title: Mast cells modulate acute ozone-induced inflammation of the murine lung.
abstract: We hypothesized that mast cells modulate lung inflammation that develops after acute ozone (O3) exposure. Two tests were done: (1) genetically mast-cell-deficient (WBB6F1-W/Wv, WCB6F1-SI/SId) and bone-marrow-transplanted W/Wv mice were exposed to O3 or filtered air, and the inflammatory responses were compared with those of mast-cell-sufficient congenic mice (WBB6F1-(+)/+, WCB6F1-(+)/+); (2) genetically O3-susceptible C57BL/6J mice were treated pharmacologically with putative mast-cell modulators or vehicle, and the O3-induced inflammatory responses were compared. Mice were exposed to 1.75 ppm O3 or air for 3 h, and lung inflammation was assessed by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) 6 and 24 h after exposure. Relative to O3-exposed W/Wv and SI/SId mice, the mean numbers of lavageable polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and total BAL protein concentration (a marker of permeability) were significantly greater in the respective O3-exposed normal congenic +/+ mice (p < 0.05). Mast cells were reconstituted in W/Wv mice by transplantation of bone marrow cells from congenic +/+ mice, and O3-induced lung inflammation was assessed in the mast-cell-replete W/Wv mice. After O3 exposure, the changes in lavageable PMNs and total protein of mast-cell-replete W/Wv mice were not different from age-matched normal +/+ control mice, and they were significantly greater than those of sham-transplanted W/Wv mice (p < 0.05). Genetically susceptible C57BL/6J mice were pretreated with a mast-cell stabilizer (nedocromil sodium), secretagogue (compound 48/80), or vehicle, and the mice were exposed to O3.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kleeberger
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Seiden
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Levitt
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D017835:Nedocromil / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D010126:Ozone / Q000633:toxicity*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D017835:Nedocromil; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine; D010126:Ozone