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The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Volume 198, Number 1, 145-151
Platelet-activating Factormediated NF-
B Dependency of a Late Anaphylactic Reaction
Il-Whan Choi1,
Young-Suk Kim1,
Dae-Ki Kim1,
Jung-Hwa Choi3,
Kook-Heon Seo3,
Shun-Young Im3,
Keun-Sang Kwon2,
Myung-Shik Lee4,
Tai-You Ha1 and
Hern-Ku Lee1
1 Department of Immunology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju 561-180, South Korea
2 Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju 561-180, South Korea
3 Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Chonnam National University, Kwangju 500-757, South Korea
4 Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, South Korea
Address correspondence to Hern-Ku Lee, Dept. of Immunology, University National Medical School, Chonju, Chonbuk, 561-182, South Korea. Phone: 82-63-270-3069; Fax: 82-63-250-4215; E-mail: leeh-k{at}chonbuk.ac.kr
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Abstract
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Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening systemic allergic reaction with the potential for a recurrent or biphasic pattern. Despite an incidence of biphasic reaction between 5 and 20%, the molecular mechanism for the reaction is unknown. Using a murine model of penicillin Vinduced systemic anaphylaxis, we show an autoregulatory cascade of biphasic anaphylactic reactions. Induction of anaphylaxis caused a rapid increase in circulating platelet-activating factor (PAF) levels. In turn, the elevated PAF contributes to the early phase of anaphylaxis as well as the subsequent activation of the nuclear factor (NF)-
B, a crucial transcription factor regulating the expression of many proinflammatory cytokines and immunoregulatory molecules. The induction of NF-
B activity is accompanied by TNF-
production, which, in turn, promotes late phase PAF synthesis. This secondary wave of PAF production leads eventually to the late phase of anaphylactic reactions. Mast cells do not appear to be required for development of the late phase anaphylaxis. Together, this work reveals the first mechanistic basis for biphasic anaphylactic reactions and provides possible therapeutic strategies for human anaphylaxis.
Key Words: early anaphylaxis biphasic anaphylaxis mast cell penicillin V TNF-
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Introduction
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Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening systemic allergic reaction triggered by food antigens, medications or drugs, insect venom, and many other agents. Anaphylaxis has been shown to have the potential for a recurrent or biphasic pattern with an incidence between 5 and 20% (14). A few papers regarding biphasic reaction reveal that the recurrence can be severe enough to necessitate intubation and treatment with vasopressor agents (1, 4). These observations require that patients should be followed carefully after an apparent remission of an anaphylactic event.
The early anaphylactic reaction is thought to be caused by the release of platelet-activating factor (PAF),* histamine, serotonin, or many other chemical mediators from mast cells and basophils after antigenantibody interactions (5). In a murine model of anaphylaxis, the major cause of fatal reaction is hypovolemic shock (6). PAF, a potent lipid messenger with diverse biological activities (7), is thought to be critical in the development of the hypovolemic shock. PAF antagonists can prevent fatal anaphylaxis by correcting PAF-induced hypovolemia (8, 9). However, the downstream pathways beyond the PAF-induced early reaction are unknown.
PAF is also known to play an important in vivo role in the initiation of inflammatory reactions through activation of nuclear factor (NF)-
B (1012), a pivotal transcription factor responsible for regulating the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and many immunoregulatory molecules (13, 14). NF-
B is necessary for optimal expression of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-
and IL-1, which promote further synthesis of PAF, thus completing a positive feedback system (15, 16). Therefore, it is intriguing to speculate that PAF-induced NF-
Bdependent release of inflammatory mediators, such as TNF-
and IL-1, may associate with development of the late phase of anaphylaxis. Using a murine model of penicillin Vinduced systemic anaphylaxis (17, 18), we demonstrate in this work that the overall biphasic anaphylaxis is coincident with a biphasic increase of circulating PAF. The early release of PAF in response to the challenge injection induces a late or secondary synthesis of PAF through pathways involving NF-
B activation.
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Materials and Methods
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Animals.
Specific pathogen-free male C57BL/6 mice were obtained from the Korean Institute of Chemistry Technology, and were housed in a laminar flow cabinet and maintained on standard laboratory chow ad libitum. TNF-
knockout mice (B6: 129S-Tnftm1Gk1, TNF-
-/-), IL-1 receptor knockout mice (B6: 129S-Il1r1tm1Rom1, IL-1R-/-), and the original wild-type strain (B6129SF2/J) were obtained from the Jackson Laboratory. Female mast celldeficient WBB6F1-W/Wv (W/Wv) and mast cellsufficient control WBB6F1-+/+ mice were purchased from the Japan SLC Inc. Mice were 78-wk-old at the start of each experiment.
