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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.10.2004.tde-03052007-160149
Document
Author
Full name
Frederico Azevedo da Costa Pinto
E-mail
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2004
Supervisor
Committee
Malucelli, Benjamim Eurico (President)
Kwasniewski, Fábio Henrique
Lima, Wothan Tavares de
Palermo-Neto, João
Sá-Rocha, Luiz Carlos de
Title in Portuguese
Correlatos neurais e comportamentais da asma alérgica experimental em camundongos
Keywords in Portuguese
Asma
Comportamento animal
IgE
Mastócitos
Neuroimunomodulação
Abstract in Portuguese
Foram estudadas as áreas do sistema nervoso central de camundongos ativadas pela exposição de animais alérgicos ao antígeno (ovalbumina ? OVA) bem como uma resposta adaptativa desencadeada a partir da nebulização de OVA em uma caixa de esquiva adaptada. Animais imunizados apresentam aumento de atividade do núcleo paraventricular do hipotálamo e do núcleo central da amígdala após um único desafio intranasal com OVA e evitam entrar no compartimento previamente associado a nebulização com OVA. A ativação das áreas descritas acima é compatível com a elaboração de uma resposta adaptativa (evitar o contato com o antígeno). Animais tornados tolerantes à OVA no dia da imunização primária não apresentam atividade dos núcleos citados nem desenvolvem aversão ao local do desafio, demonstrando que essas alterações são dependentes de anticorpos IgE anti-OVA. Camundongos da linhagem C3H/HeJ, que não desenvolvem inflamação alérgica pulmonar, apresentam as mesmas respostas observadas em camundongos BALB/c, sugerindo que o processo inflamatório não é relevante nesse modelo. O tratamento prévio com cromoglicato dissódico suprime a ativação no SNC e a indução de aversão associada ao desafio com OVA. Esses fatos sugerem em conjunto que a desgranulação de mastócitos mediada por IgE em vias aéreas ative o SNC e desencadeie as alterações comportamentais descritas.
Title in English
Neural and behavioral correlates of experimental allergic asthma in mice
Keywords in English
Animal behavior
Asthma
IgE
Mast cells
Neuroimmunomodulation
Abstract in English
Activation of the central nervous system (CNS) was evaluated following ovalbumin (OVA) challenge in a murine model of asthma, as well as an adaptive response triggered by OVA nebulization during an avoidance test. Immunized animals showed increased activity in the paraventricular nucleous of the hypothalamus and central nucleous of the amygdala after a single intranasal OVA challenge. Furthermore, they avoid a compartment previously associated with the antigen. Activation of these brain areas is compatible with the display of adaptive responses (avoiding contact with the antigen). Induction of immunological tolerance along with primary immunization precludes both CNS activation and avoidance behavior, showing that these responses are IgE-mediated. Mice from the C3H/HeJ strain do not develop lung allergic inflammation but show a similar pattern of brain activity after OVA challenge and mount the same avoidance reaction seen in BALB/c mice, suggesting that an inflammatory infiltrate in the lung is not required in these responses. Prior treatment with dissodium cromoglycate inhibits CNS activation and avoidance behavior. Collectively, these findings demonstrate a role of IgE-mediated mast cell degranulation in signaling an allergic response initiated in the airways to the mouse brain.
 
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