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ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2014

Modulation of distinct asthmatic phenotypes in mice by dose-dependent inhalation of microbial products.

Gregory S Whitehead, Seddon Y Thomas, Donald N Cook

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Article in Environmental health perspectives, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gregory S WhiteheadLaboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
Seddon Y Thomas
Donald N Cook
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Allergic sensitization through the airwayZIAES102025 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI COOK, DONALD N · 2009 to 2025
$32.6M
Intramural NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHumans with asthma display considerable heterogeneity with regard to T helper (Th) 2-associated eosinophilic and Th17-associated neutrophilic inflammation, but the impact of the environment on these different forms of asthma is poorly understood.

objectiveWe studied the nature and longevity of asthma-like responses triggered by inhalation of allergen together with environmentally relevant doses of inhaled lipopolysaccharide (LPS).

methodsOvalbumin (OVA) was instilled into the airways of mice together with a wide range of LPS doses. Following a single OVA challenge, or multiple challenges, animals were assessed for pulmonary cytokine production, airway inflammation, and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR).

resultsMice instilled with OVA together with very low doses (≤10⁻³ μg) of LPS displayed modest amounts of Th2 cytokines, with associated airway eosinophilia and AHR after a single challenge, and these responses were sustained after multiple OVA challenges. When the higher but still environmentally relevant dose of 10⁻¹ μg LPS was used, mice initially displayed similar Th2 responses, as well as Th17-associated neutrophilia. After multiple OVA challenges, however, the 10⁻¹ μg LPS animals also accumulated large numbers of allergen-specific T regulatory (Treg) cells with high levels of inducible co-stimulatory molecule (ICOS). As a result, asthma-like features in these mice were shorter-lived than in mice sensitized using lower doses of LPS.

conclusionsThe nature and longevity of Th2, Th17, and Treg immune responses to inhaled allergen are dependent on the quantity of LPS inhaled at the time of allergic sensitization. These findings might account in part for the heterogeneity of inflammatory infiltrates seen in lungs of asthmatics.

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AnimalsAsthmaLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLOvalbuminTh17 CellsTh2 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryLipopolysaccharidesOvalbumin

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PMCPMC3888577
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