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Calzetta L, Page C, Matera MG, Cazzola M, Rogliani P. Use of human airway smooth muscle in vitro and ex vivo to investigate drugs for the treatment of chronic obstructive respiratory disorders. Br J Pharmacol 2024; 181:610-639. [PMID: 37859567 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16272] [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: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Isolated airway smooth muscle has been extensively investigated since 1840 to understand the pharmacology of airway diseases. There has often been poor predictability from murine experiments to drugs evaluated in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the use of isolated human airways represents a sensible strategy to optimise the development of innovative molecules for the treatment of respiratory diseases. This review aims to provide updated evidence on the current uses of isolated human airways in validated in vitro methods to investigate drugs in development for the treatment of chronic obstructive respiratory disorders. This review also provides historical notes on the pioneering pharmacological research on isolated human airway tissues, the key differences between human and animal airways, as well as the pivotal differences between human medium bronchi and small airways. Experiments carried out with isolated human bronchial tissues in vitro and ex vivo replicate many of the main anatomical, pathophysiological, mechanical and immunological characteristics of patients with asthma or COPD. In vitro models of asthma and COPD using isolated human airways can provide information that is directly translatable into humans with obstructive lung diseases. Regardless of the technique used to investigate drugs for the treatment of chronic obstructive respiratory disorders (i.e., isolated organ bath systems, videomicroscopy and wire myography), the most limiting factors to produce high-quality and repeatable data remain closely tied to the manual skills of the researcher conducting experiments and the availability of suitable tissue.
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- Luigino Calzetta
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Pulmonary Pharmacology Unit, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Unit of Pharmacology, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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Woodrow JS, Sheats MK, Cooper B, Bayless R. Asthma: The Use of Animal Models and Their Translational Utility. Cells 2023; 12:cells12071091. [PMID: 37048164 PMCID: PMC10093022 DOI: 10.3390/cells12071091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Asthma is characterized by chronic lower airway inflammation that results in airway remodeling, which can lead to a permanent decrease in lung function. The pathophysiology driving the development of asthma is complex and heterogenous. Animal models have been and continue to be essential for the discovery of molecular pathways driving the pathophysiology of asthma and novel therapeutic approaches. Animal models of asthma may be induced or naturally occurring. Species used to study asthma include mouse, rat, guinea pig, cat, dog, sheep, horse, and nonhuman primate. Some of the aspects to consider when evaluating any of these asthma models are cost, labor, reagent availability, regulatory burden, relevance to natural disease in humans, type of lower airway inflammation, biological samples available for testing, and ultimately whether the model can answer the research question(s). This review aims to discuss the animal models most available for asthma investigation, with an emphasis on describing the inciting antigen/allergen, inflammatory response induced, and its translation to human asthma.
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- Jane Seymour Woodrow
- Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA 19348, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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Royer C, Miller LA, Haczku A. A Novel Nonhuman Primate Model of Nonatopic Asthma. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2506:83-94. [PMID: 35771465 PMCID: PMC11069454 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2364-0_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nonhuman primate models have an essential role in understanding progressive respiratory disease pathogenesis. Immune and physiologic parameters in the nonhuman primate closely reflect the complexity of human systems and provide an exceptional translational impact for the investigation of the mucosal immune changes in response to environmental exposures. This potential warrants the development of novel models that will clarify the interaction of respiratory disease and the inhalable environment and the potential of novel therapies to alleviate the untoward results of these interactions. Nonhuman primate models of asthma can be spontaneous, induced, or experimentally manipulated by various exposures. Here we describe a model of exacerbation of airway hyperreactivity induced by exposure to an air pollutant, ozone, in a cohort of young adult asthmatic rhesus macaques.
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Cossette C, Miller LA, Ye Q, Chourey S, Reddy CN, Rokach J, Powell WS. Targeting the oxoeicosanoid (OXE) receptor with a selective antagonist inhibits allergen-induced pulmonary inflammation in non-human primates. Br J Pharmacol 2021; 179:322-336. [PMID: 34766334 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The 5-lipoxygenase product 5-oxo-ETE (5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid) is a potent chemoattractant for eosinophils and neutrophils. However, little is known about its pathophysiological role because of the lack of a rodent ortholog of its OXE receptor. The present study aimed to determine whether the selective OXE receptor antagonist S-Y048 can inhibit allergen-induced pulmonary inflammation in a monkey model of asthma. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Monkeys sensitized to house dust mite antigen (HDM) were treated with either vehicle or S-Y048 prior to challenge with aerosolized HDM and bronchoalveolar (BAL) fluid was obtained 24 h later. After six weeks, animals that had initially been treated with vehicle received S-Y048 and vice versa for animals initially treated with S-Y048. Eosinophils and neutrophils in BAL and lung tissue samples were evaluated, as well as mucus-containing cells in bronchi. KEY RESULTS HDM significantly increased the numbers of eosinophils, neutrophils, and macrophages in BAL fluid 24 h after challenge. These responses were all significantly inhibited by S-Y048, which also reduced the numbers of eosinophils and neutrophils in lung tissue 24 h after challenge with HDM. S-Y048 also significantly reduced the numbers of bronchial epithelial cells staining for mucin and MUC5AC after antigen challenge. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS This study provides the first evidence that 5-oxo-ETE may play an important role in inducing allergen-induced pulmonary inflammation and could also be involved in regulating MUC5AC in goblet cells. OXE receptor antagonists such as S-Y048 may useful therapeutic agents in asthma and other eosinophilic as well as neutrophilic diseases.
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- Chantal Cossette
- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, United States
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, United States.,Present address: Dept. Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, United States.,Present address: Chemical Development Dept., Curia Global, Albany, NY, USA
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, United States.,Flamma USA LLC, Malvern, PA
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- Claude Pepper Institute and Department of Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, United States
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Centre for Translational Biology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Flandre TD, Hey AS, Spence FJ. Nonclinical Safety Assessment of an Inhaled Formulation of Serelaxin: A Recombinant Human Protein in Rats and Cynomolgus Monkeys ( Macaca fascicularis). Toxicol Pathol 2020; 49:286-295. [PMID: 32815455 DOI: 10.1177/0192623320943129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Serelaxin is a recombinant human relaxin-2 intended for cardiovascular indications. Inhalation was chosen as alternative route to intravenous to allow daily administration for chronic applications and home treatment. A total of 4 short-term studies were conducted in rats and cynomolgus monkeys with inhaled formulation of serelaxin at dose up to 10 mg/kg/d. All rats and cynomolgus macaques receiving serelaxin were exposed to the test item. One rat and approximately 50% of macaques developed immunogenicity, which did not appear to affect exposure. No adverse effect on respiratory function or systemic changes was noted. Both species developed similar microscopic lesions characterized by eosinophilic cell infiltration around bronchi; however, in the rat, this was more pronounced and extended to a perivascular location. In addition, in the rat, serelaxin showed eosinophilic crystalline material associated with macrophages in the alveoli and bronchioles. In macaques, serelaxin induced minimal macrophage infiltrates in alveoli and perivascular/peribronchiolar mononuclear cell infiltrations. The minimal airway eosinophilic/mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltrations were considered to be nonadverse in macaques due to the minimal severity and the lack of any other alterations in the lung parenchyma. In the rat, the presence of eosinophilic crystalline material and macrophage response, characterized as precipitated test article, was considered adverse.
