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Mostafa DHD, Hemshekhar M, Piyadasa H, Altieri A, Halayko AJ, Pascoe CD, Mookherjee N. Characterization of sex-related differences in allergen house dust mite-challenged airway inflammation, in two different strains of mice. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20837. [PMID: 36460835 PMCID: PMC9718733 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25327-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Biological sex impacts disease prevalence, severity and response to therapy in asthma, however preclinical studies often use only one sex in murine models. Here, we detail sex-related differences in immune responses using a house dust mite (HDM)-challenge model of acute airway inflammation, in adult mice of two different strains (BALB/c and C57BL/6NJ). Female and male mice were challenged (intranasally) with HDM extract (~ 25 μg) for 2 weeks (N = 10 per group). Increase in serum HDM-specific IgE showed a female bias, which was statistically significant in BALB/c mice. We compared naïve and HDM-challenged mice to define immune responses in the lungs by assessing leukocyte accumulation in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and profiling the abundance of 29 different cytokines in BALF and lung tissue lysates. Our results demonstrate specific sex-related and strain-dependent differences in airway inflammation. For example, HDM-driven accumulation of neutrophils, eosinophils and macrophages were significantly higher in females compared to males, in BALB/c mice. In contrast, HDM-mediated eosinophil accumulation was higher in males compared to females, in C57BL/6NJ mice. Differences in lung cytokine profiles indicated that HDM drives a T-helper (Th)17-biased response with higher IL-17 levels in female BALB/c mice compared to males, whereas female C57BL/6NJ mice elicit a mixed Th1/Th2-skewed response. Male mice of both strains showed higher levels of specific Th2-skewed cytokines, such as IL-21, IL-25 and IL-9, in response to HDM. Overall, this study details sex dimorphism in HDM-mediated airway inflammation in mice, which will be a valuable resource for preclinical studies in allergic airway inflammation and asthma.
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- Dina H. D. Mostafa
- grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, 799 JBRC, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada ,grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada
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- grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada
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- grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, 799 JBRC, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada ,grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada ,grid.168010.e0000000419368956Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
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- grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, 799 JBRC, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada ,grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada
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- grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada ,grid.460198.20000 0004 4685 0561Biology of Breathing Group, The Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada
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- grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada ,grid.460198.20000 0004 4685 0561Biology of Breathing Group, The Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada
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- grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, 799 JBRC, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada ,grid.21613.370000 0004 1936 9609Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada ,grid.460198.20000 0004 4685 0561Biology of Breathing Group, The Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada
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Lopandić Z, Dragačević L, Kosanović D, Burazer L, Gavrović-Jankulović M, Minić R. Differences in mouse strains determine the outcome of Der p 2 allergy induction protocols. J Immunol Methods 2022; 511:113382. [PMID: 36323342 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2022.113382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In vivo animal models can provide worthy information on various aspects of asthma mechanism and pathogenesis. The genetic predisposition and phenotype of mice may affect the immune response itself. Here we compare the early immune response to Der p 2 or HDM allergen extract upon injection and inhalation in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. Female C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice were immunized with Der p 2 allergen subcutaneously followed by inhalation of Der p 2 or HDM extract. After challenge, the mice were euthanized; blood, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), spleens and lungs were collected. Cells from BAL were identified by May-Grünwald Giemsa staining and lung leukocyte populations were analyzed by flow cytometry. Serum antibody levels of Der p 2 specific IgE, IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a were assessed by ELISA, and cytokine secretion (IL-4, IFN-γ and IL-10) was evaluated upon stimulation with Der p 2 or HDM extract. The Th2 immune response was confirmed by elevated allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) and the allergic reaction was evidenced by infiltration of eosinophils and/or neutrophils into BAL. We found that BALB/c mice were inefficient in integrating local with systemic immune response, evidenced by almost no IgG or IgE production upon one subcutaneous injection and subsequent inhalation of Der p 2 allergen; also, the bronchoalveolar lavage infiltrate in these mice consisted of neutrophil infiltration, unlike C57BL/6 mice in which eosinophilic infiltrate predominated. The differences between BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice strains could be exploited for generating different types of responses to the Der p 2 allergen.
