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  • Title: Interleukin-5 plays a key role in mouse strain- dependent susceptibility to contact hypersensitivity through its effects on initiator B cells.
    Author: Itakura A, Ikutani M, Takatsu K, Kikuchi Y.
    Journal: Int Arch Allergy Immunol; 2013; 161 Suppl 2():98-106. PubMed ID: 23711860.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Elicitation of contact hypersensitivity requires antigen-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies that trigger recruitment of effector T cells to the local tissue. These antigen-specific IgM antibodies are produced by B-1-like 'initiator B cells'. In this study, we compared susceptibility to hapten-induced contact hypersensitivity between BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. METHODS: BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were sensitized by painting oxazolone onto the skin and were challenged on the ears with the same hapten on day 4. Ear thickness and serum hapten-specific IgM levels were measured at 24 h post-challenge. Peritoneal cells were harvested and the numbers of B cell subpopulations were counted. Interleukin (IL)-5 was intraperitoneally injected into BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice, and the change in numbers of B cell subpopulations and serum IgM levels was monitored. RESULTS: Oxazolone induced stronger ear swelling and specific IgM responses in BALB/c mice than in C57BL/6 mice. BALB/c mice had higher numbers of peritoneal B-1 cells than C57BL/6 mice at steady state. IL-5 injection increased the number of peritoneal B-1 cells and serum IgM levels more significantly in BALB/ mice than in C57BL/6 mice. CONCLUSIONS: BALB/c mice exhibit higher susceptibility to hapten-induced contact hypersensitivity than C57BL/6 mice, most likely because they have a higher number of B-1 cells, leading to massive production of hapten-specific IgM antibodies upon contact sensitization. The differences in the number of B-1 cells and IgM responses between the two strains of mice may be attributed to the difference in responsiveness of B-1 cells to IL-5.
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