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Rong Y, Tang M, Liu L, Ma X, Liu M, Qu L, Liao X, Jiang Q, Zhang N, Xu X. Artemisia argyi essential oil alleviates asthma by regulating 5-LOX-CysLTs and IDO-1-KYN pathways: Insights from metabolomics. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 333:118458. [PMID: 38871010 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Artemisia argyi essential oil (AAEO) is a traditional herbal remedy for asthma. However, the potential effect of AAEO on asthma has not been elucidated. AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the protective properties of AAEO upon asthma and elucidate its mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS The effects of AAEO in asthma were assessed by histology and biochemical analysis. Then, we integrated real-time reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunohistochemistry and metabolomics analysis to reveal its mechanism. RESULTS In vivo, AAEO reduced the counts of white blood cells (WBCs) and cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), ameliorated pathologic alterations in lung tissues, and inhibited secretion of OVA-sIgE and muc5ac. Metabolomics results showed that AAEO can exert therapeutic effects on asthmatic mice by regulating disordered arachidonic acid metabolism and tryptophan metabolism. Further studies shown that AAEO inhibited the expression of 5-LOX and reduced the accumulation of CysLTs in mice. Meanwhile, AAEO promoted the activity of IDO-1, facilitated the conversion of tryptophan to kynurenine, and regulated the imbalance of Treg/Th17 immunity. Immunohistochemical results showed that AAEO promoted the expression of IDO-1. RT-qPCR results showed that AAEO promoted the expression of IL-10 and Foxp3 mRNA, and inhibited the expression of IL-17A and RORγt mRNA, thus regulated the imbalance of Treg/Th17 immunity and exerted its therapeutic effects. CONCLUSION AAEO treatment not only attenuates the clinical symptoms of asthma but is also involved in regulating lung tissue metabolism. The anti-asthmatic activity of AAEO may be achieved by reprogramming 5-LOX-CysLTs and IDO-1-KYN pathways.
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- Ying Rong
- Department of Medical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China
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- Department of Medical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China
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- Department of Medical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China
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- Department of Medical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China
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- Department of Medical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China
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- Department of Medical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China
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- Nanyang LANHAISENYUAN Medical Technology Ltd.,CO, Nanyang, Henan, 473000, PR China
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- Nanyang LANHAISENYUAN Medical Technology Ltd.,CO, Nanyang, Henan, 473000, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China.
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- Department of Medical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China
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Delgado Dolset MI, Pablo-Torres C, Contreras N, Couto-Rodríguez A, Escolar-Peña A, Graña-Castro O, Izquierdo E, López-Rodríguez JC, Macías-Camero A, Pérez-Gordo M, Villaseñor A, Zubeldia-Varela E, Barber D, Escribese MM. Severe Allergy as a Chronic Inflammatory Condition From a Systems Biology Perspective. Clin Exp Allergy 2024; 54:550-584. [PMID: 38938054 DOI: 10.1111/cea.14517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Persistent and unresolved inflammation is a common underlying factor observed in several and seemingly unrelated human diseases, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Particularly, in atopic conditions, acute inflammatory responses such as those triggered by insect venom, food or drug allergies possess also a life-threatening potential. However, respiratory allergies predominantly exhibit late immune responses associated with chronic inflammation, that can eventually progress into a severe phenotype displaying similar features as those observed in other chronic inflammatory diseases, as is the case of uncontrolled severe asthma. This review aims to explore the different facets and systems involved in chronic allergic inflammation, including processes such as tissue remodelling and immune cell dysregulation, as well as genetic, metabolic and microbiota alterations, which are common to other inflammatory conditions. Our goal here was to deepen on the understanding of an entangled disease as is chronic allergic inflammation and expose potential avenues for the development of better diagnostic and intervention strategies.
