CCR5 gene expression in fulminant hepatitis and DTH in mice.

AIM:To isolate mouse CCR5 cDNA (muCCR5) and study its expression in vivo.METHODS: Marathon PCR was used to isolate muCCR5 cDNA and two animal models were designed to investigate the gene expression in vivo, one was mouse fulminant hepatitis induced by Propionibacterium acnes (P.acnes) and the other was that with delayed type hypersensitivity reaction (DTH). A specific GST-NH2-terminus of muCCR5 fusion protein antibody F(ab')(2) was prepared and clarified. RT-PCR and immunohistochemical analysis were used to observe the expression level of CCR5 gene in mice.RESULTS: A positive reaction of mouse macrophage was found in DTH but not expressed in P.acnes induced fulminant hepatitis by RT-PCR and immunohistochemical analysis.CONCLUSION: This muCCR5 expression may be involved in an allergic processmediated by cellular immunity but not acute inflammatory reaction induced by P.acnes.