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- Thierry D Flandre
- 98560Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- 98560Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- 33413Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA. Hey is now with the Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, AstraZeneca, Royston, UK
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Asthma is a heterogeneous inflammatory disease of the airways that is associated with airway hyperresponsiveness and airflow limitation. Although asthma was once simply categorized as atopic or nonatopic, emerging analyses over the last few decades have revealed a variety of asthma endotypes that are attributed to numerous pathophysiological mechanisms. The classification of asthma by endotype is primarily routed in different profiles of airway inflammation that contribute to bronchoconstriction. Many asthma therapeutics target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which either enhance bronchodilation or prevent bronchoconstriction. Short-acting and long-acting β 2-agonists are widely used bronchodilators that signal through the activation of the β 2-adrenergic receptor. Short-acting and long-acting antagonists of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are used to reduce bronchoconstriction by blocking the action of acetylcholine. Leukotriene antagonists that block the signaling of cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 are used as an add-on therapy to reduce bronchoconstriction and inflammation induced by cysteinyl leukotrienes. A number of GPCR-targeting asthma drug candidates are also in different stages of development. Among them, antagonists of prostaglandin D2 receptor 2 have advanced into phase III clinical trials. Others, including antagonists of the adenosine A2B receptor and the histamine H4 receptor, are in early stages of clinical investigation. In the past decade, significant research advancements in pharmacology, cell biology, structural biology, and molecular physiology have greatly deepened our understanding of the therapeutic roles of GPCRs in asthma and drug action on these GPCRs. This review summarizes our current understanding of GPCR signaling and pharmacology in the context of asthma treatment. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Although current treatment methods for asthma are effective for a majority of asthma patients, there are still a large number of patients with poorly controlled asthma who may experience asthma exacerbations. This review summarizes current asthma treatment methods and our understanding of signaling and pharmacology of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in asthma therapy, and discusses controversies regarding the use of GPCR drugs and new opportunities in developing GPCR-targeting therapeutics for the treatment of asthma.
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- Stacy Gelhaus Wendell
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (S.G.W., C.Z.); Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore (H.F.); and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, and Center for Computational Biology, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore (H.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (S.G.W., C.Z.); Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore (H.F.); and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, and Center for Computational Biology, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore (H.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (S.G.W., C.Z.); Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore (H.F.); and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, and Center for Computational Biology, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore (H.F.)
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Bullone M, Lavoie JP. The equine asthma model of airway remodeling: from a veterinary to a human perspective. Cell Tissue Res 2019; 380:223-236. [PMID: 31713728 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-019-03117-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Human asthma is a complex and heterogeneous disorder characterized by chronic inflammation, bronchospasm and airway remodeling. The latter is a major determinant of the structure-function relationship of the respiratory system and likely contributes to the progressive and accelerated decline in lung function observed in patients over time. Corticosteroids are the cornerstone of asthma treatment. While their action on inflammation and lung function is well characterized, their effect on remodeling remains largely unknown. An important hindrance to the study of airway remodeling as a major focus in asthma research is the lack of reliable non-invasive biomarkers. In consequence, the physiologic and clinical consequences of airway wall thickening and altered composition are not well understood. In this perspective, equine asthma provides a unique and ethical (non-terminal) preclinical model for hypothesis testing and generation. Severe equine asthma is a spontaneous disease affecting adult horses characterized by recurrent and reversible episodes of disease exacerbations. It is associated with bronchoalveolar neutrophilic inflammation, bronchospasm, and excessive mucus secretion. Severe equine asthma is also characterized by bronchial remodeling, which is only partially improved by prolonged period of disease remission induced by therapy or antigen avoidance strategies. This review will focus on the similarities and differences of airway remodeling in equine and human asthma, on the strengths and limitations of the equine model, and on the challenges the model has to face to keep up with human asthma research.
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- Michela Bullone
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Università degli Studi di Torino, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Montreal, 3200 rue Sicotte, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.
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- Danielle Karo-Atar
- 1 Biotherapeutics Cluster Augmanity Nano LTD Rehovot, Israel and.,2 Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- 2 Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Israel
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Köster LS, Simon B, Rawlins G, Beierschmitt A. Asthma in an Adult Female Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus). Comp Med 2016; 66:68-72. [PMID: 26884413 PMCID: PMC4752039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A 9-y-old, colony-bred, female vervet monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) presented with a 6-y history of open-mouth breathing, tachypnea, and sibilant wheezing. These symptoms did not significantly affect her activity or quality of life. Thoracic radiographs and results of bronchoalveolar lavage supported the diagnosis of asthma. Treatment comprising intramuscular prednisolone (tapered over 2 mo from twice daily to every other day), inhaled salmeterol-fluticasone (25 μg-250 μg per actuation twice daily) by mask, and a metered dose inhaler was successful in restoring a normal respiratory pattern. Despite the availability of several primate models of human asthma, this case represents the first report of spontaneous asthma in a NHP.
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- Liza S Köster
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St Kitts and Nevis, West Indies; Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St Kitts and Nevis, West Indies
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St Kitts and Nevis, West Indies; Behavioural Science Foundation, St Kitts, West Indies
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Intradermal injection of an anti-Langerin-HIVGag fusion vaccine targets epidermal Langerhans cells in nonhuman primates and can be tracked in vivo. Eur J Immunol 2016; 46:689-700. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ng J, Fass JN, Durbin-Johnson B, Smith DG, Kanthaswamy S. Identifying rhesus macaque gene orthologs using heterospecific human CNV probes. GENOMICS DATA 2015; 6:202-7. [PMID: 26697375 PMCID: PMC4664757 DOI: 10.1016/j.gdata.2015.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We used the Affymetrix(®) Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6.0 to identify heterospecific markers and compare copy number and structural genomic variation between humans and rhesus macaques. Over 200,000 human copy number variation (CNV) probes were mapped to a Chinese and an Indian rhesus macaque sample. Observed genomic rearrangements and synteny were in agreement with the results of a previously published genomic comparison between humans and rhesus macaques. Comparisons between each of the two rhesus macaques and humans yielded 206 regions with copy numbers that differed by at least two fold in the Indian rhesus macaque and human, 32 in the Chinese rhesus macaque and human, and 147 in both rhesus macaques. The detailed genomic map and preliminary CNV data are useful for better understanding genetic variation in rhesus macaques, identifying derived changes in human CNVs that may have evolved by selection, and determining the suitability of rhesus macaques as human models for particular biomedical studies.
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- Jillian Ng
- Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Genome Center Bioinformatics Core, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Arizona State University (ASU) at the West Campus, Glendale, AZ, USA
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Liravi B, Piedrafita D, Nguyen G, Bischof RJ. Dynamics of IL-4 and IL-13 expression in the airways of sheep following allergen challenge. BMC Pulm Med 2015; 15:101. [PMID: 26362930 PMCID: PMC4566292 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-015-0097-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background IL-4 and IL-13 play a critical yet poorly understood role in orchestrating the recruitment and activation of effector cells of the asthmatic response and driving the pathophysiology of allergic asthma. The house dust mite (HDM) sheep asthma model displays many features of the human condition and is an ideal model to further elucidate the involvement of these critical Th2 cytokines. We hypothesized that airway exposure to HDM allergen would induce or elevate the expression profile of IL-4 and IL-13 during the allergic airway response in this large animal model of asthma. Methods Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples were collected from saline- and house dust mite (HDM)- challenged lung lobes of sensitized sheep from 0 to 48 h post-challenge. BAL cytokines (IL-4, IL-13, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α) were each measured by ELISA. IL-4 and IL-13 expression was assessed in BAL leukocytes by flow cytometry and in airway tissue sections by immunohistology. Results IL-4 and IL-13 were increased in BAL samples following airway allergen challenge. HDM challenge resulted in a significant increase in BAL IL-4 levels at 4 h compared to saline-challenged airways, while BAL IL-13 levels were elevated at all time-points after allergen challenge. IL-6 levels were maintained following HDM challenge but declined after saline challenge, while HDM administration resulted in an acute elevation in IL-10 at 4 h but no change in TNF-α levels over time. Lymphocytes were the main early source of IL-4, with IL-4 release by alveolar macrophages (AMs) prominent from 24 h post-allergen challenge. IL-13 producing AMs were increased at 4 and 24 h following HDM compared to saline challenge, and tissue staining provided evidence of IL-13 expression in airway epithelium as well as immune cells in airway tissue. Conclusion In a sheep model of allergic asthma, airway inflammation is accompanied by the temporal release of key cytokines following allergen exposure that primarily reflects the Th2-driven nature of the immune response in asthma. The present study demonstrates for the first time the involvement of IL-4 and IL-13 in a relevant large animal model of allergic airways disease.
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- Bahar Liravi
- Biotechnology Research Laboratories, Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, VIC, Australia.
