Abstract：Objective To establish and evaluate an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced bronchial asthma model in mice with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), and to explore the molecular mechanism of relationship between IUGR and asthma. Methods A total of 16 pregnant BALB/c female mice were divided into a low-protein diet group (n=8) and a normal-protein diet group (n=8), which were fed with low-protein (8%) diet and normal-protein (20%) diet respectively. The neonatal mice were weighed 6 hours after birth. Sixteen male neonatal mice with IUGR were randomly chosen from the low-protein diet group and enrolled in the IUGR group, and 16 male neonatal mice from the normal-protein diet group were enrolled in the control group. Blood samples were collected from the mice in both groups for testing of blood glucose. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine serum insulin level. The mice in the control group were randomized into a control + PBS group and a control + OVA group (n=8 each). The mice in the IUGR group were randomized into an IUGR + PBS group and an IUGR + OVA group (n=8 each). Six-week-old mice in the control + OVA and IUGR + OVA groups were subjected to intraperitoneal injection of 2 mg/mL OVA for sensitization and aerosol inhalation of 1% OVA for challenge. Mice in the control + PBS group and the IUGR + PBS group were treated with an equivalent amount of PBS. ELISA was used to determine serum IgE level in the mice in each group. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BLF) was collected from the mice in each group for cell counting. The lung tissue of the mice in each group was stained with hematoxylin and eosin to observe pathological changes. Results The body weight at 6 hours after birth was significantly lower for neonatal mice in the low-protein diet group compared with those in the normal-protein diet group (P < 0.01). The IUGR group had a significantly lower serum insulin level than the control group (P < 0.01). The IUGR + PBS group had a significantly lower IgE level than the control + PBS group (P < 0.01). Compared with the control + PBS and IUGR + PBS groups, the control + OVA and IUGR + OVA groups had a significantly increased IgE level, and the IgE level was significantly higher in the IUGR + OVA group than in the control + OVA group (P < 0.01). Compared with the control + PBS and IUGR + PBS groups, the control + OVA and IUGR + OVA groups had significantly increased counts of leukocytes, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and macrophages in the BLF (P < 0.01). The pulmonary alveoli of OVA-induced IUGR mice showed massive inflammatory cell infiltration and damage of intercellular continuity. Meanwhile, airway epithelial cell proliferation, bronchial wall thickening, bronchial lumen narrowing, and massive inflammatory cell infiltration around the bronchi and the vascular wall were observed. Conclusions An OVA-induced bronchial asthma model has been successfully established in the mice with IUGR induced by low-protein diet, which provides a basis for further study of the molecular mechanism of relationship between IUGR and airway inflammation.
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