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Schober, W. ; Belloni, B. ; Lubitz, S. ; Eberlein-König, B. ; Bohn, P. ; Saritas, Y. ; Lintelmann, J. ; Matuschek, G. ; Behrendt, H. ; Buters, J.*

Organic extracts of urban aerosol (≤ PM2.5) enhance rBet v 1-induced upregulation of CD63 in basophils from birch pollen-allergic individuals.

Toxicol. Sci. 90, 377-384 (2006)
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Epidemiological studies have linked the high prevalence rates of IgE-mediated allergic diseases to an increase in exposure to traffic-related air pollutants such as diesel exhaust particles (DEPs). There is growing experimental evidence that organic compounds of DEPs, predominantly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), participate in the development and maintenance of allergic airway diseases. In this study we investigated the impact of organic extracts of urban aerosol (AERex) containing various PAH concentrations on the activation of human basophils. Whole blood samples from six birch pollen-allergic and five control subjects were repeatedly incubated in the presence of AERex with or without recombinant Bet v 1 (rBet v 1). Basophils were analyzed for CD63 expression as a measure of basophil activation by using multiparameter flow cytometry. Basophils, when exposed in vitro to AERex and rBet v 1, expressed CD63 significantly more than with antigen activation alone. AERex synergized with rBet v 1 in a dose-dependent manner, but did not activate basophils from nonallergic donors. AERex effect on CD63 upregulation was found in blood samples of all patients and did not occur in the absence of rBet v 1. Strongest basophil activation was monitored upon stimulation with AERex comprising the highest PAH content. The capability of AERex to increase activation of basophils from birch pollen-allergic subjects at ambient concentrations suggests an important role of organic compounds of airborne particles in the aggravation of IgE-mediated allergic diseases. This could be a new aspect of regulation of unspecific promoting stimuli in clinical manifestation of allergic inflammation.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords basophils; CD63 expression; organic compounds of urban aerosol; PM2.5
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1096-6080
e-ISSN 1096-0929
Journal Toxicological Sciences
Quellenangaben Volume: 90, Issue: 2, Pages: 377-384 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Oxford University Press
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) CCG Environmental Dermatology and Allergology (ILBD-KAU)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)
Cooperation Group Comprehensive Molecular Analytics (CMA)