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- School of Applied and Biomedical Sciences, Federation University, Churchill, 3842, VIC, Australia.
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- Biotechnology Research Laboratories, Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, VIC, Australia.
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- Biotechnology Research Laboratories, Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, VIC, Australia. .,The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, 3168, VIC, Australia.
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Ng J, Trask JS, Smith DG, Kanthaswamy S. Heterospecific SNP diversity in humans and rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). J Med Primatol 2015; 44:194-201. [PMID: 25963897 DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Conservation of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) between human and other primates (i.e., heterospecific SNPs) in candidate genes can be used to assess the utility of those organisms as models for human biomedical research. METHODS A total of 59,691 heterospecific SNPs in 22 rhesus macaques and 20 humans were analyzed for human trait associations and 4207 heterospecific SNPs biallelic in both taxa were compared for genetic variation. RESULTS Variation comparisons at the 4207 SNPs showed that humans were more genetically diverse than rhesus macaques with observed and expected heterozygosities of 0.337 and 0.323 vs. 0.119 and 0.102, and minor allele frequencies of 0.239 and 0.063, respectively. In total, 431 of the 59,691 heterospecific SNPs are reportedly associated with human-specific traits. CONCLUSION While comparisons between human and rhesus macaque genomes are plausible, functional studies of heterospecific SNPs are necessary to determine whether rhesus macaque alleles are associated with the same phenotypes as their corresponding human alleles.
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- Jillian Ng
- Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.,California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.,California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.,California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.,School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Arizona State University (ASU) at the West Campus, Glendale, AZ, USA.,Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Polverino F, Doyle-Eisele M, McDonald J, Wilder JA, Royer C, Laucho-Contreras M, Kelly EM, Divo M, Pinto-Plata V, Mauderly J, Celli BR, Tesfaigzi Y, Owen CA. A novel nonhuman primate model of cigarette smoke-induced airway disease. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2014; 185:741-55. [PMID: 25542772 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Small animal models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have several limitations for identifying new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for human COPD. These include a pulmonary anatomy that differs from humans, the limited airway pathologies and lymphoid aggregates that develop in smoke-exposed mice, and the challenges associated with serial biological sampling. Thus, we assessed the utility of cigarette smoke (CS)-exposed cynomolgus macaque as a nonhuman primate (NHP) large animal model of COPD. Twenty-eight NHPs were exposed to air or CS 5 days per week for up to 12 weeks. Bronchoalveolar lavage and pulmonary function tests were performed at intervals. After 12 weeks, we measured airway pathologies, pulmonary inflammation, and airspace enlargement. CS-exposed NHPs developed robust mucus metaplasia, submucosal gland hypertrophy and hyperplasia, airway inflammation, peribronchial fibrosis, and increases in bronchial lymphoid aggregates. Although CS-exposed NHPs did not develop emphysema over the study time, they exhibited pathologies that precede emphysema development, including increases in the following: i) matrix metalloproteinase-9 and proinflammatory mediator levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, ii) lung parenchymal leukocyte counts and lymphoid aggregates, iii) lung oxidative stress levels, and iv) alveolar septal cell apoptosis. CS-exposed NHPs can be used as a model of airway disease occurring in COPD patients. Unlike rodents, NHPs can safely undergo longitudinal sampling, which could be useful for assessing novel biomarkers or therapeutics for COPD.
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- Francesca Polverino
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Pulmonary Department, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Allergic responses occur in humans, rodents, non-human primates, avian species, and all of the domestic animals. These responses are mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies that bind to mast cells and cause release/synthesis of potent mediators. Clinical syndromes include naturally occurring asthma in humans and cats; atopic dermatitis in humans, dogs, horses, and several other species; food allergies; and anaphylactic shock. Experimental induction of asthma in mice, rats, monkeys, sheep, and cats has helped to reveal mechanisms of pathogenesis of asthma in humans. All of these species share the ability to develop a rapid and often fatal response to systemic administration of an allergen--anaphylactic shock. Genetic predisposition to development of allergic disease (atopy) has been demonstrated in humans, dogs, and horses. Application of mouse models of IgE-mediated allergic asthma has provided evidence for a role of air pollutants (ozone, diesel exhaust, environmental tobacco smoke) in enhanced sensitization to allergens.
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- Laurel J Gershwin
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616;
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Phillips KA, Bales KL, Capitanio JP, Conley A, Czoty PW, ‘t Hart BA, Hopkins WD, Hu SL, Miller LA, Nader MA, Nathanielsz PW, Rogers J, Shively CA, Voytko ML. Why primate models matter. Am J Primatol 2014; 76:801-27. [PMID: 24723482 PMCID: PMC4145602 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 391] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Revised: 03/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Research involving nonhuman primates (NHPs) has played a vital role in many of the medical and scientific advances of the past century. NHPs are used because of their similarity to humans in physiology, neuroanatomy, reproduction, development, cognition, and social complexity-yet it is these very similarities that make the use of NHPs in biomedical research a considered decision. As primate researchers, we feel an obligation and responsibility to present the facts concerning why primates are used in various areas of biomedical research. Recent decisions in the United States, including the phasing out of chimpanzees in research by the National Institutes of Health and the pending closure of the New England Primate Research Center, illustrate to us the critical importance of conveying why continued research with primates is needed. Here, we review key areas in biomedicine where primate models have been, and continue to be, essential for advancing fundamental knowledge in biomedical and biological research.
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- Kimberley A. Phillips
- Department of Psychology, Trinity University, San Antonio TX 78212
- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio TX
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis CA 95616
- California National Primate Research Center, Davis CA 95616
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis CA 95616
- California National Primate Research Center, Davis CA 95616
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- Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis CA 95616
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem NC 27157
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- Department of Immunobiology, Biomedical Primate Research Center, Rijswick, The Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Institute and Language Research Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA 30302
- Division of Cognitive and Developmental Neuroscience, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta GA 30030
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle WA
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- California National Primate Research Center, Davis CA 95616
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California, Davis CA 95616
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem NC 27157
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- Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Research, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio TX 78229
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
- Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, Madison, WI
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- Department of Pathology, Section on Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem NC 27157
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem NC 27157
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Saul L, Josephs DH, Cutler K, Bradwell A, Karagiannis P, Selkirk C, Gould HJ, Jones P, Spicer JF, Karagiannis SN. Comparative reactivity of human IgE to cynomolgus monkey and human effector cells and effects on IgE effector cell potency. MAbs 2014; 6:509-22. [PMID: 24492303 DOI: 10.4161/mabs.27828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to genetic similarities with humans, primates of the macaque genus such as the cynomolgus monkey are often chosen as models for toxicology studies of antibody therapies. IgE therapeutics in development depend upon engagement with the FcεRI and FcεRII receptors on immune effector cells for their function. Only limited knowledge of the primate IgE immune system is available to inform the choice of models for mechanistic and safety evaluations. METHODS The recognition of human IgE by peripheral blood lymphocytes from cynomolgus monkey and man was compared. We used effector cells from each species in ex vivo affinity, dose-response, antibody-receptor dissociation and potency assays. RESULTS We report cross-reactivity of human IgE Fc with cynomolgus monkey cells, and comparable binding kinetics to peripheral blood lymphocytes from both species. In competition and dissociation assays, however, human IgE dissociated faster from cynomolgus monkey compared with human effector cells. Differences in association and dissociation kinetics were reflected in effector cell potency assays of IgE-mediated target cell killing, with higher concentrations of human IgE needed to elicit effector response in the cynomolgus monkey system. Additionally, human IgE binding on immune effector cells yielded significantly different cytokine release profiles in each species. CONCLUSION These data suggest that human IgE binds with different characteristics to human and cynomolgus monkey IgE effector cells. This is likely to affect the potency of IgE effector functions in these two species, and so has relevance for the selection of biologically-relevant model systems when designing pre-clinical toxicology and functional studies.
