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Shi LL, Song J, Xiong P, Cao PP, Liao B, Ma J, Zhang YN, Zeng M, Liu Y, Wang H, Cui YH, Huang SK, Liu Z. Disease-Specific T-Helper Cell Polarizing Function of Lesional Dendritic Cells in Different Types of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014; 190:628-38. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0234oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Moingeon P. Progress in the development of specific immunotherapies for house dust mite allergies. Expert Rev Vaccines 2014; 13:1463-73. [PMID: 25187166 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.2014.948861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Allergen-specific immunotherapy is used to treat patients exposed and co-sensitized to the two common house dust mites, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae. Based on seroepidemiological studies and a detailed characterization of mite allergens, an optimal immunotherapeutic product should associate extracts from the two Dermatophagoides species, and include both bodies and fecal particles. Both subcutaneous and sublingual immunotherapies performed with aqueous mite extracts are safe and efficacious in children and adults with mite-induced rhinitis and/or asthma. Double-blind placebo-controlled studies are conducted to further document the efficacy of immunotherapeutic products, with promising results that were obtained already with sublingual tablets. Current developments of second-generation products relying upon recombinant allergens and peptides are reviewed.
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- Philippe Moingeon
- Stallergenes SA, Research and Pharmaceutical Development, 6 rue Alexis de Tocqueville, 92160 Antony, France
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Bowcutt R, Bramhall M, Logunova L, Wilson J, Booth C, Carding SR, Grencis R, Cruickshank S. A role for the pattern recognition receptor Nod2 in promoting recruitment of CD103+ dendritic cells to the colon in response to Trichuris muris infection. Mucosal Immunol 2014; 7:1094-105. [PMID: 24448097 PMCID: PMC4074062 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The ability of the colon to generate an immune response to pathogens, such as the model pathogen Trichuris muris, is a fundamental and critical defense mechanism. Resistance to T. muris infection is associated with the rapid recruitment of dendritic cells (DCs) to the colonic epithelium via epithelial chemokine production. However, the epithelial-pathogen interactions that drive chemokine production are not known. We addressed the role of the cytosolic pattern recognition receptor Nod2. In response to infection, there was a rapid influx of CD103(+)CD11c(+) DCs into the colonic epithelium in wild-type (WT) mice, whereas this was absent in Nod2(-/-) animals. In vitro chemotaxis assays and in vivo experiments using bone marrow chimeras of WT mice reconstituted with Nod2(-/-) bone marrow and infected with T. muris demonstrated that the migratory function of Nod2(-/-) DCs was normal. Investigation of colonic epithelial cell (CEC) innate responses revealed a significant reduction in epithelial production of the chemokines CCL2 and CCL5 but not CCL20 by Nod2-deficient CECs. Collectively, these data demonstrate the importance of Nod2 in CEC responses to infection and the requirement for functional Nod2 in initiating host epithelial chemokine-mediated responses and subsequent DC recruitment and T-cell responses following infection.
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- Gut Health and Food Safety Research Programme, Institute of Food Research and the Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Miah AH, Abas H, Begg M, Marsh BJ, O’Flynn DE, Ford AJ, Percy JM, Procopiou PA, Richards SA, Rumley SA. Lead identification of benzimidazolone and azabenzimidazolone arylsulfonamides as CC-chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:4298-311. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Iijima K, Kobayashi T, Hara K, Kephart GM, Ziegler SF, McKenzie AN, Kita H. IL-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin mediate immune pathology in response to chronic airborne allergen exposure. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:1549-59. [PMID: 25015831 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Humans are frequently exposed to various airborne allergens in the atmospheric environment. These allergens may trigger a complex network of immune responses in the airways, resulting in asthma and other chronic airway diseases. In this study, we investigated the immunological mechanisms involved in the pathological changes induced by chronic exposure to multiple airborne allergens. Naive mice were exposed intranasally to a combination of common airborne allergens, including the house dust mite, Alternaria, and Aspergillus, for up to 8 wk. These allergens acted synergistically and induced robust eosinophilic airway inflammation, specific IgE Ab production, type 2 cytokine response, and airway hyperresponsiveness in 4 wk, followed by airway remodeling in 8 wk. Increased lung infiltration of T cells, B cells, and type 2 innate lymphoid cells was observed. CD4(+) T cells and type 2 innate lymphoid cells contributed to the sources of IL-5 and IL-13, suggesting involvement of both innate and adaptive immunity in this model. The lung levels of IL-33 increased quickly within several hours after allergen exposure and continued to rise throughout the chronic phase of inflammation. Mice deficient in IL-33R (Il1rl1(-/-)) and thymic stromal lymphopoietin receptor (Tslpr(-/-)) showed significant reduction in airway inflammation, IgE Ab levels, and airway hyperresponsiveness. In contrast, mice deficient in IL-25R or IL-1R showed minimal differences as compared with wild-type animals. Thus, chronic exposure to natural airborne allergens triggers a network of innate and adaptive type 2 immune responses and airway pathology, and IL-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin most likely play key roles in this process.
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- Koji Iijima
- Division of Allergic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Division of Allergic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Division of Allergic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Division of Allergic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101; and
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- Division of Allergic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905;
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Arantes-Costa FM, Grund LZ, Martins MA, Lima C. Airborne pollutant ROFA enhances the allergic airway inflammation through direct modulation of dendritic cells in an uptake-dependent mechanism. Int Immunopharmacol 2014; 22:9-20. [PMID: 24975839 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2014.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Studies suggest that airborne pollutants are important cofactors in the exacerbation of lung diseases. The role of DC on the exacerbation of lung inflammation induced by particulate matter pollutants is unclear. We evaluated the effects of residual oil fly ash (ROFA) on the phenotype and function of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) in vitro and lung dendritic cells (DCs) in vivo, and the subsequent T-cell response. In a model of asthma, exposure to ROFA exacerbated pulmonary inflammation, which was attributed to the increase of eosinophils, IL-5- and IFN-γ-producing T cells, and goblet cells as well as decreased number of Treg and pDC. However, the ROFA showed no ability to modulate the production of anaphylactic IgE. In vitro studies showed that ROFA directly induced the maturation of DCs up-regulating the expression of co-stimulatory molecules and cytokines and MMP production in an uptake-dependent and oxidative stress-dependent manner. Furthermore, ROFA-pulsed BMDC transferred to allergic mice exacerbated eosinophilic inflammation as well as promoted increased epithelial and goblet cells changes. Thus, pollutants may constitute an important and risk factor in the exacerbation of asthma with inhibition of the negative regulatory signals in the lung, with enhanced mDC activation that sustains the recruitment of effector T lymphocytes and eosinophil.
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- Fernanda Magalhaes Arantes-Costa
- Immunoregulation Unit, Special Laboratory of Applied Toxinology, Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, Sao Paulo CEP 05503-009, SP, Brazil; Laboratório de Terapêutica Experimental (LIM20), Faculdade de Medicina da USP, Av. Dr Arnaldo, 455, Sala 1220, Sao Paulo CEP 01246-903, SP, Brazil
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- Immunoregulation Unit, Special Laboratory of Applied Toxinology, Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, Sao Paulo CEP 05503-009, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Terapêutica Experimental (LIM20), Faculdade de Medicina da USP, Av. Dr Arnaldo, 455, Sala 1220, Sao Paulo CEP 01246-903, SP, Brazil
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- Immunoregulation Unit, Special Laboratory of Applied Toxinology, Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, Sao Paulo CEP 05503-009, SP, Brazil.
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Kim TH, Lee HK. Differential roles of lung dendritic cell subsets against respiratory virus infection. Immune Netw 2014; 14:128-37. [PMID: 24999309 PMCID: PMC4079819 DOI: 10.4110/in.2014.14.3.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Respiratory viruses can induce acute respiratory disease. Clinical symptoms and manifestations are dependent on interactions between the virus and host immune system. Dendritic cells (DCs), along with alveolar macrophages, constitute the first line of sentinel cells in the innate immune response against respiratory viral infection. DCs play an essential role in regulating the immune response by bridging innate and adaptive immunity. In the steady state, lung DCs can be subdivided into CD103+ conventional DCs (cDCs), CD11b+ cDCs, and plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs). In the inflammatory state, like a respiratory viral infection, monocyte-derived DCs (moDCs) are recruited to the lung. In inflammatory lung, discrimination between moDCs and CD11b+ DCs in the inflamed lung has been a critical challenge in understanding their role in the antiviral response. In particular, CD103+ cDCs migrate from the intraepithelial base to the draining mediastinal lymph nodes to primarily induce the CD8+ T cell response against the invading virus. Lymphoid CD8α+ cDCs, which have a developmental relationship with CD103+ cDCs, also play an important role in viral antigen presentation. Moreover, pDCs have been reported to promote an antiviral response by inducing type I interferon production rather than adaptive immunity. However, the role of these cells in respiratory infections remains unclear. These different DC subsets have functional specialization against respiratory viral infection. Under certain viral infection, contextually controlling the balance of these specialized DC subsets is important for an effective immune response and maintenance of homeostasis.
