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IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
卷 83, 期 1, 页码 18-24出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1711.2005.01310.x
关键词
contact hypersensitivity; IFN-gamma-inducible protein 10; IFN-gamma; TNF-alpha; urushiol
Contact hypersensitivity (CHS) is a cutaneous T-cell-mediated immunological reaction to applied haptens. Activated antigen-specific T cells release several cytokines and chemokines followed by the recruitment of inflammatory cells and skin damage. CD8(+) T cells and CD4(+) T cells have been involved in the establishment of previously described CHS. In this study, we investigated the induction of CHS by urushiol in mice. Maximum swelling in mouse ears was elicited 24 h after challenge with urushiol on day 9 of sensitization. IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma-inducible protein 10 (IP-10) mRNA were expressed after challenge of the antigen in urushiol-sensitized mice, but not in unsensitized mice. IFN-gamma knockout (KO) mice and TNF-alpha KO mice failed to elicit CHS with urushiol. Contact hypersensitivity and expressions of IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha and IP-10 mRNA were markedly suppressed in CD4(+) and CD8(+) cell-depleted mice. These results suggest that IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and possibly IP-10, play a critical role in CHS induced by urushiol, depending on both CD4(+) T cells and CD8(+) T cells.
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