A controlled trial of the effect of the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, zileuton, on lung inflammation produced by segmental antigen challenge in human beings.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-1996
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Segmental antigen challenge (SAC) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) have been proven useful for investigating IgE-mediated lung inflammation in volunteers with allergies.
OBJECTIVE: This model was used to evaluate the pulmonary antiinflammatory effects of an experimental 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor (zileuton) in subjects allergic to ragweed. We hypothesized that decreased generation of leukotrienes by inhibition of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism would diminish the subsequent inflammatory response resulting from antigen challenge.
METHODS: Ten subjects with allergies received zileuton or placebo, 600 mg administered orally four times a day for 8 days, and then underwent bronchoscopy, BAL of a control segment, and SAC in the contralateral lung followed by BAL of the challenged segment 24 hours later in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover protocol. Urinary excretion of leukotriene E4 induced by antigen challenge plus total and differential cell counts and the amount of total protein, albumin, urea, and eosinophil cationic protein in BAL fluid were determined.
RESULTS: A significant inhibition of leukotriene production (approximately 86%) was observed in subjects receiving zileuton. In addition, there was a statistically significant increase in eosinophils after antigen challenge (0.6 +/- 0.2 x 10(4) eosinophils/ml increasing to 49.0 +/- 25.0 x 10(4) in subjects receiving placebo, whereas the influx of eosinophils in subjects receiving zileuton was not statistically different from baseline (1.1 +/- 0.7 x 10(4) eosinophils/ml increasing to 16.5 +/- 4.1 x 10(4); analysis of variance for repeated measures with post hoc comparisons).
CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with zileuton altered the inflammatory response after antigen challenge. Products of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway appear to be important in recruiting eosinophils to the lung after SAC.
Volume
97
Issue
2
First Page
646
Last Page
654
ISSN
0091-6749
Published In/Presented At
Kane, G. C., Pollice, M., Kim, C. J., Cohn, J., Dworski, R. T., Murray, J. J., Sheller, J. R., Fish, J. E., & Peters, S. P. (1996). A controlled trial of the effect of the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, zileuton, on lung inflammation produced by segmental antigen challenge in human beings. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 97(2), 646–654. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0091-6749(96)70310-x
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
8621850
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article