title: Oxazolone-induced delayed type hypersensitivity reaction in the adult yucatan pigs. A useful model for drug development and validation.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish a model of delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reaction in the ear skin of large animals such as adult Yucatan pigs, which may aid in evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic modalities of newly developed anti-inflammatory drugs. The pigs were sensitized with oxazolone, re-challenged with the same irritant six days later, and dosed with either vehicle or with cyclosporine A (CsA) before and after challenge. CsA reduced the redness, inhibited the accumulation of ear fluid and inflammatory cells, as well as the release of the inflammatory mediators. Further, CsA inhibited the proliferation of T cells collected from the spleens or PBMCs of CsA-treated pigs when these cells were stimulated in vitro with PMA plus Ionomycin. These results indicate that pig skin can be used to evaluate modalities for the purpose of developing drugs that may be used to treat DTH in humans.
authors: Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Virginia, USA.
authors: Samer
authors: S
authors: Nuhaily
authors: Bassam B
authors: BB
authors: Damaj
authors: Azzam A
authors: AA
authors: Maghazachi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed; D010081:Oxazolone; D012867:Skin; D013601:T-Lymphocytes
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010081:Oxazolone