarily by signaling through peripheral muscarinic receptors. Parasympathetic signaling targets classic effector tissues such as airway smooth muscle and secretory glands and mediates acute symptoms of allergic disease such as airway narrowing and increased mucus secretion. In addition, parasympathetic signaling modulates inflammatory cells and non-neuronal resident cell types such as fibroblasts and smooth muscle contributing to chronic allergic inflammation and tissue remodeling. Importantly, muscarinic antagonists are experiencing a rebirth for the treatment of asthma and may be useful for treating other allergic diseases.
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- Gregory D Scott
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Mizutani N, Nabe T, Shimazu M, Yoshino S, Kohno S. Effect of Ganoderma lucidum on pollen-induced biphasic nasal blockage in a guinea pig model of allergic rhinitis. Phytother Res 2011; 26:325-32. [PMID: 21698671 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Revised: 04/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ganoderma lucidum (GL), an oriental medical mushroom, has been used in Asia for the prevention and treatment of a variety of diseases. However, the effect of GL on allergic rhinitis has not been well defined. The current study describes the inhibitory effect of GL on the biphasic nasal blockage and nasal hyperresponsiveness induced by repeated antigen challenge in a guinea pig model of allergic rhinitis. Intranasally sensitized guinea pigs were repeatedly challenged by inhalation of Japanese cedar pollen once every week. Ganoderma lucidum was orally administered once daily for 8 weeks from the time before the first challenge. The treatment with GL dose-dependently inhibited the early and late phase nasal blockage at the fifth to ninth antigen challenges. Furthermore, nasal hyperresponsiveness to intranasally applied leukotriene D₄ on 2 days after the eighth antigen challenge was also inhibited by the treatment with GL. However, Cry j 1-specific IgE antibody production was not affected by the treatment. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the pollen-induced biphasic nasal blockage and nasal hyperresponsiveness were suppressed by the daily treatment with GL in the guinea pig model of allergic rhinitis. These results suggest that GL may be a useful therapeutic drug for treating patients with allergic rhinitis.
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- Nobuaki Mizutani
- Department of Pharmacology, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, 4-19-1 Motoyamakita, Higashinada, Kobe 658-8558, Japan.
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Nabe T. Involvement of kinins and tachykinins in the development of nasal hyperresponsiveness in a guinea pig pollinosis model. Inflamm Regen 2010. [DOI: 10.2492/inflammregen.30.524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Ogita-Nakanishi H, Nabe T, Mizutani N, Fujii M, Kohno S. Absence of nasal blockage in a Japanese cedar pollen-induced allergic rhinitis model mouse. Allergol Int 2009; 58:171-8. [PMID: 19240378 DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.08-oa-0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2008] [Accepted: 09/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Japanese cedar pollen-induced allergic rhinitis in a guinea pig model clearly induced not only sneezing but also biphasic nasal blockage. To date, there have only been a few reports on models of murine allergic rhinitis which clearly show nasal blockage. Therefore, in order to try and develop such a model, we administered multiple dosages of intranasal pollen or purified antigen protein Cry j 1. METHODS B10.S mice were sensitized by intranasal instillations of either pollen extract or Cry j 1 twice a day for 7 days, which was adsorbed on Al(OH)(3). Subsequently, once a week, the mice were given multiple intranasal instillation challenges of either the pollen suspension or Cry j 1 and the frequency of sneezing was observed after respective challenges were made. Specific airway resistance (sRaw) was measured as an indicator for nasal blockage. Cry j 1-specific IgE levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS The serum Cry j 1-specific IgE level showed clear elevation only in the group sensitized by Cry j 1 + Al(OH)(3) and then challenged by Cry j 1. No elevations were seen in the groups sensitized by pollen extract + Al(OH)(3) followed by a pollen suspension challenge. There was an immediate increase in sneezing after challenges in all of the sensitized-challenged groups. Nevertheless, no increases in sRaw in any of the groups were detected at any of the time points during the 8 hours following the challenges. CONCLUSIONS Cry j 1 may be more effective than crude antigens for efficient sensitization/challenge in mice. No increase in sRaw occurred, even in mice that possessed high amounts of Cry j 1-specific IgE and that exhibited sneezing.
