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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-13
pubmed:abstractText
We found that continuous eosinophilic inflammation after repeated antigen instillation into the nose was observed only in A/J mice, not in three other strains. Histologic analysis of tissues from A/J mice revealed features typical of airway remodeling, i.e., airway wall thickening and increased collagen depositions were observed after 12 weeks' antigen exposure. Persistent airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) was observed in chronically antigen-exposed A/J mice. Eosinophilic inflammation, collagen deposition, and airway wall thickening were all less marked in BALB/c mice than in A/J mice, and no AHR was observed in the former strain. In C57BL/6 and C3H/HeJ mice, eosinophilic inflammation, airway wall thickening, and AHR were not observed at all, although slightly increased collagen deposition was observed. Thus, we found that these changes were strain-dependent. On the other hand, in A/J mice inhalational antigen challenge after ovalbumin/alum immunization led only to a transient increase in eosinophils and to less airway wall thickening, indicating the importance of the protocol used. Use of A/J mice and giving antigen by instillation via the nose is to be recommended for studies of the mechanisms underlying asthma. In particular, useful qualitative and quantitative information relating to the structural and histologic changes in the lungs may be obtainable using this model.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1073-449X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
168
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
959-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Administration, Intranasal, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Asthma, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Bronchial Hyperreactivity, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Bronchial Provocation Tests, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Eosinophils, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Immunoglobulin E, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Inhalation Exposure, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Instillation, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Mice, Inbred A, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Mice, Inbred C3H, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Ovalbumin, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Pulmonary Eosinophilia, pubmed-meshheading:12857720-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Mouse model of airway remodeling: strain differences.
pubmed:affiliation
Pharmacology Lab, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Minamiazumi, Nagano, Japan. kazuhiko_shinagawa@pharm.kissei.co.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study