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- M I Delgado Dolset
- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Molecular Aplicada-Nemesio Díez (IMMA-ND), Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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Risemberg EL, Smeekens JM, Cruz Cisneros MC, Hampton BK, Hock P, Linnertz CL, Miller DR, Orgel K, Shaw GD, de Villena FPM, Burks AW, Valdar W, Kulis MD, Ferris MT. A mutation in Themis contributes to anaphylaxis severity following oral peanut challenge in CC027 mice. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024; 154:387-397. [PMID: 38670234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND The development of peanut allergy is due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors, although specific genes have proven difficult to identify. Previously, we reported that peanut-sensitized Collaborative Cross strain CC027/GeniUnc (CC027) mice develop anaphylaxis upon oral challenge to peanut, in contrast to C3H/HeJ (C3H) mice. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the genetic basis of orally induced anaphylaxis to peanut in CC027 mice. METHODS A genetic mapping population between CC027 and C3H mice was designed to identify the genetic factors that drive oral anaphylaxis. A total of 356 CC027xC3H backcrossed mice were generated, sensitized to peanut, then challenged to peanut by oral gavage. Anaphylaxis and peanut-specific IgE were quantified for all mice. T-cell phenotyping was conducted on CC027 mice and 5 additional Collaborative Cross strains. RESULTS Anaphylaxis to peanut was absent in 77% of backcrossed mice, with 19% showing moderate anaphylaxis and 4% having severe anaphylaxis. There were 8 genetic loci associated with variation in response to peanut challenge-6 associated with anaphylaxis (temperature decrease) and 2 associated with peanut-specific IgE levels. There were 2 major loci that impacted multiple aspects of the severity of acute anaphylaxis, at which the CC027 allele was associated with worse outcome. At one of these loci, CC027 has a private genetic variant in the Themis gene. Consistent with described functions of Themis, we found that CC027 mice have more immature T cells with fewer CD8+, CD4+, and CD4+CD25+CD127- regulatory T cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate a key role for Themis in the orally reactive CC027 mouse model of peanut allergy.
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- Ellen L Risemberg
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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Zhou S, Xiao H, Gao M, Wang M, He W, Shu Y, Wang X. Causal role of immune cells in asthma: a Mendelian randomization study. J Asthma 2024:1-18. [PMID: 39087928 DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2024.2387758] [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: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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BackgroundImmune cells may have a significant role in the pathophysiology of asthma, according to increasing evidence, although it is yet unclear how immune cells cause asthma. Therefore, we aimed to use Mendelian randomization (MR) methods to investigate this causal relationship.Methods:This study explored the causal effects between immune cells and asthma using a two-sample Mendelian randomization technique. Using publicly available genetic data, the causal connection between asthma risk and 731 immune cell phenotypes was investigated. Sensitivity analysis guaranteed the results' stability. To further evaluate the existence of reverse causality, we employed reverse MR analysis.Results:According to the inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method, five immune cell phenotypes were found to be statistically significantly associated with asthma risk (p < 0.001). Among them, TCRgd %T cell (OR = 0.968,95%CI = 0.951-0.986), TCRgd %lymphocyte (OR = 0.978,95%CI = 0.965-0.991), HLA DR + NK AC (OR = 0.966,95% CI = 0.947-0.986) and CD3 on CD4 Treg (OR = 0.956,95%CI= 0.931-0.981), four phenotypes that resulted in a decreased risk of asthma.CD25 on transitional (OR = 1.033, 95%CI = 1.014-1.052) resulted in an increased risk of asthma. Reverse MR analysis revealed that asthma increases HLA DR + NK AC levels (p < 0.05).Conclusion:The results of MR analysis showed a causal relationship between immune cell phenotype and asthma risk, which provides a direction for future asthma treatment.
