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INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
卷 155, 期 4, 页码 335-344出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000321195
关键词
Asthma; Chemotaxis; Eosinophil; Leptin
资金
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan [21790934]
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
Background: Tissue eosinophilia is one of the hallmarks of allergic diseases and Th2-type immune responses including asthma. Systemic inflammation caused by adipose tissue in obesity via production of adipokines such as leptin has been attracting attention recently as a contributor to exacerbation of allergic immune reactions. In this study, we examined whether leptin might affect eosinophil chemotactic responses. Methods: Peripheral blood eosinophils were purified, and the effect of leptin on eosinophil migration was investigated using in vitro systems. Results: High concentrations of leptin induced eosinophil chemotaxis and rapid phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase but not calcium mobilization. We also found that pretreatment of eosinophils with physiological concentrations of leptin amplified the chemotactic responses to eotaxin. This leptin-primed chemotaxis appears to be associated with increased calcium mobilization but not with ERK1/2 and p38 pathways. Conclusions: These results indicate that leptin has both direct and indirect effects on eosinophil chemotaxis and intracellular signaling. In physiological settings, leptin may maintain eosinophil accumulation at allergic inflammatory foci. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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