PMID- 37811950 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231102 LR - 20231102 IS - 1940-087X (Electronic) IS - 1940-087X (Linking) IP - 199 DP - 2023 Sep 22 TI - Immunofluorescent Labeling in Nasal Mucosa Tissue Sections of Allergic Rhinitis Rats via Multicolor Immunoassay. LID - 10.3791/65937 [doi] AB - Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a chronic, non-infectious inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa, primarily mediated by specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), affecting approximately 10%-20% of the world's population. While immunofluorescence (IF) staining has long been a standard technique for detecting disease-specific protein expression, conventional IF techniques are limited in their ability to detect the expression levels of three or more proteins in the same sample. Consequently, multicolor IF techniques have been developed in recent years, which allow the simultaneous labeling of multiple targets in cells or tissues. This protocol provides a comprehensive overview of the process for establishing a rat model of AR, obtaining nasal mucosal samples, and the technical procedures for multicolor immunofluorescence. All rats in the AR group exhibited typical symptoms such as sneezing, a runny nose, and an itchy nose, with behavioral observations scoring >/=5 points. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining revealed increased inflammatory cell counts and disrupted nasal mucosal integrity in the AR group. Multicolor immunofluorescence (mIF) demonstrated increased expression of RORgammat and TICAM-1, while Foxp3 expression decreased in the nasal mucosa tissue of AR rats. FAU - Hu, Yucheng AU - Hu Y AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Luo, Hongping AU - Luo H AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Li, Junjie AU - Li J AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Zhang, Rong AU - Zhang R AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Fu, Linyou AU - Fu L AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Ren, Qiuyi AU - Ren Q AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Chen, Yue AU - Chen Y AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Huang, Xueting AU - Huang X AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Zhou, Zhihang AU - Zhou Z AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Yuan, Hao AU - Yuan H AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. FAU - Tian, Li AU - Tian L AD - Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; 18980880129@qq.com. FAU - Wang, Xiaobo AU - Wang X AD - Meishan Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Vitadrwang@cdutcm.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PT - Video-Audio Media DEP - 20230922 PL - United States TA - J Vis Exp JT - Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE JID - 101313252 RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - 0 (Coloring Agents) RN - 9006-59-1 (Ovalbumin) SB - IM MH - Rats MH - Animals MH - *Rhinitis, Allergic MH - Nasal Mucosa MH - Immunoglobulin E MH - Coloring Agents MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Ovalbumin EDAT- 2023/10/09 12:42 MHDA- 2023/11/02 12:46 CRDT- 2023/10/09 09:04 PHST- 2023/11/02 12:46 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/09 12:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/09 09:04 [entrez] AID - 10.3791/65937 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Vis Exp. 2023 Sep 22;(199). doi: 10.3791/65937.