期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY
卷 292, 期 5, 页码 L1064-L1072出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00301.2006
关键词
asthma; mucus; interferon-gamma; toll-like receptor 2
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [P01 HL073907] Funding Source: Medline
- CSR NIH HHS [RG-22442-N] Funding Source: Medline
The original hygiene hypothesis suggests that early childhood respiratory infections preceding allergen exposure may decrease the prevalence of allergic diseases. We have recently demonstrated that Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection preceding allergen exposure reduced allergic responses in mice. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the protective role of M. pneumoniae in allergic responses, particularly airway mucin production, remain unclear. Wild-type and Toll- like receptor 2 ( TLR2)-deficient mice with a respiratory M. pneumoniae infection preceding allergen ( ovalbumin) challenge were utilized to determine the regulatory role of TLR2-IFN-gamma signaling pathway in airway mucin expression. Furthermore, air-liquid interface cultures of mouse primary tracheal epithelial cells were performed to examine the effects of IFN-gamma on mucin expression. In wild- type mice, M. pneumoniae infection preceding allergen challenge significantly reduced airway mucins but increased IFN-gamma. In sharp contrast, in TLR2-deficient mice, M. pneumoniae preceding allergen challenge resulted in increased mucin protein without a noticeable change of IFN-gamma. In cultured mouse primary tracheal epithelial cells, IFN-gamma was shown to directly inhibit mucin expression in a dose- dependent manner. Our study demonstrates for the first time that a respiratory M. pneumoniae infection preceding allergen challenge reduces airway epithelial mucin expression in part through TLR2- IFN-gamma signaling pathway. A bacterial infection in asthmatic subjects with weakened TLR2- IFN-gamma signaling may result in an exaggerated airway mucin production.
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