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- Louise Saul
- Cutaneous Medicine and Immunotherapy; St. John's Institute of Dermatology; Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine & NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals and King's College London; London, UK; Research Oncology, Division of Cancer Studies; King's College London; Guy's Hospital; Great Maze Pond; London, UK
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- Cutaneous Medicine and Immunotherapy; St. John's Institute of Dermatology; Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine & NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals and King's College London; London, UK; Research Oncology, Division of Cancer Studies; King's College London; Guy's Hospital; Great Maze Pond; London, UK
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- Public Health England; Porton Down; Salisbury, Wiltshire UK
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- Cutaneous Medicine and Immunotherapy; St. John's Institute of Dermatology; Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine & NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals and King's College London; London, UK
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- Biotherapeutics Development Unit; Cancer Research UK; South Mimms, Hertfordshire UK
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics & Division of Asthma; Allergy and Lung Biology, MRC and Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London; London, UK
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- Drug Development Office; Strategy and Research Funding; Cancer Research UK; London, UK
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- Research Oncology, Division of Cancer Studies; King's College London; Guy's Hospital; Great Maze Pond; London, UK
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- Cutaneous Medicine and Immunotherapy; St. John's Institute of Dermatology; Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine & NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals and King's College London; London, UK
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Airway hyper-responsiveness in lipopolysaccharide-challenged common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Clin Sci (Lond) 2013; 126:155-62. [PMID: 23879175 PMCID: PMC3793853 DOI: 10.1042/cs20130101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Animal models with a high predictive value for human trials are needed to develop novel
human-specific therapeutics for respiratory diseases. The aim of the present study was to examine
lung-function parameters in marmoset monkeys (Callithrix jacchus) that can be used
to detect pharmacologically or provocation-induced AHR (airway hyper-responsiveness). Therefore a
custom-made lung-function device that allows application of defined aerosol doses during measurement
was developed. It was hypothesized that LPS (lipopolysaccharide)-challenged marmosets show AHR
compared with non-challenged healthy subjects. Invasive plethysmography was performed in 12
anaesthetized orotracheally intubated and spontaneously breathing marmosets. Pulmonary data of
RL (lung resistance), Cdyn (dynamic
compliance), EF50 (mid-expiratory flow), Poes (oesophageal
pressure), MV (minute volume), respiratory frequency (f) and
VT (tidal volume) were collected. Measurements were conducted under
baseline conditions and under MCh (methacholine)-induced bronchoconstriction. The measurement was
repeated with the same group of animals after induction of an acute lung inflammation by
intratracheal application of LPS. PDs (provocative doses) of MCh to achieve a certain increase in
RL were significantly lower after LPS administration. AHR was
demonstrated in the LPS treated compared with the naïve animals. The recorded lung-function
data provide ground for pre-clinical efficacy and safety testing of anti-inflammatory substances in
the common marmoset, a new translational NHP (non-human primate) model for LPS-induced lung
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Chun K, Miller LA, Schelegle ES, Hyde DM, Capitanio JP. Behavioral inhibition in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) is related to the airways response, but not immune measures, commonly associated with asthma. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71575. [PMID: 23951195 PMCID: PMC3739724 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Behavioral inhibition reflects a disposition to react warily to novel situations, and has been associated with atopic diseases such as asthma. Retrospective work established the relationship between behavioral inhibition in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and airway hyperresponsiveness, but not atopy, and the suggestion was made that behavioral inhibition might index components of asthma that are not immune-related. In the present study, we prospectively examined the relationship between behavioral inhibition and airway hyperresponsiveness, and whether hormonal and immune measures often associated with asthma were associated with behavioral inhibition and/or airway hyperresponsiveness. In a sample of 49 yearling rhesus monkeys (mean = 1.25 years, n = 24 behaviorally inhibited animals), we measured in vitro cytokine levels (IL-4, IL-10, IL-12, IFN-γ) in response to stimulation, as well as peripheral blood cell percentages, cortisol levels, and percentage of regulatory T-cells (CD3+CD4+CD25+FOXP3+). Airway reactivity was assessed using an inhaled methacholine challenge. Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and the proportion of immune cells was determined. Behaviorally inhibited monkeys had airway hyperresponsiveness as indicated by the methacholine challenge (p = 0.031), confirming our earlier retrospective result. Airway hyperresponsiveness was also associated with lower lymphocyte percentages in lavage fluid and marginally lower plasma cortisol concentrations. However, none of the tested measures was significantly related to both behavioral inhibition and airway hyperresponsiveness, and so could not mediate their relationship. Airway hyperresponsiveness is common to atopic and non-atopic asthma and behavioral inhibition has been related to altered autonomic activity in other studies. Our results suggest that behavioral inhibition might index an autonomically mediated reactive airway phenotype, and that a variety of stimuli (including inflammation within lung tissue that is not specifically associated with behavioral inhibition) may trigger the airways response.
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- Katie Chun
- California National Primate Research Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA.
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Mullane K, Williams M. Animal models of asthma: reprise or reboot? Biochem Pharmacol 2013; 87:131-9. [PMID: 23831953 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Animal models of disease represent the pinnacle of hierarchical research efforts to validate targets and compounds for therapeutic intervention. Yet models of asthma, particularly in the mouse, which, for practical reasons, has become the sine qua non of asthma research, have been a bone of contention for decades. With barely a nod to their limitations and an extensive history of translational failures, they continue to be used for target identification and to justify the clinical evaluation of new compounds. Recent improvements - including sensitization directly to the airways; use of more relevant allergens; development of a chronic rather than short-term condition; utilization of techniques to measure lung function beyond uninterpretable measures of airway hyperresponsiveness - are laudable but cannot bridge the chasm between the models and the myriad complexities of the human disorder and multiple asthma endophenotypes. While further model developments are necessary, including recognition of key environmental factors beyond allergens, the judicious integration with newer ex vivo and in vitro techniques, including human precision-cut lung slices, reprograming of patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells and fibroblasts to epithelial and smooth muscle cells, and use of other clinical samples to create a more holistic depiction of activities, might improve their translational success.
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- Kevin Mullane
- Profectus Pharma Consulting Inc., San Jose, CA, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Wang L, Jenkins TJ, Dai M, Yin W, Pulido JC, Lamantia-Martin E, Hodge MR, Ocain T, Kolbeck R. Antagonism of chemokine receptor CCR8 is ineffective in a primate model of asthma. Thorax 2013; 68:506-12. [PMID: 23457038 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Expression of the T-cell-associated chemokine receptor CCR8 and its ligand CCL1 have been demonstrated to be elevated in patients with asthma. CCR8 deficiency or inhibition in models of allergic airway disease in mice resulted in conflicting data. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of a selective small molecule CCR8 inhibitor (ML604086) in a primate model of asthma. METHODS ML604086 and vehicle were administered by intravenous infusion to 12 cynomolgus monkeys during airway challenge with Ascaris suum. Samples were collected throughout the study to measure pharmacokinetics (PK) and systemic CCR8 inhibition, as well as inflammation, T helper 2 (Th2) cytokines and mucus in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Airway resistance and compliance were measured before and after allergen challenge, and in response to increasing concentrations of methacholine. RESULTS ML604086 inhibited CCL1 binding to CCR8 on circulating T-cells>98% throughout the duration of the study. However, CCR8 inhibition had no significant effect on allergen-induced BAL eosinophilia and the induction of the Th2 cytokines IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 and mucus levels in BAL. Changes in airway resistance and compliance induced by allergen provocation and increasing concentrations of methacholine were also not affected by ML604086. CONCLUSIONS These results clearly demonstrate a dispensable role for CCR8 in ameliorating allergic airway disease in atopic primates, and suggest that strategies other than CCR8 antagonism should be considered for the treatment of asthma.