Induction of Active Systemic Anaphylaxis to Penicillin (Pen) V.
Mice were sensitized by i.p. injection of 500 µg Pen VOVA conjugate plus 2 x 109 B. pertussis and 1.0 mg alum (17, 18). The challenge was performed 21 d later by giving i.v. injection of a sublethal dose (1020 µg) of Pen VBSA conjugate.
Reagents.
The PAF antagonist WEB 2170 was provided by Dr. C.K. Lee (Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea) and CV 6209 was purchased from WAKO Chemical Co. 12.5 mg/kg WEB 2170 and 15.0 mg/kg CV 6209 were administered i.p. either 10 min before or 6 h after the challenge injection. 0.5 mg/kg N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and 120 mg/kg pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) were administered i.p. 2 h and 30 min before challenge, respectively. Control groups received the appropriate vehicles. AntiTNF-
(MP6-XT22.11, rat IgG1; reference 19) and control rat IgG1, J4-1 (17), were injected i.p. 45 min after challenge.
Hematocrit Assay.
Anaphylaxis was quantified by measuring the increase in hematocrit value as described previously (20). Small blood samples were collected from the heart, which was cut open into a heparinized microhematocrit tube (Proper Manufacturing Co.). The tubes were centrifuged for 5 min using microhematocrit centrifuge (International Equipment Co.). Percent hematocrit change was expressed as [(value at postchallenge - value at prechallenge)/value at prechallenge] x 100.
Plasma PAF and Histamine Assay.
The postchallenge blood taken from the heart was mixed with a 0.1-vol 3.8% ice-chilled citrate solution and centrifuged immediately using an Eppendorf microcentrifuge. The plasma was stored at -20°C until use. Plasma levels of PAF and histamine were measured as described previously (18).
Gel Shift Assay.
The nuclear extracts were prepared from the lungs as described previously (1012). To inhibit endogenous protease activity, 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride was added. As a probe for the gel retardation assay, oligonucleotides containing the Ig
-chain binding site (
B, 5'-CCGGTTAACAGAGGGGGCTTTCCGAG-3') and cyclic AMP response element (CRE) sequence (5'-AGAGATTGCCTGACGTCAGAG AGCTAG-3) were synthesized. The two complementary strands were annealed and labeled with
-[32P]dCTP. Labeled oligonucleotides (10,000 cpm), 10 µg of nuclear extracts, and the binding buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.6, 500 mM KCl, 10 mM EDTA, 50% glycerol, 100 ng of poly (dI · dC), and 1 mM DTT) were incubated for 30 min at room temperature in a final volume of 20 µl. The reaction mixture was analyzed by electrophoresis on a 4% polyacrylamide gel in 0.5x TBE buffer. Specific binding of NF-
B was determined by competition with a 50-fold excess of cold
B or CRE oligonucleotide.
Reverse TranscriptasePCR.
Total RNA was prepared at different time points from the lungs by a single extraction based on the guanidine isothiocyanate extraction method with the denaturing solution (Sol. D) consisting of 4 M guanidinium thiocyanate, 25 mM sodium citrate, pH 7.0, 0.5% sarcosyl, and 0.1 M 2-mercaptoethanol (21). Reverse transcription was performed using 1 µl total RNA in a 10-µl reaction mixture (Promega) containing oligo (dT)15 and avian myeloblastosis reverse transcriptase. 1 µl cDNA was amplified by PCR in a thermal cycler (denaturation for 30 s at 95°C, annealing for 30 s at 62°C, and elongation for 30 s at 72°C; PerkinElmer) using 25 cycles for each of three primers: TNF-
, IL-1ß, or ß-actin. The primers used in this analysis are as follows: TNF-
, 5'-CCTGTAGCCCACGTCGTAGC-3' and 5'-TTGACCTCAGCGCTGATGTG-3'; IL-1ß, 5'-GATACAAACTGATGAAGCTCGTCA-3' and 5'-GAGATAGTGTTTGTCCACATCCTGA-3'; and ß-actin, 5'-GGGTCAGAACTCCTATG-3' and 5'-TTGACCTCAGCGCTGATGTG-3'.
