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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-3
pubmed:abstractText
The present studies were undertaken to characterize the potential role of eosinophil programmed cell death (PCD) in atopic diseases. Peripheral blood eosinophil PCD was found to be delayed in inhalant allergy (p < 0.05) and delayed to an even greater extent in atopic dermatitis (AD) (p < 0.0001) when compared to nonatopic subjects. There was no difference in the occurrence of PCD between the extrinsic and the intrinsic type of AD, pointing to a secondary role of specific sensitization. Blockade of eosinophil PCD was not responsible for peripheral blood eosinophilia, because we found no obvious relationship of eosinophil survival to blood eosinophil count. Eosinophil supernatants of more patients with AD than of patients with inhalant allergy dose-dependently inhibited PCD in nonatopic eosinophils, and it was shown that this effect was possibly due to autocrine production of granulocyte-macrophage-colony stimulating factor, probably IL-5. Eosinophil expression of CD95 (Fas antigen) did not change over time in culture and was not modulated by cytokines prolonging eosinophil survival. In contrast, IL-3, IL-5, and granulocyte-macrophage-colony stimulating factor caused an upregulated expression of CD69. However, in AD, CD69 on eosinophils was upregulated without the need of exogenous growth factor or factors over time in culture, thus confirming an autocrine production of proeosinophilic cytokines. In conclusion, our data clearly indicate that eosinophil PCD is markedly delayed in the so-called atopic diseases irrespective of allergen sensitization and suggest that this effect is mediated by the autocrine production of growth factors by eosinophils.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0091-6749
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
536-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Antigens, CD95, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Asthma, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Dermatitis, Atopic, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Eosinophils, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Immunoglobulin E, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Lectins, C-Type, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Leukocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Nucleosomes, pubmed-meshheading:9338549-Rhinitis, Atrophic
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Delayed eosinophil programmed cell death in vitro: a common feature of inhalant allergy and extrinsic and intrinsic atopic dermatitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't