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Ralchev NR, Kerekov N, Mihaylova N, Kremlitzka M, Hristova D, Dzhorev J, Erdei A, Tchorbanov AI. Targeted suppression of Dpt-specific B cells in humanized Rag2- γc- mouse model of HDM allergy. Scand J Immunol 2023; 97:e13241. [PMID: 36519562 DOI: 10.1111/sji.13241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Der p 1 is one of the major allergenic molecules of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, causing house dust mite (HDM) allergy. The pathological B cells produce allergen-specific IgE antibodies that mediate the hypersensitivity reaction, therefore the selective elimination of these B cells is a legitimate therapeutic goal in allergy. Chimeric molecule Dp51-72 able to cross-link B cell inhibitory complement receptor type 1 and BCR on Der p 1-specific B cells was constructed. The signalling capabilities of this molecule have been tested on human B cells. A humanized mouse model of HDM allergy has been used to test the in vivo effects of the chimeric molecule administration. Administering the chimeric molecule to immunodeficient Rag2- γc- mice transferred with PBMCs from allergic patients resulted in reduction of allergen-specific IgE antibodies in the sera, and reduced infiltration of immune cells in lung histology preparations. Reduced numbers of human CD45+ and CD4+ cells in the lungs as well as inhibition of mast cell degranulation were also observed. The treatment with Dp51-72 chimera significantly decreased the local levels of anti-Dpt IgE antibodies in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). The binding of the chimeric molecule to tonsillar B cells triggers the tyrosine phosphorylation of 30-32 kDa protein, which is most likely involved in the inhibitory process. Administration of constructed chimeric molecules to humanized mice with developed inflammation resulted in specific suppression of disease-associated IgE antibody-producing cells and preserved lung histology. This effective approach could be further developed into a therapeutic agent for treatment of patients with HDM allergy.
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- Nikola Ralchev Ralchev
- The Stefan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- The Stefan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- The Stefan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- MTA-ELTE Immunology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Allergology Clinic, Alexander's University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- MTA-ELTE Immunology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Immunology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- The Stefan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.,National Institute of Immunology, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Wang N, Zhou Y, Wu M, Zhu H, Cui Y. Expression, epitope prediction and IgE-binding of the Tyrophagus putrescentiae group 13 allergen. Exp Ther Med 2020; 20:21. [PMID: 32934686 PMCID: PMC7471918 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2020.9149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Storage mites, such as Tyrophagus putrescentiae, are an important source of allergens that cause allergic diseases in humans. It has previously been indicated that T. putrescentiae has a high sensitization rate as an allergen in some Asian and European countries. Identifying and cloning the allergens in this species may enable improved diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The aim of the present study was to clone and sequence the T. putrescentiae group 13 allergen (Tyr p 13) isolated from storage mites in China, to use bioinformatics tools to model its biophysical characteristics and to induce protein expression to test its IgE-binding activity. The full-length cDNA comprised 486 bp and was predicted to include a signal peptide of 22 amino acids. Its secondary structure was shown to comprise an α-helix (10.79%), extended strand (33.81%) and random coils (55.40%). Using homology modeling, the present study constructed a reasonable tertiary structure of Tyr p 13. Linear Bcell epitopes at amino acids 47-53, 70-76, 81-86, 101-105 and 112120 were predicted. Three discontinuous B-cell epitopes were also predicted: i) 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 70, 71, 72 and 73; ii) 91, 92, 93, 94, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121 and 138; and iii) 74, 76, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 101, 102, 103, 104 and 105. SDS-PAGE identified a specific band at the predicted molecular weight of the recombinant Tyr p 13 (rTyr p 13), demonstrating its successful expression. The rTyr p 13 bound to IgE in the serum of 13.2% (5/38) of patients allergic to T. putrescentiae, according to ELISA. The successful cloning of Tyr p 13 and basic bioinformatics analysis of the protein provided a foundation for the further study of this allergen with regards to the diagnosis and treatment of patients allergic to storage mites. These results provided a theoretical basis for the design of rTyr p 13 with modified B-cell epitopes.
