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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2013

The putative role of ovary removal and progesterone when considering the effect of formaldehyde exposure on lung inflammation induced by ovalbumin.

Adriana Lino-dos-Santos-Franco, Renata Midori Amemiya, Ana Paula Ligeiro de Oliveira, Amílcar Sabino Damazo, Ana Cristina Breithaupt-Faloppa, Luana Beatriz Vitoretti, Beatriz Golegã Acceturi, Wothan Tavares-de-Lima

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Article in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Adriana Lino-dos-Santos-FrancoDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brazil.
Renata Midori AmemiyaDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brazil.
Ana Paula Ligeiro de OliveiraDepartment of Biophotonics, Nove de Julho University, São PauloSP, Brazil.
Amílcar Sabino DamazoDepartment of Basic Science in Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidade de Cuiabá, CuiabaMT, Brazil.
Ana Cristina Breithaupt-FaloppaHospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brazil.
Luana Beatriz VitorettiDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brazil.
Beatriz Golegã AcceturiDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brazil.
Wothan Tavares-de-LimaDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brazil.
Institute of Biomedical Science · GBHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade de Cuiabá · BRUniversidade Nove de Julho · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveFormaldehyde exposure during the menstrual cycle is known to affect the course of allergic lung inflammation. Because our previous data demonstrated that formaldehyde combined with an ovariectomy reduced allergic lung inflammation, we investigated the putative role of ovary removal and progesterone treatment when considering the effect of formaldehyde on allergic lung inflammation.

methodOvariectomized rats and their matched controls were exposed to formaldehyde (1%, 3 days, 90 min/day) or vehicle, and immediately after exposure, the rats were sensitized to ovalbumin by a subcutaneous route. After 1 week, the rats received a booster by the same route, and after an additional week, the rats were challenged with ovalbumin (1%) by an aerosol route. The leukocyte numbers, interleukin-10 (IL-10) release, myeloperoxidase activity, vascular permeability, ex vivo tracheal reactivity to methacholine and mast cell degranulation were determined 24 h later.

resultsOur results showed that previous exposure to formaldehyde in allergic rats decreased lung cell recruitment, tracheal reactivity, myeloperoxidase activity, vascular permeability and mast cell degranulation while increasing IL-10 levels. Ovariectomy only caused an additional reduction in tracheal reactivity without changing the other parameters studied. Progesterone treatment reversed the effects of formaldehyde exposure on ex vivo tracheal reactivity, cell influx into the lungs and mast cell degranulation.

conclusionIn conclusion, our study revealed that formaldehyde and ovariectomy downregulated allergic lung inflammation by IL-10 release and mast cell degranulation. Progesterone treatment increased eosinophil recruitment and mast cell degranulation, which in turn may be responsible for tracheal hyperreactivity and allergic lung inflammation.

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OvariectomyAnimalsCell DegranulationDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFormaldehydeInterleukin-10Leukocyte CountLungMast CellsOvalbuminPeroxidasePneumoniaProgesteroneRandom AllocationRatsFormaldehydeInterleukin-10OvalbuminPeroxidaseProgesterone

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PMID24473511
PMCPMC3840370
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