Proinflammatory role of basophils in oxazolone‐induced chronic intestinal inflammation

Autor: Kenichi Inaba, Masaaki Higashiyama, Chikako Watanabe, Akira Tomioka, Suguru Ito, Rina Tanemoto, Akinori Mizoguchi, Shin Nishii, Akinori Wada, Nao Sugihara, Yoshinori Hanawa, Kazuki Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Akita, Yoshikiyo Okada, Chie Kurihara, Kazuyuki Narimatsu, Shunsuke Komoto, Kengo Tomita, Hajime Karasuyama, Takahiro Satoh, Ryota Hokari
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 37:1768-1775
ISSN: 1440-1746
0815-9319
Popis: The functions of basophils have not been elucidated until recently because of their rarity. However, with recent developments in basophil-specific antibodies and basophil-deficient animals, the roles of basophils in various diseases related to chronic inflammation have been clarified. In this study, we aimed to investigate the roles of basophils in human ulcerative colitis (UC) and oxazolone (OXA) colitis using genetically engineered Mcpt8Immunohistochemical staining of human colon specimens was performed to examine the involvement of basophils in the pathogenesis of UC. We examined the correlation between the number of infiltrating basophils and the UC endoscopic index of severity (UCEIS), Mayo score, and Matts score. We also examined the correlation between eosinophil count and basophil infiltration. In murine experiments, we examined whether basophil infiltration was involved in OXA-induced colitis and whether basophil depletion improved inflammation in Mcpt8Colonic basophil infiltration was significantly increased in patients with UC. There were significant correlations between UCEIS, Mayo score, Matts score, and the number of infiltrating basophils. In murine OXA-induced colitis, a significant increase in basophil infiltration was observed. When basophils were depleted by diphtheria toxin in Mcpt8Basophil infiltration correlated with endoscopic, clinical, and pathological scores in human UC independently of eosinophil infiltration, and depletion of basophils ameliorated mucosal inflammation in murine OXA-induced colitis, collectively suggesting that basophils exert a proinflammatory role in chronic intestinal inflammation such as UC.
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