Inhalation of inactivated‑Mycobacterium phlei prevents asthma‑mediated airway hyperresponsiveness and airway eosinophilia in mice by reducing IL‑5 and IL‑13 levels

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    • Moyu Ming
    • Zhixi Luo
    • Shengqiu Lv
    • Chaoqian Li
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  • Published online on: October 19, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5865
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Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate whether inhalation of inactivated‑Mycobacterium phlei could prevent airway hyperresponsiveness and airway eosinophilia. A total of 24 male Balb/c mice were randomly divided into three groups: Normal control group (group A), asthma model group (group B) and the intervention group (group C), (8 mice/group). Group A mice were sensitized and with challenged saline and group B with ovalbumin (OVA). Group C mice were administered with aerosol Mycobacterium phlei once daily prior to the allergen challenge. Airway responsiveness in each group was assessed. All the animals were sacrificed and lung tissues, blood samples and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were harvested. Cell fractionation and differential cells were counted in serum and BALF. HE staining and alcian blue/periodic acid Schiff staining were used to measure airway eosinophilic inflammation and mucus production. The levels of the cytokines IL‑5, IL‑13 and IgE were measured in lung and BALF as determined by ELISA and reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays. The results indicated that inactivated‑Mycobacterium phlei suppressed the airway hyperresponsiveness and mitigated airway eosinophilia induced by a methacholine challenge, and significantly reduced the levels of cytokines IL‑5 and IL‑13 in lung tissue and IgE level in BALF when compared with the OVA‑sensitized mice. In conclusion, inhalation of inactivated‑Mycobacterium phlei could reduce OVA‑induced airway hyperresponsiveness and may be a potential alternative therapy for allergic airway diseases.

Introduction

An estimated 300 million patients suffer from asthma worldwide (1). Allergic asthma is a T-helper 2 (Th2) lymphocyte-mediated inflammatory airway disease, and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a key part of the definition of asthma, and is one of the key features underpinning periodic bronchoconstriction (2). AHR is characterized by exaggerated airway narrowing subsequent to exposure to nonspecific stimuli including methacholine (MCh), histamine and exercise, or allergens including certain respiratory viruses, certain organic chemicals or pollutants (3). The degree of AHR is usually in proportion to the severity of the underlying asthma (4). The requirements for asthma medication include improving airflow limitations, reducing symptoms and modifying underlying AHR.

Classical Th2 cell-derived cytokines, particularly, interleukin (IL)-5 and IL-13 serve a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of asthma via eotaxin to regulate eosinophilia (5). IL-5 delays eosinophil apoptotic death, promotes eosinophil adhesion activity and enhances eosinophil effector function (6). Blocking IL-5 has been previously identified to inhibit eosinophil influx into the airways in addition to suppressing AHR (7). IL-13 shares several biological responses with IL-4 and may also be important in the development of allergic airway eosinophilia and AHR (8,9). IL-13 serves a regulatory role in Th2 activation (10) and is a key mediator in asthma, including switching plasma cell antibody synthesis from immunoglobulin (Ig)M to IgE production (11), promoting eosinophil migration into the lungs (12), upregulating adhesion molecules (13), increasing goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus production (14), increasing proliferation of airway smooth muscle (15), stimulating airways hyperresponsiveness (16). IL-13 blockade inhibited airway inflammation, hyperresponsiveness and remodeling (17).

It is widely accepted that exposure to pathogens can elicit protective effects, potentially through activation of innate immune responses. The hygiene hypothesis states that early exposure to pathogens provides protective effects against asthma and the prevalence of allergies, which is suggested to be as a result of alterations in environmental factors including reduced exposure to microbial antigens during infancy. Therefore, the impact of microbes and bacterial extracts on respiratory allergies have been investigated in mouse asthma models and in humans (1820). Additional studies have examined the effects of mycobacterial infection including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacteria other than tuberculosis on asthma (21).

Previous studies demonstrated that the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine can prevent the formation of a rat asthmatic model and inhalation of inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei can restore the balance of the immune system and attenuate airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma (22,23). However, the effects of inhaled inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei on AHR in a mice model of asthma remain unclear. In the current study, the effect of inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei on airway response to MCh was investigated in a murine model of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic asthma.

Materials and methods

Animals

Male pathogen-free Balb/c mice (4–6 weeks old; weight, 20–24 g) were obtained from the Laboratory Animal Center of Guangxi Medical University (Nanning, China). The mice were housed under specific-pathogen-free conditions in a facility with an automatic 12/12 h day and night cycle and fed with standard laboratory food and water ad libitum. All experimental animals were used in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Chinese Council on Animal Care. The study was approved by the ethics committee of Guangxi Medical University (Nanning, China).

