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DNAX Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Palo Alto, CA 94304; and
Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 53226
The normal response to inhaled Ag is the absence of Ag-specific IgE and cytokine production to later Ag challenges. Although the mechanism of this aerosol-induced IgE tolerance is not completely understood, it may prevent sensitization to inhaled Ags, which could otherwise lead to allergy and asthma. We examined the consequences of ongoing Th1 and Th2 responses in the lungs of mice during OVA inhalation to mimic conditions that may subvert tolerance and lead to sensitization. We found that concurrent, secondary Th2 lung responses to keyhole limpet hemocyanin or primary responses to Nippostrongylus larvae or Asperigillus fumagatus extract prevented establishment of IgE tolerance to aerosolized OVA. Intranasal rIL-4 given before OVA aerosolization also prevented establishment of tolerance, whereas concurrent Th1 responses to influenza virus or Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin had no effect. However, once established, aerosol tolerance to OVA could not be completely broken by OVA rechallenge concurrent with a secondary Th2 response to keyhole limpet hemocyanin or A. fumagatus extract, or by intranasal rIL-4. These data suggest that the immune status of the lung of an individual may profoundly influence the initial response to inhaled Ag, and that aerosol-induced IgE tolerance may not be appropriately established in individuals undergoing concurrent, Th2-mediated responses to Ags or pathogens.
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