Department of Pharmacology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Department of Pharmacology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2020 Apr;81:106254. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106254. Epub 2020 Jan 30.
Asthma outcomes is aggravated in obese patients. Excess of methylglyoxal (MGO) in obese/diabetic patients has been associated with diverse detrimental effects on cell function. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of long-term oral intake of MGO on ovalbumin-induced eosinophil inflammation. Male C57/Bl6 mice received 0.5% MGO in the drinking water for 12 weeks. Mice were sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA), and at 48 h thereafter, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and lungs were collected for cell counting, morphological analysis, and ELISA, mRNA expressions and DHE assays. In MGO-treated mice, OVA challenge significantly increased the peribronchiolar infiltrations of inflammatory cells and eosinophils compared with control group. Higher levels of IL-4, IL-5, and eotaxin in BAL fluid were also detected in MGO compared with control group. In addition, lung tissue of MGO-treated mice displayed significant increases in mRNA expressions of NF-κB and iNOS whereas COX-2 expression remained unchanged. The high TNF-α mRNA expression observed in lungs of OVA-challenged control mice was not further increased by MGO treatment. In MGO group, OVA-challenge increased significantly the NOX-2 and NOX-4 mRNA expressions, without affecting the NOX-1 expression. Levels of reactive-oxygen species (ROS) were significantly higher in lungs of MGO-treated mice, and no further increase by OVA-challenge was observed. In conclusion, 12-week intake of MGO exacerbates Th2-mediated airway eosinophil infiltration by activation of NF-kB/iNOS-dependent signaling pathway and positive regulation of NOX-2 and NOX-4 in the lung tissues. Scavengers of MGO could be an option to prevent obesity-related asthma.
肥胖患者的哮喘结局恶化。肥胖/糖尿病患者中过量的甲基乙二醛 (MGO) 已与细胞功能的多种有害影响相关。本研究旨在评估长期口服 MGO 对卵清蛋白诱导的嗜酸性粒细胞炎症的影响。雄性 C57/Bl6 小鼠在饮用水中接受 0.5% MGO 长达 12 周。用卵清蛋白 (OVA) 对小鼠进行致敏和激发,激发后 48 小时收集支气管肺泡灌洗液 (BAL) 和肺组织进行细胞计数、形态分析和 ELISA、mRNA 表达和 DHE 测定。在 MGO 处理的小鼠中,与对照组相比,OVA 激发显著增加了小气道周围炎症细胞和嗜酸性粒细胞的浸润。与对照组相比,BAL 液中还检测到更高水平的 IL-4、IL-5 和 eotaxin。此外,与对照组相比,MGO 处理的小鼠肺组织中 NF-κB 和 iNOS 的 mRNA 表达显著增加,而 COX-2 的表达保持不变。在 OVA 激发的对照组小鼠肺组织中观察到 TNF-α mRNA 表达增加,但 MGO 处理没有进一步增加。在 MGO 组中,OVA 激发显著增加了 NOX-2 和 NOX-4 的 mRNA 表达,而对 NOX-1 的表达没有影响。MGO 处理的小鼠肺组织中的活性氧 (ROS) 水平显著升高,而 OVA 激发没有进一步增加。结论:12 周的 MGO 摄入通过激活 NF-κB/iNOS 依赖的信号通路以及肺组织中 NOX-2 和 NOX-4 的正调控,加剧了 Th2 介导的气道嗜酸性粒细胞浸润。MGO 的清除剂可能是预防肥胖相关哮喘的一种选择。