title: Platelet-activating factor receptor develops airway hyperresponsiveness independently of airway inflammation in a murine asthma model.
abstract: Lipid mediators play an important role in modulating inflammatory responses. Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a potent proinflammatory phospholipid with eosinophil chemotactic activity in vitro and in vivo. We show in this study that mice deficient in PAF receptor exhibited significantly reduced airway hyperresponsiveness to muscarinic cholinergic stimulation in an asthma model. However, PAF receptor-deficient mice developed an eosinophilic inflammatory response at a comparable level to that of wild-type mice. These results indicate an important role for PAF receptor, downstream of the eosinophilic inflammatory cascade, in regulating airway responsiveness after sensitization and aeroallergen challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. mame@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shindou
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.forename: Yasuyoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016535:Bronchial Hyperreactivity / Q000209:etiology*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000032:analysis; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D015289:Leukotrienes / Q000032:analysis; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D015289:Leukotrienes; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; C039351:platelet activating factor receptor; D007073:Immunoglobulin E