Sensitization, allergen exposure and treatment

Mice were randomly categorized into three experimental groups and each group consisted of 8 mice: The normal control group (group A), the asthma model group (group B) and the intervention group (group C). In groups B and C, the mice were repeatedly sensitized and challenged with OVA (grade V; Sigma-Aldrich; Merck Millipore; Darmstadt, Germany) to establish a murine asthma model according to the method described in a previous study (23). In brief, mice were sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of 25 µg OVA emulsified in 1 mg Al(OH)3 (Chengdu Kelong Chemical Reagent Factory, Chengdu, China) suspended in 0.2 ml saline on days 0, 7 and 14. Following sensitization, the mice were challenged for 20 min with 2% OVA once daily by an ultrasonic nebulizer (WH-2000; Guangdong YueHua Medical Instrument Factory Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China) in a closed chamber from days 21–28. Mice in group C inhaled the solution of inactivated Mycobacterium phlei (each ampoule contained 1.72 µg Mycobacterium phlei dissolved in 10 ml saline) using a nebulizer once daily prior to each challenge. The normal group and model group were sham-treated with 10 ml saline atomization. Lung resistance (RL) was assessed 24 h subsequent to the last inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei treatment or saline treatment and then the mice were intraperitoneally anesthetized with 10% chloral hydrate (0.3 ml/100 g; Dalian Meilun Biological Technology Co., Ltd., Dalian, China) and sacrificed by cervical dislocation under anesthesia.

Measurement of AHR to MCh

Respiratory resistance (RL, cmH2O.s/ml) was determined as changes in the airway function subsequent to inhalation of MCh challenge (24). Respiratory resistance was assessed in anesthetized and tracheotomized mice that were mechanically ventilated in response to an increasing concentration of MCh inhalation using the pulmonary function equipment from the RC System for Mouse (Buxco Research Systems, Wilmington, NC, USA).

Preparation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF)

Subsequent to assessment of the respiratory mechanics, the mice were anesthetized with chloral hydrate (400 mg/kg intraperitoneal injection). The trachea was immediately exposed and carefully cannulated with a 24-gauge-feeding needle. The catheter was secured with ligatures. Pre-warmed phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) solution (at 37°C) was slowly infused into the lungs and withdrawn gently, and this was repeated three times. The BALF was collected and maintained at 4°C.

Cell fractionation and differential cell count in serum and BALF

Blood samples for serum were collected from the orbital artery. The BALF was centrifuged at 300 × g for 2 min at 4°C. Cell pellets were resuspended in 100 µl PBS. Total cell numbers in BALF were measured using a haemacytometer. Smears of blood samples and BALF cells were prepared using a cytospin. A differential cell count was performed using Wright-Giemsa following the manufacturer's instructions to classify eosinophils on the basis of morphological criteria and staining characteristics. Differential cell counts were made blind on 100 cells/slide under an oil lens at a magnification of ×100.

Histological analysis of lung tissue

Lungs were isolated from the mice subsequent to BALF, fixed with 10% formalin for 24 h, and embedded in paraffin. Specimens were cut into 4-µm sections. The microsections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and alcian blue/periodic acid Schiff (AB-PAS) to analyze inflammatory cell infiltration and mucus production, respectively.

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for IgE, IL-5 and IL-13 in BALF

Levels of IgE, IL-5 and IL-13 in BALF were measured by ELISA (R&D Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA). The absorbance was measured at 450 nm using a microplate ELISA reader (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA, USA).

Reverse transcription-quantative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) for IL-5 and IL-13

Total RNA was isolated from lung tissues using TRIzol reagent according to the manufacturer's protocol (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) and was quantified with the Nanodrop 2000 spectrophotometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). A total of 2 µg target RNA was reverse transcribed into cDNA using RevertAid™ First Strand cDNA Synthesis kit (Fermentas; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) at 42°C for 60 min and 70°C for 5 min. RT-qPCR was performed for IL-5, IL-13 mRNA using the ABI Prism 7500 Sequence detector (Applied Biosystems; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). The cycling conditions for PCR were as follows: 94°C for 5 min, followed by 40 cycles of 94°C for 30 sec, 59°C for 30 sec, 72°C for 30 sec, then final elongation at 72°C for 5 min and held at 10°C. The primers were designed by Takara Bio, Inc. (Otsu, Japan) and were as follows: IL-5, forward 5′-TGAGGCTTCCTGTCCCTACTCATAA-3′ and reverse 5′-TTGGAATAGCATTTCCACAGTACCC-3′; IL-13, forward 5′-CGGCAGCATGGTATGGAG-3′ and reverse 5′-ATTGCAATTGGAGATGTTGGTCAG-3′.

