title: A role for cysteinyl leukotrienes in airway remodeling in a mouse asthma model.
abstract: Airway inflammation and remodeling in chronic asthma are characterized by airway eosinophilia, hyperplasia of goblet cells and smooth muscle, and subepithelial fibrosis. We examined the role of leukotrienes in a mouse model of allergen-induced chronic lung inflammation and fibrosis. BALB/c mice, after intraperitoneal ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization on Days 0 and 14, received intranasal OVA periodically Days 14-75. The OVA-treated mice developed an extensive eosinophil and mononuclear cell inflammatory response, goblet cell hyperplasia, and mucus occlusion of the airways. A striking feature of this inflammatory response was the widespread deposition of collagen beneath the airway epithelial cell layer and also in the lung interstitium in the sites of leukocytic infiltration that was not observed in the saline-treated controls. The cysteinyl leukotriene(1) (CysLT(1)) receptor antagonist montelukast significantly reduced the airway eosinophil infiltration, mucus plugging, smooth muscle hyperplasia, and subepithelial fibrosis in the OVA-sensitized/challenged mice. The presence of Charcot-Leyden-like crystals in airway macrophages and the increased interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 mRNA expression in lung tissue and protein in BAL fluid seen in OVA-treated mice were also inhibited by CysLT(1) receptor blockade. These data suggest an important role for cysteinyl leukotrienes in the pathogenesis of chronic allergic airway inflammation with fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-6523, USA.
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Li-Ou
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Shi-Jye
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Shih-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: Gertrude K S
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Falaah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Mechthild
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jonas
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pae
authors.forename: Huaijing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Emil Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Chi
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000208:Acute Disease; D000485:Allergens; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005355:Fibrosis; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D020397:Goblet Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007249:Inflammation; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015289:Leukotrienes / Q000502:physiology*; D008245:Lysophospholipase; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D010047:Ovalbumin; D011804:Quinolines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000187:drug effects; D013440:Sulfides
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000485:Allergens; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D006023:Glycoproteins; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D015289:Leukotrienes; D011804:Quinolines; D013440:Sulfides; D010047:Ovalbumin; D008245:Lysophospholipase; C011711:lysolecithin acylhydrolase; C093875:montelukast