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- Nan Wang
- Department of Basic Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224005, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics Laboratory, Wuxi Children's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics Laboratory, Wuxi Children's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, P.R. China
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Yu CH, Tsai JJ, Lin YH, Yu SJ, Liao EC. Identification the Cross-Reactive or Species-Specific Allergens of Tyrophagus putrescentiae and Development Molecular Diagnostic Kits for Allergic Diseases. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:E665. [PMID: 32887361 PMCID: PMC7555383 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10090665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Mite allergens are considerable factors in the genesis of allergic diseases. The storage mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Tp) appears in contaminated foods and household surroundings. The current diagnostic tools for Tp allergy are mostly based on crude extracts and still contain shortcomings. This study aimed to investigate the immunoglobulin E (IgE)- responsiveness profiles of Tp-allergic patients and develop a molecular diagnostic method using recombinant allergens. Allergenic components were characterized as cross-reacting or species-specific allergens, in which the effective combinations of recombinant allergens were developed and analyzed in terms of the prediction accuracy for clinical diagnosis. Seven recombinant allergens were cloned and generated to detect the IgE responsiveness of the Tp allergy. A survey on the prevalence of mite allergy showed there were higher sensitizations with IgE responsiveness to house dust mites (HDM) (78.9-80.9%) than to storage mites Tp (35.6%). Prevalence of sensitization to Tp was higher in elderly subjects. The principal IgE-binding components of Tp were Tyr p 1, Tyr p 2 and Tyr p 3. Prediction accuracy for Tp allergy by IgE-responsiveness combination D (Tyr p 1, Tyr p 2 & Tyr p 3) was with high precision (100%). Avoiding the cross-reactivity of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, the prediction accuracy of IgE-responsiveness combination H+ (Tyr p 1, Tyr p 2, Tyr p 3, Tyr p 7, Tyr p 8, Tyr p 10 & Tyr p 20) was suitable for Tp-specific diagnosis. Panels of Tp allergens were generated and developed a diagnostic kit able beneficial to identify IgE-mediated Tp hypersensitivity.
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- Ching-Hsiang Yu
- Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City 252, Taiwan;
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asia University Hospital, Taichung 413, Taiwan;
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan;
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- Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan;
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- Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City 252, Taiwan;
- Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College No. 46, Sec. 3, Zhongzheng Rd., Sanzhi Dist., New Taipei City 252, Taiwan
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Teng F, Han F, Zhu X, Yu L, Gai D, Xu C, Cui Y. Identification of continuous immunoglobulin G epitopes of Dermatophagoides farinae allergens by peptide microarray immunoassay. IUBMB Life 2020; 72:1976-1985. [PMID: 32710808 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dermatophagoides farinae, as a common house dust mite species, is one of the main sources of allergens in the world. At present, Dermatophagoides farinae is found to contain more than 30 groups of allergens. These allergens are used for allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) of allergic diseases. During the AIT process, immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies can block immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody-induced allergic reactions in the human body. One of the mechanisms may be that IgG and IgE competitively bind to the same allergic protein, so it is necessary to explore the binding sites (epitopes) of IgG antibodies to allergens. In this study, peptide arrays were constructed to react with the serums from patients with allergic asthma to find the IgG epitopes of several allergens including major allergens (Der f 1, 2) and mid-tier allergens (Der f 4, 5, and 7), and then verified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test. Relevant epitopic sequences were located on the tertiary structure of individual allergens, as reconstructed by homology modeling. One IgG epitope of Der f 1 (90-106aa, NVPSELDLRSLRTVTPI), five IgG epitopes of Der f 4 (61-77aa, ERYQPVSYDIHTRSGDE; 193-209aa, FRSDASTHQWPDDLRSI; 226-242aa, HPFIYHETIYYGGNGIN; 271-287aa, LRWLRNFGTEWGLVPSG; 352-368aa, NDWVGPPTDQHGNILSV), and one IgG epitope of Der f 5 (84-101aa, RYNVEIALKSNEILERDL) were identified. IgG epitopes of Der f 2, 7 were not found. There are overlaps between the IgG and IgE epitopes of Der f 1, 4, and 5. These findings not only reflect the practicality of peptide array and ELISA test in the allergen IgG epitope identification, but also provide more information for further understanding of the human immunological changes during AIT and the molecular mechanisms of IgG blocking IgE activity.