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- Zorana Lopandić
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11152 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11152 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11152 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11152 Belgrade, Serbia; Group for Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, dr Subotića 4, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Chudakov DB, Kotsareva OD, Konovalova MV, Tsaregorodtseva DS, Shevchenko MA, Sergeev AA, Fattakhova GV. Early IgE Production Is Linked with Extrafollicular B- and T-Cell Activation in Low-Dose Allergy Model. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10060969. [PMID: 35746576 PMCID: PMC9231339 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10060969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Despite its paramount importance, the predominant association of early IgE production with harmless antigens, via germinal-center B- and T-cell subpopulations or extrafollicular activation, remains unresolved. The aim of this work was to clarify whether the reinforced IgE production following the subcutaneous immunization of BALB/c mice with low antigen doses in withers adipose tissue might be linked with intensified extrafollicular or germinal-center responses. The mice were immunized three times a week for 4 weeks in the withers region, which is enriched in subcutaneous fat and tissue-associated B cells, with high and low OVA doses and via the intraperitoneal route for comparison. During long-term immunization with both low and high antigen doses in the withers region, but not via the intraperitoneal route, we observed a significant accumulation of B220-CD1d-CD5-CD19+ B-2 extrafollicular plasmablasts in the subcutaneous fat and regional lymph nodes but not in the intraperitoneal fat. Only low antigen doses induced a significant accumulation of CXCR4+ CXCR5- CD4+ extrafollicular T helpers in the withers adipose tissue but not in the regional lymph nodes or abdominal fat. Only in subcutaneous fat was there a combination of extrafollicular helper accumulation. In conclusion, extrafollicular B- and T-cell activation are necessary for early IgE class switching.
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- Dmitrii Borisovich Chudakov
- Laboratory of Cell Interactions, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya St., 117997 Moscow, Russia; (O.D.K.); (M.V.K.); (M.A.S.); (A.A.S.); (G.V.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-495-330-4011
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- Laboratory of Cell Interactions, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya St., 117997 Moscow, Russia; (O.D.K.); (M.V.K.); (M.A.S.); (A.A.S.); (G.V.F.)
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- Laboratory of Cell Interactions, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya St., 117997 Moscow, Russia; (O.D.K.); (M.V.K.); (M.A.S.); (A.A.S.); (G.V.F.)
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- Faculty of Medical Biology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 2 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya St., 1194535 Moscow, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Cell Interactions, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya St., 117997 Moscow, Russia; (O.D.K.); (M.V.K.); (M.A.S.); (A.A.S.); (G.V.F.)
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- Laboratory of Cell Interactions, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya St., 117997 Moscow, Russia; (O.D.K.); (M.V.K.); (M.A.S.); (A.A.S.); (G.V.F.)
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- Laboratory of Cell Interactions, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya St., 117997 Moscow, Russia; (O.D.K.); (M.V.K.); (M.A.S.); (A.A.S.); (G.V.F.)
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Boucher M, Henry C, Dufour-Mailhot A, Khadangi F, Bossé Y. Smooth Muscle Hypocontractility and Airway Normoresponsiveness in a Mouse Model of Pulmonary Allergic Inflammation. Front Physiol 2021; 12:698019. [PMID: 34267677 PMCID: PMC8277197 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.698019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The contractility of airway smooth muscle (ASM) is labile. Although this feature can greatly modulate the degree of airway responsiveness in vivo, the extent by which ASM's contractility is affected by pulmonary allergic inflammation has never been compared between strains of mice exhibiting a different susceptibility to develop airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Herein, female C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice were treated intranasally with either saline or house dust mite (HDM) once daily for 10 consecutive days to induce pulmonary allergic inflammation. The doses of HDM were twice greater in the less susceptible C57BL/6 strain. All outcomes, including ASM contractility, were measured 24 h after the last HDM exposure. As expected, while BALB/c mice exposed to HDM became hyperresponsive to a nebulized challenge with methacholine in vivo, C57BL/6 mice remained normoresponsive. The lack of AHR in C57BL/6 mice occurred despite exhibiting more than twice as much inflammation than BALB/c mice in bronchoalveolar lavages, as well as similar degrees of inflammatory cell infiltrates within the lung tissue, goblet cell hyperplasia and thickening of the epithelium. There was no enlargement of ASM caused by HDM exposure in either strain. Unexpectedly, however, excised tracheas derived from C57BL/6 mice exposed to HDM demonstrated a decreased contractility in response to both methacholine and potassium chloride, while tracheas from BALB/c mice remained normocontractile following HDM exposure. These results suggest that the lack of AHR in C57BL/6 mice, at least in an acute model of HDM-induced pulmonary allergic inflammation, is due to an acquired ASM hypocontractility.
