PMID- 30943491 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190812 LR - 20190812 IS - 1423-0097 (Electronic) IS - 1018-2438 (Linking) VI - 179 IP - 3 DP - 2019 TI - Epicutaneous Exposure to Peanut Oil Induces Systemic and Pulmonary Allergic Reaction in Mice. PG - 187-191 LID - 10.1159/000497382 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The prevalence of peanut allergy (PA) is constantly on the rise. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a major risk factor for developing food allergy. Some bath oils and skin creams used for treating AD contain peanut oil, and it has been suggested that exposure to peanut allergens through a disrupted skin barrier is a potential cause of PA. Our aim was to investigate whether application of peanut oil to irritated skin causes a systemic or respiratory allergic response to peanuts in an animal model. METHODS: BALB/c mice underwent epicutaneous sensitization with either peanut oil (PM, n = 9) or phosphate buffered solution (controls, n = 9) daily for 5 consecutive days. Ten days after the last exposure the mice were challenged with intranasal peanut protein for 5 consecutive days. Bronchial alveolar lavage fluid was collected for cellular studies and measurement of cytokine levels. Sera were collected for immunoglobulin E (IgE) measurement. RESULTS: Epicutaneous peanut oil sensitization increased leukocyte and eosinophil counts and interleukin-13 levels (p = 0.003, p = 0.0006 and p = 0.03, respectively), in addition to increasing total serum IgE (p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that topical application of peanut oil may play a role in the etiology of PA. CI - (c) 2019 S. Karger AG, Basel. FAU - Benor, Shira AU - Benor S AD - Allergy and Immunology Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, shirabe@tlvmc.gov.il. FAU - Shani, Nir AU - Shani N AD - The Microsurgery and Plastic Surgery Laboratory, The Plastic Surgery Department, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. FAU - Etkin, Sara AU - Etkin S AD - Allergy and Immunology Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. FAU - Bondar, Ekaterina AU - Bondar E AD - Allergy and Immunology Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. FAU - Kivity, Shmuel AU - Kivity S AD - Allergy and Immunology Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. FAU - Langier, Sheila AU - Langier S AD - Allergy and Immunology Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190403 PL - Switzerland TA - Int Arch Allergy Immunol JT - International archives of allergy and immunology JID - 9211652 RN - 0 (Allergens) RN - 0 (Antigens, Plant) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Il4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Interleukin-13) RN - 0 (Peanut Oil) RN - 207137-56-2 (Interleukin-4) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) MH - Administration, Cutaneous MH - Allergens/*administration & dosage MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Plant/*administration & dosage MH - Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/cytology/immunology MH - Cytokines/immunology MH - Female MH - Immunoglobulin E/blood MH - Interleukin-13/immunology MH - Interleukin-4/immunology MH - Leukocyte Count MH - Lung/drug effects/immunology MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - *Peanut Hypersensitivity/blood/immunology MH - Peanut Oil/*administration & dosage MH - *Respiratory Hypersensitivity/blood/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Asthma OT - Atopic dermatitis OT - Epicutaneous sensitization OT - Peanut allergy OT - Peanut oil EDAT- 2019/04/04 06:00 MHDA- 2019/08/14 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/04 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/01/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/08/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/04 06:00 [entrez] AID - 000497382 [pii] AID - 10.1159/000497382 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2019;179(3):187-191. doi: 10.1159/000497382. Epub 2019 Apr 3.