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- Feixiang Teng
- Department of Basic Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
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Ebrahimi N, Nezafat N, Esmaeilzadeh H, Ghasemi Y, Nabavizadeh SH, Alyasin S. In silico prediction of B-cell epitopes for twenty-five mite allergens: The therapeutic potentials for immunotherapy. Mol Cell Probes 2019; 46:101408. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ponce M, Schroeder F, Bannert C, Schmidthaler K, Hansen CS, Lindholm Bøgh K, Soldo R, Tsui SK, Weinhäusel A, Szépfalusi Z, Eiwegger T. Preventive sublingual immunotherapy with House Dust Mite extract modulates epitope diversity in pre-school children. Allergy 2019; 74:780-787. [PMID: 30394551 DOI: 10.1111/all.13658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The preventive effect of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) on allergy and asthma development is currently assessed using primary and secondary AIT approaches. Knowledge of the immunological effects of these interventions is limited and the impact on epitope diversity remains to be defined. METHODS We used high-density peptide arrays that included all known Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p) and Dermatophagoides farinae (Der f) allergens and the whole proteome of Der f to study changes in House Dust Mite (HDM) linear peptide recognition during a 2-year preventive double-blind placebo-controlled sublingual HDM AIT pilot study in 2-5-year-old children with sensitization to HDM but without symptoms. RESULTS Preventive AIT-treated patients showed significantly higher IgG epitope diversity to HDM allergens compared to placebo-treated individuals at 24 months of treatment (P < 0.05), while no increase in IgE diversity was seen. At 24 months of treatment, IgG4 diversity for HDM allergens was significantly higher in the pAIT-treated patients compared to placebo group (P < 0.05). Potentially beneficial changes in epitope recognition throughout the treatment are also seen in peptides derived from Der f proteome. CONCLUSION These data suggest a beneficial immunomodulation of preventive sublingual immunotherapy at a molecular level by favoring a broader blocking repertoire and inhibiting epitope spreading.
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- Marta Ponce
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Competence Unit for Molecular Diagnostics AIT, Austrian Institute of Technology Vienna Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Competence Unit for Molecular Diagnostics AIT, Austrian Institute of Technology Vienna Austria
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- Hong Kong Bioinformatics Centre Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
- School of Biomedical Sciences Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Competence Unit for Molecular Diagnostics AIT, Austrian Institute of Technology Vienna Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
- Program in Translational Medicine The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
- Department of Immunology The University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada
- Division of Immunology and Allergy Food allergy and Anaphylaxis Program The Department of Paediatrics The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario Canada
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Li L, Qian J, Zhou Y, Cui Y. Domestic mite-induced allergy: Causes, diagnosis, and future prospects. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2018; 32:2058738418804095. [PMID: 30350752 PMCID: PMC6201173 DOI: 10.1177/2058738418804095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Allergies to various environmental factors, in particular mite species, represent
a considerable healthcare burden with lost productivity resulting from symptoms
including asthma, conjunctivitis, rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis. The
complexity of mite species and the allergens that they produce complicates
diagnosis and treatment; however, the advent of recombinant DNA technologies now
allows clinicians to better pinpoint the specific sensitizing agents and creates
new opportunities for avoidance or immunotherapy. Here we discuss the advantages
and disadvantages of traditional and novel diagnostic and therapeutic platforms,
with particular consideration given to multiplex tests able to generate
patient-specific allergen profiles. Immunotherapies tailored to such profiles
may be safer and more effective than generalized treatments, but many hurdles,
including the costs associated with identifying the protein or protein
combinations able to exert the safest and most beneficial effects, must be
overcome before such therapies can be globally applied.
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- Ling Li
- 1 Department of Pediatric Respiratory, Wuxi Children's Hospital, Wuxi, China
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- 1 Department of Pediatric Respiratory, Wuxi Children's Hospital, Wuxi, China
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics Laboratory, Wuxi Children's Hospital, Wuxi, China
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- 3 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
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Teng F, Yu L, Sun J, Wang N, Cui Y. Homology modeling and prediction of B‑cell and T‑cell epitopes of the house dust mite allergen Der f 20. Mol Med Rep 2017; 17:1807-1812. [PMID: 29257224 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.8066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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House dust mite allergens can cause allergic diseases, including asthma, atopic dermatitis and rhinitis. Der f 20 is a novel allergen of Dermatophagoides farina (Der f), which is an arginine kinase. In the present study, the B‑cell and T‑cell epitopes of Der f 20 were predicted. The protein attribution, patterns, physicochemical properties and secondary structure of Der f 20 were also predicted. Der f 20 is a member of the ATP:guanido phosphotransferase family and contains a phosphagen kinase pattern. Using homology modeling, the present study constructed a reasonable tertiary structure of Der f 20. Using BcePred, ABCpred, BCPred and BPAP systems, B‑cell epitopes at 20‑25, 41‑49, 111‑118, 131‑141, 170‑174 and 312‑321 were predicted. Using NetMHCIIpan‑3.0 and NetMHCII‑2.2, T‑cell epitopes were predicted at 194‑202, 239‑247 and 274‑282. These results provide a theoretical basis for the design off Der f 20 epitope‑based vaccines.