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- Hiromi Ogita-Nakanishi
- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Sciences, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, Japan
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Mizutani N, Yoshino S, Nabe T, Kohno S. Development of experimental allergic rhinitis model using Japanese cedar pollen. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2008; 130:483-8. [PMID: 18079599 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.130.483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Valenti C, Cialdai C, Giuliani S, Tramontana M, Quartara L, Maggi CA. MEN16132, a kinin B2 receptor antagonist, prevents the endogenous bradykinin effects in guinea-pig airways. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 579:350-6. [PMID: 18036587 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2007] [Revised: 10/12/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Kinins have been suggested to be involved in human airway diseases such as asthma and rhinitis. MEN16132 is a non-peptide kinin B(2) receptor antagonist able to inhibit the responses produced by intravenous bradykinin into the airways, as bronchoconstriction and microvascular leakage; we tested the effect of MEN16132 on endogenously generated bradykinin through the dextran sulfate-induced contact activation of kinin-kallikrein cascade in guinea-pigs. After dextran sulfate administration (1.5 mg/kg i.v.), the pulmonary insufflation pressure was monitored and the microvascular leakage of upper and lower airways was assessed using Evans blue as tracer of plasma protein extravasation. Our results demonstrated that topical MEN16132 strongly inhibited the dextran sulfate-induced bronchoconstriction (0.3 mM solution aerosol for 5 min) and plasma protein extravasation in both lower airways (3-10 microM solution aerosol for 5 min) and nasal mucosa (0.3 nmol/nostril); Icatibant, the peptide antagonist of kinin B(2) receptor, exerted a 3-30-fold less potent inhibitory effect than MEN16132. We conclude that local application of MEN16132 into the airways abolishes the responses produced by the endogenous generation of bradykinin and it can be useful as new pharmacological tool to check the role of kinins in human diseases.
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- Claudio Valenti
- Pharmacology Department, Menarini Ricerche S.pA.,Via Rismondo 12A, 50131 Florence, Italy
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Campos MM, Leal PC, Yunes RA, Calixto JB. Non-peptide antagonists for kinin B1 receptors: new insights into their therapeutic potential for the management of inflammation and pain. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2006; 27:646-51. [PMID: 17056130 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2006.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2006] [Revised: 09/04/2006] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kinin B1 and B2 receptors are central to the aetiology of pain and inflammation. Constitutive B2 receptors are commonly associated with the acute phase of inflammation and nociception, whereas the inducible B1 receptors are mostly linked to the chronic or persistent phase (or both). Therefore, selective, orally active kinin B1 receptor antagonists could be potentially therapeutic. B1 receptor antagonists have long been exclusively peptides, but recently a few non-peptide representatives have been identified. The clinical potential of these non-peptide molecules has not yet been evaluated, but they might have a role in treating persistent inflammation and pain, especially when no satisfactory therapy is available. This review summarizes recent advances in the identification and the potential therapeutic properties of these molecules.
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- Maria M Campos
- Department of Pharmacology, Centre of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88049-900, Brazil
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Tanaka Y, Mizutani N, Fujii M, Nabe T, Kohno S. Different mechanisms between thromboxane A2- and leukotriene D4-induced nasal blockage in guinea pigs. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2006; 80:144-54. [PMID: 16939879 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2006.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2006] [Accepted: 06/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although thromboxane (TX)A2 is involved in allergic rhinitis, the mechanisms inducing nasal blockage have not been elucidated. We evaluated the roles of nasal mucosal vascular changes following intranasal instillation of the TXA2 analog U-46619 or leukotriene (LT)D4 to induce nasal blockage in a guinea pig model of allergic rhinitis. Both U-46619- and LTD4-induced nasal blockages in sensitized animals were swiftly and completely suppressed by a vasoconstrictor, naphazoline. The nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N(omega)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester relieved LTD4-induced nasal blockage, but not U-46619-induced nasal blockage. Although both agonists produced vasodilatation of nasal mucosa in vivo, LTD4 caused vasodilatation while U-46619 caused vasoconstriction in vitro. Both LTD4- and U-46619-induced nasal blockages in vivo should depend on vasodilatation of nasal mucosa. LTD4-induced nasal blockage is induced by direct vasodilatation via nitric oxide. In contrast, U-46619-induced nasal blockage may be associated with contraction of a certain vein that should exist at the exit of capacitance vessels, leading to congestion of the nasal mucosa.
