Diets Supplemented with 1% Egg White Induce Oral Desensitization and Immune Tolerance in an Egg White-Specific Allergic Mouse Model
- 1 January 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 176 (3-4), 205-214
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000488858
Abstract
Background: The objective of this study was to determine the required concentration of egg white (EW) in the diet to induce oral desensitization and/or immune tolerance within 4 weeks of oral immunotherapy (OIT) in an EW allergic mouse model. Methods: Female BALB/c mice were systemically sensitized to EW by intraperitoneal injections and subsequently subjected to oral allergen gavage. Sensitized mice were provided 4 weeks of OIT by supplementing with 0 (non-OIT), 0.01, 0.1, or 1% EW in a 20% casein diet. Nonsensitized mice served as the nonallergy group. We performed oral and intraperitoneal EW challenges, assessed vascular permeability in the dorsal skin, and measured allergic biomarkers. Results: The change in rectal temperature after oral challenge was not significantly different between the nonallergy and 1% EW groups, and the frequency of diarrhea in the 1% EW group was lower than that in the non-OIT group. The levels of plasma ovomucoid-specific IgE, IgA, and IgG2a in the 1% EW group at the study endpoint were significantly lower than those in the non-OIT group. IFN-gamma and IL-10 secretions of spleen lymphocytes in the 1% EW group were significantly higher than those in the non-OIT group, and the percentage of CD4+ Foxp3+ cells in the 1% EW group was higher than that in the non-OIT group. Conclusion: These results suggested that diet supplemented with 1% EW can induce oral desensitization and immune tolerance in the EW allergic mouse model. (C) 2018 S. Karger AG, BaselKeywords
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