Statistical analysis

Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. One-way analysis of variance was used for the normal control group, the asthma model group and the intervention group. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Inhalation of inactivated Mycobacterium phlei attenuates OVA-induced pulmonary pathologies and inhibits airway and blood eosinophilia

Mice in the normal control group (group A) were observed with HE staining to exhibit normal lung tissue structures, with no inflammatory cells (Fig. 1A). In the asthma model group (group B), mice challenged with OVA exhibited a significant infiltration of inflammatory cells around the airways and blood vessels (HE; Fig. 1A). In addition, the majority of the infiltrated inflammatory cells were eosinophils (Fig. 1B). Compared with group A, there was increased goblet cell hyperplasia in the airway epithelia and increased thickened basement membranes in group B (PAS; Fig. 1A). The administration of inactivated Mycobacterium phlei reduced the infiltration of inflammatory cells (airway and blood eosinophilia) and mucus production in the peribronchial and perivascular areas compared with the asthma model mice (Fig. 1).

Inactivated Mycobacterium phlei suppresses AHR

In order to test the effects of inactivated Mycobacterium phlei on AHR, mice were sensitized and challenged with OVA. As hypothesized, inhalation of inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei prior to each challenge could suppress AHR, or potentially completely prevent AHR. At the same time, inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei could improve airway compliance (Fig. 2).

Reduced IgE, IL-5 and IL-13 levels in BALF following inactivated Mycobacterium phlei administration

The levels of IgE, IL-5 and IL-13 in BALF were measured. High levels of IgE, IL-5 and IL-13 were present in the asthma model group. Administration of inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei significantly (P<0.05) inhibited the levels of IL-5, IL-13 and IgE in BALF in group C (Fig. 3).

Inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei reduced IL-5 and IL-13 mRNA expression in the lung

mRNA expression was normalized to the housekeeping gene (β-actin). mRNA levels of IL-5 and IL-13 in lung tissue were markedly increased by induction with OVA (P<0.01). However, subsequent to inhalation administration of inactivated Mycobacterium phlei, the mRNA levels of the above cytokines were significantly reduced in group C (P<0.05; Fig. 4).

Discussion

The study examined the effects of inactived Mycobacterium phlei and the inhalation route of administration in OVA-sensitized mice. While evidence suggests that direct, local delivery of mycobacterial antigens is superior to systemic delivery in suppressing allergic responses in the murine model (25).

There are numerous potential factors contributing to the excessive airway response. An association between peripheral blood eosinophil activation and AHR in asthma has also been demonstrated (26,27). Asthma is characterized by high levels of IgE and dominant Th2 cytokines including IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13. A previous study reported the association between eosinophil and airway structural alterations including airway remodeling, impaired forced expiratory volume after one second (FEV1) and FEV1/forced vital capacity ratio in patients with rhinitis (28). IL-5 has been previously demonstrated to serve significant roles in allergic diseases that affect various organs including the airways, such as asthma (6,29). IL-5 has been observed to regulate growth, differentiation, activation and survival of eosinophils and appears to be essential in the development of allergic airway eosinophilia and AHR in mice (3032).

IL-13 has been demonstrated as a key regulator in IgE synthesis, mucus hypersecretion and AHR (33,34). It is notable that patients with refractory eosinophilic asthma and prednisone-dependent asthma with sputum eosinophilia appear to be particularly sensitive to biological therapy for asthma, including anti-IL-5, anti-IL-13 and anti-IgE (3538). Anti-IL-13 treatment both via the intraperitoneal and intranasal routes has been previously identified to significantly inhibit AHR in OVA-allergic animals (39).

Previously, it was reported that humanized monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against IL-5 (mepolizumab) (35,40), are effective and can be used to reduce the frequency of severe exacerbations, and improve the quality of life in patients with severe refractory eosinophilic asthma. However, there have additionally been contradictory reports, suggesting that treatment with mAb against IL-5 had no effect on the reversal of established AHR (41,42).

