Local Lymph node assay in the differentiation between an allergic contact dermatitis and irritation: study of the expression of T lymphocyte surface markers

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Bárbara Andréa Fortes dos
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Edson Roberto Alves de, Paes, Marciano Viana, Amendoeira, Fabio Coelho, Delgado, Isabella Fernandes, Nogueira, Ana Cristina Martins de Almeida
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Vigilância Sanitária em Debate
• Texto Completo: https://visaemdebate.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/1088
• topic: Dermatite de Contato; LLNA; Método Alternativo; Vigilância Sanitária; Contact Dermatitis; LLNA; Alternative Method; Sanitary Surveillance

Introduction: The Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA) was developed as an alternative to Buhler and Maximization assays. It is applied to discriminate substances that are able to induce contact dermatitis and the endpoint is cell quantification in mice auricular lymph nodes. Although recommended by international agencies involved in the development of alternative methodologies, LLNA still needs to be improved. Objective: In this context, the goal of this study was to investigate possible differences in lymphocyte subpopulation patterns among mice treated with irritants and dermosensitizers. Method: Animals were treated with sensitizers dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) and paraphenylenediamine (PPD) and irritants sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and tritonX-100 (TX-100) for 3 days, using dorsum area of both ears. The percentage of different lymphocyte subpopulations were analyzed by flow cytometry. Ears of animals were also evaluated for possible pathological alterations. Results: Differences were observed in CD4+ CD25+ and CD4+ CD69+ cells, as well as in the proliferation of these subpopulations. The histopathological analysis of the ears showed no difference between the treatment with either dermosensitizers or irritants. Conclusions: T lymphocyte phenotyping might still be a useful tool in the development of an assay to differentiate between dermosensitizers and irritants. Moreover, these results may contribute to improving knowledge on this field and helping in the search of a correlate in vitro assay.