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- Tae Hoon Kim
- Laboratory of Host Defenses, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Laboratory of Host Defenses, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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Reuter S, Martin H, Beckert H, Bros M, Montermann E, Belz C, Heinz A, Ohngemach S, Sahin U, Stassen M, Buhl R, Eshkind L, Taube C. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway attenuates experimental allergic airway disease. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:485-95. [PMID: 24929002 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Signaling via the Wnt/β-catenin pathway plays crucial roles in embryogenesis and homeostasis of adult tissues. In the lung, the canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway has been implicated in remodeling processes, development of emphysema, and fibrosis. However, its relevance for the modulation of allergic responses in the lung remains unclear. Using genetically modified mice with lung-specific inducible (doxycycline) Wnt-1 expression (CCSP-rtTA × tetO-Wnt1), the impact of Wnt on the development of allergic airway disease was analyzed. Overexpression of Wnt during the allergen challenge phase attenuated the development of airway inflammation in an acute model, as well as in a more therapeutic model of secondary challenge. These findings were further supported by treatment of allergen-sensitized mice with LiCl during challenge. Similar to Wnt, LiCl prevented the degradation of β-catenin and, thus, attenuated allergic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. Migration studies revealed that lung-specific expression of Wnt reduced the migration of Ag-loaded dendritic cells (DCs) into the draining lymph nodes following allergen challenge. Administration of in vitro allergen-loaded DCs overcame Wnt-mediated suppression of airway inflammation. Furthermore, in vitro studies confirmed that DC-dependent T cell activation is impaired by blocking β-catenin degradation. These results demonstrate an important role for the canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway in the DC-mediated regulation of allergic responses in the lung.
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- Sebastian Reuter
- Pulmonary Department, III. Medical Clinic, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany;
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- Pulmonary Department, III. Medical Clinic, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Pulmonary Department, III. Medical Clinic, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Pulmonary Department, III. Medical Clinic, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Pulmonary Department, III. Medical Clinic, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Transgenic Facility, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- III. Medical Clinic, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany; and
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- Pulmonary Department, III. Medical Clinic, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Transgenic Facility, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Nguyen Hoang AT, Chen P, Björnfot S, Högstrand K, Lock JG, Grandien A, Coles M, Svensson M. Technical advance: live-imaging analysis of human dendritic cell migrating behavior under the influence of immune-stimulating reagents in an organotypic model of lung. J Leukoc Biol 2014; 96:481-9. [PMID: 24899587 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3ta0513-303r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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This manuscript describes technical advances allowing manipulation and quantitative analyses of human DC migratory behavior in lung epithelial tissue. DCs are hematopoietic cells essential for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis and the induction of tissue-specific immune responses. Important functions include cytokine production and migration in response to infection for the induction of proper immune responses. To design appropriate strategies to exploit human DC functional properties in lung tissue for the purpose of clinical evaluation, e.g., candidate vaccination and immunotherapy strategies, we have developed a live-imaging assay based on our previously described organotypic model of the human lung. This assay allows provocations and subsequent quantitative investigations of DC functional properties under conditions mimicking morphological and functional features of the in vivo parental tissue. We present protocols to set up and prepare tissue models for 4D (x, y, z, time) fluorescence-imaging analysis that allow spatial and temporal studies of human DCs in live epithelial tissue, followed by flow cytometry analysis of DCs retrieved from digested tissue models. This model system can be useful for elucidating incompletely defined pathways controlling DC functional responses to infection and inflammation in lung epithelial tissue, as well as the efficacy of locally administered candidate interventions.
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine, and
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine, and
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine, and
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- Center for Biosciences, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; and
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine, and
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection, Hull York Medical School and Department of Biology, University of York, United Kingdom
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Many arboviral diseases are uncontrolled, and the viruses that cause them are globally emerging or reemerging pathogens that produce significant disease throughout the world. The increased spread and prevalence of disease are occurring during a period of substantial scientific growth in the vector-borne disease research community. This growth has been supported by advances in genomics and proteomics, and by the ability to genetically alter disease vectors. For the first time, researchers are elucidating the molecular details of vector host-seeking behavior, the susceptibility of disease vectors to arboviruses, the immunological control of infection in disease vectors, and the determinants that facilitate transmission of arboviruses from a vector to a host. These discoveries are facilitating the development of novel strategies to combat arboviral disease, including the release of transgenic mosquitoes harboring dominant lethal genes, the introduction of arbovirus-blocking microbes into mosquito populations, and the development of acquisition- and transmission-blocking therapeutics. Understanding the role of the vector in arbovirus transmission has provided critical practical and theoretical tools to control arboviral disease.
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- Michael J Conway
- Foundational Sciences, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520; .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
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Johnston LK, Chien KB, Bryce PJ. The immunology of food allergy. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:2529-34. [PMID: 24610821 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1303026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Food allergies represent an increasingly prevalent human health problem, and therapeutic options remain limited, with avoidance being mainstay, despite its adverse effects on quality of life. A better understanding of the key immunological mechanisms involved in such responses likely will be vital for development of new therapies. This review outlines the current understanding of how the immune system is thought to contribute to prevention or development of food allergies. Drawing from animal studies, as well as clinical data when available, the importance of oral tolerance in sustaining immunological nonresponsiveness to food Ags, our current understanding of why oral tolerance may fail and sensitization may occur, and the knowledge of pathways that may lead to anaphylaxis and food allergy-associated responses are addressed.
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- Laura K Johnston
- Division of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago IL 60611
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Hirota JA, Alexis NE, Pui M, Wong S, Fung E, Hansbro P, Knight DA, Sin DD, Carlsten C. PM10-stimulated airway epithelial cells activate primary human dendritic cells independent of uric acid: application of an in vitro model system exposing dendritic cells to airway epithelial cell-conditioned media. Respirology 2014; 19:881-90. [PMID: 24831767 DOI: 10.1111/resp.12316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 01/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Airway epithelial cells represent the first line of defence against inhaled insults, including air pollution. Air pollution can activate innate immune signalling in airway epithelial cells leading to the production of soluble mediators that can influence downstream inflammatory cells. Our objective was to develop and validate a model of dendritic cell exposure to airway epithelial cell-conditioned media. After establishing the model, we explored how soluble mediators released from airway epithelial cells in response to air pollution influenced the phenotype of dendritic cells. METHODS Human airway epithelial cells were cultured under control and urban particulate matter (PM10) exposure conditions with or without pharmacological inhibitors of the uric acid pathway. Culture supernatants were collected for conditioned media experiments with peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived dendritic cells analysed by flow cytometry. RESULTS Monocytes derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells cultured in interleukin-4 and granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor differentiated into immature dendritic cells that phenotypically differentiated into mature dendritic cells in response to conditioned media from phorbol myristate acetate-activated THP-1 monocytes. Exposure of immature dendritic cells to conditioned media from airway epithelial cells exposed to PM10 resulted in dendritic cell maturation that was independent of uric acid. CONCLUSIONS We present a conditioned media model useful for interrogating the contribution of soluble mediators produced by airway epithelial cells to dendritic cell phenotype and function. Furthermore, we demonstrate that PM10 exposure induces airway epithelial cell production of soluble mediators that induce maturation of dendritic cells independent of uric acid.
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- Jeremy A Hirota
- James Hogg Research Centre, University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Lee JS, Ko EJ, Hwang HS, Lee YN, Kwon YM, Kim MC, Kang SM. Antiviral activity of ginseng extract against respiratory syncytial virus infection. Int J Mol Med 2014; 34:183-90. [PMID: 24756136 PMCID: PMC4072342 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Panax ginseng has been known to have a number of immuno-modulatory effects. In this study, we investigated whether Panax Korean red ginseng extract (KRGE) has in vitro and in vivo antiviral effects on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. KRGE improved the survival of human lung epithelial cells against RSV infection and inhibited RSV replication. In addition, KRGE treatment suppressed the expression of RSV-induced inflammatory cytokine genes (IL-6 and IL-8) and the formation of reactive oxygen species in epithelial cell cultures. Oral administration of mice with KRGE resulted in lowering lung viral loads after RSV infection. Additionally, the in vivo effects of KRGE showed an enhanced level of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) producing dendritic cells subsequent to RSV infection. Taken together, these results suggested that KRGE has antiviral activity against RSV infection.
