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Murine endotoxin-induced uveitis, but not immune complex-induced uveitis, is dependent on the IL-8 receptor homolog.

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PURPOSE:To determine the roles of the murine interleukin-8 receptor homolog (mIL-8Rh, neutrophil chemokine CXC receptor 2) and macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha, a CC chemokine) in two eye inflammation models: endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) and immune complex-induced uveitis (reverse passive Arthus reaction (RPAR) uveitis). METHODS:For the EIU model, 250 ng E.coli endotoxin was injected into the vitreous of mIL-8Rh-/- mice or heterozygous littermate mIL-8Rh+/- controls and into MIP-1alpha-/- mice or congenic MIP-1alpha+/+ controls. Eyes were harvested after 24 h for histologic characterization of infiltrating cells and IL-6 bioassays. For the RPAR model, mouse antiserum against human serum albumin (HSA) was injected into the vitreous of mIL-8Rh-/-, mIL-8Rh+/-, MIP-1alpha-/-, and MIP-1alpha+/+ mice. Twenty-four hours later, animals were challenged with intravenous HSA. Eyes were harvested after 4 h for analysis. RESULTS:RPAR resulted in the deposition of immune complexes at the ciliary area and iris with the subsequent development of uveitis. Genetic deficiency of mIL-8Rh reduced the median number of infiltrating cells in EIU by 63% (p < 0.01) but had no effect on RPAR-induced inflammation. In the EIU model, macrophages comprised a much higher percentage (45%) of infiltrating cells in mice lacking mIL-8Rh than in controls (17%). Loss of the MIP-1alpha gene had no apparent effect on RPAR uveitis and a 39% reduction of infiltrating cells in EIU that was not statistically significant. IL-6 activity in aqueous humor was much less in mice with RPAR uveitis than in those with EIU. Neither gene deletion had a significant impact on IL-6 levels in either disease model. CONCLUSIONS:Chemokines acting via mIL-8Rh have a significant role in the induction of neutrophil infiltration during EIU but not during RPAR uveitis. MIP-1alpha is not critical for either EIU or RPAR-induced uveitis. The differential dependence on IL-8-like chemokines is in accord with the two forms ofuveitis having different etiologies and, therefore, potentially different optimal therapies.

journal_name

Curr Eye Res

journal_title

Current eye research

authors

Brito BE,O'Rourke LM,Pan Y,Huang X,Park JM,Zamora D,Cook DN,Planck SR,Rosenbaum JT

doi

10.1076/ceyr.19.1.76.5339

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1999-07-01 00:00:00

pages

76-85

issue

eissn

0271-3683

issn

1460-2202

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Murine endotoxin-induced uveitis, but not immune complex-induced uveitis, is dependent on the IL-8 receptor homolog.