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Vaill M, Kawanishi K, Varki N, Gagneux P, Varki A. Comparative physiological anthropogeny: exploring molecular underpinnings of distinctly human phenotypes. Physiol Rev 2023; 103:2171-2229. [PMID: 36603157 PMCID: PMC10151058 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00040.2021] [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] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Anthropogeny is a classic term encompassing transdisciplinary investigations of the origins of the human species. Comparative anthropogeny is a systematic comparison of humans and other living nonhuman hominids (so-called "great apes"), aiming to identify distinctly human features in health and disease, with the overall goal of explaining human origins. We begin with a historical perspective, briefly describing how the field progressed from the earliest evolutionary insights to the current emphasis on in-depth molecular and genomic investigations of "human-specific" biology and an increased appreciation for cultural impacts on human biology. While many such genetic differences between humans and other hominids have been revealed over the last two decades, this information remains insufficient to explain the most distinctive phenotypic traits distinguishing humans from other living hominids. Here we undertake a complementary approach of "comparative physiological anthropogeny," along the lines of the preclinical medical curriculum, i.e., beginning with anatomy and considering each physiological system and in each case considering genetic and molecular components that are relevant. What is ultimately needed is a systematic comparative approach at all levels from molecular to physiological to sociocultural, building networks of related information, drawing inferences, and generating testable hypotheses. The concluding section will touch on distinctive considerations in the study of human evolution, including the importance of gene-culture interactions.
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- Michael Vaill
- Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Miller LA, Royer CM, Pinkerton KE, Schelegle ES. Nonhuman Primate Models of Respiratory Disease: Past, Present, and Future. ILAR J 2018; 58:269-280. [PMID: 29216343 PMCID: PMC5886323 DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilx030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The respiratory system consists of an integrated network of organs and structures that primarily function for gas exchange. In mammals, oxygen and carbon dioxide are transmitted through a complex respiratory tract, consisting of the nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, and lung. Exposure to ambient air throughout the lifespan imposes vulnerability of the respiratory system to environmental challenges that can contribute toward development of disease. The importance of the respiratory system to human health is supported by statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; in 2015, chronic lower respiratory diseases were the third leading cause of death in the United States. In light of the significant mortality associated with respiratory conditions that afflict all ages of the human population, this review will focus on basic and preclinical research conducted in nonhuman primate models of respiratory disease. In comparison with other laboratory animals, the nonhuman primate lung most closely resembles the human lung in structure, physiology, and mucosal immune mechanisms. Studies defining the influence of inhaled microbes, pollutants, or allergens on the nonhuman primate lung have provided insight on disease pathogenesis, with the potential for elucidation of molecular targets leading to new treatment modalities. Vaccine trials in nonhuman primates have been crucial for confirmation of safety and protective efficacy against infectious diseases of the lung in a laboratory animal model that recapitulates pathology observed in humans. In looking to the future, nonhuman primate models of respiratory diseases will continue to be instrumental for translating biomedical research for improvement of human health.
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- Lisa A Miller
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California
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- California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, California
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California
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Dahlmann F, Sewald K. Use of nonhuman primates in obstructive lung disease research - is it required? Primate Biol 2017; 4:131-142. [PMID: 32110701 PMCID: PMC7041527 DOI: 10.5194/pb-4-131-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In times of increasing costs for health insurances, obstructive lung
diseases are a burden for both the patients and the economy. Pulmonary symptoms
of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are similar;
nevertheless, the diseases differ in pathophysiology and therapeutic
approaches. Novel therapeutics are continuously developed, and nonhuman
primates (NHPs) provide valuable models for investigating novel biologicals
regarding efficacy and safety. This review discusses the role of nonhuman primate models for drug
development in asthma and COPD and investigates whether alternative methods
are able to prevent animal experiments.