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- Jong Seok Lee
- Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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Tran LS, Bergot AS, Mattarollo SR, Mittal D, Frazer IH. Human papillomavirus e7 oncoprotein transgenic skin develops an enhanced inflammatory response to 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene by an arginase-1-dependent mechanism. J Invest Dermatol 2014; 134:2438-2446. [PMID: 24732401 PMCID: PMC4134683 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We have shown that the expression of human papillomavirus type 16 E7 (HPV16.E7) protein within epithelial cells results in local immune suppression and a weak and ineffective immune response to E7 similar to that occuring in HPV-associated premalignancy and cancers. However, a robust acute inflammatory stimulus can overcome this to enable immune elimination of HPV16.E7-transformed epithelial cells. 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) can elicit acute inflammation and it has been shown to initiate the regression of HPV-associated genital warts. Although the clinical use of DNCB is discouraged owing to its mutagenic potential, understanding how DNCB-induced acute inflammation alters local HPV16.E7-mediated immune suppression might lead to better treatments. Here, we show that topical DNCB application to skin expressing HPV16.E7 as a transgene induces a hyperinflammatory response, which is not seen in nontransgenic control animals. The E7-associated inflammatory response is characterized by enhanced expression of Th2 cytokines and increased infiltration of CD11b(+)Gr1(int)F4/80(+)Ly6C(hi)Ly6G(low) myeloid cells, producing arginase-1. Inhibition of arginase with an arginase-specific inhibitor, N(omega)-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine, ameliorates the DNCB-induced inflammatory response. Our results demonstrate that HPV16.E7 protein enhances DNCB-associated production of arginase-1 by myeloid cells and consequent inflammatory cellular infiltration of skin.
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- L S Tran
- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Banks CA, Schlosser RJ, Wang EW, Casey SE, Mulligan RM, Mulligan JK. Macrophage Infiltrate Is Elevated in CRSwNP Sinonasal Tissue Regardless of Atopic Status. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014; 151:215-20. [DOI: 10.1177/0194599814528672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective Macrophages are major producers of inflammatory cytokines; however, their role in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has not been clearly defined. The aim of this study was to quantify macrophages in sinus tissue of patients with various subtypes of CRS and determine the impact of atopic status on macrophage infiltrate. Study Design Prospective immunohistochemical study of human sinonasal tissue. Setting Academic medical center. Subjects and Methods Human sinonasal tissue was taken from patients with CRS with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP, n = 8), CRS without nasal polyposis (CRSsNP, n = 8), and controls (n = 8) undergoing surgery for CSF leak repair or endoscopic excision of non-secreting pituitary tumor. Samples were immunohistochemically stained for macrophage/monocyte markers Mac387 and CD68. Results CRSwNP patients had significantly increased numbers of Mac387 and CD68 cells compared to control patients ( P < .05) or CRSsNP patients ( P < .01). CRSsNP had significantly increased number of cells staining for CD68 compared to controls ( P < .05). The increased presence of macrophages measured by either marker in CRSwNP was independent of atopic status. Conclusion Macrophages are increased in CSRwNP patients regardless of atopic status and may contribute to the immunopathology of CRS.
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- Caroline A. Banks
- Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Department of Surgery, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Research Service, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Hara K, Iijima K, Elias MK, Seno S, Tojima I, Kobayashi T, Kephart GM, Kurabayashi M, Kita H. Airway uric acid is a sensor of inhaled protease allergens and initiates type 2 immune responses in respiratory mucosa. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:4032-42. [PMID: 24663677 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Although type 2 immune responses to environmental Ags are thought to play pivotal roles in asthma and allergic airway diseases, the immunological mechanisms that initiate the responses are largely unknown. Many allergens have biologic activities, including enzymatic activities and abilities to engage innate pattern-recognition receptors such as TLR4. In this article, we report that IL-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin were produced quickly in the lungs of naive mice exposed to cysteine proteases, such as bromelain and papain, as a model for allergens. IL-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin sensitized naive animals to an innocuous airway Ag OVA, which resulted in production of type 2 cytokines and IgE Ab, and eosinophilic airway inflammation when mice were challenged with the same Ag. Importantly, upon exposure to proteases, uric acid (UA) was rapidly released into the airway lumen, and removal of this endogenous UA by uricase prevented type 2 immune responses. UA promoted secretion of IL-33 by airway epithelial cells in vitro, and administration of UA into the airways of naive animals induced extracellular release of IL-33, followed by both innate and adaptive type 2 immune responses in vivo. Finally, a potent UA synthesis inhibitor, febuxostat, mitigated asthma phenotypes that were caused by repeated exposure to natural airborne allergens. These findings provide mechanistic insights into the development of type 2 immunity to airborne allergens and recognize airway UA as a key player that regulates the process in respiratory mucosa.
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- Kenichiro Hara
- Division of Allergic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905
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Aloyouni SY, Segeritz CP, Sherrid AM, Gold MJ, Loeffler DIM, Blanchet MR, Cai B, Hirota J, McNagny KM, Kollmann TR. Perinatal Immunization With Vaccine-Grade Listeria monocytogenes Provides Protection Against Murine Th2 Airway Inflammation. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2014; 6:341-9. [PMID: 24991458 PMCID: PMC4077961 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2014.6.4.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Purpose Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder that leads to inflammation and narrowing of the airways. Its global prevalence has attained epidemic levels and treatment options that reach beyond temporary relief of symptoms are urgently needed. Since the processes leading to clinically symptomatic asthma start early in life, we set out to systematically evaluate a neonatal immunotherapeutic based on Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) for the control of allergic sensitization. Methods We modified Lm to express the model allergen, ovalbumin (OVA), and tested the ability of neonatal immunization with this strain to control allergic sensitization in a mouse model of OVA-induced asthma. Mice were immunized as newborns with live or heat killed LmOVA or live Lm, followed 6 weeks later by allergic sensitization with OVA. In order to determine whether the TH1-polarizing effect of this vaccine vector inadvertently may exacerbate development of certain TH1-driven allergic diseases, mice immunized as newborns were assessed in a model of adult hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). Results Both LmOVA and Lm-control vaccines were highly effective in providing long-lasting protection from airway inflammation after only one immunization given perinatally. Serum antibody levels and lung cytokine production suggest that this prophylactic strategy is associated with an allergen specific TH1-dominated response. Specifically, LmOVA vaccinated mice displayed significantly elevated OVA-specific serum IgG2a, but no difference in anti-OVA IgE antibodies and only slightly decreased anti-OVA IgG1 antibodies. Importantly, Lm-based neonatal vaccination did not exacerbate Th1/Th17 driven HP, arguing against broad spectrum immune skewing. Conclusions Our findings highlight the promise of early life Lm-based immunomodulatory interventions as a prophylactic strategy for allergic asthma.
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- Sheka Yagub Aloyouni
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Division of Infectious & Immunological Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Division of Infectious & Immunological Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Division of Infectious & Immunological Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- The Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Division of Infectious & Immunological Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de L'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Division of Infectious & Immunological Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia James Hogg Research Centre-Heart and Lung Institute, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ; Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- The Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Division of Infectious & Immunological Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Yu X, Yu C, Ren Z, Deng Y, Song J, Zhang H, Zhou H. Genetic variants of 17q21 are associated with childhood-onset asthma and related phenotypes in a northeastern Han Chinese population: a case-control study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 83:330-6. [PMID: 24649901 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Revised: 02/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A genome-wide association study (GWAS) suggested that variants on chromosome 17q21 were associated with childhood-onset asthma in white populations. Two replication studies had been conducted in southern Han Chinese population in 2009 and 2012. However, these two Chinese replication results were inconsistent. To further confirm the role of 17q21 common variants, an association study of 17q21 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the risk of childhood-onset asthma was performed in a Han population from northeastern China. In this study, rs3894194, rs12603332 and rs11650680 were genotyped in 435 asthmatic children and 601 healthy controls by using a SNaPshot method. Our data showed that the allelic frequency of rs12603332 and rs11650680 showed significant differences between asthmatic cases and healthy controls, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.36 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12-1.65, P=0.002] and an OR of 1.36 (95% CI 1.07-1.74, P=0.01). Genotype distribution analysis also showed the significant associations of the above two loci with childhood asthma under dominant, recessive and additive model (dominant OR=1.57, 95% CI 1.04-2.36, P=0.032; recessive OR=1.41, 95% CI 1.09-1.83, P=0.009; additive OR=1.97, 95% CI 1.24-3.14, P=0.004; recessive OR=1.50, 95% CI 1.13-1.98, P=0.005). Besides, linear regression analysis showed that rs3894194 and rs12603332 were also significantly associated with asthma phenotypes such as log10 -transformed immunoglobulin E (IgE) level (IU/ml) and log10 -transformed eosinophil percentage (dominant, P=0.04; additive, P=0.01; recessive, P=0.04; recessive, P=0.03; additive, P=0.02). Collectively, our findings suggest that orosomucoid 1-like 3 (ORMDL3) locus on chromosome 17q21 is a risk factor for childhood-onset asthma in northeastern Han Chinese population. Further studies will be needed to elucidate the pathogenesis that ORMDL3 locus predisposes to childhood-onset asthma.