Measurement of Pen VSpecific Serum Levels of IgE.
Pen Vspecific serum IgE levels were determined by a passive cutaneous anaphylaxis reaction as described previously (18). In brief, serial dilutions of individual sera from mice immunized with Pen VOVA were injected intracutaneously into the shaved backs of male Wistar rats (Japan SLC). After 24 h, 1 ml of 1% Evan's blue dye in PBS containing 4 mg Pen VBSA was injected i.v. The rats were killed 30 min later, their skins were removed, and the blue spot with diameter >5 mm was regarded as a positive reaction.
Cytokine Assay.
Serum levels of TNF-
and IL-1ß were determined using ELISA kits (Endogen) according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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Results
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Occurrence of Biphasic Anaphylactic Events Coincident with a Biphasic Increase in Circulating PAF Levels.
First, we examined whether a systemic biphasic reaction occurs in mice undergoing anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis was monitored by measuring increases in hematocrit because hemoconcentration, which occurs due to extravasation of plasma, is the most prominent symptom in murine anaphylaxis (6). A biphasic increase in hematocrit (Ht) was observed in mice undergoing active systemic anaphylaxis (Fig. 1 a). The severe early hemoconcentration began within 23 min after challenge, peaked (40% increase) at 1020 min, and subsequently returned to prechallenge values at 56 h. From these values, it could be calculated that 7080% blood volume had disappeared from the circulation. A substantial second phase of hemoconcentration, albeit to a lesser degree relative to the duration and severity of the first, was evident 78 h after challenge. In this secondary phase of anaphylaxis, hematocrits increased by 20%, which represents a loss of
3540% of the initial blood volume.
PAF is the crucial molecule responsible for murine anaphylactic reactions (8, 9, 18). To assess the association of PAF with the biphasic reaction, the PAF antagonists WEB 2170 and CV 6209 were used. Pretreatment with the antagonists before challenge abrogated the early as well as late phase of hemoconcentration (Fig. 1 a). The degree of inhibition of the early hemoconcentration reaction in the group receiving PAF antagonists was mirrored in their effect on other general anaphylactic symptoms, including sluggish gate, paresis, and prostration (unpublished data). Furthermore, PAF antagonists administered 6 h after challenge completely blocked the secondary phase of hemoconcentration (Fig. 1 b), which strongly suggests that PAF is also responsible for a second wave of anaphylactic events. The time course of plasma levels of PAF during anaphylaxis paralleled those of the biphasic anaphylactic reactions, with the major early peak appearing within 510 min followed by a small second PAF peak
7.07.5 h (Fig. 1 c). Collectively, these data suggest that the overall process of biphasic anaphylactic reactions is multiphasic with the initial release of PAF acting as an inducer for the next. In turn, this leads to systemic anaphylactic reaction that is also biphasic.
NF-
B Activity Is Required for the Secondary Increase in Plasma PAF and Hematocrit.
PAF is a potent inducer of NF-
B in vitro as well as in vivo (1014). We measured NF-
B activity during anaphylaxis by a gel mobility shift assay. Induction of systemic anaphylaxis resulted in NF-
B activation in the lung (Fig. 2 a). NF-
B activity appeared within 30 min of the challenge. A similar pattern of NF-
B activation was also observed in the liver and spleen (unpublished data). Pretreatment of animals with PAF antagonists resulted in an almost complete inhibition of NF-
B activation (Fig. 2 a), confirming that PAF is responsible for the activation of NF-
B during anaphylaxis. To block NF-
B activation, we used the antioxidant, NAC and PDTC. NAC and PDTC also significantly inhibited NF-
B activation (Fig. 2 a). Complete blocking of NF-
B mobilization by adding the cold competitor, but not by adding of an irrelevant motif, CRE, indicated the specificity of NF-
B binding. In addition, NAC had no effect on CRE mobilization, further demonstrating the specificity of the inhibitors (Fig. 2 a). Next, we examined the possible association of NF-
B activity with the late anaphylactic reactions. Both NF-
B inhibitors significantly inhibited the second phase of increased plasma PAF levels (Fig. 2 b) and hematocrit (Fig. 2 c). However, the NF-
B inhibitors did not inhibit the first phase of increase in PAF release and hemoconcentration (unpublished data).
NF-
Bdependent TNF-
Production Leads to the Second Phase of Hemoconcentration through the Synthesis of PAF.
