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  • Title: Dietary ribonucleotides modulate type 1 and type 2 T-helper cell responses against ovalbumin in young BALB/cJ mice.
    Author: Jyonouchi H, Sun S, Winship T, Kuchan MJ.
    Journal: J Nutr; 2001 Apr; 131(4):1165-70. PubMed ID: 11285320.
    Abstract:
    Dietary ribonucleotides have been shown to augment type 1 T-helper cell (Th1) responses to a protein antigen (Ag) in Th1-prone C57BL/6 mice, but their effects on type 2 Th (Th2)-prone mice are unknown. BALB/cJ mice have skewed Th2 responses against ovalbumin (OVA), characterized by augmented production of Th2 cytokines and immunoglobulin (Ig)G1/IgE antibodies (Ab); Th1 responses augment IgG2a Ab production, whereas Th2 responses augment IgG1/IgE Ab production. In this study, we determined the effects of dietary ribonucleotides obtained from yeast on the balance of Th1/Th2 responses against OVA in young BALB/cJ mice. Mice were fed a ribonucleotide-free (NF) or ribonucleotide-supplemented (NS) diet (4.74 g nucleotides/kg diet) and given OVA (10 microg/dose) with incomplete Freund's adjuvant (IFA) at 3 and 6 wk. We assessed T-cell responses in the regional draining lymph nodes (LN) by measuring production and expression of Th1/Th2 cytokines, interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-5 (IL-5), respectively. Anti-OVA IgG subclass and IgE Ab levels were determined 3 wk after the first OVA challenge and 5 d and 2 wk after the second OVA challenge. Dietary ribonucleotides significantly augmented OVA-specific IFN-gamma production by the regional draining LN cells after the first and second OVA challenges. The NS diet increased anti-OVA IgG2a Ab levels after the first OVA challenge and both anti-OVA IgG2a and anti-OVA IgG2b after the second challenge. OVA-specific IgG1 and IgE Ab levels were lower (P < 0.05) after the second OVA challenge in mice fed the NS diet. Dietary ribonucleotides did not affect production or expression of IL-5. Our findings thus indicate that in Th2-prone BALB/c J mice, dietary ribonucleotides modulated skewed Th2 responses against OVA toward Th1 as measured by production of IFN-gamma, a Th1 cytokine, and changes in anti-OVA Ab isotype levels.
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