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- X Yu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China; Department of Allergy, Harbin Children Hospital, Harbin, P. R. China
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Sagar S, Vos AP, Morgan ME, Garssen J, Georgiou NA, Boon L, Kraneveld AD, Folkerts G. The combination of Bifidobacterium breve with non-digestible oligosaccharides suppresses airway inflammation in a murine model for chronic asthma. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2014; 1842:573-83. [PMID: 24440361 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2014.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Revised: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in the use of interventions that target the intestinal microbiota as a treatment approach for asthma. This study is aimed at exploring the therapeutic effects of long-term treatment with a combination of Bifidobacterium breve with non-digestible oligosaccharides on airway inflammation and remodeling. A murine ovalbumin-induced chronic asthma model was used. Pulmonary airway inflammation; mRNA expression of pattern recognition receptors, Th-specific cytokines and transcription factors in lung tissue; expression of Foxp3 in blood Th cells; in vitro T cell activation; mast cell degranulation; and airway remodeling were examined. The combination of B. breve with non-digestible oligosaccharides suppressed pulmonary airway inflammation; reduced T cell activation and mast cell degranulation; modulated expression of pattern recognition receptors, cytokines and transcription factors; and reduced airway remodeling. The treatment induced regulatory T cell responses, as shown by increased Il10 and Foxp3 transcription in lung tissue, and augmented Foxp3 protein expression in blood CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells. This specific combination of beneficial bacteria with non-digestible oligosaccharides has strong anti-inflammatory properties, possibly via the induction of a regulatory T cell response, resulting in reduced airway remodeling and, therefore, may be beneficial in the treatment of chronic inflammation in allergic asthma.
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- Seil Sagar
- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Danone Research, Centre for Specialised Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Danone Research, Centre for Specialised Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Danone Research, Centre for Specialised Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Danone Research, Centre for Specialised Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Miazgowicz MM, Headley MB, Larson RP, Ziegler SF. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin and the pathophysiology of atopic disease. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2014; 5:547-556. [PMID: 20436950 DOI: 10.1586/eci.09.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an IL-7-related cytokine expressed predominantly by barrier epithelial cells. TSLP is a potent activator of several cell types, including myeloid-derived dendritic cells, monocytes/macrophages and mast cells. Recent studies have revealed an important role for TSLP in the initiation and progression of allergic inflammatory diseases. In this review, we will discuss the role of TSLP in atopic diseases, as well as its function in immune homeostasis.
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- Michael M Miazgowicz
- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA and Immunology Department, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, 1201 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, USA, Tel.: +1 206 583 6525, ,
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Gene expression based evidence of innate immune response activation in the epithelium with oral lichen planus. Arch Oral Biol 2014; 59:354-61. [PMID: 24581860 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a disease of the oral mucosa of unknown cause producing lesions with an intense band-like inflammatory infiltrate of T cells to the subepithelium and keratinocyte cell death. We performed gene expression analysis of the oral epithelium of lesions in subjects with OLP and its sister disease, oral lichenoid reaction (OLR), in order to better understand the role of the keratinocytes in these diseases. DESIGN Fourteen patients with OLP or OLR were included in the study, along with a control group of 23 subjects with a variety of oral diseases and a normal group of 17 subjects with no clinically visible mucosal abnormalities. Various proteins have been associated with OLP, based on detection of secreted proteins or changes in RNA levels in tissue samples consisting of epithelium, stroma, and immune cells. The mRNA level of twelve of these genes expressed in the epithelium was tested in the three groups. RESULTS Four genes showed increased expression in the epithelium of OLP patients: CD14, CXCL1, IL8, and TLR1, and at least two of these proteins, TLR1 and CXCL1, were expressed at substantial levels in oral keratinocytes. CONCLUSIONS Because of the large accumulation of T cells in lesions of OLP it has long been thought to be an adaptive immunity malfunction. We provide evidence that there is increased expression of innate immune genes in the epithelium with this illness, suggesting a role for this process in the disease and a possible target for treatment.
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Cleaver JO, You D, Michaud DR, Guzmán Pruneda FA, Leiva Juarez MM, Zhang J, Weill PM, Adachi R, Gong L, Moghaddam S, Poynter ME, Tuvim MJ, Evans SE. Lung epithelial cells are essential effectors of inducible resistance to pneumonia. Mucosal Immunol 2014; 7:78-88. [PMID: 23632328 PMCID: PMC3735803 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Infectious pneumonias are the leading cause of death worldwide, particularly among immunocompromised patients. Therapeutic stimulation of the lungs' intrinsic defenses with a unique combination of inhaled Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists broadly protects mice against otherwise lethal pneumonias. As the survival benefit persists despite cytotoxic chemotherapy-related neutropenia, the cells required for protection were investigated. The inducibility of resistance was tested in mice with deficiencies of leukocyte lineages due to genetic deletions and in wild-type mice with leukocyte populations significantly reduced by antibodies or toxins. Surprisingly, these serial reductions in leukocyte lineages did not appreciably impair inducible resistance, but targeted disruption of TLR signaling in the lung epithelium resulted in complete abrogation of the protective effect. Isolated lung epithelial cells were also induced to kill pathogens in the absence of leukocytes. Proteomic and gene expression analyses of isolated epithelial cells and whole lungs revealed highly congruent antimicrobial responses. Taken together, these data indicate that lung epithelial cells are necessary and sufficient effectors of inducible resistance. These findings challenge conventional paradigms about the role of epithelia in antimicrobial defense and offer a novel potential intervention to protect patients with impaired leukocyte-mediated immunity from fatal pneumonias.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America,Tecnológico de Monterrey School of Medicine, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America,Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Disease, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America,Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Disease, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America,Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Disease, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America,Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Disease, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America,University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Kouzaki H, Tojima I, Kita H, Shimizu T. Transcription of interleukin-25 and extracellular release of the protein is regulated by allergen proteases in airway epithelial cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2013; 49:741-50. [PMID: 23590308 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0304oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Epithelial cells at mucosal surfaces are integral components of innate and adaptive immunity. IL-25 is reportedly produced by epithelial cells and likely plays vital roles in regulating type-2 immune responses. However, little is known regarding the mechanisms that control production and extracellular releases of IL-25. We hypothesized that proteases from the multiple allergens may induce IL-25 production in airway epithelial cells. In this study, we found that IL-25 is constitutively produced and detectable in cytoplasm of resting normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells. When exposed to airborne allergens such as house dust mite (HDM), stored IL-25 was released rapidly to the extracellular space. IL-25 release was not accompanied by cell death, suggesting involvement of active secretory mechanism(s). HDM also enhanced IL-25 mRNA transcription, which was dependent on their protease activities. Furthermore, activation of NHBE cells with authentic proteases, such as trypsin and papain, or with a peptide agonist for protease-activated receptor 2 was sufficient to enhance IL-25 mRNA transcription and protein. Protease-driven increase in mRNA transcription and allergen-driven extracellular release of IL-25 protein was also observed in primary nasal epithelial cells from healthy individuals. These findings suggest that IL-25 production by airway epithelial cells is regulated by the transcription and protein release levels and that allergen proteases likely play pivotal roles in both biological processes.
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- Hideaki Kouzaki
- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan; and
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O'Connell BP, Schlosser RJ, Wentzel JL, Nagel W, Mulligan JK. Systemic monocyte-derived dendritic cells and associated Th2 skewing in chronic rhinosinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013; 150:312-20. [PMID: 24367054 DOI: 10.1177/0194599813516277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) are antigen-presenting cells capable of directing immune responses toward T-helper 1 (Th1) or T-helper 2 (Th2) phenotypes. The systemic profile of moDCs and their association with Th1/Th2 skewing in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is unclear. The purpose of this study is to characterize circulating moDCs in controls, CRS without nasal polyps (CRSsNP), and CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and correlate moDCs with Th1/Th2 skewing, mucosal inflammation on computed tomography (CT), and quality of life (QoL). STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Tertiary care hospital. SUBJECTS Blood was drawn from control (n = 12), CRSsNP (n = 18), and CRSwNP (n = 15) patients during endoscopic sinus surgery. METHODS Peripheral blood moDCs were analyzed with flow cytometry for expression of HLA-DR, CD209, and CD14. Th1 and Th2 cells were identified by CXCR3 and CCR8 expression, respectively. Lund-Mackay CT scores were assigned by blinded graders. Sino-Nasal Outcome Test 22 (SNOT-22) surveys were completed by patients before surgery. RESULTS CRSsNP and CRSwNP displayed elevations in systemic moDCs compared with controls. In CRSwNP, systemic Th2 skewing was observed and circulating CD4+ Th2 cells correlated with percent moDCs. MoDCs strongly correlated with higher Lund-Mackay CT scores in CRSsNP but not in CRSwNP. No relationship between moDCs and SNOT-22 scores was observed for either subset of CRS. CONCLUSION These data support that CRSwNP and CRSsNP display alterations in systemic immune profiles. CRSwNP is characterized by significant elevations in circulating moDCs, which is associated with systemic Th2-biased inflammation. Circulating moDCs are associated with mucosal inflammation on CT imaging in CRSsNP. No association between moDCs and QoL is evident in either CRS subset.
