O Kaminuma, A Mori, K Ogawa, A Nakata, H Kikkawa, K Naito, M Suko and H Okudaira
Department of Medicine and Physical Therapy, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Bronchial asthma is characterized by chronic eosinophilic inflammation of the bronchial mucosa. Accumulating evidences suggest that activated T cells and T cell cytokines play critical roles in the local accumulation and activation of eosinophils. To further delineate the critical role of T cells on asthma, we tested the possibility whether eosinophilic inflammation of the bronchial mucosa is induced by transferred T cell clones, in the absence of antigen-specific immunoglobulins (IgE, A, and G). Ovalbumin-specific Th2 clones were established and cytokine profiles were determined. Eosinophilic inflammation accompanied with airway hyperresponsiveness occurred only when unprimed mice were transferred with IL-5 producing Th2 clones and challenged by the inhalation of relevant antigen. Increase of IL-5 concentration in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was detected after the challenge, indicating the local production of cytokines by the transferred T cells, and preceded the appearance of the airway eosinophilia. Eosinophil infiltration was completely suppressed by the administration of anti-IL-5 neutralizing antibody, indicating the essential role of IL-5 in this model. The intensity of the eosinophil accumulation in vivo correlated well with the capacity of the T cell clones to produce IL-5 in vitro. We concluded that the existence of IL- 5-producing helper T cells is sufficient for the development of the eosinophilic inflammation at the bronchial mucosa upon inhalation challenge of the relevant antigen.

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