Eosinophil degranulation in the allergic lung of mice primarily occurs in the airway lumen

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Lindsay A. Dent⁴  Joerg Mattes¹  Kristopher Clark¹  Nicole Newcombe¹  Paul S. Foster³  Klaus I. Matthaei¹  Aulikki M. L. Koskinen¹  Ljubov Simson¹  Nancy A. Lee²  James J. Lee² 

[1] Division of Molecular Biosciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra; Division of Molecular Biosciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra; Division of Molecular Biosciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra;;Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona; and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona; and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona; andDivision of Molecular Biosciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Australia; Division of Molecular Biosciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra; Division of Molecular Biosciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Australia; Division of Molecular Biosciences, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Australia;;Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Adelaide, Australia Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Adelaide, Australia Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Adelaide, Australia

关键词: asthma;    cellular activation;    eosinophil;   

DOI  :  10.1189/jlb.0803391

学科分类：生理学

来源: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

【 摘 要 】

Eosinophil degranulation is thought to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders. Although mouse models of allergic disorders have been used extensively to identify the contribution of eosinophils to disease, ultrastructural evidence of active granule disassembly has not been reported. In this investigation, we characterized the degree of eosinophil activation in the bone marrow, blood, lung tissue, and airways lumen [bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF)] of ovalbumin-sensitized and aero-challenged wild-type and interleukin-5 transgenic mice. Degranulation was most prominent in and primarily compartmentalized to the airways lumen. Eosinophils released granule proteins by the process of piecemeal degranulation (PMD). Accordingly, recruitment and activation of eosinophils in the lung correlated with the detection of cell-free eosinophil peroxidase in BALF and with the induction of airways hyper-reactivity. As in previous studies with human eosinophils, degranulation of isolated mouse cells did not occur until after adherence to extracellular matrix. However, higher concentrations of exogenous stimuli appear to be required to trigger adherence and degranulation (piecemeal) of mouse eosinophils when compared with values reported for studies of human eosinophils. Thus, mouse eosinophils undergo PMD during allergic inflammation, and in turn, this process may contribute to pathogenesis. However, the degranulation process in the allergic lung of mice is primarily compartmentalized to the airway lumen. Understanding the mechanism of eosinophil degranulation in the airway lumen may provide important insights into how this process occurs in human respiratory diseases.

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