Angiopoietin1 inhibits mast cell activation and protects against anaphylaxis

PLoS One. 2014 Feb 19;9(2):e89148. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089148. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Since morbidity and mortality rates of anaphylaxis diseases have been increasing year by year, how to prevent and manage these diseases effectively has become an important issue. Mast cells play a central regulatory role in allergic diseases. Angiopoietin1 (Ang-1) exhibits anti-inflammatory properties by inhibiting vascular permeability, leukocyte migration and cytokine production. However, Ang-1's function in mast cell activation and anaphylaxis diseases is unknown. The results of our study suggest that Ang-1 decreased lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines production of mast cells by suppressing IκB phosphorylation and NF-κB nuclear translocation. Ang-1 also strongly inhibited compound 48/80 induced and FcεRI-mediated mast cells degranulation by decreasing intracellular calcium levels in vitro. In vivo lentivirus-mediated delivery of Ang-1 in mice exhibited alleviated leakage in IgE-dependent passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA). Furthermore, exogenous Ang-1 intervention treatment prevented mice from compound 48/80-induced mesentery mast cell degranulation, attenuated increases in pro-inflammatory cytokines, relieved lung injury, and improved survival in anaphylaxis shock. The results of our study reveal, for the first time, the important role of Ang-1 in the activation of mast cells, and identify a therapeutic effect of Ang-1 on anaphylaxis diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anaphylaxis / blood
  • Anaphylaxis / genetics
  • Anaphylaxis / immunology
  • Anaphylaxis / prevention & control*
  • Angiopoietin-1 / pharmacology*
  • Angiopoietin-1 / physiology
  • Animals
  • Cell Degranulation / drug effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin E / physiology
  • Inflammation Mediators / blood
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Male
  • Mast Cells / drug effects*
  • Mast Cells / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis

Substances

  • Angiopoietin-1
  • Angpt1 protein, mouse
  • Inflammation Mediators
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Immunoglobulin E

Grants and funding

This work is supported by National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (31070948, 81070260, 81272432) and Beijing National Sciences Foundation (7102099). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.