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- Siding Zhou
- Department of Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China
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- Department of Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China
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- Department of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116000, China
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- Department of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116000, China
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- Department of Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China
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Frischmeyer-Guerrerio PA, Young FD, Aktas ON, Haque T. Insights into the clinical, immunologic, and genetic underpinnings of food allergy. Immunol Rev 2024. [PMID: 39034662 DOI: 10.1111/imr.13371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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The last few decades have seen striking changes in the field of food allergy. The prevalence of the disease has risen dramatically in many parts of the globe, and management of the condition has undergone major revision. While delayed introduction of common allergenic foods during infancy was advised for many years, the learning early about peanut allergy (LEAP) trial and other studies led to a major shift in infant feeding practices, with deliberate early introduction of these foods now recommended. Additionally, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment for food allergy in 2020-a peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) product that likely represents just the beginning of new immunotherapy-based and other treatments for food allergy. Our knowledge of the environmental and genetic factors contributing to the pathogenesis of food allergy has also undergone transformational advances. Here, we will discuss our efforts to improve the clinical care of patients with food allergy and our understanding of the immunological mechanisms contributing to this common disease.
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- Pamela A Frischmeyer-Guerrerio
- Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Wang Y, Li J, Nakahata S, Iha H. Complex Role of Regulatory T Cells (Tregs) in the Tumor Microenvironment: Their Molecular Mechanisms and Bidirectional Effects on Cancer Progression. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7346. [PMID: 39000453 PMCID: PMC11242872 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) possess unique immunosuppressive activity among CD4-positive T cells. Tregs are ubiquitously present in mammals and function to calm excessive immune responses, thereby suppressing allergies or autoimmune diseases. On the other hand, due to their immunosuppressive function, Tregs are thought to promote cancer progression. The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a multicellular system composed of many cell types, including tumor cells, infiltrating immune cells, and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Within this environment, Tregs are recruited by chemokines and metabolic factors and impede effective anti-tumor responses. However, in some cases, their presence can also improve patient's survival rates. Their functional consequences may vary across tumor types, locations, and stages. An in-depth understanding of the precise roles and mechanisms of actions of Treg is crucial for developing effective treatments, emphasizing the need for further investigation and validation. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the complex and multifaceted roles of Tregs within the TME, elucidating cellular communications, signaling pathways, and their impacts on tumor progression and highlighting their potential anti-tumor mechanisms through interactions with functional molecules.
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- Yu Wang
- Department of Microbiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu 879-5593, Japan;
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- Division of Biological Information Technology, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan;
- Division of HTLV-1/ATL Carcinogenesis and Therapeutics, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan;
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- Division of HTLV-1/ATL Carcinogenesis and Therapeutics, Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan;
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- Department of Microbiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu 879-5593, Japan;
- Division of Pathophysiology, The Research Center for GLOBAL and LOCAL Infectious Diseases (RCGLID), Oita University, Yufu 879-5593, Japan
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Eom JE, Shin DU, Kim GD, Yoon JH, Shin HS, Lee SY. Pediococcus pentosaceus KF159 alleviates house dust mite-induced atopic dermatitis by promoting IL10 production and regulatory T cell induction. Food Funct 2024; 15:6975-6987. [PMID: 38853660 DOI: 10.1039/d4fo00933a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic immune disease that requires long-term management owing to its relative ease of recurrence. However, steroid treatment is limited owing to the side effects. Therefore, research on therapeutics with proven safety is required. Here, we evaluated the anti-allergic activity of the probiotic strain Pediococcus pentosaceus KF159 (PPKF159) with an ex vivo mouse model sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA) and a mouse model of AD induced by house dust mites. Changes in pathological symptoms were confirmed based on the clinical status of the AD-induced lesion site and the levels of T helper type 2 (Th2)-derived cytokines and immunoglobulin E (IgE). In addition, cell-mediated responses and related mechanisms were elucidated using various kinds of primary cells including splenocytes, mesenteric lymph nodes, Peyer's patch, and bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) in vitro and ex vivo. Oral administration of PPKF159 alleviated AD-like clinical symptoms such as erythema, edema, hemorrhage, and increased tissue thickness, and suppressed the production of Th2-associated cytokines and serum IgE while increasing T helper type 1 (Th1)-mediated cytokine production. PPKF159 induced tolerogenic dendritic cells (tol-DCs) by increasing the expression of ICOS-L, PD-L1, and IDO which were closely related to Treg induction in PPKF159-treated BMDCs. In addition, BMDCs and naive T cells co-cultured in the presence of PPKF159 had elevated IL10 production and increased proportions of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs compared to the absence of PPKF159. This study showed that PPKF159 relieved AD-like clinical symptoms, modulated the Th1/Th2 immune balance, and inhibited IgE production in a mouse AD model. PPKF159 induced the transformation of dendritic cells into tolerogenic versions. These induced tol-DCs directly enhanced the production of IL10 or improved the secretion of IL10 through the induction of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Treg cells, thereby improving AD. These results suggest that PPKF159 can be applied as a functional food material for the treatment and prevention of AD.