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- Feixiang Teng
- Department of Basic Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224005, P.R. China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224005, P.R. China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224005, P.R. China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224005, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214023, P.R. China
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Cui Y, Yu L, Zhou Y, Yang L, Zhang C. Mimotope identification of dust mite allergen Der f 5 using phage-displayed random peptide libraries. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:4816-4822. [DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Chen JB, James LK, Davies AM, Wu YCB, Rimmer J, Lund VJ, Chen JH, McDonnell JM, Chan YC, Hutchins GH, Chang TW, Sutton BJ, Kariyawasam HH, Gould HJ. Antibodies and superantibodies in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2016; 139:1195-1204.e11. [PMID: 27658758 PMCID: PMC5380656 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Background Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is associated with local immunoglobulin hyperproduction and the presence of IgE antibodies against Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins (SAEs). Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease is a severe form of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in which nearly all patients express anti-SAEs. Objectives We aimed to understand antibodies reactive to SAEs and determine whether they recognize SAEs through their complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) or framework regions. Methods Labeled staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) A, SED, and SEE were used to isolate single SAE-specific B cells from the nasal polyps of 3 patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease by using fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Recombinant antibodies with “matched” heavy and light chains were cloned as IgG1, and those of high affinity for specific SAEs, assayed by means of ELISA and surface plasmon resonance, were recloned as IgE and antigen-binding fragments. IgE activities were tested in basophil degranulation assays. Results Thirty-seven SAE-specific, IgG- or IgA-expressing B cells were isolated and yielded 6 anti-SAE clones, 2 each for SEA, SED, and SEE. Competition binding assays revealed that the anti-SEE antibodies recognize nonoverlapping epitopes in SEE. Unexpectedly, each anti-SEE mediated SEE-induced basophil degranulation, and IgG1 or antigen-binding fragments of each anti-SEE enhanced degranulation by the other anti-SEE. Conclusions SEEs can activate basophils by simultaneously binding as antigens in the conventional manner to CDRs and as superantigens to framework regions of anti-SEE IgE in anti-SEE IgE-FcεRI complexes. Anti-SEE IgG1s can enhance the activity of anti-SEE IgEs as conventional antibodies through CDRs or simultaneously as conventional antibodies and as “superantibodies” through CDRs and framework regions to SEEs in SEE–anti-SEE IgE-FcεRI complexes.
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- Jiun-Bo Chen
- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; MRC & Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; MRC & Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; MRC & Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Allergy and Rhinology, Royal National Throat Nose Ear Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Allergy and Rhinology, Royal National Throat Nose Ear Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; MRC & Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; MRC & Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; MRC & Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Allergy and Rhinology, Royal National Throat Nose Ear Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; MRC & Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, United Kingdom.
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Cui Y, Teng F, Yu L, Zhou Y, Wang N, Zhang C, Yang L. Sequential epitopes of Dermatophagoides farinae allergens identified using peptide microarray-based immunoassay. IUBMB Life 2016; 68:792-8. [PMID: 27481284 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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House dust mites produce over 30 proteins proposed to induce immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody production in patients. Continued identification of IgE-binding epitopes of these allergens is critical to advancing diagnosis and treatment of allergic disease. To identify possible sequential IgE-binding epitopes of the major- and mid-potency allergens from the house dust mite Dermatophagoides farinae by peptide microarray-based immunoassay, nucleotide sequences of D. farinae allergens (Der f) 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 were used to generate overlapping peptides covering the full protein sequences minus signal peptides. Short peptides were printed onto microarray chips. Because asthma occurs as a symptom of mite allergy more commonly among children than adults, the peptide chips were exposed to sera pooled from six serum-positive pediatric patients with D. farinae hypersensitivity and six serum-negative control children for screening sequential IgE-binding epitopes by IgE immunolabeling. Higher-than-average immunolabel signal intensity was observed for 21 short peptides in the serum-positive group (P < 0.01). Due to sequence overlap, these 21 signals represented four fragments of Der f 1 (amino acid positions 46-53, 71-78, 99-110, 179-186), three fragments of Der f 2 (15-22, 80-89, 106-113), six fragments of Der f 4 (69-82, 107-116, 225-232, 261-268, 355-365, 483-496), one fragment of Der f 5 (102-109), and three fragments of Der f 7 (32-39, 52-64, 100-107). These findings not only demonstrate the utility of a peptide microarray immunoassay in identifying epitopes for these allergens, but also provide a foundation for future exploration of specific immunotherapies. © 2016 IUBMB Life, 68(10):792-798, 2016.
