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TOXICOLOGY
卷 200, 期 2-3, 页码 255-263出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.03.019
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Aspergillus fumigatus; mouse macrophage; cytokine; chemokine; phagocytosis
Inhalation of fungal spores may cause inflammation and respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis, allergic alveolitis, and asthma. Alveolar macrophages provide the first line of defense in the respiratory tract. To examine the cellular mechanisms involved in Aspergillus fumigatus-induced airway inflammation, mouse macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7) cells were exposed for 2 h or 6 h to graded doses of A. fumigatus spores that were either alive or heat-killed. Furthermore, the ability of the cells to phagocytize the spores was visualized by electron microscopy. Expression of selected cytokines and chemokines was assessed by a real time quantitative PCR method and by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) after exposure. A significant increase in mRNA expression of TNF-alpha, MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, and MCP-1 was observed with a maximal induction at 6 It after exposure to the highest (1 x 10(7)) concentration of live spores. Similar response was not detected with heat-killed spores in the expression of chemokines and cytokines, even though there were no differences between the phagocytosis of live and heat-killed spores. These results suggest that exposure to live spores of A. furnigatus can modulate the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in mouse macrophages and thus influence the development of inflammatory processes in the airways. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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