title: Systemic release of mucosal mast-cell protease in primed brown Norway rats after feeding with beta-lactoglobulin.
abstract: The plasma level of mucosal mast-cell protease was examined to find whether such measurements could be an indicator of allergic response to beta-lactoglobulin (beta-LG) challenged orally by rats. Brown Norway rats, which had been raised on a bovine milk-free diet, were systemically sensitized on day 0 with a low dose of beta-LG, and then by an oral administration of beta-LG for 3 h on day 14. The oral challenge with beta-LG in saline, when compared to saline alone, resulted in a systemic elevation of rat mast-cell protease II (RMCPII), one of the specific markers for gut mucosal mast-cell secretion. The challenge with beta-LG in a fat emulsion further increased the level of plasma RMCPII. This manipulation, however, was not successful for detecting any significant difference in mucosal leucotriene C4, another allergic mediator. An oral challenge with polymerized beta-LG did not induce any elevation of the protease, but resulted in a lower plasma level of beta-LG-specific IgG. This animal model is thus relevant to investigate the events regulating the mucosal hypersensitivity and humoral immunity to food proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture (46-09), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D015550:Cell Degranulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000166:cytology; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000494:pharmacology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology; D007782:Lactoglobulins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D017997:Leukotriene C4 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity; D011108:Polymers; D051381:Rats; D011914:Rats, Inbred BN; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007782:Lactoglobulins; D011108:Polymers; D017997:Leukotriene C4; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D010450:Endopeptidases