Induction of eosinophil-infiltrating drug photoallergy in mice.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Drug photoallergy is one of the highly incident adverse effects. Several different histological patterns have been recognized.

OBJECTIVE:

To establish a murine model of the eosinophil-infiltrating type of drug photoallergy by using afloqualone (AQ), a representative photosensitive drug.

METHODS:

AKR/J mice were sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of afloqualone solution (2mg/kg/mouse) and irradiation of shaved abdomen with ultraviolet A light (UVA) (12J/cm(2)). This sensitization procedure was repeated 2-12 times, and 3 days after the last immunization, mice were challenged by a subcutaneous injection of AQ solution and irradiation of the same site with UVA. The draining lymph node cells (LNCs) were used for transfer and cytokine production studies, and the challenged skin was analyzed for chemokine expression.

RESULTS:

More than 10 times of sensitization induced a massive infiltrate of eosinophils and lymphocytes at the challenged site. AKR/J mice were a high responder strain. The sensitivity was transferred with 5-8 x 10(7) immune lymph node and spleen cells into naïve mice. CD4(+) T cells were mainly responsible for this sensitivity, since 1 x 10(7) CD4(+) cells alone induced a high level of sensitivity, but CD8(+) T cells evoked the sensitivity to a lesser degree. Culture supernatants from AQ-photoimmuned lymph node cells contained a higher level of IL-4 and lower interferon-gamma than those from mice immunized with dinitrofluorobenzene. Finally, the skin of AQ-photochallenged site exhibited high expression of CCL24/eotaxin-2, a chemokine for eosinophils.

CONCLUSION:

It is suggested that eosinophilic drug photoallergy is mediated by sensitized Th2 cells and locally produced eosinophil-attracting chemokines.

• Authors: Daisuke Nishio, Daiki Nakashima, Tomoko Mori, Kenji Kabashima, Yoshiki Tokura
• Journal: Journal of dermatological science (J Dermatol Sci) Vol. 55 Issue 1 Pg. 34-9 (Jul 2009) ISSN: 1873-569X [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 19329284 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Ccl24 protein, mouse
• Chemokine CCL24
• Cytokines
• Photosensitizing Agents
• Quinazolines
• afloqualone

Topics

• Adoptive Transfer
• Animals
• CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes (drug effects, immunology)
• CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes (drug effects, immunology)
• Chemokine CCL24 (immunology, metabolism)
• Cytokines (immunology, metabolism)
• Dermatitis, Photoallergic (immunology, pathology)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Drug Hypersensitivity (immunology, pathology)
• Eosinophils (drug effects, immunology)
• Female
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred AKR
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• Photosensitizing Agents (toxicity)
• Quinazolines (toxicity)
• Skin (immunology, metabolism, pathology)
• Ultraviolet Rays