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- Franziska Dahlmann
- German Primate Center GmbH, Infection Pathology Unit, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.,Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Preclinical Pharmacology and Immunology, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625 Hanover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Preclinical Pharmacology and Immunology, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625 Hanover, Germany
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Truchetti G, Troncy E, Robichaud A, Gold L, Schuessler T, Maghezzi S, Bassett L, Authier S. Respiratory mechanics: comparison of Beagle dogs, Göttingen minipigs and Cynomolgus monkeys. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2014; 70:48-54. [PMID: 24704341 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2014.03.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION When the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) is determined by respiratory safety pharmacology, follow-up studies are warranted and may include airway resistance and compliance. Respiratory mechanics in commonly used large animal species (Beagle dogs, Cynomolgus monkeys, and Göttingen minipigs) were compared. METHODS Eighteen animals were used (3/sex/species) in an anesthetized model (propofol infusion) with pancuronium as a neuromuscular blocker. Parameters of respiratory mechanics were evaluated at baseline and at peak drug effect. Resistance (Rrs) and elastance (Ers) were measured by applying a single frequency forced oscillation (0.5 Hz) to the subject's airway opening and fitting the flow, volume and pressure data to the single compartment model of the lung. Increasing doses of intravenous (IV) methacholine were administered in all three species, as well as doubling aerosolized concentrations of the same bronchoconstrictor agent before and after inhaled albuterol. RESULTS The slope of the IV methacholine dose-response curve for Rrs was similar in dogs and monkeys and both species differed from minipigs, which showed greater reactivity. At the highest IV dose tested, minipigs also reached higher levels of bronchoconstriction than the other two species. They were followed, in decreasing order, by dogs and monkeys. Albuterol induced a significant decrease in the slope of the dose-response curve only in dogs and monkeys. DISCUSSION Scientific literature is available on respiratory mechanics in monkeys and dogs but not in minipigs. Our results suggest that minipigs were more reactive than dogs and monkeys to IV methacholine while less sensitive to inhaled albuterol.
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- Geoffrey Truchetti
- Animal Research Group in Pharmacology of Quebec (GREPAQ), Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 7C6, Canada; Département de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Laval, Université Laval, 2705 Boulevard Laurier, Québec, Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Animal Research Group in Pharmacology of Quebec (GREPAQ), Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 7C6, Canada
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- SCIREQ Scientific Respiratory Equipment Inc., 6600 St-Urbain, Suite 300 Montreal, Québec, H2S 3G8, Canada
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- SCIREQ Scientific Respiratory Equipment Inc., 6600 St-Urbain, Suite 300 Montreal, Québec, H2S 3G8, Canada
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- SCIREQ Scientific Respiratory Equipment Inc., 6600 St-Urbain, Suite 300 Montreal, Québec, H2S 3G8, Canada
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- CiTox-LAB - North-America, Inc., 445 Armand Frappier, Laval, Quebec, H7V 4B3, Canada
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- Animal Research Group in Pharmacology of Quebec (GREPAQ), Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 7C6, Canada; CiTox-LAB - North-America, Inc., 445 Armand Frappier, Laval, Quebec, H7V 4B3, Canada
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- Animal Research Group in Pharmacology of Quebec (GREPAQ), Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 7C6, Canada; CiTox-LAB - North-America, Inc., 445 Armand Frappier, Laval, Quebec, H7V 4B3, Canada.
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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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Bates JHT, Rincon M, Irvin CG. Animal models of asthma. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2009; 297:L401-10. [PMID: 19561139 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00027.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Studies in animal models form the basis for much of our current understanding of the pathophysiology of asthma, and are central to the preclinical development of drug therapies. No animal model completely recapitulates all features of the human disease, however. Research has focused primarily on ways to generate allergic inflammation by sensitizing and challenging animals with a variety of foreign proteins, leading to an increased understanding of the immunological factors that mediate the inflammatory response and its physiological expression in the form of airways hyperresponsiveness. Animal models of exaggerated airway narrowing are also lending support to the notion that asthma may represent an abnormality of the airway smooth muscle. The mouse is now the species of choice for asthma research involving animals. This presents practical challenges for physiological study because the mouse is so small, but modern imaging methodologies, coupled with the forced oscillation technique for measuring lung mechanics, have allowed the asthma phenotype in mice to be precisely characterized.
