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Nitric oxide production by alveolar macrophages in response to house dust mite fecal pellets and the mite allergens, Der p 1 and Der p 2
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Nitric oxide production by alveolar macrophages in response to house dust mite fecal pellets and the mite allergens, Der p 1 and Der p 2

H.L. Peake, A.J. Currie, G.A. Stewart and A.S. McWilliam
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol.112(3), pp.531-537
2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0091-6749(03)01626-9
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Abstract

Background: Allergens are frequently found within or attached to particulate material. For example, house dust mite fecal pellets (HDMFP) contain the major mite allergens, exposure to which have been implicated in the development of asthma. Although several studies have examined the ability of purified allergens to generate inflammatory responses, few studies have investigated whether HDMFP per se, are biologically active. Objective: Our objective was to examine the ability of whole HDMFP to stimulate nitric oxide (NO) release from alveolar macrophages. Methods: The rat alveolar macrophage cell line, NR8383, was exposed to HDMFP, Der p 1, or Der p 2, and nitrite levels in the culture supernatants were measured with the Griess reagent. NO synthase mRNA expression was determined by RT-PCR. Results: HDMFP stimulated the production of NO in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner, with maximum NO levels measured after 48 hours of exposure. Inclusion of polymyxin B did not influence NO production, suggesting that LPS was not responsible for NO production. HDMFP-mediated NO release was down-modulated after treatment with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), dexamethasone, EDTA, and cysteine, but not heat treatment. Inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA was observed 3 hours after HDMFP exposure, with maximum levels after 48 hours. Both purified Der p 1 and Der p 2 induced NO production, and inhibition of the cysteine protease activity of Der p 1 had little effect on NO production. Conclusions: HDMFP, Der p 1 and Der p 2 are potent inducers of NO. Neither LPS nor the enzymatic activity of Der p 1 was responsible for NO production observed.

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