This study was granted by CNPq – Senior Researcher fellow (process n° 307009/207-6), Brazil None. “
“Changes in the systemic immune response are found in preeclampsia. This may be related to high extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels. The question arose whether ATP could affect immune responses in pregnancy. Previously, we

investigated whether ATP affected monocyte activation and subpopulations. Here, we investigated ATP-induced changes in other immune cell populations AZD2281 order in pregnant rats, systemically and in the kidney, an affected organ in preeclampsia. Using flow cytometry or immunohistochemistry, blood and kidney leukocytes were studied in pregnant and non-pregnant rats at different intervals after ATP or saline infusion. Ixazomib order Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) infusion induced increased peripheral blood non-classical monocytes and decreased T lymphocyte subsets in pregnant rats only, higher glomerular macrophage and T lymphocyte numbers in non-pregnant animals 1 day after infusion, and higher glomerular macrophage numbers in pregnant rats 6 days after infusion. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) infusion in pregnant rats induced a pregnancy-specific inflammatory response. Increased ATP levels could potentially

contribute to development of the inflammatory response of preeclampsia. “
“Institute of Medical Microbiology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany Immunglobulin E (IgE) production is tightly regulated at the cellular and genetic levels and is believed to be central to allergy development. At least two cellular pathways exist that lead to systemic anaphylaxis reactions in vivo: IgE-sensitized mast cells and IgG1-sensitized basophils. Passive anaphylaxis, by application of allergen and allergen-specific antibodies in mice, indicates a differential contribution of immunoglobulin isotypes to anaphylaxis. However, analysis of a dynamic immunization-mediated antibody response

in anaphylaxis is difficult. Here, we generated IgE knock-in mice (IgEki), which express the IgE heavy chain instead of IgG1, in order to analyze the contribution of IgG1 and IgE to active anaphylaxis in vivo. IgEki mice display increased IgE production both in vitro and in vivo. The sensitization others of IgEki mice by immunization followed by antigen challenge leads to increased anaphylaxis. Homozygous IgEki mice, which lack IgG1 due to the knock-in strategy, are most susceptible to active systemic anaphylaxis. The depletion of basophils demonstrates their importance in IgE-mediated anaphylaxis. Therefore, we propose that an enhanced, antigen-specific, polyclonal IgE response, as is the case in allergic patients, is probably the most efficient way to sensitize basophils to contribute to systemic anaphylaxis in vivo. Allergy has become a major threat to public health in developed countries [1, 2]. In particular, systemic anaphylaxis, which is a rapid and often fatal allergic reaction to a systemic allergen exposure, e.g.