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- Jason H T Bates
- Vermont Lung Center and Center for Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Vermont College of Medicine, HSRF 228, 149 Beaumont Ave., Burlington, VT 05405-0075, USA.
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Curran AK, Skeans S, Landers D, Chapman RW. Differential effects of dexamethasone on the proximal and distal lung response to antigen challenge in allergic cynomolgus monkeys. J Asthma 2008; 45:377-81. [PMID: 18569230 DOI: 10.1080/02770900801971784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The proximal and distal portions of the lungs may respond differently to antigen challenge and bronchodilator treatment. This difference may contribute to differences in actual and perceived efficacy of therapies. In this study we used the forced oscillation technique (FOT) to measure impedance in the pulmonary system and discern the effects of antigen challenge on proximal (large airway) and distal (small airway and lung parenchyma) portions of the lung. In addition we treated the animals with two i.m. injections of either a saline control or dexamethasone (0.5 mg/kg) 18 and 1 hour(s) before the antigen challenge. The FOT technique was used to measure indices of proximal airway status, Newtonian airway resistance (R(N)), and distal airway status, including tissue damping (G) and tissue elastance (H). Challenging the animals with Ascaris Suum antigen caused a significant increase in both the proximal and distal lung measures. Pretreatment with dexamethasone significantly reduced the peak increase in R(N) but not G or H. In addition, the area under the curve (AUC) of the FOT response over 60 minutes was significantly reduced for the R(N) but again, G and H were not significantly reduced. These data indicate that, using the FOT, we can dissociate the response of proximal and distal airways to an antigen challenge. Moreover, steroid pre-treatment can reduce the bronchoconstrictor response to inhaled antigen but this effect is primarily via effects on the proximal airways with little effect on the distal airways and parenchymal component of pulmonary impedance. These data may help to provide a mechanism for evaluation of novel therapies for small airway dysfunction.
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- Aidan K Curran
- Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA
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Dybas JM, Andresen CJ, Schelegle ES, McCue RW, Callender NN, Jackson AC. Deep-breath frequency in bronchoconstricted monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). J Appl Physiol (1985) 2006; 100:786-91. [PMID: 16467390 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01014.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Deep-breath frequency has been shown to increase in spontaneously obstructed asthmatic subjects. Furthermore, deep breaths are known to be regulated by lung rapidly adapting receptors, yet the mechanism by which these receptors are stimulated is unclear. This study tested the hypothesis that deep-breath frequency increases during experimentally induced bronchoconstriction, and the magnitude of the increased deep-breath frequency is dependent on the method by which bronchoconstriction is induced. Nine cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) were challenged with methacholine (MCh), Ascaris suum (AS), histamine, or an external mechanical resistance. Baseline (BL) and challenge deep-breath frequency were calculated from the number of deep breaths per trial period. Airway resistance (Raw) and tissue compliance (Cti), as well as tidal volume, respiratory rate, and minute ventilation, were analyzed for BL and challenged conditions. Transfer impedance measurements were fit with the DuBois model to determine the respiratory parameters (Raw and Cti). The flow at the airway opening was measured and analyzed on a breath-by-breath basis to obtain the ventilatory parameters (tidal volume, respiratory rate, and minute ventilation). Deep-breath frequency resulting from AS and histamine challenges [0.370 (SD 0.186) and 0.467 breaths/min (SD 0.216), respectively] was significantly increased compared with BL, MCh, or external resistance challenges [0.61 (SD 0.046), 0.156 (SD 0.173), and 0.117 breaths/min (SD 0.082), respectively]. MCh and external resistance challenges resulted in insignificant changes in deep-breath frequency compared with BL. All four modalities produced similar levels of bronchoconstriction, as assessed through changes in Raw and Cti, and had similar effects on the ventilatory parameters except that non-deep-breath tidal volume was decreased in AS and histamine. We propose that increased deep-breath frequency during AS and histamine challenge is the result of increased vascular permeability, which acts to increase rapidly adapting receptor activity.