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- Brendan P O'Connell
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Mackenzie KJ, Anderton SM, Schwarze J. Viral respiratory tract infections and asthma in early life: cause and effect? Clin Exp Allergy 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/cea.12139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- K. J. Mackenzie
- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research; The University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh UK
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- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research; The University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh UK
- Centre for Multiple Sclerosis Research; The University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh UK
- Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution; The University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh UK
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- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research; The University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh UK
- Child Life and Health; The University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh UK
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Meng J, Zhou P, Liu Y, Liu F, Yi X, Liu S, Holtappels G, Bachert C, Zhang N. The development of nasal polyp disease involves early nasal mucosal inflammation and remodelling. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82373. [PMID: 24340021 PMCID: PMC3858290 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is characterized by both a chronic inflammation and tissue remodelling; as indicated by extracellular matrix protein deposition, basement membrane thickening, goblet cell hyperplasia and subepithelial edema, with reduced vessels and glands. Although remodelling is generally considered to be consequence of persistent inflammation, the chronological order and relationship between inflammation and remodelling in polyp development is still not clear. The aim of our study was therefore to investigate the pathological features prevalent in the development of nasal polyps and to elucidate the chronological order and relationship between inflammation and remodelling, by comparing specific markers of inflammation and remodelling in early stage nasal polyps confined to the middle turbinate (refer to as middle turbinate CRSwNP) obtained from 5 CRSwNP patients with bilateral polyposis, mature ethmoidal polyps from 6 CRSwNP patients, and normal nasal mucosal tissue from 6 control subjects. Middle turbinate CRSwNP demonstrated significantly more severe epithelial loss compared to mature ethmoidal polyps and normal nasal mucosa. The epithelial cell junction molecules E-cadherin, ZO-1 and occludin were also expressed in significantly lower amounts in mature ethmoidal polyps compared to healthy mucosa. Middle turbinate CRSwNP were further characterized by significantly increased numbers of subepithelial eosinophils and M2 type macrophages, with a distinct lack of collagen and deposition of fibronectin in polyp part. In contrast, the turbinate area of the middle turbinate CRSwNP was characterized by an increase in TGF-β activated myofibroblasts expressing α-SMA and vimentin, an increase in the number of pSmad2 positive cells, as well as increased deposition of collagen. These findings suggest a complex network of processes in the formation of CRSwNP; including gross epithelial damage and repair reactions, eosinophil and macrophage cell infiltration, and tissue remodelling. Furthermore, remodelling appears to occur in parallel, rather than subsequent to inflammation.
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Division of ENT Diseases, Clintec, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Upper Airway Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Szczepankiewicz A, Lackie PM, Holloway JW. Altered microRNA expression profile during epithelial wound repair in bronchial epithelial cells. BMC Pulm Med 2013; 13:63. [PMID: 24188858 PMCID: PMC4229315 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-13-63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Airway epithelial cells provide a protective barrier against environmental particles including potential pathogens. Epithelial repair in response to tissue damage is abnormal in asthmatic airway epithelium in comparison to the repair of normal epithelium after damage. The complex mechanisms coordinating the regulation of the processes involved in wound repair requires the phased expression of networks of genes. Small non-coding RNA molecules termed microRNAs (miRNAs) play a critical role in such coordinated regulation of gene expression. We aimed to establish if the phased expression of specific miRNAs is correlated with the repair of mechanically induced damage to the epithelium. METHODS To investigate the possible involvement of miRNA in epithelial repair, we analyzed miRNA expression profiles during epithelial repair in a cell culture model using TaqMan-based quantitative real-time PCR in a TaqMan Low Density Array format. The expression of 754 miRNA genes at seven time points in a 48-hour period during the wound repair process was profiled using the bronchial epithelial cell line 16HBE14o- growing in monolayer. RESULTS The expression levels of numerous miRNAs were found to be altered during the wound repair process. These miRNA genes were clustered into 3 different patterns of expression that correlate with the further regulation of several biological pathways involved in wound repair. Moreover, it was observed that expression of some miRNA genes were significantly altered only at one time point, indicating their involvement in a specific stage of the epithelial wound repair. CONCLUSIONS In summary, miRNA expression is modulated during the normal repair processes in airway epithelium in vitro suggesting a potential role in regulation of wound repair.
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- Aleksandra Szczepankiewicz
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 27/33 Szpitalna St,, 60-572 Poznan, Poland.
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Salazar F, Ghaemmaghami AM. Allergen recognition by innate immune cells: critical role of dendritic and epithelial cells. Front Immunol 2013; 4:356. [PMID: 24204367 PMCID: PMC3816228 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Allergy is an exacerbated response of the immune system against non-self-proteins called allergens and is typically characterized by biased type-2 T helper cell and deleterious IgE mediated immune responses. The allergic cascade starts with the recognition of allergens by antigen presenting cells, mainly dendritic cells (DCs), leading to Th2 polarization, switching to IgE production by B cells, culminating in mast cell sensitization and triggering. DCs have been demonstrated to play a crucial role in orchestrating allergic diseases. Using different C-type lectin receptors DCs are able to recognize and internalize a number of allergens from diverse sources leading to sensitization. Furthermore, there is increasing evidence highlighting the role of epithelial cells in triggering and modulating immune responses to allergens. As well as providing a physical barrier, epithelial cells can interact with allergens and influence DCs behavior through the release of a number of Th2 promoting cytokines. In this review we will summarize current understanding of how allergens are recognized by DCs and epithelial cells and what are the consequences of such interaction in the context of allergic sensitization and downstream events leading to allergic inflammation. Better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of allergen recognition and associated signaling pathways could enable developing more effective therapeutic strategies that target the initial steps of allergic sensitization hence hindering development or progression of allergic diseases.
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- Fabián Salazar
- Division of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham , UK
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Iwata A, Kawashima S, Kobayashi M, Okubo A, Kawashima H, Suto A, Hirose K, Nakayama T, Nakajima H. Th2-type inflammation instructs inflammatory dendritic cells to induce airway hyperreactivity. Int Immunol 2013; 26:103-14. [PMID: 24150243 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxt047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Dendritic cells (DCs) play critical roles in determining the fate of CD4⁺ T cells. Among DC sub-populations, monocyte-derived inflammatory DCs (iDCs) have been shown to play an important role in the induction of adaptive immune responses under inflammatory conditions. Although previous studies have shown that DCs have an indispensable role in the induction of allergic airway inflammation and airway hyperreactivity (AHR) in murine asthma models, the precise roles of iDCs in the asthmatic responses remain largely unknown. We show here that T(h)2 cell-mediated inflammation in murine asthma models induces the expression of some markers of alternatively activated macrophage such as arginase 1 and resistin-like molecule-α in iDCs by a mechanism depending on the intrinsic expression of STAT6. In contrast, T(h)1 cell-mediated inflammation induces iDCs to express TNF-α and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), markers of TNF-α- and iNOS-producing DCs. Moreover, we show that iDCs under a T(h)2 environment play an important role in the induction of AHR, independently of allergic airway inflammation. Our results thus indicate the importance of iDCs in the induction of AHR as downstream effector cells in T(h)2 cell-mediated asthmatic responses.
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Hardy CL, LeMasurier JS, Mohamud R, Yao J, Xiang SD, Rolland JM, O’Hehir RE, Plebanski M. Differential Uptake of Nanoparticles and Microparticles by Pulmonary APC Subsets Induces Discrete Immunological Imprints. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 191:5278-90. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Leino MS, Loxham M, Blume C, Swindle EJ, Jayasekera NP, Dennison PW, Shamji BWH, Edwards MJ, Holgate ST, Howarth PH, Davies DE. Barrier disrupting effects of alternaria alternata extract on bronchial epithelium from asthmatic donors. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71278. [PMID: 24009658 PMCID: PMC3751915 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Sensitization and exposure to the allergenic fungus Alternaria alternata has been associated with increased risk of asthma and asthma exacerbations. The first cells to encounter inhaled allergens are epithelial cells at the airway mucosal surface. Epithelial barrier function has previously been reported to be defective in asthma. This study investigated the contribution of proteases from Alternaria alternata on epithelial barrier function and inflammatory responses and compared responses of in vitro cultures of differentiated bronchial epithelial cells derived from severely asthmatic donors with those from non-asthmatic controls. Polarised 16HBE cells or air-liquid interface (ALI) bronchial epithelial cultures from non-asthmatic or severe asthmatic donors were challenged apically with extracts of Alternaria and changes in inflammatory cytokine release and transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) were measured. Protease activity in Alternaria extracts was characterised and the effect of selectively inhibiting protease activity on epithelial responses was examined using protease inhibitors and heat-treatment. In 16HBE cells, Alternaria extracts stimulated release of IL-8 and TNFα, with concomitant reduction in TER; these effects were prevented by heat-treatment of the extracts. Examination of the effects of protease inhibitors suggested that serine proteases were the predominant class of proteases mediating these effects. ALI cultures from asthmatic donors exhibited a reduced IL-8 response to Alternaria relative to those from healthy controls, while neither responded with increased thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) release. Only cultures from asthmatic donors were susceptible to the barrier-weakening effects of Alternaria. Therefore, the bronchial epithelium of severely asthmatic individuals may be more susceptible to the deleterious effects of Alternaria.