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MESH Headings
- 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid/pharmacology
- 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid/toxicity
- Airway Resistance/drug effects
- Animals
- Blood Vessels/drug effects
- Blood Vessels/physiopathology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Synergism
- Guinea Pigs
- Leukotriene D4/pharmacology
- Male
- Models, Biological
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology
- Naphazoline/pharmacology
- Nasal Mucosa/blood supply
- Nasal Mucosa/drug effects
- Nasal Obstruction/chemically induced
- Nasal Obstruction/immunology
- Nasal Obstruction/physiopathology
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Phenylephrine/pharmacology
- Pollen/immunology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/chemically induced
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/immunology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/physiopathology
- Thromboxane A2/analogs & derivatives
- Thromboxane A2/pharmacology
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- Yoshiki Tanaka
- Department of Pharmacology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi, Misasagi, Yamashina, Kyoto, Japan
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Tsumuro T, Alejandra Hossen M, Kishi Y, Fujii Y, Kamei C. Nasal congestion model in Brown Norway rats and the effects of some H1-antagonists. Int Immunopharmacol 2005; 6:759-63. [PMID: 16546706 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2005.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2005] [Revised: 09/30/2005] [Accepted: 11/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to develop and characterize a new model for evaluating nasal congestion in rats by using whole body plethysmography (WBP)-free moving application. Brown Norway rats were sensitized with 10% toluene-2, 4-diisocyanate (TDI) solution, and nasal congestion was provoked with 5% TDI. An increase in the enhanced pause (Penh) was recognized after being challenged with TDI. In addition, a significant increase in the Penh was observed following the intranasal application of histamine in TDI sensitized rats. Histamine H1 antagonists, such as chlorpheniramine and ketotifen suppressed the increase of Penh during the early-phase response. On the other hand, epinastine suppressed the increase of Penh in both the early and late phase responses. In conclusion, we developed an allergic rhinitis model that includes nasal congestion symptoms in Brown Norway rats, and this model may be useful for evaluating the effects of drugs on nasal congestion.
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- Tae Tsumuro
- Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Nakanishi Y, Nabe T, Mizutani N, Takenaka H, Kohno S. Synergism between cysteinyl leukotrienes and thromboxane A2 to induce allergic late phase nasal blockage in guinea pigs. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2005; 74:125-37. [PMID: 15560121 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2004.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We examined whether cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) and thromboxane (TX) A2 are synergistically involved in a cedar pollen-induced allergic late phase nasal blockage in guinea pigs. Sensitized animals were repeatedly challenged by pollen inhalation once every week. Combined treatment with pranlukast (a CysLT antagonist) and seratrodast (a TXA2 antagonist) inhibited late phase nasal blockage, but the magnitude of inhibition (approximately 50%) was equal to those of the respective single treatments, suggesting that CysLTs produced late after challenge induces TXA2 production in the nasal tissue, as in the case of the lung of this species. However, pranlukast did not affect TXB2 increase in the nasal tissue. In contrast, combined intranasal instillation of LTD4 and U-46619 (a TXA2 mimetic) produced much greater nasal blockage than single administration of each agonist in sensitized animals. Therefore, allergic late phase nasal blockage should be induced by synergistic activity of CysLTs and TXA2 at the effector organ.
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- Yasutomo Nakanishi
- Department of Pharmacology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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Nabe T, Mizutani N, Kohno S. [Pharmacological analyses of mechanisms underlying nasal blockage using a guinea-pig model of allergic rhinitis]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2005; 125:271-7. [PMID: 15997163 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.125.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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