The BCG vaccine is used in tuberculosis prevention and is a strong inducer of a Th1-type immune response (43). The potential benefits of BCG and mycobacteria other than tuberculosis on asthma have been previously hypothesized (44). In experimental allergic asthma, inhaled inactived-Mycobacterium phlei led to a reduction of inflammatory scores in the airways, a reduction in the levels of the Th2 cytokine IL-4, and an increase in the levels of Th1 cytokines IFN-γ and IL-10 in BALF (23).

The results on BALF eosinophilia correlate well with the observations reported by Hopfenspirger et al (45) who conducted a similar study indicating a negative correlation between Mycobacterium and BALF eosinophilia in OVA-sensitized and challenged mice. The reduction in eosinophil percentages observed in the current study in group C is similar to the outcome of the effect of anti-IL-5 therapy (mepolizumab and reslizumab) when used in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (46,47) and eosinophilic asthma (48). While the exact mechanisms involved remain unclear, with further research required in order to elucidate whether the medication is able to block eosinophil production in the bone marrow or/and their removal from the circulation, the effect of inactived-Mycobacterium phlei on the eosinophils residing in the target organ is considered notable.

The mechanism of action of inactivated Mycobacterium phlei remains unclear. It is suggested that the inhibitory effects of inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei on eosinophil infiltration are due to the inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine release, due to the fact that inactivated Mycobacterium phlei treatments did markedly modify the increased expression of IL-5 and IL-13 mRNA in lung tissue and the level of IL-5 and IL-13 in BALF induced by antigens (Figs. 3 and 4). Although the mechanism of action of inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei remains unclear, its effect on Toll-like receptors may be involved. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a family of triggers of the innate and adaptive immune responses against invading pathogens (49). TLR2 has been suggested to be involved in recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (50,51) and to be important in the initiation of innate host defense through its stimulatory effects on tumor necrosis factor α production (52). TLR2, in particular, has been implicated in the downregulation or deviation of the immune response through the induction of IL-10 and Th2 cells or regulatory T cell responses, IgE production and eosinophil infiltration in the lung (53,54). A previous study demonstrated that the level of TLR2 mRNA in the lungs was increased subsequent to treatment with inhaled inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei compared with the OVA-induced asthmatic mice (23).

In addition to the current study, previous studies have demonstrated a suppressive effect on various parameters of allergic inflammation in mouse models following mycobacteria pretreatment (23,25,55). However, excluding one study by Zhang et al (23), there is no information regarding the atomization route of administration for inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei in the attenuation of airway inflammation. Hopfenspirger and Agrawal (25) observed that Mycobacterium administration via nasal injection was the most effective in attenuating allergic airway inflammation and AHR. Systemic immunization, even with adjuvants, has been observed to induce weak adaptive immune responses in the airways, while intranasal immunization elicits systemic and mucosal responses (5658). Takabayashi et al (59) reported that intranasal immunotherapy was more effective than intradermal immunotherapy. Similarly, the results of the current study suggested that modulation of the airways rather than systemic immunity may be an important therapeutic target.

In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that inhalation of inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei prior to each allergen challenge inhibited AHR, in addition to reducing IL-5 and IL-13 mNRA expression in lung tissues of asthmatic mice. These inhibitory effects of inhaled inactivated-Mycobacterium phlei may be beneficial for the prevention of allergic bronchial asthma.

Acknowledgements

The current study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 81360007).

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Ming M, Luo Z, Lv S and Li C: Inhalation of inactivated‑Mycobacterium phlei prevents asthma‑mediated airway hyperresponsiveness and airway eosinophilia in mice by reducing IL‑5 and IL‑13 levels. Mol Med Rep 14: 5343-5349, 2016
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Ming, M., Luo, Z., Lv, S., & Li, C. (2016). Inhalation of inactivated‑Mycobacterium phlei prevents asthma‑mediated airway hyperresponsiveness and airway eosinophilia in mice by reducing IL‑5 and IL‑13 levels. Molecular Medicine Reports, 14, 5343-5349. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5865
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Ming, M., Luo, Z., Lv, S., Li, C."Inhalation of inactivated‑Mycobacterium phlei prevents asthma‑mediated airway hyperresponsiveness and airway eosinophilia in mice by reducing IL‑5 and IL‑13 levels". Molecular Medicine Reports 14.6 (2016): 5343-5349.
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Ming, M., Luo, Z., Lv, S., Li, C."Inhalation of inactivated‑Mycobacterium phlei prevents asthma‑mediated airway hyperresponsiveness and airway eosinophilia in mice by reducing IL‑5 and IL‑13 levels". Molecular Medicine Reports 14, no. 6 (2016): 5343-5349. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5865