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* Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Department of Respiratory Medicine, and
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;
Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology and
¶ Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan; and
|| KOKORO Biology Group, Laboratories for Integrated Biology, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
Bronchial asthma is an increasingly common disorder that remains poorly understood and difficult to manage. The disease is characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness, chronic inflammation, and mucus overproduction. Based on the finding that leukotriene B4 receptor 1 (BLT1) is expressed highly in Th2 lymphocytes, we analyzed the roles of BLT1 using an OVA-induced bronchial asthma model. BLT1-null mice did not develop airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilic inflammation, and hyperplasia of goblet cells. Attenuated symptoms were accompanied by reduced IgE production, and accumulation of IL-5 and IL-13 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, suggesting attenuated Th2-type immune response in BLT1-null mice. Peribronchial lymph node cells of sensitized BLT1-null mice showed much attenuated proliferation and production of Th2 cytokines upon re-stimulation with Ag in vitro. Thus, LTB4-BLT1 axis is required for the development of Th2-type immune response, and blockade of LTB4 functions through BLT1 would be novel and useful in the effort to ameliorate bronchial asthma and related Th2-biased immune disorders.
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