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Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol., Vol 15, No. 5, Nov 1996, 582-589.

Evidence for major basic protein immunoreactivity and interleukin 5 gene activation during the late phase response in explanted airways

DH Eidelman, E Minshall, RJ Dandurand, E Schotman, YL Song, Z Yasruel, R Moqbel and Q Hamid
Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Montreal Chest Institute Research Centre, Royal Victoria General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Current evidence suggests that the events subsequent to antigen challenge in allergic asthmatics involve eosinophil activation and the synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines, in particular interleukin 5 (IL- 5). However, little is known about how local inflammatory cell infiltration and activation are related to the changes in lung function following allergen exposure. We have developed a novel technique to investigate the local inflammatory events during late-onset allergic bronchoconstriction in lung explants from sensitized Brown-Norway (BN) rats. In this study we tested the hypothesis that the in vitro late airway response involves IL-5 gene activation and recruitment and activation of eosinophils. Explants were prepared from excised lungs of BN rats (n = 9) sensitized 2 wk previously to ovalbumin (OVA). Lungs were inflated with liquid agarose solution (2% wt/vol, 48 ml/kg) following perfusion with cold Ca2+/Mg(2+)-free Hanks' solution, and refrigerated briefly to gel the agarose, and 0.5- to 1.0-mm slices were prepared and cultured overnight at 37 degrees C. Airways were identified and challenged by direct application of OVA (20 micrograms). Cryostat sections of explants were immunostained for major basic protein (MBP) and IL-5 mRNA was detected by a 35S-uridine triphosphate- labeled probe and in situ hybridization. Explants harvested immediately prior to challenge showed little evidence of MBP and IL-5 mRNA expression. Explants harvested at 6 h which exhibited evidence of bronchoconstriction showed strong cell-associated immunostaining for MBP and high expression of IL-5 mRNA in the bronchial mucosa. colocalization studies performed in lung explants demonstrating late- onset airway responses suggested that the majority of IL-5 mRNA expression was not found in MBP-positive cells. When compared with explants from sham-sensitized rats (n = 4), there was a significant increase in MBP-positive and IL-5 mRNA-positive cells per millimeter of basement membrane of the airway. The presence of MBP immunoreactivity and IL-5 gene expression was not observed in explants taken from sensitized BN rats which did not undergo late-onset airway responses, indicating an association between inflammatory cell activation and airway constriction. The increase in MBP-positive cells several hours after OVA suggests activation, local recruitment, and/or differentiation of eosinophils. This study provides direct evidence for a temporal association between IL-5 expression, eosinophil infiltration, and the late response in individual cultured airways.


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