Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, People's Republic of China.
J Clin Immunol. 2011 Jun;31(3):419-29. doi: 10.1007/s10875-010-9503-5. Epub 2011 Feb 22.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine whether the protective effects of the Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination on allergic asthma are associated with the T helper (Th) 17/Th1 balance in a murine asthma model. METHODS: BALB/c neonates were vaccinated with BCG on the first day after birth, sensitized with ovalbumin, and then challenged with allergen. The resulting airway inflammation and responsiveness were measured. The levels of IL-17 and interferon (IFN)-γ in BALF and ratio of Th17/Th1 were investigated. RESULTS: We found that although BCG neonatal vaccination inhibited airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation following allergen challenge in a BALB/c mouse asthma model, reduced levels of Th2 cytokines were not observed. However, BCG neonatal vaccination reduced IL-17 production and increased IFN-γ production in both the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and the lung lymphocytes in asthmatic mice. CONCLUSION: The antiasthma effects of neonatal BCG vaccination reversed the IL-17/IFN-γ imbalance in a murine asthma model but did not depend on modifying the Th17/Th1 balance.
目的:本研究旨在探讨卡介苗(BCG)接种对变应性哮喘的保护作用是否与哮喘小鼠模型中辅助性 T 细胞(Th)17/Th1 平衡有关。
方法:新生 BALB/c 小鼠于出生后第 1 天接种 BCG,用卵清蛋白致敏,然后用变应原攻击。测量由此产生的气道炎症和反应性。检测 BALF 中 IL-17 和干扰素(IFN)-γ水平及 Th17/Th1 比值。
结果:我们发现,尽管 BCG 新生儿接种可抑制 BALB/c 哮喘小鼠模型中变应原攻击后的气道高反应性和炎症,但并未观察到 Th2 细胞因子水平降低。然而,BCG 新生儿接种可减少哮喘小鼠支气管肺泡灌洗液和肺淋巴细胞中 IL-17 的产生,增加 IFN-γ 的产生。
结论:新生儿 BCG 接种的抗哮喘作用可逆转哮喘小鼠模型中 IL-17/IFN-γ 失衡,但不依赖于调节 Th17/Th1 平衡。
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