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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 186, 期 12, 页码 7225-7231出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100676
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [STA984/1-2, TA275/4-1]
- Forschungszentrum Immunologie of the Johannes Gutenberg University
Mast cell-deficient mice are a key for investigating the function of mast cells in health and disease. Allergic airway disease induced as a Th2-type immune response in mice is employed as a model to unravel the mechanisms underlying inception and progression of human allergic asthma. Previous work done in mast cell-deficient mouse strains that otherwise typically mount Th1-dominated immune responses revealed contradictory results as to whether mast cells contribute to the development of airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation. However, a major contribution of mast cells was shown using adjuvant-free protocols to achieve sensitization. The identification of a traceable genetic polymorphism closely linked to the Kit(W-sh) allele allowed us to generate congenic mast cell-deficient mice on a Th2-prone BALB/c background, termed C. B6-Kit(W-sh). In accordance with the expectations, C. B6-Kit(W-sh) mice do not develop IgE-and mast cell-dependent passive cutaneous anaphylaxis. Yet, unexpectedly, C. B6-Kit(W-sh) mice develop full-blown airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, and mucus production despite the absence of mast cells. Thus, our findings demonstrate a major influence of genetic background on the contribution of mast cells in an important disease model and introduce a novel strain of mast cell-deficient mice. The Journal of Immunology, 2011, 186: 7225-7231.
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