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- Lin Wang
- Department of Cellular Immunology and Pharmacology, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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Seehase S, Lauenstein HD, Schlumbohm C, Switalla S, Neuhaus V, Förster C, Fieguth HG, Pfennig O, Fuchs E, Kaup FJ, Bleyer M, Hohlfeld JM, Braun A, Sewald K, Knauf S. LPS-induced lung inflammation in marmoset monkeys - an acute model for anti-inflammatory drug testing. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43709. [PMID: 22952743 PMCID: PMC3429492 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Increasing incidence and substantial morbidity and mortality of respiratory diseases requires the development of new human-specific anti-inflammatory and disease-modifying therapeutics. Therefore, new predictive animal models that closely reflect human lung pathology are needed. In the current study, a tiered acute lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation model was established in marmoset monkeys (Callithrix jacchus) to reflect crucial features of inflammatory lung diseases. Firstly, in an ex vivo approach marmoset and, for the purposes of comparison, human precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) were stimulated with LPS in the presence or absence of the phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor roflumilast. Pro-inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and macrophage inflammatory protein-1 beta (MIP-1β) were measured. The corticosteroid dexamethasone was used as treatment control. Secondly, in an in vivo approach marmosets were pre-treated with roflumilast or dexamethasone and unilaterally challenged with LPS. Ipsilateral bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was conducted 18 hours after LPS challenge. BAL fluid was processed and analyzed for neutrophils, TNF-α, and MIP-1β. TNF-α release in marmoset PCLS correlated significantly with human PCLS. Roflumilast treatment significantly reduced TNF-α secretion ex vivo in both species, with comparable half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC(50)). LPS instillation into marmoset lungs caused a profound inflammation as shown by neutrophilic influx and increased TNF-α and MIP-1β levels in BAL fluid. This inflammatory response was significantly suppressed by roflumilast and dexamethasone. The close similarity of marmoset and human lungs regarding LPS-induced inflammation and the significant anti-inflammatory effect of approved pharmaceuticals assess the suitability of marmoset monkeys to serve as a promising model for studying anti-inflammatory drugs.
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- Sophie Seehase
- Airway Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz-Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Airway Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz-Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Airway Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Airway Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Region Hannover Klinikum Nordstadt, Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Region Hannover Klinikum Oststadt-Heidehaus, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Region Hannover Klinikum Nordstadt, Hannover, Germany
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- Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz-Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz-Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Airway Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Airway Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Airway Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Airway Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz-Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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Van der Velden J, Barker D, Barcham G, Koumoundouros E, Snibson K. Increased mast cell density and airway responses to allergic and non-allergic stimuli in a sheep model of chronic asthma. PLoS One 2012; 7:e37161. [PMID: 22606346 PMCID: PMC3351402 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Increased mast cell (MC) density and changes in their distribution in airway tissues is thought to contribute significantly to the pathophysiology of asthma. However, the time sequence for these changes and how they impact small airway function in asthma is not fully understood. The aim of the current study was to characterise temporal changes in airway MC density and correlate these changes with functional airway responses in sheep chronically challenged with house dust mite (HDM) allergen. Methodology/Principal Findings MC density was examined on lung tissue from four spatially separate lung segments of allergic sheep which received weekly challenges with HDM allergen for 0, 8, 16 or 24 weeks. Lung tissue was collected from each segment 7 days following the final challenge. The density of tryptase-positive and chymase-positive MCs (MCT and MCTC respectively) was assessed by morphometric analysis of airway sections immunohistochemically stained with antibodies against MC tryptase and chymase. MCT and MCTC density was increased in small bronchi following 24 weeks of HDM challenges compared with controls (P<0.05). The MCTC/MCT ratio was significantly increased in HDM challenged sheep compared to controls (P<0.05). MCT and MCTC density was inversely correlated with allergen-induced increases in peripheral airway resistance after 24 weeks of allergen exposure (P<0.05). MCT density was also negatively correlated with airway responsiveness after 24 challenges (P<0.01). Conclusions MCT and MCTC density in the small airways correlates with better lung function in this sheep model of chronic asthma. Whether this finding indicates that under some conditions mast cells have protective activities in asthma, or that other explanations are to be considered requires further investigation.
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- Joanne Van der Velden
- Centre for Animal Biotechnology, Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Centre for Animal Biotechnology, Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Centre for Animal Biotechnology, Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Centre for Animal Biotechnology, Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- School of Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Centre for Animal Biotechnology, Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Buckland GL. Harnessing opportunities in non-animal asthma research for a 21st-century science. Drug Discov Today 2011; 16:914-27. [PMID: 21875684 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2011.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Revised: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The incidence of asthma is on the increase and calls for research are growing, yet asthma is a disease that scientists are still trying to come to grips with. Asthma research has relied heavily on animal use; however, in light of increasingly robust in vitro and computational models and the need to more fully incorporate the 'Three Rs' principles of Replacement, Reduction and Refinement, is it time to reassess the asthma research paradigm? Progress in non-animal research techniques is reaching a level where commitment and integration are necessary. Many scientists believe that progress in this field rests on linking disciplines to make research directly translatable from the bench to the clinic; a '21st-century' scientific approach to address age-old questions.
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Abbas AR, Jackman JK, Bullens SL, Davis SM, Choy DF, Fedorowicz G, Tan M, Truong BT, Gloria Meng Y, Diehl L, Miller LA, Schelegle ES, Hyde DM, Clark HF, Modrusan Z, Arron JR, Wu LC. Lung gene expression in a rhesus allergic asthma model correlates with physiologic parameters of disease and exhibits common and distinct pathways with human asthma and a mouse asthma model. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2011; 179:1667-80. [PMID: 21819959 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Revised: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Experimental nonhuman primate models of asthma exhibit multiple features that are characteristic of an eosinophilic/T helper 2 (Th2)-high asthma subtype, characterized by the increased expression of Th2 cytokines and responsive genes, in humans. Here, we determine the molecular pathways that are present in a house dust mite-induced rhesus asthma model by analyzing the genomewide lung gene expression profile of the rhesus model and comparing it with that of human Th2-high asthma. We find that a prespecified human Th2 inflammation gene set from human Th2-high asthma is also present in rhesus asthma and that the expression of the genes comprising this gene set is positively correlated in human and rhesus asthma. In addition, as in human Th2-high asthma, the Th2 gene set correlates with physiologic markers of allergic inflammation and disease in rhesus asthma. Comparison of lung gene expression profiles from human Th2-high asthma, the rhesus asthma model, and a common mouse asthma model indicates that genes associated with Th2 inflammation are shared by all three species. However, some pathophysiologic aspects of human asthma (ie, subepithelial fibrosis, angiogenesis, neural biology, and immune host defense biology) are better represented in the gene expression profile of the rhesus model than in the mouse model. Further study of the rhesus asthma model may yield novel insights into the pathogenesis of human Th2-high asthma.
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- Alexander R Abbas
- Department of Bioinformatics, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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Seehase S, Schlepütz M, Switalla S, Mätz-Rensing K, Kaup FJ, Zöller M, Schlumbohm C, Fuchs E, Lauenstein HD, Winkler C, Kuehl AR, Uhlig S, Braun A, Sewald K, Martin C. Bronchoconstriction in nonhuman primates: a species comparison. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 111:791-8. [PMID: 21700889 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00162.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Bronchoconstriction is a characteristic symptom of various chronic obstructive respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) are a suitable ex vivo model to study physiological mechanisms of bronchoconstriction in different species. In the present study, we established an ex vivo model of bronchoconstriction in nonhuman primates (NHPs). PCLS prepared from common marmosets, cynomolgus macaques, rhesus macaques, and anubis baboons were stimulated with increasing concentrations of representative bronchoconstrictors: methacholine, histamine, serotonin, leukotriene D₄ (LTD₄), U46619, and endothelin-1. Alterations in the airway caliber were measured and compared with previously published data from rodents, guinea pigs, and humans. Methacholine induced maximal airway constriction, varying between 74 and 88% in all NHP species, whereas serotonin was ineffective. Histamine induced maximal bronchoconstriction of 77 to 90% in rhesus macaques, cynomolgus macaques, and baboons and a lesser constriction of 53% in marmosets. LTD₄ was ineffective in marmosets and rhesus macaques but induced a maximum constriction of 44 to 49% in cynomolgus macaques and baboons. U46619 and endothelin-1 caused airway constriction in all NHP species, with maximum constrictions of 65 to 91% and 70 to 81%, respectively. In conclusion, PCLS from NHPs represent a valuable ex vivo model for studying bronchoconstriction. All NHPs respond to mediators relevant to human airway disorders such as methacholine, histamine, U46619, and endothelin-1 and are insensitive to the rodent mast cell product serotonin. Only PCLS from cynomolgus macaques and baboons, however, responded also to leukotrienes, suggesting that among all compared species, these two NHPs resemble the human airway mechanisms best.