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- Ji-Eun Eom
- Food Functionality Research Division, Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea.
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- Food Functionality Research Division, Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Food Functionality Research Division, Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Food Functionality Research Division, Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Food Functionality Research Division, Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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Kenney HM, Battaglia J, Herman K, Beck LA. Atopic dermatitis and IgE-mediated food allergy: Common biologic targets for therapy and prevention. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2024:S1081-1206(24)00370-3. [PMID: 38908432 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2024.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To highlight common mechanistic targets for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) and IgE-mediated food allergy (IgE-FA) with potential to be effective for both diseases and prevent atopic progression. DATA SOURCES Data sources were PubMed searches or National Clinical Trials (NCT)-registered clinical trials related to AD, IgE-FA, and other atopic conditions, especially focused on the pediatric population. STUDY SELECTIONS Human seminal studies and/or articles published in the past decade were emphasized with reference to preclinical models when relevant. NCT-registered clinical trials were filtered by inclusion of pediatric subjects younger than 18 years with special focus on children younger than 12 years as a critical period when AD and IgE-FA diseases may often be concurrent. RESULTS AD and IgE-FA share several pathophysiologic features, including epithelial barrier dysfunction, innate and adaptive immune abnormalities, and microbial dysbiosis, which may be critical for the clinical progression between these diseases. Revolutionary advances in targeted biologic therapies have shown the benefit of inhibiting type 2 immune responses, using dupilumab (anti-interleukin-4Rα) or omalizumab (anti-IgE), to potentially reduce symptom burden for both diseases in pediatric populations. Although the potential for biologics to promote disease remission (AD) or sustained unresponsiveness (IgE-FA) remains unclear, the refinement of biomarkers to predict infants at risk for atopic disorders provides promise for prevention through timely intervention. CONCLUSION AD and IgE-FA exhibit common features that may be leveraged to develop biologic therapeutic strategies to treat both conditions and even prevent atopic progression. Future studies should be designed with consistent age stratification in the pediatric population and standardized regimens of adjuvant oral immunotherapy or dose escalation (IgE-FA) to improve cross-study interpretation.