The activation of NF-
B results in the expression of proinflammatory cytokine genes, such as TNF-
and IL-1 (13, 14). Therefore, we investigated whether TNF-
and IL-1 are produced in an NF-
Bdependent manner during anaphylaxis. Serum TNF-
levels peaked 11.5 h after challenge (Fig. 3 a) and declined rapidly thereafter. In contrast, IL-1 was not detected in the circulation during the observation period. The administration of a PAF antagonist and an NF-
B inhibitor nearly completely inhibited the increase in serum TNF-
levels after the challenge (Fig. 3 b), indicating that production of TNF-
during anaphylaxis is a PAF-induced NF-
Bdependent process.
To assess the possibility that TNF-
produced after the early anaphylactic response is involved in the secondary increase in plasma PAF concentration and hemoconcentration, antiTNF-
Ab-treated and TNF-
-/- mice were challenged to induce anaphylaxis. Treatment with antiTNF-
, MP6-XT22.11 (19), resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of the secondary increase in plasma PAF (Fig. 3 c) and hemoconcentration (Fig. 3 d). At a concentration of 2 mg/mouse, antiTNF-
almost completely inhibited the responses. We further examined the role for TNF-
in the development of the late phase of anaphylaxis using TNF-
-/- mice. Given the fact that TNF-
deficient mice exhibit abnormal antibody class switching (including IgE) due to a failure of germinal center formation (22), we first examined Pen Vspecific IgE response in TNF-
deficient mice. The Pen Vspecific IgE level in TNF-
deficient mice was
25% of control littermates (Fig. 3 e). Despite the reduced IgE response, a similar magnitude of the early phase of anaphylaxis developed in both control littermates and TNF-
-/- mice (Fig. 3 f). In contrast, TNF-
-/- mice exhibited little increase in the late phase plasma PAF concentration and hematocrit (Fig. 3 f). Given our previous information that a fatal Pen Vinduced anaphylaxis occurs in mice of which Pen Vspecific IgE level is reduced to 10% of control mice (17), the IgE level in TNF-
deficient mice seems to be sufficient to induce anaphylaxis. Furthermore, when the mice were challenged with a lethal dose of antigen (100 µg Pen VBSA), a similar mortality rate was observed in control littermates (9/10) and TNF-
deficient mice (8/10; unpublished data). These data indicate that TNF-
is associated with the late phase of anaphylaxis through the synthesis of PAF.
Although IL-1 was not detected in the circulation during anaphylaxis by ELISA system, it is thought that even femtograms per milliliter of IL-1 can have pathophysiological activities (23, 24). Thus, to further clarify the role for IL-1 during anaphylaxis, we determined TNF-
and IL-1ß mRNA levels in the lungs. A much weaker IL-1ß mRNA expression was seen compared with the strong expression of TNF-
mRNA during anaphylaxis (Fig. 4 a). In contrast, LPS-induced IL-1ß mRNA expression was comparable to that of TNF-
mRNA. Furthermore, similar levels of plasma PAF and hematocrit in the late phase were seen in IL-1R-/- mice (Fig. 4 b). These data indicate that IL-1 does not seem to play a significant role in Pen Vinduced anaphylaxis.
Mast Cells Are Not Involved in the Late Phase of Anaphylaxis.
To investigate a role for mast cells in the development of the late anaphylactic reactions, we determined the time course of plasma histamine levels after the challenge and examined whether the late anaphylactic reaction occurs in mast celldeficient WBB6F1-W/Wv (W/Wv) mice. Levels of circulating histamine reached a peak within 10 min, but rapidly declined thereafter and remained within the basal level during the observation period (Fig. 5 a). The late anaphylactic reactions such as increases in plasma PAF concentration and hemoconcentration developed to a similar degree in both mast cellsufficient control +/+ and W/Wv mice (Fig. 5 b). From these data, mast cells do not appear to be required for development of the late anaphylactic reaction. Because mast cells are one source of both the cytokines TNF-
and IL-1 (25), we examined the circulating TNF-
levels during anaphylaxis in W/Wv mice. W/Wv mice were defective in producing TNF-
as W/Wv mice possess 2030% of the wild-type level (Fig. 5 c). Circulating IL-1ß was not detected in W/Wv mice during anaphylaxis (unpublished data). This reduced level of TNF-
in W/Wv mice seems to be due to the lower level of circulating PAF during anaphylaxis (18) and the absence of mast cellderived TNF-
. Pretreatment with antiTNF-
resulted in abrogation of the late increase in hematocrit in both wild-type and W/Wv mice (Fig. 5 d). Therefore, it is likely that TNF-
is also a key cytokine in the development of a late anaphylactic reaction in W/Wv, even with a reduced capacity to produce this cytokine.