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- S Seehase
- Department of Airway Immunology, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether indicators of behavioral inhibition and cortisol responses to stressful situations, obtained in infancy, were associated with asthma-related measures (atopy and airway hyperresponsiveness [AHR]) approximately 2 years later. METHODS Measures reflecting inhibited temperament and cortisol response after a 25-hour separation from mother and relocation to a novel room were obtained for 21 rhesus monkeys (mean age, 109 days; range, 91-122 days). Inhibited temperament was measured by reduced emotionality and increased vigilance. Atopy and AHR were assessed after 2 years (age range, 19-35 months) using skin tests to common aeroallergens and inhaled methacholine challenge, respectively. RESULTS No associations were found between atopy and either behavioral inhibition or cortisol levels (p > .56). Low emotionality was associated with AHR (r = 0.47, p = .03), and a trend was found for blunted cortisol responsiveness and AHR (r = 0.42, p = .06). CONCLUSIONS Inhibited temperament and blunted cortisol responsiveness may be related to the development of AHR that is common to both nonatopic and atopic asthma phenotypes and may indicate risk for nonatopic asthma specifically.
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Renukaradhya GJ, Manickam C, Khatri M, Rauf A, Li X, Tsuji M, Rajashekara G, Dwivedi V. Functional invariant NKT cells in pig lungs regulate the airway hyperreactivity: a potential animal model. J Clin Immunol 2010; 31:228-39. [PMID: 21042929 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-010-9476-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 10/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Important roles played by invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells in asthma pathogenesis have been demonstrated. We identified functional iNKT cells and CD1d molecules in pig lungs. Pig iNKT cells cultured in the presence of α-GalCer proliferated and secreted Th1 and Th2 cytokines. Like in other animal models, direct activation of pig lung iNKT cells using α-GalCer resulted in acute airway hyperreactivity (AHR). Clinically, acute AHR-induced pigs had increased respiratory rate, enhanced mucus secretion in the airways, fever, etc. In addition, we observed petechial hemorrhages, infiltration of CD4(+) cells, and increased Th2 cytokines in AHR-induced pig lungs. Ex vivo proliferated iNKT cells of asthma induced pigs in the presence of C-glycoside analogs of α-GalCer had predominant Th2 phenotype and secreted more of Th2 cytokine, IL-4. Thus, baby pigs may serve as a useful animal model to study iNKT cell-mediated AHR caused by various environmental and microbial CD1d-specific glycolipid antigens.
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- Gourapura J Renukaradhya
- Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691, USA.
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Wang X, Reece S, Olmstead S, Wardle RL, Van Scott MR. Nocturnal thoracoabdominal asynchrony in house dust mite-sensitive nonhuman primates. J Asthma Allergy 2010; 3:75-86. [PMID: 21437042 PMCID: PMC3047915 DOI: 10.2147/jaa.s11781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Nocturnal bronchoconstriction is a common symptom of asthma in humans, but is poorly documented in animal models. Thoracoabdominal asynchrony (TAA) is a noninvasive clinical indication of airway obstruction. In this study, respiratory inductive plethysmography (RIP) was used to document nocturnal TAA in house dust mite (HDM)-sensitive Cynomolgus macaques. Dynamic compliance (Cdyn) and lung resistance (RL) measured in anesthetized animals at rest and following exposure to HDM allergen, methacholine, and albuterol were highly correlated with three RIP parameters associated with TAA, ie, phase angle of the rib cage and abdomen waveforms (PhAng), baseline effort phase relation (eBPRL) and effort phase relation (ePhRL). Twenty-one allergic subjects were challenged with HDM early in the morning, and eBPRL and ePhRL were monitored for 20 hours after provocation. Fifteen of the allergic subjects exhibited gradual increases in eBPRL and ePhRL between midnight and 6 am, with peak activity at 4 am. However, as in humans, this nocturnal response was highly variable both between subjects and within subjects over time. The results document that TAA in this nonhuman primate model of asthma is highly correlated with Cdyn and RL, and demonstrate that animals exhibiting acute responses to allergen exposure during the day also exhibit nocturnal TAA.
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- Xiaojia Wang
- Department of Physiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Pichavant M, Matangkasombut P, Dekruyff RH, Umetsu DT. Natural killer T cells regulate the development of asthma. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2010; 5:251-60. [PMID: 20477003 DOI: 10.1586/eci.09.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Studies in mice, monkeys and humans suggest that invariant natural killer (iNK) T cells play a very important role in the pathogenesis of asthma, a heterogeneous disease associated with airway inflammation and airway hyper-reactivity. The requirement for iNK T cells in multiple mouse models of asthma is novel and surprising, challenging the prevailing dogma that CD4(+) T cells responding to environmental allergens are the key cell type in asthma. In this article, we examine the recent studies of iNK T cells and asthma, and discuss how different subsets of NK T cells function in different forms of asthma, including forms that are independent of adaptive immunity and Th2 cells. Together, these studies suggest that iNK T cells, which can interact with many other cell types including Th2 cells, eosinophils and neutrophils, provide a unifying pathogenic mechanism for many distinct forms of asthma.
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- Muriel Pichavant
- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Bérubé K, Prytherch Z, Job C, Hughes T. Human primary bronchial lung cell constructs: the new respiratory models. Toxicology 2010; 278:311-8. [PMID: 20403407 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2010.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2009] [Revised: 04/06/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Scientists routinely work within the three R's principles of 'Reduction, Refinement and Replacement' of animal experiments. Accordingly, viable alternatives are regularly developed, and in the specific case of the human lung, in vitro models for inhalation toxicology that mimic in vivo toxic events that may occur in the human lung, are welcomed. This is especially warranted given the new EU regulations (i.e. REACH) coming into force for the handling of chemicals and the advent of nanotoxicology. Furthermore, recent advances in human tissue-engineering has made it feasible and cost effective to construct human tissue equivalents of the respiratory epithelia, as in-house models derived from primary cells. There is an urgent need for engineered tissue equivalents of the lung given the increase in pharmaceutically valuable drugs, toxicity testing of environmental pollutants and the advent of nanotoxicology. Given the well-known problems with 2-dimensional (2-D) cell cultures as test beds, more realistic 3-D tissue constructs are required, especially for preclinical stages of cell- and tissue-based, high-throughput screening in drug discovery. The generation of high-fidelity engineered tissue constructs is based on the targeted interactions of organ-specific cells and intelligent biomimetic scaffolds which emulate the natural environment of their native extracellular matrix, in which the cells develop, differentiate and function. The proximal region of the human respiratory system is a critical zone to recapitulate for use as in vitro alternatives to in vivo inhalation toxicology. Undifferentiated normal human bronchial epithelia cells can be obtained from surgical procedures or purchased from commercial sources and used to establish 3-D, differentiated, organo-typic cell cultures for pulmonary research.
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- Kelly Bérubé
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF103AX, Wales, UK.