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- Joseph M Dybas
- Biomedical Engineering Dept., Boston Univ., 44 Cummington St., Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Asthma is a complex human disease that does not have an accurate counterpart in any common model organism. Most of our understanding of the immune mechanisms underlying asthma comes from studies in man and mouse. However, there are fundamental differences between the spontaneous disease in man and the experimentally induced counterparts in mice. We advocate more extensive use of nonhuman primate asthma models to reconcile these differences between man and mouse.
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Chapman RW, Skeans S, Lamca J, House A, Hey JA, Celly C. Effect of histamine, albuterol and deep inspiration on airway and lung tissue mechanics in cynomolgus monkeys. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2005; 18:243-9. [PMID: 15777607 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2004.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2004] [Revised: 12/01/2004] [Accepted: 12/10/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Forced oscillation is a technique that has been used to measure airway and lung tissue impedance. To evaluate airway and lung tissue impedance in a colony of cynomolgus monkeys housed at Schering-Plough Research Institute, a forced oscillation technique was used to measure Newtonian resistance (R(N)), tissue damping (G), tissue elastance (H) and lung hysteresivity (eta). Functional residual capacity (FRC) was also measured to correlate the lung impedance data with FRC. There was no difference in R(N), G, H and eta between Ascaris sensitive allergic monkeys (n=25) and a small cohort (n=5) of non-allergic monkeys under baseline conditions. However, a highly significant (p<0.0001) negative correlation (r=0.71) was found between FRC and H. Significant correlations were also found between FRC and G (r=0.53) and FRC and R(N) (r=0.50). Bronchoprovocation with aerosolized histamine increased R(N), G, H and eta and reduced FRC by 29+/-3% (n=30) from baseline. In monkeys that were hyperreactive to the histamine challenge, an exaggerated increase in lung tissue damping was seen whereas monkeys that were less reactive to the histamine showed greater increases in R(N). Aerosolized albuterol (0.003-3mg/ml) produced a concentration-dependent reversal of the increases in R(N), G, H and eta induced by histamine with the greatest reversal seen on R(N). Deep inspiration, performed after the aerosolized albuterol exposure, also reversed the histamine-induced changes in R(N), G, and H with the complete reversal seen on the increase in H. These results demonstrate that significant correlations exist between airway and lung tissue impedance and FRC and that airway and lung tissue mechanics contribute significantly to inherent bronchoconstrictor reactivity and to the bronchodilator response to a beta-adrenergic agonist and deep inspiration in cynomolgus monkeys.
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- Richard W Chapman
- Department of Neurobiology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
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Skeans S, Lamca JE, House A, Celly CS, Hey JA, Chapman RW. Airway closure after antigen challenge in cynomolgus monkeys: effect of the histamine H1 receptor antagonist, chlorpheniramine maleate. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2005; 137:37-44. [PMID: 15785080 DOI: 10.1159/000084611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2004] [Accepted: 12/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Airway closure is frequently observed in human asthma. However, limited information exists on the factors that cause this condition. In this study, an allergic cynomolgus monkey model was used to characterize the condition of airway closure and assess the contribution of histamine H1 receptors to this response. METHODS Oscillatory lung mechanics, arterial blood gases during ventilation on 100% O2 and functional residual capacity (FRC) assessed by helium dilution were measured before and then 10 min and 24 h after Ascaris aerosol challenge in 12 male Ascaris-sensitive cynomolgus monkeys. The monkeys were pretreated with intravenous saline or chlorpheniramine maleate (0.3 mg/kg) in a randomized crossover design. RESULTS Ascaris challenge produced a large increase in airway resistance, an increase in lung tissue damping (G) that measures ventilation inhomogeneity in the lung, a reduction in arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) during ventilation on 100% O2 and a reduction in FRC. These effects were seen 10 min after the Ascaris challenge, but by 24 h, these parameters had returned close to the baseline values. Chlorpheniramine maleate (0.3 mg/kg, i.v.) produced a 12-fold shift in the histamine bronchoconstrictor dose-response curve. Pretreatment of monkeys with chlorpheniramine maleate (0.3 mg/kg, i.v.) attenuated the increase in airway resistance induced by Ascaris challenge, but had only a small effect on the increase in G and the reductions in PaO2 and FRC after antigen. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that airway closure occurs immediately after the antigen challenge in allergic cynomolgus monkeys and that histamine H1 receptors contribute very minimally to this response.
