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Effects of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-deoxyguanosine on antigen challenge in ovalbumin-sensitized mice may be mediated by suppression of Rac.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Earlier we reported that 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG), an oxidatively modified guanine nucleoside, exerted anti-inflammatory activity through inactivation of the GTP binding protein, Rac. In the present study, the effects of 8-oxo-dG were investigated on responses to antigen challenge in sensitized mice, as Rac is also involved at several steps of the immune process including antigen-induced release of mediators from mast cells.

Experimental approach

Mice were sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin without or with oral administration of 8-oxo-dG during the challenge. Effects of 8-oxo-dG were assessed by measuring lung function, cells and cytokines in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum levels of antigen-specific IgE. Rac activity in BALF cells was also measured.

Key results

8-oxo-dG inhibited the increased airway resistance and decreased lung compliance of sensitized and challenged mice to the levels of non-sensitized control mice and lowered the increased leukocytes particularly, eosinophils, in BALF. Furthermore, 8-oxo-dG suppressed allergy-associated immune responses, such as raised anti- ovalbumin IgE antibody in serum, increased expression of CD40 and CD40 ligand in lung, increased interleukin-4, -5, -13, interferon-gamma and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in BALF and mRNA levels of these cytokines in BALF cells, dose-dependently. The corresponding purine, 8-oxo-guanine, showed no effects in the same experiments. Finally, 8-oxo-dG, but not 8-oxo-guanine, inhibited the increased Rac activity in sensitized and challenged mice.

Conclusion and implications

8-Oxo-dG had anti-allergic actions that might be mediated by Rac inactivation. This compound merits further evaluation of its therapeutic potential in allergic asthma.

SUBMITTER: Ro JY

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2801215 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effects of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-deoxyguanosine on antigen challenge in ovalbumin-sensitized mice may be mediated by suppression of Rac.

Ro J Y JY Kim D Y DY Lee S-H SH Park J W JW Chung M-H MH

British journal of pharmacology 20091201 7

<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Earlier we reported that 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG), an oxidatively modified guanine nucleoside, exerted anti-inflammatory activity through inactivation of the GTP binding protein, Rac. In the present study, the effects of 8-oxo-dG were investigated on responses to antigen challenge in sensitized mice, as Rac is also involved at several steps of the immune process including antigen-induced release of mediators from mast cells.<h4>Experimental appro ...[more]

PMID: 19845673

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Effects of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-deoxyguanosine on antigen challenge in ovalbumin-sensitized mice may be mediated by suppression of Rac.

Background and purpose

Experimental approach

Key results

Conclusion and implications

Publications

Effects of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-deoxyguanosine on antigen challenge in ovalbumin-sensitized mice may be mediated by suppression of Rac.

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