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- Magali Boucher
- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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Chen X, Cheng C, Cheng W, Wang Y, Zuo X, Tang W, Yu Z, Yang Z, Wang Z, Zhu P, Huang W. Different Responses to Identical Trauma Between BALB/C and C57BL/6 Mice. Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928676. [PMID: 33621218 PMCID: PMC7911832 DOI: 10.12659/msm.928676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Different responses to identical trauma may be related to the genetic background of individuals, but the molecular mechanism is unclear. In this study we investigated the heterogeneity of trauma in mice and the potential biological explanations for the differences. Material/Methods Compared with other organs, the pathological response of the lung after injury is the earliest and most serious. We used C57BL/6 and BALB/C mice to explore the genetic background of different responses to trauma in the lung. We measured mortality rate, pulmonary microvascular permeability, and Cxcl15 gene expression in BALB/C and C57BL/6 mice before and after blast-wave injury. Microvascular permeability was measured using a fluorescent tracer, and Cxcl15 gene expression level and expression distribution were measured using fluorogenic probe quantitative polymerase chain reaction and northern blot. Results C57BL/6 mice showed lower mortality rates and pulmonary microvascular permeability than BALB/C mice after blast-wave injury; there was no significant difference in the permeability before blast-wave injury. The Cxcl15 gene was expressed specifically in the lung tissue of mice. The level of Cxcl15 expression in BALB/C mice was higher than in C57BL/6 mice before and after injury, and the variation trend of Cxcl15 expression level after injury was significantly different between BALB/C and C57BL/6 mice. Conclusions Our results indicated that BALB/C and C57BL/6 mice had significant heterogeneity in posttraumatic response in terms of mortality and degree of lung damage. The differences in genetic factors such as Cxcl15 may have played a role in this heterogeneity.
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- Xiuying Chen
- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Neuroprotection Research Laboratory, Departments of Radiology and Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department 4, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Department 4, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Department 4, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (mainland)
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Menson KE, Mank MM, Reed LF, Walton CJ, Van Der Vliet KE, Ather JL, Chapman DG, Smith BJ, Rincon M, Poynter ME. Therapeutic efficacy of IL-17A neutralization with corticosteroid treatment in a model of antigen-driven mixed-granulocytic asthma. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 319:L693-L709. [PMID: 32783616 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00204.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Many mouse models of allergic asthma exhibit eosinophil-predominant cellularity rather than the mixed-granulocytic cytology in steroid-unresponsive severe disease. Therefore, we sought to implement a novel mouse model of antigen-driven, mixed-granulocytic, severe allergic asthma to determine biomarkers of the disease process and potential therapeutic targets. C57BL/6J wild-type, interleukin-6 knockout (IL-6-/-), and IL-6 receptor knockout (IL-6R-/-), mice were injected with an emulsion of complete Freund's adjuvant and house dust mite antigen (CFA/HDM) on day 1. Dexamethasone, a lymphocyte-depleting biological, or anti-IL-17A was administered during the intranasal HDM challenge on days 19-22. On day 23, the CFA/HDM model elicited mixed bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cellularity (typically 80% neutrophils and 10% eosinophils), airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to methacholine, diffusion impairment, lung damage, body weight loss, corticosteroid resistance, and elevated levels of serum amyloid A (SAA), pro-inflammatory cytokines, and T helper type 1/ T helper type 17 (Th1/Th17) cytokines compared with eosinophilic models of HDM-driven allergic airway disease. BAL cells in IL-6- or IL-6R-deficient mice were predominantly eosinophilic and associated with elevated T helper type 2 (Th2) and reduced Th1/Th17 cytokine production, along with an absence of SAA. Nevertheless, AHR remained in IL-6-deficient mice even when dexamethasone was administered. However, combined administration of anti-IL-17A and systemic corticosteroid significantly attenuated both overall and neutrophilic airway inflammation and also reduced AHR and body weight loss. Inhibition of IL-17A combined with systemic corticosteroid treatment during antigen-driven exacerbations may provide a novel therapeutic approach to prevent the pathological pulmonary and constitutional changes that greatly impact patients with the mixed-granulocytic endotype of severe asthma.
