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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND NUTRITION
卷 43, 期 3, 页码 199-200出版社
JOURNAL CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY & NUTRITION
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2008065
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diesel exhaust particles; asthma; Th2 response
Although it has been accepted that pulmonary exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP), representative constituents in particulate matter of mass median aerodynamic diameter < or 2.5 mu m (PM2.5), exacerbates murine allergic asthma, the in vivo effects of DEP on their cellular events in the context of allergen-specific Th response have never been examined. The aim of this study is to elucidate whether in vivo repetitive exposure to DEP combined with allergen (ovalbumin) facilitate allergen-specific Th response in the lung using a simple ex vivo assay system. As a result, repetitive pulmonary exposure to DEP in vivo, if combined with allergen, amplifies ex vivo allergen-specific Th2 response in the lung compared to that to allergen alone, characterized by high levels of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5. The result suggests that in asthmatic subjects, DEP promote Th2-prone milieu in the lung, which additively/synergistically augment asthma pathophysiology in vivo.
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