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- Marina S. Leino
- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, South Block, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, South Block, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, South Block, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, South Block, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, South Block, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, South Block, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Novartis Horsham Research Centre, Horsham, United Kingdom
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Novartis Horsham Research Centre, Horsham, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, South Block, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, South Block, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, South Block, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Kim YJ, Kim HJ, Kang MJ, Yu HS, Seo JH, Kim HY, Park SJ, Lee YC, Hong SJ. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Suppresses Asthmatic Responses via CD4(+)CD25(+) Regulatory T Cells and Dendritic Cells. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2013; 6:201-7. [PMID: 24843794 PMCID: PMC4021237 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2014.6.3.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Purpose Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is known to suppress the asthmatic responses in a murine model of asthma and to induce dendritic cells (DCs) maturation. Mature DCs play a crucial role in the differentiation of regulatory T cells (Tregs), which are known to regulate allergic inflammatory responses. To investigate whether BCG regulates Tregs in a DCs-mediated manner, we analyzed in a murine model of asthma. Methods BALB/c mice were injected intraperitoneally with BCG or intravenously with BCG-stimulated DCs and then sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA). Mice were analysed for bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR), the influx of inflammatory cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, and histopathological changes in the lung. To identify the mechanisms, IgE, IgG1 and IgG2a in the serum were analysed and the CD25+ Tregs in the mice were depleted with anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody (mAb). Results BCG and the transfer of BCG-stimulated DCs both suppressed all aspects of the asthmatic responses, namely, BHR, the production of total IgE and OVA-specific IgE and IgGs, and pulmonary eosinophilic inflammation. Anti-CD25mAb treatment reversed these effects. Conclusions BCG can attenuate the allergic inflammation in a mouse model of asthma by a Tregs-related mechanism that is mediated by DCs.
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- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Asthma Atopy Center, Research Center for Standardization of Allergic Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Asthma Atopy Center, Research Center for Standardization of Allergic Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Research Center for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Research Center for Pulmonary Disorders, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Asthma Atopy Center, Research Center for Standardization of Allergic Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kumar Y, Bhatia A. Immunopathogenesis of allergic disorders: current concepts. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2013; 9:211-26. [PMID: 23445196 DOI: 10.1586/eci.12.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Allergic disorders are a group of immune-mediated disorders that are associated with considerable morbidity and ill health. There has been significant rise in the prevalence of allergy in the last few years. This has heightened interest in uncovering the novel mechanisms involved in etiopathogenesis of allergic disorders. Understanding the pathways underlying allergy will help in developing effective modalities for its prevention and treatment. This review focuses primarily on common IgE-mediated allergic conditions and recent developments in their immunopathogenesis, especially those involving respiratory mucosa.
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- Yashwant Kumar
- Department of Immunopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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Takada E, Furuhata M, Nakae S, Ichijo H, Sudo K, Mizuguchi J. Requirement of apoptosis-inducing kinase 1 for the induction of bronchial asthma following stimulation with ovalbumin. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2013; 162:104-14. [PMID: 23921222 DOI: 10.1159/000353240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway. Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1), a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase family, is activated by environmental stress and plays a crucial role in the induction of apoptosis and inflammation. To examine whether ASK1 is involved in the induction of bronchial asthma, we investigated the role of ASK1 using a genetic approach in the production of cytokines, as well as the development of airway hyperreactivity (AHR) and antibody responses using a murine airway inflammation model. METHODS ASK1-deficient (ASK1(-/-)) and control wild-type (WT) mice were immunized with ovalbumin (OVA) without alum intraperitoneally, followed by intranasal administration of OVA. Airway infiltration of inflammatory cells, cytokine production, AHR and antibody production were assayed. The asthmatic phenotype was assessed following intranasal administration of IL-13 or TNF-α. RESULTS ASK1(-/-) mice sensitized with OVA displayed an impaired inflammatory cell infiltration into airways and a decreased AHR relative to WT mice. Moreover, the production of OVA-specific IgE antibodies and proasthmatic cytokines (IL-5, IL-13 and TNF-α) was substantially reduced in OVA-stimulated ASK1(-/-) mice. Intranasal administration of IL-13 and OVA enhanced the accumulation of inflammatory cells in OVA-primed ASK1(-/-) mice. The OVA-induced AHR in response to methacholine was enhanced by IL-13 in WT mice but not ASK1(-/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS The ASK1 signaling pathway regulates the OVA-induced asthmatic phenotype, specifically AHR sensitivity and cytokine production. Therefore, the ASK1 signaling pathway is a promising target for therapeutic intervention in some asthmatic patients.
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- Eiko Takada
- Department of Immunology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Domínguez-Hüttinger E, Ono M, Barahona M, Tanaka RJ. Risk factor-dependent dynamics of atopic dermatitis: modelling multi-scale regulation of epithelium homeostasis. Interface Focus 2013; 3:20120090. [PMID: 23853706 PMCID: PMC3638487 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2012.0090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Epithelial tissue provides the body with its first layer of protection against harmful environmental stimuli by enacting the regulatory interplay between a physical barrier preventing the influx of external stimuli and an inflammatory response to the infiltrating stimuli. Importantly, this interdependent regulation occurs on different time scales: the tissue-level barrier permeability is regulated over the course of hours, whereas the cellular-level enzymatic reactions leading to inflammation take place within minutes. This multi-scale regulation is key to the epithelium's function and its dysfunction leads to various diseases. This paper presents a mathematical model of regulatory mechanisms in the epidermal epithelium that includes processes on two different time scales at the cellular and tissue levels. We use this model to investigate the essential regulatory interactions between epidermal barrier integrity and skin inflammation and how their dysfunction leads to atopic dermatitis (AD). Our model exhibits a structure of dual (positive and negative) control at both cellular and tissue levels. We also determined how the variation induced by well-known risk factors for AD can break the balance of the dual control. Our model analysis based on time-scale separation suggests that each risk factor leads to qualitatively different dynamic behaviours of different severity for AD, and that the coincidence of multiple risk factors dramatically increases the fragility of the epithelium's function. The proposed mathematical framework should also be applicable to other inflammatory diseases that have similar time-scale separation and control architectures.
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Gene-metabolite expression in blood can discriminate allergen-induced isolated early from dual asthmatic responses. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67907. [PMID: 23844124 PMCID: PMC3699462 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Some asthmatic individuals undergoing allergen inhalation challenge develop an isolated early response whereas others develop a dual response (early plus late response). In the present study we have used transcriptomics (microarrays) and metabolomics (mass spectrometry) of peripheral blood to identify molecular patterns that can discriminate allergen-induced isolated early from dual asthmatic responses. Peripheral blood was obtained prior to (pre-) and 2 hours post allergen inhalation challenge from 33 study participants. In an initial cohort of 14 participants, complete blood counts indicated significant differences in neutrophil and lymphocyte counts at pre-challenge between early and dual responders. At post-challenge, significant genes (ALOX15, FADS2 and LPCAT2) and metabolites (lysolipids) were enriched in lipid metabolism pathways. Enzymes encoding for these genes are involved in membrane biogenesis and metabolism of fatty acids into pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators. Correlation analysis indicated a strong negative correlation between ALOX15, FADS2, and IL5RA expression with 2-arachidonoylglycerophosphocholine levels in dual responders. However, measuring arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid levels in a validation cohort of 19 participants indicated that the free form of DHA (nmoles/µg of protein) was significantly (p = 0.03) different between early and dual responders after allergen challenge. Collectively these results may suggest an imbalance in lipid metabolism which dictates pro- (anti-) inflammatory and pro-resolving mechanisms. Future studies with larger sample sizes may reveal novel mechanisms and therapeutic targets of the late phase asthmatic response.
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MicroRNAs: new insights into chronic childhood diseases. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:291826. [PMID: 23878802 PMCID: PMC3710618 DOI: 10.1155/2013/291826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chronic diseases are the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and have shown increasing incidence rates among children in the last decades. Chronic illnesses in the pediatric population, even if well managed, affect social, psychological, and physical development and often limit education and active participation and increase the risk for health complications. The significant pediatric morbidity and mortality rates caused by chronic illnesses call for serious efforts toward better understanding of the pathogenesis of these disorders. Recent studies have shown the involvement of microRNAs (miRNAs) in various aspects of major pediatric chronic non-neoplastic diseases. This review focuses on the role of miRNAs in four major pediatric chronic diseases including bronchial asthma, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy and cystic fibrosis. We intend to emphasize the importance of miRNA-based research in combating these major disorders, as we believe this approach will result in novel therapies to aid securing normal development and to prevent disabilities in the pediatric population.
