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Comparative proteomics of nasal fluid in seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Abstract
A comparative proteomic approach was applied to examine nasal lavage fluid (NLF) from patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR, n = 6) and healthy subjects (controls, n = 5). NLF samples were taken both before allergy (pollen) season and during season, and proteins were analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) after tryptic cleavage. Twenty proteins were selected and quantified. During allergy season, the levels of six sialylated isoforms of PLUNC (palate lung nasal epithelial clone) were lower in SAR patients than controls, as were the levels of six isoforms of von Ebner's gland protein (VEGP), including a previously undescribed form with N-linked glycosylation, and of cystatin S. PLUNC is a new innate immunity protein and VEGP and cystatin S are two endogenous proteinase inhibitors. By contrast, the levels of an acidic form of alpha-1-antitrypsin were higher in SAR patients than controls. One previously unidentified NLF protein was found in all samples from the SAR patients during allergy season but not in any sample before allergy season: this protein was identified as eosinophil lysophospholipase (Charcot-Leyden crystal protein/galactin 10). MS/MS analysis of the N-terminus of the protein showed removal of Met and acetylation of Ser. Altogether, these findings illustrate the potential use of proteomics for identifying protein changes associated with allergic rhinitis and for revealing post-translational modifications of such new potential markers of allergic inflammation.
AuthorsB Ghafouri, K Irander, J Lindbom, C Tagesson, M Lindahl
JournalJournal of proteome research (J Proteome Res) Vol. 5 Issue 2 Pg. 330-8 (Feb 2006) ISSN: 1535-3893 [Print] United States
PMID16457599 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Topics
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nasal Lavage Fluid (chemistry)
  • Proteomics
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal (metabolism)
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

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