Feeding of a fat‐enriched diet causes the loss of resistance to contact hypersensitivity
Abstract: Background
Low-molecular weight chemicals or metal ions can cause allergic contact dermatitis, an inflammatory skin disease. Mice lacking Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 (TLR2/4 mice) are resistant to contact hypersensitivity (CHS). In the Western population obesity is increasing, which is known to have a proinflammatory impact.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a high-fat diet (HFD) on the sensitization and elicitation of CHS. We hypothesized that a proinflammatory micromilieu can be caused by an increase in adipose tissue, which might be sufficient to break the resistance of TLR2/4 mice.
Methods
Four weeks prior to sensitization, wild-type (wt) or TLR2/4 mice were fed normal chow (NC), control diet (CD), or HFD. The effects on CHS and inflammation were analysed by measuring the ear swelling response, using flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Results
The reaction of wt mice to 2,4,6-trinitro-1-chlorobenzene (TNCB) was increased by HFD. While NC-fed TLR2/4 mice were still resistant to CHS, HFD and, unexpectedly, CD feeding broke the resistance of TLR2/4 mice to TNCB.
Conclusions
These experiments suggest that the increased fat content or the different fatty acid composition of the diets increases inflammation and, therefore, the likelihood of developing CHS
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Contact dermatitis. - 85, 4 (2021) , 398-406, ISSN: 1600-0536
- Classification
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Medizin, Gesundheit
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
- (who)
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Universität
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2021
- Creator
- DOI
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10.1111/cod.13927
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2199500
- Rights
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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15.08.2025, 7:36 AM CEST
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Associated
- Rühl‐Muth, Anne‐Catherine
- Maler, Mareike D.
- Esser, Philipp Ralf
- Martin, Stefan F.
- Universität
Time of origin
- 2021