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- Katherine E Menson
- Division of Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care, Department of Medicine, The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care, Department of Medicine, The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care, Department of Medicine, The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care, Department of Medicine, The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care, Department of Medicine, The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care, Department of Medicine, The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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- Translational Airways Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care, Department of Medicine, The Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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Chudakov DB, Ryasantsev DY, Tsaregorotseva DS, Kotsareva OD, Fattakhova GV, Svirshchevskaya EV. Tertiary lymphoid structure related B-cell IgE isotype switching and secondary lymphoid organ linked IgE production in mouse allergy model. BMC Immunol 2020; 21:45. [PMID: 32767965 PMCID: PMC7412793 DOI: 10.1186/s12865-020-00376-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Numerous data obtained by different research laboratories indicate that specific IgE production is triggered independently of specific IgG or IgA ones and so it is not linked to fully matured germinal centers formation in the secondary lymphoid organs. The aim of this study was to clarify whether specific IgE production is triggered by low antigen doses administrated in tertiary tissues enriched by lymphoid structures. Methods Ovalbumin (OVA) in different doses (100 ng to 10 μg) was administrated three times a week for 4–5 weeks intraperitoneally (i.p.) or subcutaneously (s.c.) to female BALB/c mice in the wither region which is enriched in fat-associated lymphoid clusters or in the foot pad region not containing them. Results OVA-specific IgE was predominantly induced by low but not high antigen doses and only after immunization into the withers. IgE isotype switching was triggered exclusively in the withers adipose tissue but not in the regional lymph nodes while mature IgE expressing cells were observed both in the withers and lymph nodes. Anti-proliferative genotoxic stress inducing drugs shifted the balance from IgG1 towards IgE production. Conclusions Tertiary lymphoid structures possess unique environment where B-cell antibody isotype switching to IgE predominantly occurs. This phenomenon is partially explained by hampered proliferation of B-cells in these structures.
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- Dmitrii Borisovich Chudakov
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of RAS, 117997, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, Russia.
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of RAS, 117997, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of RAS, 117997, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of RAS, 117997, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, Russia
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Rubin K, Glazer S. The pertussis hypothesis: Bordetella pertussis colonization in the etiology of asthma and diseases of allergic sensitization. Med Hypotheses 2018; 120:101-115. [PMID: 30220328 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Decades of peer reviewed evidence demonstrate that: 1)Bordetellapertussisand pertussis toxin are potent adjuvants, inducing asthma and allergic sensitization in animal models of human disease, 2)Bordetella pertussisoften colonizes the human nasopharynx, and is well documented in highly pertussis-vaccinated populations and 3) in children, a history of whooping cough increases the risk of asthma and allergic sensitization disease. We build on these observations with six case studies and offer a pertussis-based explanation for the rapid rise in allergic disease in former East Germany following the fall of the Berlin Wall; the current asthma, peanut allergy, and anaphylaxis epidemics in the United States; the correlation between the risk of asthma and gross national income per capita by country; the lower risk of asthma and allergy in children raised on farms; and the reduced risk of atopy with increased family size and later sibling birth order. To organize the evidence for the pertussis hypothesis, we apply the Bradford Hill criteria to the association between Bordetella pertussisand asthma and allergicsensitization disease. We propose that, contrary to conventional wisdom that nasopharyngealBordetella pertussiscolonizing infections are harmless, subclinicalBordetella pertussiscolonization is an important cause of asthma and diseases of allergic sensitization.