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Guibas GV, Makris M, Papadopoulos NG. Key Regulators of Sensitization and Tolerance: GM-CSF, IL-10, TGF-β and the Notch Signaling Pathway in Adjuvant-Free Experimental Models of Respiratory Allergy. Int Rev Immunol 2013; 32:307-23. [DOI: 10.3109/08830185.2013.794457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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He M, Ichinose T, Yoshida S, Takano H, Nishikawa M, Sun G, Shibamoto T. Induction of immune tolerance and reduction of aggravated lung eosinophilia by co-exposure to Asian sand dust and ovalbumin for 14 weeks in mice. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2013; 9:19. [PMID: 23731974 PMCID: PMC3680064 DOI: 10.1186/1710-1492-9-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Atmospheric contamination caused by Asian sand-dust (ASD) storms aggravates asthma in both human adults and children. This study aims to investigate a series of manifestations in allergic airway disease caused by co-exposure to allergens and ASD for 6 weeks and 14 weeks. Methods CD-1 Mice were instilled intratracheally with 0.1 mg of ASD/mouse four times (6 weeks) or eight times (14 weeks) at 2-week intervals (total dose of 0.4 mg or 0.8 mg/mouse) with or without ovalbumin (OVA). The pathologic changes in the airway, cytological alteration in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and levels of inflammatory cytokines/chemokines in BALF, and OVA-specific IgE and IgG1 antibodies in serum were measured in the treated CD-1 mice. Results Four-time co-exposure to OVA and ASD aggravates allergic airway inflammation along with Th2-cytokine IL-13 and eosinophil-relevant cytokine/chemokines IL-5, Eotaxin and MCP-3 in BALF, and fibrous thickening of the subepithelial layer in the airway. On the other hand, eight-time co-exposure attenuates these changes along with a significant increase of TGF-β1 in BALF. Adjuvant effects of ASD toward IgG1 and IgE production in sera were, however, still seen in the eight-time co-exposure. Conclusions These results indicate that the immune responses in airways are exacerbated by four-time co-exposure to ASD with OVA, but that there is a shift to suppressive responses in eight-time co-exposure, suggesting that the responses are caused by TGF-β1-related immune tolerance.
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- Miao He
- Department of Health Sciences, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 870-1201 Oita, Japan ; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, 11001 Shenyang, China
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- Department of Health Sciences, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 870-1201 Oita, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 870-1201 Oita, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Environmental Health Division, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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- Environmental Chemistry Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 305-8506 Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, 11001 Shenyang, China
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Takayuki Shibamoto, University of California, Davis, CA 95616,, USA
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Suen JL, Hsu SH, Hung CH, Chao YS, Lee CL, Lin CY, Weng TH, Yu HS, Huang SK. A common environmental pollutant, 4-nonylphenol, promotes allergic lung inflammation in a murine model of asthma. Allergy 2013; 68:780-7. [PMID: 23621474 DOI: 10.1111/all.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exposure to environmental hormones, such as alkylphenols, has been suggested to be associated with the development of asthma, but the mechanism of action remains unclear. OBJECTIVE This study examined the effect of 4-nonylphenol (NP), one of the most important alkylphenols, on conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) and adaptive T-cell responses. It also explored the role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in NP's effect. METHODS NP-conditioned bone marrow-derived DCs (BM-DCs) and splenic CD11c(+) cDCs were assessed regarding function in a murine model under conditions relevant to route and level of exposure in humans. RESULTS Our results showed that splenic cDCs from NP-exposed mice have potent Th2-skewing ability and secrete increased levels of IL-6 and TNF-α, but not IL-10 and IL-12, at baseline and after stimulation with LPS. Further, bone marrow-derived DCs were cultured in the presence of NP and showed similar cytokine pattern and influenced the antigen-specific T cells secreting significantly less IFN-γ. Importantly, NP-exposed mice developed more severe OVA-induced allergic lung inflammation compared with control group. Interestingly, in a congenic strain of mice carrying low-affinity, ligand-binding mutant AhR (AhR(d) ), NP's effect on DC functions and lung inflammation was not observed in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSION These results suggested that NP may disturb physiologic function of DCs through, in part, AhR-dependent mechanisms, supporting the importance of NP exposure on the regulation of DC functions and allergic inflammation.
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine; College of Medicine; Kaohsiung; Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Faculty of Pediatrics; College of Medicine; Kaohsiung; Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine; College of Medicine; Kaohsiung; Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine; College of Medicine; Kaohsiung; Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine; College of Medicine; Kaohsiung; Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine; College of Medicine; Kaohsiung; Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine; College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung; Taiwan
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Garg R, Shrivastava P, van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk S. The role of dendritic cells in innate and adaptive immunity to respiratory syncytial virus, and implications for vaccine development. Expert Rev Vaccines 2013; 11:1441-57. [PMID: 23252388 DOI: 10.1586/erv.12.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common human pathogen that causes cold-like symptoms in most healthy adults and children. However, RSV often moves into the lower respiratory tract in infants and young children predisposed to respiratory illness, making it the most common cause of pediatric broncheolitis and pneumonia. The development of an appropriate balanced immune response is critical for recovery from RSV, while an unbalanced and/or excessively vigorous response may lead to immunopathogenesis. Different dendritic cell (DC) subsets influence the magnitude and quality of the host response to RSV infection, with myeloid DCs mediating and plasmacytoid DCs modulating immunopathology. Furthermore, stimulation of DCs through Toll-like receptors is essential for induction of protective immunity to RSV. These characteristics have implications for the rational design of a RSV vaccine.
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- VIDO-Intervac, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3, Canada
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Dong S, Zhang X, He Y, Xu F, Li D, Xu W, Wang H, Yin Y, Cao J. Synergy of IL-27 and TNF-α in regulating CXCL10 expression in lung fibroblasts. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2013; 48:518-30. [PMID: 23333920 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0340oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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IL-27 is involved in inflammatory reactions. CXCL10 is an important chemokine contributing to airway inflammatory disease. In this study, we investigated whether IL-27 modulated the synthesis of CXCL10 in primary human lung fibroblasts (HLFs). HLFs were activated by IL-27 alone, or in combination with other cytokines. CXCL10 synthesis was measured by real-time PCR and ELISA. An examination of transcriptional regulation was performed via the transient transfection of promoter constructs, whereas mRNA stability was assessed by actinomycin D chase and real-time PCR. The underlying signaling pathways were studied by Western blotting and intracellular staining, using flow cytometry. Our results demonstrated that IL-27 induced and synergized with TNF-α to up-regulate CXCL10 mRNA and protein concentrations in a steroid-insensitive manner. This synergistic CXCL10 production was dependent on the transcriptional regulation of CXCL10 gene promoter activity and the enhanced stability of CXCL10 mRNA because of IL-27 and TNF-α, and this synergism was regulated by the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-OH kinase (PI3K)-Akt dominantly, and in small part via NF-κB. Interestingly, IL-27 promoted the basal and enhanced TNF-α-induced phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and Akt, but not IκBα. Moreover, enhanced CXCL10 mRNA stability occurred via a p38 MAPK-dependent pathway. Finally, clinical analysis showed that IL-27 was detected in the bronchoalveolar lavage of patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), and increased IL-27 concentrations were correlated with increased CXCL10 concentrations in patients with COPD and PTB. Our findings suggest that IL-27 has the potential to amplify airway inflammation via the induction of CXCL10 from HLFs, in combination with TNF-α.
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- Shanshan Dong
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Division of labor between lung dendritic cells and macrophages in the defense against pulmonary infections. Mucosal Immunol 2013; 6:464-73. [PMID: 23549447 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The lung is highly exposed to the external environment. For this reason, the lung needs to handle a number of potential threats present in inhaled air such as viruses or bacteria. Dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages (MFs) play an important role in orchestrating the immune responses to these challenges. The severe lung inflammation caused by some pathogens poses a unique challenge to the immune system: the potential insult must be eliminated rapidly whereas tissue inflammation must be controlled in order to avoid collateral damages that can lead to acute respiratory failure. Immune responses to infectious agents are initiated and controlled by various populations of antigen-presenting cells with specialized functions, which include conventional DCs (cDCs), monocyte-derived DCs (moDCs), plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs), and alveolar MFs (AMFs). This review will discuss the role of these different cells in responses to pulmonary infections, with a focus on influenza virus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Potential of immunoglobulin A to prevent allergic asthma. Clin Dev Immunol 2013; 2013:542091. [PMID: 23690823 PMCID: PMC3649226 DOI: 10.1155/2013/542091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Allergic asthma is characterized by bronchial hyperresponsiveness, a defective barrier function, and eosinophilic lower airway inflammation in response to allergens. The inflammation is dominated by Th2 cells and IgE molecules and supplemented with Th17 cells in severe asthma. In contrast, in healthy individuals, allergen-specific IgA and IgG4 molecules are found but no IgE, and their T cells fail to proliferate in response to allergens, probably because of the development of regulatory processes that actively suppress responses to allergens. The presence of allergen-specific secretory IgA has drawn little attention so far, although a few epidemiological studies point at a reverse association between IgA levels and the incidence of allergic airway disease. This review highlights the latest literature on the role of mucosal IgA in protection against allergic airway disease, the mechanisms described to induce secretory IgA, and the role of (mucosal) dendritic cells in this process. Finally, we discuss how this information can be used to translate into the development of new therapies for allergic diseases based on, or supplemented with, IgA boosting strategies.
