ovalbumin and 8-hydroxyguanine

Earlier we reported that 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG), an oxidatively modified guanine nucleoside, exerted anti-inflammatory activity through inactivation of the GTP binding protein, Rac. In the present study, the effects of 8-oxo-dG were investigated on responses to antigen challenge in sensitized mice, as Rac is also involved at several steps of the immune process including antigen-induced release of mediators from mast cells.. Mice were sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin without or with oral administration of 8-oxo-dG during the challenge. Effects of 8-oxo-dG were assessed by measuring lung function, cells and cytokines in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum levels of antigen-specific IgE. Rac activity in BALF cells was also measured.. 8-oxo-dG inhibited the increased airway resistance and decreased lung compliance of sensitized and challenged mice to the levels of non-sensitized control mice and lowered the increased leukocytes particularly, eosinophils, in BALF. Furthermore, 8-oxo-dG suppressed allergy-associated immune responses, such as raised anti- ovalbumin IgE antibody in serum, increased expression of CD40 and CD40 ligand in lung, increased interleukin-4, -5, -13, interferon-gamma and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in BALF and mRNA levels of these cytokines in BALF cells, dose-dependently. The corresponding purine, 8-oxo-guanine, showed no effects in the same experiments. Finally, 8-oxo-dG, but not 8-oxo-guanine, inhibited the increased Rac activity in sensitized and challenged mice.. 8-Oxo-dG had anti-allergic actions that might be mediated by Rac inactivation. This compound merits further evaluation of its therapeutic potential in allergic asthma.

Topics: 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; Administration, Oral; Animals; Anti-Allergic Agents; Asthma; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Cytokines; Deoxyguanosine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Guanine; Immunoglobulin E; Mast Cells; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Ovalbumin; rac GTP-Binding Proteins; Respiratory Function Tests