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Identification of a novel cofilin-related molecule (Der f 31) as an allergen from Dermatophagoides farinae. Immunobiology 2017; 223:246-251. [PMID: 29102047 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2017.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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House dust mite (HDM) allergen is a major cause of allergic disease. In this study, two-dimensional immunoblot and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization tandem Time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) were used to identify Der f 31. After Der f 31 was cloned, expressed and purified, skin prick test (SPT), Immune inhibitory assays, Western blot, ELISA and asthmatic mouse model were employed to examine the allergenicity of recombinant Der f 31. The gene of Der f 31 includes 447 bps, and encoded 148 amino acids. Positive responses of SPT to r-Der f 31 were 32.5% in 43 HDM-allergic patients. r-Der f 31 can induce allergic pulmonary inflammation in the mouse model. In conclusion, Der f 31 is a novel subtype of dust mite allergens.
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Khalmuratova R, Lee M, Kim D, Park JW, Shin HW. Induction of nasal polyps using house dust mite and Staphylococcal enterotoxin B in C57BL/6 mice. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2016; 44:66-75. [PMID: 26242569 DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2015.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The murine polyp model was developed previously using ovalbumin and Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB). Here, we established a model mimicking key aspects of chronic eosinophilic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps using the house dust mite (HDM), a clinically relevant aeroallergen, co-administered with SEB. We assessed the inflammatory response and formation of nasal polypoid lesions in an experimental murine model using intranasal delivery of HDM and ovalbumin. METHODS After induction of HDM-induced allergic rhinosinusitis in C57BL/6 mice, SEB (10ng) was instilled into the nasal cavity of mice for eight weeks. Phosphate-buffered saline-challenged mice served as control. Histopathological changes were evaluated using haematoxylin and eosin for overall inflammation, Sirius red for eosinophils, and periodic acid-Schiff stain for goblet cells. The distribution of mast cells in mouse nasal tissue was determined by immunohistochemistry. Serum total IgE was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS Compared to mice treated with HDM only, the HDM+SEB-treated mice demonstrated nasal polypoid lesion formation and a significant increase in the number of secretory cells and eosinophilic infiltration. Moreover, mice challenged intranasally with HDM showed highly abundant mast cells in the nasal mucosa. In contrast, OVA+SEB-challenged mice showed a significantly lower degree of mast cell infiltration. CONCLUSION We established an in vivo model of chronic allergic rhinosinusitis with nasal polypoid lesions using HDM aeroallergen. This study demonstrated that the HDM+SEB-induced murine polyp model could be utilised as a suitable model for nasal polyps, especially with both eosinophil and mast cell infiltration.
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Lin JL, Wang YY, Xiao XJ, Wu YL, Sun BQ, Gao AJ, Liu ZG, Li J, Yang PC, Liu XY. Characterization of a new subtype of allergen in dermatophagoides farinae-Der f 28. J Thorac Dis 2015; 7:1842-9. [PMID: 26623108 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.10.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND House dust mites (HDMs) are the major sources of indoor allergens which induce asthma, dermatitis, rhinitis, and some other allergic diseases. Close to 30 sub-allergens have been identified. METHODS Through analyzing the full genome sequence of dust mite, a new allergen whose primary structure belongs to the heat shock protein family was identified. The sequence of this allergen was determined by cDNA cloning. The allergenicity was assayed by skin prick test, Western-blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS r-Der f 28 bound to serum IgE from mite allergic patients. Positive responses to r-Der f 28 were shown in 11.5% by skin prick testing from 26 DM-allergic patients. Airway hyperresponsiveness, serum specific IgE and IL-4 were significantly increased in allergic asthma mouse model sensitized to r-Der f 28. CONCLUSIONS Der f 28 is a new subtype of allergen in dermatophagoides farinae.