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- Susan Skeans
- Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ 07033-0539, USA
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Schelegle ES, Miller LA, Gershwin LJ, Fanucchi MV, Van Winkle LS, Gerriets JE, Walby WF, Mitchell V, Tarkington BK, Wong VJ, Baker GL, Pantle LM, Joad JP, Pinkerton KE, Wu R, Evans MJ, Hyde DM, Plopper CG. Repeated episodes of ozone inhalation amplifies the effects of allergen sensitization and inhalation on airway immune and structural development in Rhesus monkeys. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2003; 191:74-85. [PMID: 12915105 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-008x(03)00218-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Twenty-four infant rhesus monkeys (30 days old) were exposed to 11 episodes of filtered air (FA), house dust mite allergen aerosol (HDMA), ozone (O3), or HDMA + O3 (5 days each followed by 9 days of FA). Ozone was delivered for 8 h/day at 0.5 ppm. Twelve of the monkeys were sensitized to house dust mite allergen (Dermatophagoides farinae) at ages 14 and 28 days by subcutaneous inoculation (SQ) of HDMA in alum and intraperitoneal injection of heat-killed Bordetella pertussis cells. Sensitized monkeys were exposed to HDMA aerosol for 2 h/day on days 3-5 of either FA (n = 6) or O3 (n = 6) exposure. Nonsensitized monkeys were exposed to either FA (n = 6) or O3 (n = 6). During the exposure regimen, parameters of allergy (i.e., serum IgE, histamine, and eosinophilia), airways resistance, reactivity, and structural remodeling were evaluated. Eleven repeated 5-day cycles of inhaling 0.5 ppm ozone over a 6-month period had only mild effects on the airways of nonsensitized infant rhesus monkeys. Similarly, the repeated inhalation of HDMA by HDMA-sensitized infant monkeys resulted in only mild airway effects, with the exception of a marked increase in proximal airway and terminal bronchiole content of eosinophils. In contrast, the combined cyclic inhalation of ozone and HDMA by HDMA sensitized infants monkeys resulted in a marked increase in serum IgE, serum histamine, and airways eosinophilia. Furthermore, combined cyclic inhalation of ozone and HDMA resulted in even greater alterations in airway structure and content that were associated with a significant elevation in baseline airways resistance and reactivity. These results suggest that ozone can amplify the allergic and structural remodeling effects of HDMA sensitization and inhalation.
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- Edward S Schelegle
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Nassar PN, Jackson AC, Carrier DR. Entraining the natural frequencies of running and breathing in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris). J Exp Biol 2001; 204:1641-51. [PMID: 11398753 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.204.9.1641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lung ventilation of tetrapods that synchronize their locomotory and ventilatory cycles during exercise could be economized if the resonant frequency of the respiratory system matched the animal's preferred step frequency. To test whether animals utilize this strategy, the input impedance of the respiratory system of five anesthetized, supine guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) was measured using a forced oscillation technique. The resonant frequency of the respiratory system was 7.12+/−0.27 Hz (N=5, mean +/− S.E.M.). No statistically significant difference was found between the resonant frequency of the respiratory system and the panting frequency used by guinea fowl at rest (6.67+/−0.16 Hz, N=11) or during treadmill locomotion (6.71+/−0.12 Hz, N=8) or to their preferred step frequency (6.73+/−0.09 Hz, N=7) (means +/− S.E.M.). These observations suggest (i) that, at rest and during exercise, panting guinea fowl maximize flow while expending minimal mechanical effort, and (ii) that natural selection has tuned the natural frequencies of the respiratory and locomotor systems to similar frequencies.
