Alleviation of murine allergic rhinitis by C19, a C-terminal peptide of chemokine-like factor 1 (CKLF1).

Abstract

Human chemokine-like factor (CKLF1) is a human cytokine that exhibits chemotactic activities on a wide spectrum of leukocytes. One of CKLF1's C-terminal peptides, C19, exerts inhibitory effects on chemotaxis mediated by mouse Ccr3 and Ccr4 and human CCR3 and CCR4. Mouse models of asthma show that C19 can also inhibit the Th2 response. CCR3 and CCR4 are chemokine receptors important to allergic rhinitis, a condition whose pathogenesis is similar to that of asthma. Here, we established a mouse model of allergic rhinitis by repetitive sensitization and intranasal challenge with OVA and assessed whether C19 has therapeutic effects on this model. In this study, both intranasal and intraperitoneal administration of C19 reduced allergic symptoms such as sneezing and rubbing and serum concentration of IgE. C19 showed a strong ability to suppress eosinophil accumulation in nasal mucosa and lung tissues. C19 was able to suppress the Th2 cytokine IL-4 without augmenting the Th1 cytokine IFN-γ in BAL and IL-4(+) cells in the local nasal tissue. In terms of symptom amelioration, IgE reduction, and eosinophilia suppression, C19 was found to be as effective against allergic rhinitis as Budesonide. Moreover, intranasal treatment has a stronger therapeutic effect than other types of administration, and it may be more convenient and safe. For these reasons, C19 may have potential in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.

• Authors: Yi Zheng, Changyuan Guo, Yan Zhang, Hui Qi, Qianying Sun, Enquan Xu, Yingmei Zhang, Dalong Ma, Ying Wang
• Journal: International immunopharmacology (Int Immunopharmacol) Vol. 11 Issue 12 Pg. 2188-93 (Dec 2011) ISSN: 1878-1705 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 22001899 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents
• C19 peptide
• Cmtm2a protein, mouse
• MARVEL Domain-Containing Proteins
• Membrane Proteins
• Peptides
• Repressor Proteins
• Interleukin-4
• Immunoglobulin E
• Budesonide
• Interferon-gamma
• Ovalbumin

Topics

• Administration, Intranasal
• Animals
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (chemistry)
• Budesonide (therapeutic use)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Eosinophils (drug effects)
• Female
• Immunoglobulin E (blood)
• Interferon-gamma (analysis)
• Interleukin-4 (immunology)
• Lung (drug effects, pathology)
• MARVEL Domain-Containing Proteins
• Membrane Proteins (immunology)
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• Nasal Mucosa (drug effects, pathology)
• Ovalbumin (administration & dosage)
• Peptides (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Repressor Proteins (immunology)
• Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial (chemically induced, drug therapy, pathology)
• Sneezing (drug effects)