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Krykbaev R, Fitz LJ, Reddy PS, Winkler A, Xuan D, Yang X, Fleming M, Wolf SF. Evolutionary and biochemical differences between human and monkey acidic mammalian chitinases. Gene 2009; 452:63-71. [PMID: 20036323 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2009.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Revised: 12/08/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase), an enzyme implicated in the pathology of asthma, is capable of chitin cleavage at a low pH optimum. The corresponding gene (CHIA) can be found in genome databases of a variety of mammals, but the enzyme properties of only the human and mouse proteins were extensively studied. We wanted to compare enzymes of closely related species, such as humans and macaques. In our attempt to study macaque AMCase, we searched for CHIA-like genes in human and macaque genomes. We found that both genomes contain several additional CHIA-like sequences. In humans, CHIA-L1 (hCHIA-L1) is an apparent pseudogene and has the highest homology to CHIA. To determine which of the two genes is functional in monkeys, we assessed their tissue expression levels. In our experiments, CHIA-L1 expression was not detected in human stomach tissue, while CHIA was expressed at high levels. However, in the cynomolgus macaque stomach tissue, the expression pattern of these two genes was reversed: CHIA-L1 was expressed at high levels and CHIA was undetectable. We hypothesized that in macaques CHIA-L1 (mCHIA-L1), and not CHIA, is a gene encoding an acidic chitinase, and cloned it, using the sequence of human CHIA-L1 as a guide for the primer design. We named the new enzyme MACase (Macaca Acidic Chitinase) to emphasize its differences from AMCase. MACase shares a similar tissue expression pattern and pH optimum with human AMCase, but is 50 times more active in our enzymatic activity assay. DNA sequence of the mCHIA-L1 has higher percentage identity to the human pseudogene hCHIA-L1 (91.7%) than to hCHIA (84%). Our results suggest alternate evolutionary paths for human and monkey acidic chitinases.
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- Rustem Krykbaev
- Pfizer Biotherapeutics Research and Development, Department of Inflammation and Immunology, 200 CambridgePark Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA.
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A crucial role has been suggested for invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT) in regulating the development of asthma, a complex and heterogeneous disease characterized by airway inflammation and airway hyperreactivity (AHR). iNKT cells constitute a unique subset of T cells responding to endogenous and exogenous lipid antigens, rapidly secreting a large amount of cytokines, which amplify both innate and adaptive immunity. Herein, we review recent studies showing a requirement for iNKT cells in various models of asthma in mice and monkeys as well as studies in human patients. Surprisingly, in several different murine models of asthma, distinct subsets of iNKT cells were required, suggesting that iNKT cells serve as a common critical pathogenic element for many different forms of asthma. The importance of iNKT cells in both allergic and non-allergic forms of asthma, which are independent of adaptive immunity and associated with airway neutrophils, may explain situations previously found to be incompatible with the Th2 paradigm of asthma.
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Allen JE, Bischof RJ, Sucie Chang HY, Hirota JA, Hirst SJ, Inman MD, Mitzner W, Sutherland TE. Animal models of airway inflammation and airway smooth muscle remodelling in asthma. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2009; 22:455-65. [PMID: 19393759 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2009.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2008] [Revised: 12/28/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Asthma is a complex disease that involves chronic inflammation and subsequent decline in airway function. The widespread use of animal models has greatly contributed to our understanding of the cellular and molecular pathways underlying human allergic asthma. Animal models of allergic asthma include smaller animal models which offer 'ease of use' and availability of reagents, and larger animal models that may be used to address aspects of allergic airways disease not possible in humans or smaller animal models. This review examines the application and suitability of various animal models for studying mechanisms of airway inflammation and tissue remodelling in allergic asthma, with a specific focus on airway smooth muscle.
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- Judith E Allen
- Ashworth Laboratory, Institute of Infection and Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Tomkinson A, Morton M, Stevens L, Bowden A, Tepper J. Allergen dose dependency of the early- and late-phase cutaneous response in the cynomolgus monkey. Clin Exp Allergy 2009; 39:1080-7. [PMID: 19400909 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2009.03240.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous administration of allergen provides a means to confirm an allergic status, investigate the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, and/or provide a mechanism to evaluate the benefit of new potential therapeutics. OBJECTIVE Studies were performed to characterize the allergen-induced cutaneous early- and late-phase response (EPR and LPR) in the cynomolgus monkey. METHODS Following intradermal injections of Ascaris suum allergen, the cutaneous weal and flare EPR was measured 15 min post-injection, and skin biopsies were collected at 8-24 h to determine the optimal time of LPR occurrence. Biopsies were analysed for epidermal and dermal inflammatory changes. RESULTS The EPR was dose related with a reproducible, measurable response at 1 : 10 000 and maximal at a 1 : 100 allergen dilution. In contrast, the threshold dose required for a reproducible LPR was much greater requiring a dilution of 6 : 100, suggesting independent mechanisms for the EPR and LPR. The LPR 20 h post-allergen injection induced an inflammatory response in the upper and deep dermis. The response was characterized by a moderate perivascular to diffuse inflammation consisting of mononuclear cells, neutrophils and eosinophils. Dexamethasone, while having no effect on the EPR, reduced dermal inflammation (upper dermis, P=0.004; deep dermis, P=0.03). Similarly, dermal eosinophilia was also reduced (upper dermis, P<0.001; deep dermis, P=0.02). CONCLUSION Collectively, the results indicate the dose dependency of the EPR and LPR. Furthermore, our observations indicate the value of the LPR response in the cynomolgus monkey to evaluate new therapeutics for the treatment of allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis.
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- A Tomkinson
- Department of Preclinical Development, Aerovance Inc., Berkeley, CA 94710, USA.
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Martin PL, Fisher D, Glass W, O'Neil K, Das A, Martin EC, Li L. Preclinical safety and pharmacology of an anti-human interleukin-13 monoclonal antibody in normal macaques and in macaques with allergic asthma. Int J Toxicol 2009; 27:351-8. [PMID: 19037805 DOI: 10.1080/10915810802430509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Interleukin-13 (IL-13) plays a central role in chronic airway diseases, including asthma. These studies were conducted to evaluate the safety of administration of a human anti-IL-13 monoclonal antibody (mAb) to normal macaques and in macaques with allergic asthma. In addition, serum and bronchioalveolar lavage fluid were collected from allergic cynomolgus macaques in order to identify potential surrogate markers of IL-13 pharmacology that could be useful for subsequent clinical trials. In vitro studies demonstrated that the anti-IL-13 mAb inhibited the pharmacological actions of both human and cynomolgus macaque IL-13. Allergic macaques were treated systemically with 10 mg/kg anti-IL-13 mAb 1 day prior to inhaled Ascaris suum antigen challenge. Normal macaques were dosed intravenously with anti-IL-13 once per week for 3 weeks at doses of 10 or 50 mg/kg. Treatment of macaques with the anti-IL-13 mAb was not associated with any toxicologically significant findings. A slight treatment-related but nonadverse decrease in platelet counts was observed in both the normal and allergic macaques. In allergic macaques, the anti-IL-13 mAb treatment did not affect lung function, lung eosinophilia, or serum or BAL immunoglobulin E (IgE) concentrations but did produce a reduction in BAL and serum eotaxin concentrations (p < .05) at 6 h post antigen challenge. This study shows that administration of an anti-IL-13 mAb was well tolerated in both normal and allergic asthmatic macaques and that serum eotaxin concentrations may be a useful early in vivo marker for evaluating IL-13 inhibition in patients with asthma.
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- Pauline L Martin
- Centocor Research and Development Inc., Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087, USA.
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Matangkasombut P, Pichavant M, Yasumi T, Hendricks C, Savage PB, Dekruyff RH, Umetsu DT. Direct activation of natural killer T cells induces airway hyperreactivity in nonhuman primates. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008; 121:1287-9. [PMID: 18355909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Revised: 02/04/2008] [Accepted: 02/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Popescu FD, Popescu F. A review of antisense therapeutic interventions for molecular biological targets in asthma. Biologics 2007; 1:271-83. [PMID: 19707336 PMCID: PMC2721314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Modern tools of genomics and proteomics reveal potential therapeutic antisense targets in asthma, increasing the interest in the development of anti-mRNA drugs. In allergic asthma experimental models, antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) are administered by inhalation or systemically. ASO can be used for a large number of molecular targets: cell membrane receptors (G-protein coupled receptors, cytokine and chemokine receptors), membrane proteins, ion channels, cytokines and related factors, signaling non-receptor protein kinases (tyrosine kinases, and serine/threonine kinases) and regulators of transcription belonging to Cys4 zinc finger of nuclear receptor type or beta-scaffold factors with minor groove contacts classes/superclasses of transcription factors. A respirable ASO against the adenosine A(1) receptor was investigated in human trials. RNase P-associated external guide sequence (EGS) delivered into pulmonary tissues represents a potentially new therapeutic approach in asthma as well as ribozyme strategies. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting key molecules involved in the patho-physiology of allergic asthma are expected to be of benefit as RNAi immunotherapy. Antagomirs, synthetic analogs of microRNA (miRNA), have important roles in regulation of gene expression in asthma. RNA interference (RNAi) technologies offer higher efficiency in suppressing the expression of specific genes, compared with traditional antisense approaches.