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- P N Nassar
- Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA.
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Black KR, Suki B, Madwed JB, Jackson AC. Airway resistance and tissue elastance from input or transfer impedance in bronchoconstricted monkeys. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2001; 90:571-8. [PMID: 11160055 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.2.571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ascaris suum (AS) challenge in nonhuman primates is used as an animal model of human asthma. The primary goal of this study was to determine whether the airways and respiratory tissues in monkeys that are bronchoconstricted by AS inhalation behave similarly to those in asthmatic humans. Airway resistance (Raw) and tissue elastance (Eti) were estimated from respiratory system input (Zin) or transfer (Ztr) impedance. Zin (0.4-20 Hz) and Ztr (2-128 Hz) were measured in anesthetized cynomolgus monkeys (n = 10) under baseline (BL) and post-AS challenge conditions. Our results indicate that AS challenge in monkeys produces 1) predominantly an increase in Raw and not tissue resistance, 2) airway wall shunting at higher AS doses, and 3) heterogeneous airway constriction resulting in a decrease of lung parenchyma effective compliance. We investigated whether the airway and tissue properties estimated from Zin and Ztr were similar and found that Raw estimated from Zin and Ztr were correlated [r(2) = 0.76], not significantly different at BL (13.6 +/- 1.4 and 13.1 +/- 0.9 cmH(2)O. l(-1). s(-1), respectively), but significantly different post-AS (20.5 +/- 4.5 cmH(2)O. l(-1). s(-1) and 18.5 +/- 5.2 cmH(2)O. l(-1). s(-1)). There was no correlation between Eti estimated from Zin and Ztr. The changes in lung mechanical properties in AS-bronchoconstricted monkeys are similar to those recently reported in human asthma, confirming that this is a reasonable model of human asthma.
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- K R Black
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Schelegle ES, Gershwin LJ, Miller LA, Fanucchi MV, Van Winkle LS, Gerriets JP, Walby WF, Omlor AM, Buckpitt AR, Tarkington BK, Wong VJ, Joad JP, Pinkerton KB, Wu R, Evans MJ, Hyde DM, Plopper CG. Allergic asthma induced in rhesus monkeys by house dust mite (Dermatophagoides farinae). THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2001; 158:333-41. [PMID: 11141508 PMCID: PMC1850255 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63973-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
To establish whether allergic asthma could be induced experimentally in a nonhuman primate using a common human allergen, three female rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) were sensitized with house dust mite (Dermatophagoides farinae) allergen (HDMA) by subcutaneous injection, followed by four intranasal sensitizations, and exposure to allergen aerosol 3 hours per day, 3 days per week for up to 13 weeks. Before aerosol challenge, all three monkeys skin-tested positive for HDMA. During aerosol challenge with HDMA, sensitized monkeys exhibited cough and rapid shallow breathing and increased airway resistance, which was reversed by albuterol aerosol treatment. Compared to nonsensitized monkeys, there was a fourfold reduction in the dose of histamine aerosol necessary to produce a 150% increase in airway resistance in sensitized monkeys. After aerosol challenge, serum levels of histamine were elevated in sensitized monkeys. Sensitized monkeys exhibited increased levels of HDMA-specific IgE in serum, numbers of eosinophils and exfoliated cells within lavage, and elevated CD25 expression on circulating CD4(+) lymphocytes. Intrapulmonary bronchi of sensitized monkeys had focal mucus cell hyperplasia, interstitial infiltrates of eosinophils, and thickening of the basement membrane zone. We conclude that a model of allergic asthma can be induced in rhesus monkeys using a protocol consisting of subcutaneous injection, intranasal instillation, and aerosol challenge with HDMA.
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- the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology;†
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- and the California Regional Primate Research Center Exposure Facility,§
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- School of Veterinary Medicine; and the Department of Pediatrics,¶
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- School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California
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- the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology;†
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- the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology;†
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