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ArticlePloS one2013

Antibody to mCLCA3 suppresses symptoms in a mouse model of asthma.

Liqiang Song, Dapeng Liu, Changgui Wu, Shouzhen Wu, Junlan Yang, Fangping Ren, Yan Li

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liqiang SongDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Dapeng LiuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Changgui WuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Shouzhen WuDepartment of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Junlan YangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Fangping RenDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Xijing Hospital · CNAir Force Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAsthma is a complex and heterogeneous chronic inflammatory disorder that is associated with mucous cell metaplasia and mucus hypersecretion. Functional genomic analysis indicates that mucous cell metaplasia and mucus hypersecretion depend on members of the calcium-activated chloride channel (CLCA) gene family. It has been reported that the inhibition of CLCAs could relieve the symptoms of asthma. Thus, the mCLCA3 antibody may be a promising strategy to treat allergic diseases such as asthma.

methodsWe constructed asthmatic mouse models of OVA-induced chronic airway inflammatory disorder to study the function of the mCLCA3 antibody. Airway inflammation was measured by HE staining; goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus hypersecretion were detected by PAS staining; muc5ac, IL-13, IFN-γ levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were examined by ELISA; Goblet cell apoptosis was measured by TUNEL assay and alcian blue staining; mCLCA3, Bcl-2 and Bax expression were detected by RT-PCR, Western blotting and immunohistochemical analysis.

resultsIn our study, mice treated with mCLCA3 antibody developed fewer pathological changes compared with control mice and asthmatic mice, including a remarkable reduction in airway inflammation, the number of goblet cells and mCLCA3 expression in lung tissue. The levels of muc5ac and IL-13 were significantly reduced in BALF. We also found that the rate of goblet cell apoptosis was increased after treatment with mCLCA3 antibody, which was accompanied by an increase in Bax levels and a decrease in Bcl-2 expression in goblet cells.

conclusionsTaken together, our results indicate that mCLCA3 antibody may have the potential as an effective pharmacotherapy for asthma.

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AnimalsAntibodiesApoptosisAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidChloride ChannelsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGoblet CellsHyperplasiaInflammationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMucin 5ACMucoproteinsAntibodiesChloride ChannelsClca3a1 protein, mouseCytokinesMucin 5ACMucoproteinsOvalbumin

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PMCPMC3857274
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