J Rhinol.  2011 May;18(1):35-42.

Effects of Nasal Instillation of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B on Nasal and Bronchial Mucosa in BALB/c Mouse

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. esyjin@gmail.com
  • 2Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
The effect of nasal exposure to staphylococcal enterotoxin in the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis remains controversial. We sought to determine the effect of increasing doses of intranasally applied Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB) on the respiratory mucosa, especially the nasal mucosa.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Nasal application of SEB was performed on four occasions (days 0-4-8-12) in unsensitized BALB/c mice. Control mice were intranasally treated with phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and 5 ng, 50 ng, 500 ng, and 5 microg of SEB was applied to the respective experimental group. The concentrations of IL-4, IL-5, and IFN-gamma in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), nasal lavage fluid (NLF) and serum were compared among groups. Also, the counts of total inflammatory cells, macrophages, lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils in BALF and NLF were compared among the groups. Pathologic studies for inflammatory cell infiltration in the nasal mucosa and peribronchial area were conducted.
RESULTS
IL-4 and IFN-gamma showed higher concentrations with increasing stimulation dose of SEB in NLF and serum. The IL-5 concentration showed a tendency to increase in NLF and serum, but these changes were not statistically significant. Total inflammatory cell count, especially macrophage count, in BALF and NLF was higher with increasing stimulation dose of SEB. Infiltration of inflammatory cells into the nasal mucosa showed a tendency to increase in a dose-dependent manner.
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that nasal exposure to SEB may induce Th1 and Th2 inflammatory responses in the respiratory mucosa, especially the nasal mucosa.

Keyword

Allergic rhinitis; Enterotoxin; SEB; Lavage fluid

MeSH Terms

Animals
Basophils
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Cell Count
Enterotoxins
Eosinophils
Interleukin-4
Interleukin-5
Lymphocytes
Macrophages
Mice
Mucous Membrane
Nasal Lavage Fluid
Nasal Mucosa
Neutrophils
Respiratory Mucosa
Rhinitis
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
Staphylococcus aureus
Enterotoxins
Interleukin-4
Interleukin-5
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