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- Florin-Dan Popescu
- Department of Allergology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania,Correspondence: Florin-Dan Popescu, Department of Allergology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania, Hospital “Nicolae Malaxa”, 12 Sos. Vergului, Bucharest, sector 2, Romania, Tel +40 721 380266, Email
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Kanzler H, Barrat FJ, Hessel EM, Coffman RL. Therapeutic targeting of innate immunity with Toll-like receptor agonists and antagonists. Nat Med 2007; 13:552-9. [PMID: 17479101 DOI: 10.1038/nm1589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 666] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The identification of the antigen recognition receptors for innate immunity, most notably the Toll-like receptors, has sparked great interest in therapeutic manipulation of the innate immune system. Toll-like receptor agonists are being developed for the treatment of cancer, allergies and viral infections, and as adjuvants for potent new vaccines to prevent or treat cancer and infectious diseases. As recognition grows of the role of inappropriate Toll-like receptor stimulation in inflammation and autoimmunity, significant efforts have begun to develop antagonists to Toll-like receptors as well.
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- Holger Kanzler
- Dynavax Technologies, 2929 Seventh Street, Suite 100, Berkeley, California 94710, USA
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Airway remodelling is associated with chronic asthma but it remains unclear whether it results from airway inflammation in response to allergens or immune-mediated events such as viral infections. Although the acute inflammation associated with asthma has been modelled extensively both in vitro and in vivo, the structural changes occurring in the lung have only recently been investigated. These in vitro, in vivo and in silico systems have been designed to examine the pathways leading to allergen-induced airway remodelling and have enabled investigators to draw conclusions about the participation of key cells and molecules in the development of allergen-induced airway remodelling. However, fundamental questions remain regarding the genesis of remodelling as well as the relationship between functional symptoms and pathological changes that occur. In this review the key questions relating allergen exposure to development of remodelling are discussed, as well as the steps that are being undertaken to investigate them.
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- C M Lloyd
- Leukocyte Biology Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Bree A, Schlerman FJ, Wadanoli M, Tchistiakova L, Marquette K, Tan XY, Jacobson BA, Widom A, Cook TA, Wood N, Vunnum S, Krykbaev R, Xu X, Donaldson DD, Goldman SJ, Sypek J, Kasaian MT. IL-13 blockade reduces lung inflammation after Ascaris suum challenge in cynomolgus monkeys. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007; 119:1251-7. [PMID: 17379289 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2007] [Revised: 02/07/2007] [Accepted: 02/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Airway inflammation is a hallmark feature of asthma and a driver of airway hyperresponsiveness. IL-13 is a key inducer of airway inflammation in rodent models of respiratory disease, but a role for IL-13 has not been demonstrated in primates. OBJECTIVE We sought to test the efficacy of a neutralizing antibody to human IL-13 in a cynomolgus monkey model of lung inflammation. METHODS Using cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) that are sensitized to Ascaris suum through natural exposure, we developed a reproducible model of acute airway inflammation after segmental A suum antigen challenge. This model was used to test the in vivo efficacy of mAb13.2, a mouse mAb directed against human IL-13, and IMA-638, the humanized counterpart of mAb13.2. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells and BAL fluid were collected before and after antigen challenge and assayed for cellular content by means of differential count. RESULTS Total BAL cell count, eosinophil number, and neutrophil number were all reduced in animals treated with mAb13.2 or IMA-638 compared with values in control animals that were untreated, given saline, or treated with human IgG of irrelevant specificity. In addition, levels of eotaxin and RANTES in BAL fluid were reduced in anti-IL-13-treated animals compared with levels seen in control animals. CONCLUSION These findings support a role for IL-13 in maintaining lung inflammation in response to allergen challenge in nonhuman primates. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS IL-13 neutralization with a specific antibody could be a useful therapeutic strategy for asthma.
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Corry DB, Irvin CG. Promise and pitfalls in animal-based asthma research: building a better mousetrap. Immunol Res 2007; 35:279-94. [PMID: 17172652 DOI: 10.1385/ir:35:3:279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/1999] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 11/30/1999] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Asthma is one of the leading chronic diseases in the world today. An essential component of the asthma research endeavor is the animal-based experimental disease system, which provides knowledge that is not attainable through study of patients alone. Animal research is especially valuable for elucidating pathophysiology, drug testing, and as an adjunct for interpreting the results of human clinical trials. However, controversies surrounding animal systems data and at the interface between animal and human studies raise questions regarding the true utility of experimental asthma research. We consider here the considerable promise and important limitations of animal-based systems and their prospects for the future study asthma.
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- David B Corry
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Inflammation & Anti-inflammation. Clin Exp Allergy 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02583_9.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Modern therapeutic methods for manipulation of gene expression in allergic diseases have been receiving increased attention in the emerging era of functional genomics. With the growing application of gene silencing technologies, pharmacological modulation of translation represents a great advance in molecular therapy for allergy. Several strategies for sequence-specific post-transcriptional inhibition of gene expression can be distinguished: antisense oligonucleotides (AS-ONs), ribozymes (RZs), DNA enzymes (DNAzymes), and RNA interference (RNAi) triggered by small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Potential anti-mRNA drugs in asthma and other allergic disorders may be targeted to cell surface receptors (adenosine A1 receptor, high-affinity receptor Fc-epsilon RI-alpha, cytokine receptors), adhesion molecules and ligands (ICAM-1, VLA-4), ion channels (calcium-dependent chloride channel-1), cytokines and related factors (IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, SCF, TNF-alpha, TGF-beta1), intracellular signal transduction molecules, such as tyrosine-protein kinases (Syk, Lyn, Btk), serine/ threonine-protein kinases (p38 alpha MAPkinase, Raf-1), non-kinase signaling proteins (RasGRP4), and transcription factors involved in Th2 differentiation and allergic inflammation (STAT-6, GATA-3, NF-kappaB). The challenge to scientists is to determine which of the candidate targets warrants investment of time and resources. New-generation respirable AS-ONs, external guide sequence ribozymes, and RNA interference-based therapies have the potential to satisfy unmet needs in allergy treatment, acting at a more proximal level to a key etiopathogenetic molecular process, represented by abnormal expression of genes. Moreover, antisense and siRNA technologies imply a more rational design of new drugs for allergy.
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- Florin-Dan Popescu
- Department of Allergology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Hospital Nicolae Malaxa, Romania.
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Bates JHT, Wagers SS, Norton RJ, Rinaldi LM, Irvin CG. Exaggerated airway narrowing in mice treated with intratracheal cationic protein. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 100:500-6. [PMID: 16239609 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01013.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Airway hyperresponsiveness in mice with allergic airway inflammation can be attributed entirely to exaggerated closure of peripheral airways (Wagers S, Lundblad LK, Ekman M, Irvin CG, and Bates JHT. J Appl Physiol 96: 2019-2027, 2004). However, clinical asthma can be characterized by hyperresponsiveness of the central airways as well as the lung periphery. We, therefore, sought to establish a complementary model of hyperresponsiveness in the mouse due to excessive narrowing of the airways. We treated mice with a tracheal instillation of the cationic protein poly-l-lysine (PLL), hypothesizing that this would reduce the barrier function of the epithelium and thereby render the underlying airway smooth muscle more accessible to aerosolized methacholine. The PLL-treated animals were hypersensitive to methacholine: they exhibited an exaggerated response to submaximal doses but had a maximal response that was similar to controls. With the aid of a computational model of the mouse lung, we conclude that the methacholine responsiveness of PLL-treated mice is fundamentally different in nature to the hyperresponsiveness that we found previously in mice with allergically inflamed lungs.
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- Jason H T Bates
- Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405-0075, USA.
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