期刊
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
卷 134, 期 1, 页码 63-+出版社
MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.10.047
关键词
Prenatal exposure; diesel exhaust particles; asthma; mouse model; natural killer cells; aryl hydrocarbon receptor; IL-5; IL-13; IL-17
资金
- Denver Children's Environmental Health Center Faculty Development Investigator Award, a part of NIEHS [PO1 ES-018181/EPA GAD 834515010]
- NIH/NCATS Colorado CTSI [KL2 TR000156]
- Sheldon C. Siege-Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Investigator Grant Award
Background: Most asthma begins in the first years of life. This early onset cannot be attributed merely to genetic factors because the prevalence of asthma is increasing. Epidemiologic studies have indicated roles for prenatal and early childhood exposures, including exposure to diesel exhaust. However, little is known about the mechanisms. This is largely due to a paucity of animal models. Objective: We aimed to develop a mouse model of asthma susceptibility through prenatal exposure to diesel exhaust. Methods: Pregnant C57BL/6 female mice were given repeated intranasal applications of diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) or PBS. Offspring underwent suboptimal immunization and challenge with ovalbumin (OVA) or received PBS. Pups were examined for features of asthma; lung and liver tissues were analyzed for transcription of DEP-regulated genes. Results: Offspring of mice exposed to DEPs were hypersensitive to OVA, as indicated by airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness, increased serum OVA-specific IgE levels, and increased pulmonary and systemic T(H)2 and T(H)17 cytokine levels. These cytokines were primarily produced by natural killer (NK) cells. Antibody-mediated depletion of NK cells prevented airway inflammation. Asthma susceptibility was associated with increased transcription of genes known to be specifically regulated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and oxidative stress. Features of asthma were either marginal or absent in OVA-treated pups of PBS-exposed mice. Conclusion: We created a mouse model that linked maternal exposure to DEPs with asthma susceptibility in offspring. Development of asthma was dependent on NK cells and associated with increased transcription from aryl hydrocarbon receptor-and oxidative stress-regulated genes.
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