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Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research

Lung inflammation by fungus, Bjerkandera adusta isolated from Asian sand dust (ASD) aerosol and enhancement of ovalbumin-induced lung eosinophilia by ASD and the fungus in mice

Authors: Boying Liu, Takamichi Ichinose, Miao He, Fumihisa Kobayashi, Teruya Maki, Seiichi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Keiichi Arashidani, Hirohisa Takano, Masataka Nishikawa, Guifan Sun, Takayuki Shibamoto

Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

Bjerkandera adusta (B. adusta) is one of the most important etiological fungi associated with chronic cough. However, precise details of the inflammatory response to exposure are not well understood yet. B. adusta was recently identified in Asian sand dust (ASD) aerosol. Therefore, in the present study the exacerbating effects of ASD on B. adusta-induced lung inflammation and B. adusta + ASD on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced murine lung eosinophilia were investigated using experimental mice.

Methods

In order to prepare testing samples, B. adusta obtained from ASD aerosol was inactivated by formalin and ASD collected from the atmosphere was heated to remove toxic organic substances (H-ASD). CD-1 mice were instilled intratracheally with 12 different samples prepared with various combinations of B. adusta, H-ASD, and OVA in a normal saline solution. The lung pathology, cytological profiles in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and the levels of inflammatory cytokines/chemokines in BALF were investigated.

Results

H-ASD aggravated the lung eosinophilia induced by B. adusta alone, which also aggravated the lung eosinophilia induced by OVA. The mixture of OVA, H-ASD, and B. adusta caused serious fibrous thickening of the subepithelial layer, eosinophil infiltration, and proliferation of goblet cells in the airways along with remarkable increases of IL-13, eotaxin, IL-5, and MCP-3 in BALF.

Conclusions

The results of the present study demonstrated that B. adusta isolated from ASD aerosol induces allergic lung diseases. H-ASD enhanced allergic reactions caused by OVA or B. adusta. A mixture of B. adusta, H-ASD, and OVA caused the most remarkable exacerbation to the allergic airway inflammation via remarkable increases of pro-inflammatory mediators.
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Metadata
Title
Lung inflammation by fungus, Bjerkandera adusta isolated from Asian sand dust (ASD) aerosol and enhancement of ovalbumin-induced lung eosinophilia by ASD and the fungus in mice
Authors
Boying Liu
Takamichi Ichinose
Miao He
Fumihisa Kobayashi
Teruya Maki
Seiichi Yoshida
Yasuhiro Yoshida
Keiichi Arashidani
Hirohisa Takano
Masataka Nishikawa
Guifan Sun
Takayuki Shibamoto
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1710-1492
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1710-1492-10-10

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