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Pilette C, Jacobson MR, Ratajczak C, Detry B, Banfield G, VanSnick J, Durham SR, Nouri-Aria KT. Aberrant dendritic cell function conditions Th2-cell polarization in allergic rhinitis. Allergy 2013; 68:312-21. [PMID: 23330844 DOI: 10.1111/all.12090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Myeloid (m) and plasmacytoid (p) dendritic cells (DCs) regulate immune responses to allergens, whereas it remains unclear whether abnormal DC function characterizes patients with airway allergy and whether putative dysfunction exists only in target organs. To evaluate DC function from patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), we assessed nasal, cutaneous as well as blood DCs after in vivo and in vitro allergen challenge, respectively. METHODS DCs were immunostained in nasal and skin tissues, and cytokine expression was assessed by dual immunofluorescence. Cytokine production and regulation of cocultured peripheral CD4+ T cells were assayed by ELISA. RESULTS In AR patients, local allergen challenge resulted in increases in pDC and mDC numbers at 8 h in the nasal mucosa and at 8-48 h in the skin. Defects in IL-10 and IFN-α were observed in both organs from AR. Blood mDCs from AR exhibited reduced IL-10 and IL-12 expression. The capacity of activated pDCs from AR to produce IFN-α and to trigger IL-10 by allogeneic CD4(+) T cells was diminished, whereas mDCs from these patients supported Th2- and Th17-cell differentiation. CONCLUSION In allergic rhinitis, DCs are altered not only locally but also in the systemic circulation. mDCs and pDCs increased in airway and skin tissues exposed to the allergen and displayed reduced production of IL-10 and 'type 1 signals' (IL-12, IFN-α) both locally and in blood. Functional studies showed that this results in preferential Th2/Th17-cell polarization and impaired generation by blood DCs of IL-10+ T cells, linking systemic DC dysfunction and biased T-cell responses.
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- C. Pilette
- Institute of Experimental & Clinical Research (pole of Pneumology - immunobiology group); Cliniques universitaires St-Luc; Université catholique de Louvain; Brussels; Belgium
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- Section Allergy & Clinical Immunology; National Heart & Lung Institute at Imperial College London; London; UK
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- C. de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology & Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; Université catholique de Louvain; Brussels; Belgium
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- Section Allergy & Clinical Immunology; National Heart & Lung Institute at Imperial College London; London; UK
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- Section Allergy & Clinical Immunology; National Heart & Lung Institute at Imperial College London; London; UK
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Trueba AF, Ritz T. Stress, asthma, and respiratory infections: pathways involving airway immunology and microbial endocrinology. Brain Behav Immun 2013; 29:11-27. [PMID: 23041248 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Revised: 09/18/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Stress and infections have long been independently associated with asthma pathogenesis and exacerbation. Prior research has focused on the effect of psychological stress on Th cells with particular relevance to atopic asthma. In this review, we propose new perspectives that integrate the role of infection in the relationship between psychological stress and asthma. We highlight the essential role of the mucosal epithelia of the airways in understanding the interaction between infections and the stress-asthma relationship. In addition, we review findings suggesting that psychological stress not only modulates immune processes, but also the pathogenic qualities of bacteria, with implications for the pathogenesis and exacerbation asthma.
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- Ana F Trueba
- Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, 6116 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75206, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, 6116 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75206, USA
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Vitamin D regulation of OX40 ligand in immune responses to Aspergillus fumigatus. Infect Immun 2013; 81:1510-9. [PMID: 23439304 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01345-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OX40 ligand (OX40L) is a costimulatory molecule involved in Th2 allergic responses. It has been shown that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased OX40L expression in peripheral CD11c(+) cells and controls Th2 responses to Aspergillus fumigatus in vitro in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). To investigate if vitamin D deficiency regulated OX40L and Th2 responses in vivo, we examined the effect of nutritional vitamin D deficiency on costimulatory molecules in CD11c(+) cells and A. fumigatus-induced Th2 responses. Vitamin D-deficient mice showed increased expression of OX40L on lung CD11c(+) cells, and OX40L was critical for enhanced Th2 responses to A. fumigatus in vivo. In in vitro assays, vitamin D treatment led to vitamin D receptor (VDR) binding in the promoter region of OX40L and significantly decreased the promoter activity of the OX40L promoter. In addition, vitamin D altered NF-κB p50 binding in the OX40L promoter that may be responsible for repression of OX40L expression. These data show that vitamin D can act directly on OX40L, which impacts Th2 responses and supports the therapeutic use of vitamin D in diseases regulated by OX40L.
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Mori M, Andersson CK, Svedberg KA, Glader P, Bergqvist A, Shikhagaie M, Löfdahl CG, Erjefält JS. Appearance of remodelled and dendritic cell-rich alveolar-lymphoid interfaces provides a structural basis for increased alveolar antigen uptake in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax 2013; 68:521-31. [PMID: 23412435 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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RATIONALE The alveolar pathology in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involves antigen-driven immune events. However, the induction sites of alveolar adaptive immune responses have remained poorly investigated. OBJECTIVES To explore the hypothesis that interfaces between the alveolar lumen and lymphoid aggregates (LAs) provide a structural basis for increased alveolar antigen uptake in COPD lungs. METHODS Lung samples from patients with mild (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage I), moderate-severe (GOLD II-III), and very severe (GOLD IV) COPD were subjected to detailed histological assessments of adaptive immune system components. Never smokers and smokers without COPD served as controls. RESULTS Quantitative histology, involving computerised three-dimensional reconstructions, confirmed a rich occurrence of alveolar-restricted LAs and revealed, for the first time, that the vast majority of vascular or bronchiolar associated LAs had alveolar interfaces but also an intricate network of lymphatic vessels. Uniquely to COPD lungs, the interface epithelium had transformed into a columnar phenotype. Accumulation of langerin (CD207)(+) dendritic cells occurred in the interface epithelium in patients with COPD but not controls. The antigen-capturing capacity of langerin(+) dendritic cells was confirmed by increased alveolar protrusions and physical T cell contact. Several of these immune remodelling parameters correlated with lung function parameters. CONCLUSIONS Severe stages of COPD are associated with an emergence of remodelled and dendritic cell-rich alveolar-lymphoid interfaces. This novel type of immune remodelling, which predicts an increased capacity to respond to alveolar antigens, is suggested to contribute to aggravated inflammation in COPD.
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- Michiko Mori
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Roider E, Ruzicka T, Schauber J. Vitamin d, the cutaneous barrier, antimicrobial peptides and allergies: is there a link? ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2013; 5:119-28. [PMID: 23638309 PMCID: PMC3636445 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2013.5.3.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Atopic diseases such as atopic dermatitis (AD) are very common in industrialized countries. Up to 15%-30% of all children and 2%-10% of all adults suffer from AD. Already in early disease stages, a defective epidermal barrier is known to contribute to the pathogenesis of AD. Central elements in the epidermal barrier are antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are secreted by keratinocytes, sweat gland cells but also infiltrating immune cells. AMPs function as endogenous antibiotics and are able to kill bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Furthermore AMPs act as immune modulators with effects on the innate and adaptive immune system. The probably best studied AMPs in human skin are the defensins and cathelicidin. In atopic diseases the functions of AMPs such as cathelicidin might be impaired and microbial superinfections could serve as cofactors for allergic sensitization. Hence, induction of AMPs could be beneficial in these patients. Cathelicidin which is often referred to its peptide form hCAP18 or LL-37 can be induced by ultraviolet light B (UVB) irradiation and is upregulated in infected and injured skin. The cathelicidin gene carries a vitamin D response element and the vitamin D pathway could therefore be targeted for cathelicidin regulation. As the development and course of atopic diseases might be influenced by vitamin D signaling these pathomechanisms could explain the growing evidence connecting vitamin D to allergic diseases, including AD, allergic rhinitis, food allergies and asthma. In this review the role of vitamin D and the AMP cathelicidin in the pathogenesis of atopic diseases with impaired barrier function will be discussed.
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- Elisabeth Roider
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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Moniaga CS, Jeong SK, Egawa G, Nakajima S, Hara-Chikuma M, Jeon JE, Lee SH, Hibino T, Miyachi Y, Kabashima K. Protease activity enhances production of thymic stromal lymphopoietin and basophil accumulation in flaky tail mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2013; 182:841-51. [PMID: 23333753 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 10/23/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Epidermal barrier abnormality due to filaggrin deficiency is an important predisposing factor in the development of atopic dermatitis (AD). In addition, the expression of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) in keratinocytes (KCs), induced by barrier disruption, can promote type 2 helper T-cell polarization. Protease activity, including protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2), is also known to be involved in epidermal barrier function in AD. However, to our knowledge, the relationship between protease activity and filaggrin deficiency from the perspective of AD has not been elucidated. Flaky tail (Flg(ft)) mice, known to have a mutation in the filaggrin gene, were used to assess the role of protease in KCs in the steady state and the mite-induced AD-like skin inflammation model. In the steady state, the expression and activity levels of endogenous proteases, kallikreins 5, 7, and 14, in the skin and TSLP were higher in Flg(ft) than in control mice. In addition, activation of PAR-2 by its agonist induced the production of TSLP in KCs of Flg(ft) mice, which was abrogated by a newly developed PAR-2 antagonist. Application of the PAR-2 antagonist improved symptoms and basophil accumulation in Flg(ft) mice treated with mite extracts. These results suggest that possibly through the PAR-2 activation in KCs, filaggrin deficiency induces TSLP production and basophil accumulation, which play important roles in the establishment of AD.
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- Catharina S Moniaga
- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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