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Stress and Nasal Allergy: Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulates Mast Cell Degranulation and Proliferation in Human Nasal Mucosa
- Source :
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 2773, p 2773 (2021), Volume 22, Issue 5
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2021.
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Abstract
- 研究グループは、ストレスホルモンであるコルチコトロピン放出ホルモン(CRH)が、ヒト鼻粘膜内のアレルギー発症に関わっている肥満細胞の増殖と脱顆粒を誘導することを明らかにしました。今回、本研究グループはCRHが粘膜型肥満細胞を活性化してアレルギー性疾患の病態に関与する可能性を考え、ヒト鼻ポリープ組織培養系を用いた研究を行いました。本研究ではまず、鼻ポリープ組織培養系にCRHを添加したところ、肥満細胞数と脱顆粒が増加したことを発見しました。また、同細胞の増殖因子であるStem cell factor(SCF)の粘膜上皮内での発現の上昇も確認しました。そして、このCRHによる肥満細胞への影響は、CRHR1遺伝子ノックダウン、CRHR1阻害薬またはSCF中和抗体添加によって阻害されました。さらに拘束ストレスモデルマウスを用いた実験も行い、ストレス群のマウス鼻腔粘膜内で肥満細胞数と脱顆粒の増加も確認し、これはCRHR1阻害薬の鼻腔投与で阻害されたことも発見しました。この成果により、CRHR1を介したCRH−肥満細胞のシグナル制御は、ストレス関連の難治性アレルギー疾患の新規治療薬の開発につながることが期待されます。<br />Psychological stress exacerbates mast cell (MC)-dependent inflammation, including nasal allergy, but the underlying mechanisms are not thoroughly understood. Because the key stress-mediating neurohormone, corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), induces human skin MC degranulation, we hypothesized that CRH may be a key player in stress-aggravated nasal allergy. In the current study, we probed this hypothesis in human nasal mucosa MCs (hM-MCs) in situ using nasal polyp organ culture and tested whether CRH is required for murine M-MC activation by perceived stress in vivo. CRH stimulation significantly increased the number of hM-MCs, stimulated both their degranulation and proliferation ex vivo, and increased stem cell factor (SCF) expression in human nasal mucosa epithelium. CRH also sensitized hM-MCs to further CRH stimulation and promoted a pro-inflammatory hM-MC phenotype. The CRH-induced increase in hM-MCs was mitigated by co-administration of CRH receptor type 1 (CRH-R1)-specific antagonist antalarmin, CRH-R1 small interfering RNA (siRNA), or SCF-neutralizing antibody. In vivo, restraint stress significantly increased the number and degranulation of murine M-MCs compared with sham-stressed mice. This effect was mitigated by intranasal antalarmin. Our data suggest that CRH is a major activator of hM-MC in nasal mucosa, in part via promoting SCF production, and that CRH-R1 antagonists such as antalarmin are promising candidate therapeutics for nasal mucosa neuroinflammation induced by perceived stress.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Male
nasal mucosa
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Stimulation
Mucous membrane of nose
Cell Degranulation
脱顆粒
lcsh:Chemistry
Corticotropin-releasing hormone
0302 clinical medicine
Antalarmin
Mast Cells
lcsh:QH301-705.5
Spectroscopy
鼻粘膜
Aged, 80 and over
Degranulation
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Mast cell
Computer Science Applications
medicine.anatomical_structure
CRH
Female
hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists
medicine.drug
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
endocrine system
肥満細胞
Catalysis
Article
Inorganic Chemistry
03 medical and health sciences
Stress, Physiological
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Molecular Biology
psychological stress
Aged
Cell Proliferation
business.industry
Organic Chemistry
stem cell factor (SCF)
Rhinitis, Allergic
030104 developmental biology
Endocrinology
030228 respiratory system
lcsh:Biology (General)
lcsh:QD1-999
コルチコトロピン放出ホルモン
Nasal administration
business
mast cell
Ex vivo
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14220067
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f3c9672de2d1a2ace202b86f4f6a8ccc