Abstract | BACKGROUND/AIMS: METHODS:
Allergic conjunctivitis was initiated in wild-type (WT) and CCR3(-/-) mice by passive transfer of ragweed (RW)-specific IgE, followed by topical challenge with RW in eye drops. Early-phase reactions including clinical symptoms and vascular leakage, as well as late-phase eosinophil infiltration of the conjunctiva were evaluated. The expression of mRNAs in the conjunctiva was quantified by real-time PCR analysis. RESULTS: The number of infiltrated eosinophils in the conjunctiva following RW challenge, was significantly higher in RW- IgE-sensitised WT mice compared with those sensitised with phosphate-buffered saline for WT, but this was not observed in similarly treated CCR3(-/-) mice. The early-phase clinical symptoms and vascular leakage were also suppressed in CCR3(-/-) mice. The number of conjunctival mast cells were not different between CCR3(-/-) mice and WT mice, and the mRNAs for FcεRІα and the connective tissue-type mast cell proteases were detected in the conjunctiva of both WT and CCR3(-/-) mice. RW- IgE-sensitised CCR3(-/-) mice displayed significantly reduced expression of CCL2, CCL3, and IL-6 compared with WT mice. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate a direct contribution of CCR3 to both the early-phase reaction and late-phase inflammation during ocular allergy.
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Authors | Ken Fukuda, Chuan-Hui Kuo, Kei Morohoshi, Fu-Tong Liu, Santa Jeremy Ono |
Journal | The British journal of ophthalmology
(Br J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 96
Issue 8
Pg. 1132-6
(Aug 2012)
ISSN: 1468-2079 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22694967
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
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Chemical References |
- Ccr3 protein, mouse
- RNA, Messenger
- Receptors, CCR3
- Immunoglobulin E
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Topics |
- Ambrosia
(immunology)
- Animals
- Conjunctivitis, Allergic
(immunology)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Eosinophilia
(metabolism)
- Eosinophils
(cytology)
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate
(metabolism)
- Immunoglobulin E
(immunology)
- Leukocyte Count
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- RNA, Messenger
(metabolism)
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Receptors, CCR3
(physiology)
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