Mast cell‐derived serotonin enhances methacholine‐induced airway hyperresponsiveness in house dust mite‐induced experimental asthma

xloma.fota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Mast cell‐derived serotonin enhances methacholine‐induced airway hyperresponsiveness in house dust mite‐induced experimental asthma Via Allergy Abstract Background Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a feature of asthma in which airways are hyperreactive to stimuli causing extensive airway narrowing. Methacholineprovocations assess AHR in asthma patients mainly by direct stimulationofsmooth muscle cells. Using in vivo mouse models, mast cells have been implicated in AHR,but the mechanism behind has remained unknown. Methods Cpa3 Cre/+ mice, which lack mast cells, were used to assess the role of mast cells inhouse dust mite (HDM)‐induced experimental asthma. Effects of methacholine in presence or absence of ketanserin were assessed on lung function, andin lung mast cells in vitro. Airway inflammation, mast cell accumulation and activation, smooth muscle proliferation,HDM‐induced bronchoconstriction were evaluated. Results Repeated intranasal HDM sensitization induced allergic airway inflammation associated with accumulation and activation of lung mast cells. Lack of mast cells, absence of activating Fc‐receptors, or antagonizingserotonin (5‐HT)2A receptors abolishedHDM‐induced trachea contractions.HDM‐sensitized mice lacking mast cells had diminished lung‐associated 5‐HT levels, reduced AHR and methacholine‐induced airway contraction, while blocking 5‐HT2A receptors in wild types eliminated AHR, implying that mast cells contribute to AHR by releasing 5‐HT. Primary mouse and human lung mast cells express muscarinic M3 receptors. Mouse lung mast cells store 5‐HT intracellularly, and methacholine induces release of 5‐HT from lung‐derived mouse mast cells and Ca2+ flux in human LAD‐2 mast cells. Conclusions Methacholineactivates mast cells to release 5‐HT, which by acting on 5‐HT2A receptors enhances bronchoconstriction and AHR. Thus, M3‐directed asthma treatments like tiotropium may also act by targeting mast cells. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.