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- Jian-Li Lin
- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060,, China ; 2 State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Lin J, Li M, Liu Y, Jiang C, Wu Y, Wang Y, Gao A, Liu Z, Yang P, Liu X. Expression, purification and characterization of Der f 27, a new allergen from dermatophagoides farinae. Am J Transl Res 2015; 7:1260-1270. [PMID: 26328010 PMCID: PMC4548318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The house dust mite (HDM), Dermatophagoidesfarinae (D. farina), is one of the most important indoor allergen sources and a major elicitor of allergic asthma; itscharacterization is important in the diagnosis and immunotherapy of mite allergen-relevant diseases. This study aims to characterize a novel allergen, the D. farinae-derived serpin (Der f 27). In this study, the total RNA of D. farinae was extracted, and the Der f 27 gene was cloned and expressed. The allergenicity of recombinant Der f 27 protein was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and Western-blotting with the sera of asthma patients, and skin prick test (SPT) in allergic human subjects. A r-Der f 27 allergic asthma mouse model was established. The cloned Der f 27 gene has been presented at the Gene Bank with an accession number of KM009995. The IgE levels of r-Der f 27 in the serum from r-Der f 27 SPT positive allergic patients were 3 folds more than healthy subjects. The Der f 27 SPT positive ratewas 42.1% in 19 DM-SPT positive patients. Airway hyperresponsiveness, serum specific IgE, and levels of interleukin-4 in the spleen cell culture supernatant were significantly increased in allergic asthma mice sensitized to r-Der f 27. In conclusion, Der f 27 is a new subtype of house mite allergen.
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- Jianli Lin
- Institute of Allergy & Immunology, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Allergy & Immunology, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, 518060, China
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- The Basic Medical College, Nanchang UniversityNanchang, 330006, China
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- Institute of Allergy & Immunology, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Allergy & Immunology, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Allergy & Immunology, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Allergy & Immunology, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Allergy & Immunology, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Allergy & Immunology, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Allergy & Immunology, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, 518060, China
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Jiang C, Fan X, Li M, Xing P, Liu X, Wu Y, Zhang M, Yang P, Liu Z. Characterization of Der f 29, a new allergen from dermatophagoides farinae. Am J Transl Res 2015; 7:1303-1313. [PMID: 26328014 PMCID: PMC4548322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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More than 30 allergens have been identified from Dermatophagoides farina (D. farina), which is one of the main species of house dust mites. The mite allergens are an important factor contributing to allergic disease in the world. As the detection and identification of new allergens is critical for the diagnosis or treatment of allergic diseases, we sought to characterize the profilin of D. farina (Der f 29) in this study. The results showed that 21% of allergic patients displayed positive results in skin prick test with recombinant Der f 29 (rDer f 29) as the specific allergen; specific IgE reactivity to rDer f 29 was shown by Western Blot and ELISA. In addition, rDer f 29 induced bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DC) to produce T cells immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain protein 4 (TIM4). Moreover, an allergic asthma mouse model was established by challenging with rDer f 29. Airway hyperresponsiveness, serum specific IgE, IgG1, eosinophil infiltration in the allergic mice bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, the cytokines interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interferon-γ (INF-γ) from spleen cells were markedly increased; the histology showed severe inflammation in the lung. In conclusion, Der f 29 is identified as a new type of the house dust mite allergen.
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- Congli Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shengzhen University; School of Medicine, Shenzhen University3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Longgang Central Hospital, ENT InstituteShenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shengzhen University; School of Medicine, Shenzhen University3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shengzhen University; School of Medicine, Shenzhen University3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shengzhen University; School of Medicine, Shenzhen University3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shengzhen University; School of Medicine, Shenzhen University3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shengzhen University; School of Medicine, Shenzhen University3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shengzhen University; School of Medicine, Shenzhen University3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shengzhen University; School of Medicine, Shenzhen University3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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