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Discussion
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In a murine model of anaphylaxis, we were successful in demonstrating a biphasic systemic anaphylaxis and in describing an underlying molecular cascade. The early reaction is caused by the acute release of PAF, reaching a maximum 10 min after challenge. The first PAF wave eventually contributes to development of a late or secondary reaction by activating a sequential pathway involving NF-
B activation, TNF-
production, and a secondary phase of PAF synthesis. The secondary phase of PAF synthesis is responsible for eliciting the late phase reactions. Thus, overall, a biphasic reaction is coincident with a biphasic increase of circulating PAF.
PAF, produced by a variety of cells involved in inflammatory reactions, is a potent lipid messenger involved in a diverse inflammatory reactions (7) and cellular functions (2628). Our studies have demonstrated that PAF acts as a potent inducer of NF-
B activation, leading to gene expression and protein synthesis of NF-kBdependent cytokines in many pathological conditions, such as inflammation (10, 11), microbial infection (12), and angiogenesis (29). Therefore, PAF may be the most proximal mediator responsible for the pathogenesis of diseases in which NF-
B activity plays an important role.
We demonstrate for the first time an association of PAF-induced NF-
B activation with the late anaphylactic reactions. The late synthesis of PAF is in response to the presence of TNF-
, which was produced as a consequence of NF-
B activation. Regarding the molecules involved in the late phase of allergic reaction, TNF-
has been shown to participate in IgE-dependent cutaneous late phase reactions (30), which further supports the importance of TNF-
in the development of late phase reactions. NF-
Bdependent proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-
and IL-1, are known to stimulate the synthesis of PAF. In fact, many in vivo biological functions of TNF-
are mediated through the synthesis of PAF (3133). Although the mechanism for TNF-
induced PAF synthesis is not fully understood, it seems likely that TNF-
exerts its effect via a pathway involving phospholipase A2 (PLA2); given that TNF-
has been shown to enhance PLA2 activity (34, 35). An increase in PLA2 activity would lead to the biosynthesis of arachidonic acid metabolites, such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and PAF (36, 37). We also observed that the late phase increase in plasma PAF and hemoconcentration was completely inhibited by the PLA2 inhibitor, quinacrine (unpublished data), supporting the possibility that PLA2 activity is also an important component of the cascade leading to development of the late phase of anaphylaxis.
Mast cells have long been believed to be the central effector cells in the development of IgE-dependent anaphylaxis, although early immediate hypersensitivity reactions to protein antigens as well as hapten can be developed in W/Wv mice (18, 38). The current paper showing an early single peak in plasma histamine level and similar late reactions in magnitude and kinetics in both +/+ and W/Wv mice suggests that other inflammatory cells rather than mast cells participate in the late phase of anaphylaxis.
Currently, there is no evidence whether the same mechanisms are also in play in human anaphylaxis. However, based on the information that a late or secondary phase of human anaphylactic symptoms such as urticaria, rash, and hypotension develop after at least 56 h of lag period after the onset of anaphylaxis (4), it seems likely that a second wave of synthesis of chemical mediators also occurs in human anaphylaxis. Thus, it is plausible that a similar mechanism may operate in human anaphylaxis in terms of the involvement of NF-
Binduced proinflammatory cytokine expression resulting in the late synthesis of mediators such as PLA2-dependent arachidonic acid metabolites and PAF. If that is the case, selective inhibitors that target the various components of the pathway (for example, antiTNF-
Ab or PLA2 inhibitor) might be of a great therapeutic value for controlling the late phase of human anaphylaxis.
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Acknowledgments
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We thank Dr. J.D. Hennebold for his critical review and reading of the manuscript.
This work was supported by the Medical Research Center project of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation.
Submitted: December 12, 2002
Revised: May 1, 2003
Accepted: May 9, 2003
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Footnotes
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* Abbreviations used in this paper: CRE, cyclic AMP response element; NAC, N-acetyl-L-cysteine; NF, nuclear factor; PAF, platelet-activating factor; PDTC, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate; Pen, penicillin; PLA2, phospholipase A2.
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