Background: Tissue eosinophilia is one of the hallmarks of allergic diseases and Th2-type immune responses including asthma. Systemic inflammation caused by adipose tissue in obesity via production of adipokines such as leptin has been attracting attention recently as a contributor to exacerbation of allergic immune reactions. In this study, we examined whether leptin might affect eosinophil chemotactic responses.
Methods: Peripheral blood eosinophils were purified, and the effect of leptin on eosinophil migration was investigated using in vitro systems.
Results: High concentrations of leptin induced eosinophil chemotaxis and rapid phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase but not calcium mobilization. We also found that pretreatment of eosinophils with physiological concentrations of leptin amplified the chemotactic responses to eotaxin. This leptin-primed chemotaxis appears to be associated with increased calcium mobilization but not with ERK1/2 and p38 pathways.
Conclusions: These results indicate that leptin has both direct and indirect effects on eosinophil chemotaxis and intracellular signaling. In physiological settings, leptin may maintain eosinophil accumulation at allergic inflammatory foci.
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