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- Yubao Cui
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Yancheng Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Yancheng 224001, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational & Technical College, Yancheng 224006, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational & Technical College, Yancheng 224006, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational & Technical College, Yancheng 224006, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational & Technical College, Yancheng 224006, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational & Technical College, Yancheng 224006, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational & Technical College, Yancheng 224006, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational & Technical College, Yancheng 224006, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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Abstract
Uncommon or orphan diseases are less frequently addressed in mainstream medical journals and, as a consequence, their understanding and clinical recognition may rely on case series or anecdotal data with limited guidelines and management directions. The study of selected underrepresented autoimmune and allergy conditions is the subject of the present issue of Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology to provide peculiar perspectives on common and rare themes. First, allergy remains a major concern for physicians worldwide despite the limited developments over the past years, particularly for antigens such as mite or Alternaria alternata, and due to the increasing incidence of drug hypersensitivity. Second, the female predominance of autoimmune diseases such as systemic sclerosis is well recognized but enigmatic, and a unifying hypothesis remains elusive. Third, the management of conditions triggered by infectious agents as in Guillain-Barre syndrome or mixed cryoglobulinemia is challenging, and clinical guidelines are needed in the setting of infections and autoimmunity. Fourth, gamma-delta T cells represent major players in innate immunity and are the subject of extensive studies in autoimmune diseases to provide new therapeutic targets for disease prevention or modulation in the near future. Ultimately, we acknowledge the major developments in the broad fields of rheumatology and immunology and expect that microbiota definition, epigenetics studies, and microRNA analysis will provide new exciting avenues toward the understanding and treatment of chronic and acute inflammation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carlos Dias
- Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal,
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Cui Y. When mites attack: domestic mites are not just allergens. Parasit Vectors 2014; 7:411. [PMID: 25175486 PMCID: PMC4158066 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Domestic mite species found in indoor environments and in warm or tropical regions are well known for causing allergic disorders. However, little is known about human acariasis, in which mites invade and parasitize the human body in various tissues from the gastrointestinal tract to the lung. Here, we summarize the reported cases of human acariasis of pulmonary, intestinal, oral (anaphylaxis), urinary, otic, and vaginal systems. Because the clinical symptoms of acariasis often overlap with other disease symptoms leading to frequent misdiagnosis, we highlight the need for more attention on these infections.
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- Yubao Cui
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yancheng Health Vocational & Technical College, Jiefangnan Road 263, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province 224006, P,R, China.
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Li X, Yang HW, Chen H, Wu J, Liu Y, Wei JF. In Silico Prediction of T and B Cell Epitopes of Der f 25 in Dermatophagoides farinae. Int J Genomics 2014; 2014:483905. [PMID: 24895543 PMCID: PMC4033504 DOI: 10.1155/2014/483905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The house dust mites are major sources of indoor allergens for humans, which induce asthma, rhinitis, dermatitis, and other allergic diseases. Der f 25 is a triosephosphate isomerase, representing the major allergen identified in Dermatophagoides farinae. The objective of this study was to predict the B and T cell epitopes of Der f 25. In the present study, we analyzed the physiochemical properties, function motifs and domains, and structural-based detailed features of Der f 25 and predicted the B cell linear epitopes of Der f 25 by DNAStar protean system, BPAP, and BepiPred 1.0 server and the T cell epitopes by NetMHCIIpan-3.0 and NetMHCII-2.2. As a result, the sequence and structure analysis identified that Der f 25 belongs to the triosephosphate isomerase family and exhibited a triosephosphate isomerase pattern (PS001371). Eight B cell epitopes (11-18, 30-35, 71-77, 99-107, 132-138, 173-187, 193-197, and 211-224) and five T cell epitopes including 26-34, 38-54, 66-74, 142-151, and 239-247 were predicted in this study. These results can be used to benefit allergen immunotherapies and reduce the frequency of mite allergic reactions.
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- Xiaohong Li
- Department of Allergy, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 210, Jixi Road, Anhui Province, Hefei 230022, China
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- Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Allergy, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 210, Jixi Road, Anhui Province, Hefei 230022, China
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- Department of Allergy, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 210, Jixi Road, Anhui Province, Hefei 230022, China
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- Research Division of Clinical Pharmacology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, China
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