title: Effects of inhibitors of inflammatory mediators and cytokines on eosinophil and neutrophil accumulation induced by Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin in mouse pleurisy.
abstract: In this work we characterize the Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) -induced pleurisy and investigate the role of chemical mediators and cytokines in BCG-induced granulocyte accumulation at 24 h. Intrathoracic injection of BCG in C57B1/6 mice induces a biphasic inflammatory reaction with intense leukocyte accumulation at 24 h and 15 days. Neutrophils were observed in the pleural cavity at 4-24 h, mononuclear cells and eosinophils after 24 h. A new wave of mononuclear cells and neutrophils were observed after 15 days. Pretreatments with dexamethasone, BW 755C, BW A4C, WEB 2170, L-NAME, and monoclonal antibody (mAb) anti-interleukin-5 (IL-5; TRFK-5) had inhibited the eosinophil accumulation. On the other hand, only the pretreatments with dexamethasone, L-NAME, or mAb anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha; MP6-XT3) had inhibited the neutrophil influx. These results suggest the involvement of leukotrienes, platelet-activating factor, nitric oxide, and IL-5 in the eosinophil accumulation, and a role for nitric oxide and TNF-alpha in the neutrophil influx induced by BCG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Pharmacology, Institute of Drug Technology, Far-Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Menezes-de-Lima-Júnior
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Werneck-Barroso
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Henriques
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016207:Cytokines