title: Elevated interleukin-4 and interleukin-6 in rats sensitized with toluene diisocyanate.
abstract: In order to investigate the cytokine profile in toluene diisocyanate (TDI)-induced occupational asthma, we conducted a quantification of cytokine production in a murine model of respiratory hyperreactivity to TDI. Wistar rats were sensitized with intranasal application of 10% TDI and provoked with 5% TDI to induce airway hypersensitivity. The blood leucocytes were counted, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed and the cellular responses in BAL fluid were analysed. Lung histological examination was performed to investigate the inflammatory status in the airway. The production of IL-2, IL-4, IL-6 and IFN-gamma in serum, BAL fluid and spleen cell were determined with ELISA kits. The cellular results demonstrated that neutrophils and eosinophils in blood were significantly increased and the total cells and each different cell, in particular eosinophils in BAL fluid were markedly increased in TDI sensitized rats. Histological analysis showed that a respiratory inflammation represented by prominent infiltration of eosinophils in central and peripheral airways was present in TDI-sensitized rats. The cytokine assays revealed that in TDI-sensitized rats, IL-4 was predominately secreted in serum, and IL-4 and IL-6 rather than IL-2 and IFN-gamma were predominately secreted in BAL fluid and in spleen cell. These findings suggested that IL-4 and IL-6 are preferentially produced and may have an important role in occupational asthma induced by TDI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: D X
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Nong
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Todoriki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ariizumi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000276:immunology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D008168:Lung / Q000276:immunology; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014051:Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D014051:Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate; D015847:Interleukin-4