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- H Mark Kenney
- Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York; Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
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Iamsawat S, Yu R, Kim S, Dvorina N, Qiu K, Choi J, Baldwin WM, Min B. Single-Cell Analysis Uncovers Striking Cellular Heterogeneity of Lung-Infiltrating Regulatory T Cells during Eosinophilic versus Neutrophilic Allergic Airway Inflammation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2024; 212:1867-1876. [PMID: 38647384 PMCID: PMC11147735 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Allergic airway inflammation results from uncontrolled immune responses to environmental Ags. Although it is well established that allergic immune responses exhibit a high degree of diversity, driven by primary effector cell types such as eosinophils, neutrophils, or CD4 T cells with distinct effector signatures, the mechanisms responsible for such pathogenesis remain elusive. Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential immune regulators during chronic inflammation, including allergic airway inflammation. Emerging evidence suggests that Tregs infiltrating inflamed tissues exhibit distinct phenotypes dependent on the specific tissue sites and can display heterogeneity and tissue residency. Whether diverse allergic airway inflammatory responses influence infiltrating Treg heterogeneity or Treg lung residency has not been explored. We employed an unbiased single-cell RNA sequencing approach to investigate lung-infiltrating Tregs in models of eosinophilic and neutrophilic airway inflammation. We found that lung-infiltrating Tregs are highly heterogeneous, and that Tregs displaying lung-resident phenotypes are significantly different depending on the types of inflammation. Treg expression of ST2, a receptor for alarmin IL-33, was predominantly associated with eosinophilic inflammation and tissue residency. Nevertheless, Treg-specific ST2 deficiency did not affect the development of eosinophilic allergic inflammation or the generation of lung-resident Tregs. These results uncover a stark heterogeneity among Tregs infiltrating the lungs during allergic airway inflammation. The results indicate that varying types of inflammation may give rise to phenotypically distinct lung-resident Tregs, underscoring a (to our knowledge) novel mechanism by which inflammatory cues may shape the composition of infiltrating Tregs, allowing them to regulate inflammatory responses through tissue-adapted mechanisms.
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- Supinya Iamsawat
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Center for Human Immunobiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Center for Human Immunobiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Chen HY, Zhou YC, Liu Y, Huang JY, Liu H, Liu CF, Liu WH, Liu GM, Liu QM. Fermented Gracilaria lemaneiformis polysaccharides alleviate food allergy by regulating Treg cells and gut microbiota. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 269:132215. [PMID: 38729482 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Food allergy has a significant impact on the health and well-being of individuals, affecting both their physical and mental states. Research on natural bioactive compounds, such as polysaccharides extracted from seaweeds, holds great promise in the treatment of food allergies. In this study, fermented Gracilaria lemaneiformis polysaccharides (F-GLSP) were prepared using probiotic fermentation. Probiotic fermentation of Gracilaria lemaneiformis reduces the particle size of polysaccharides. To compare the anti-allergic activity of F-GLSP with unfermented Gracilaria lemaneiformis polysaccharides (UF-GLSP), an OVA-induced mouse food allergy model was established. F-GLSP exhibited a significant reduction in OVA-specific IgE and mMCP levels in allergic mice. Moreover, it significantly inhibited Th2 differentiation and IL-4 production and significantly promoted Treg differentiation and IL-10 production in allergic mice. In contrast, UF-GLSP only reduced OVA-specific IgE and mMCP in the serum of allergic mice. Furthermore, F-GLSP demonstrated a more pronounced regulation of intestinal flora abundance compared to UF-GLSP, significantly influencing the populations of Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Lactobacillus, and Clostridiales in the intestines of mice with food allergy. These findings suggest that F-GLSP may regulate food allergies in mice through multiple pathways. In summary, this study has promoted further development of functional foods with anti-allergic properties based on red algae polysaccharides.
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- Hui-Ying Chen
- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, Fujian, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China; Xiamen Ocean Vocational college, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China.
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China.
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M Yusoff NNF, Ahmad S, Wan Abdul Rahman WF, Mohamud R, C Boer J, Plebanski M, Abdullah B, Chen X, Tengku Din TADAA. CD4+ Foxp3+ Regulatory T-cells in Modulating Inflammatory Microenvironment in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps: Progress and Future Prospect. Cytokine 2024; 178:156557. [PMID: 38452440 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2024.156557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a subtype of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) characterized by the presence of nasal polyps (NP) in the paranasal mucosa. Despite the complex etiology, NP is believed to result from chronic inflammation. The long-term aftermath of the type 2 response is responsible for symptoms seen in NP patients, i.e. rhinorrhea, hyposmia, and nasal obstruction. Immune cellular tolerogenic mechanisms, particularly CD4 + Foxp3 + regulatory T cells (Tregs), are crucial to curtail inflammatory responses. Current evidence suggests impaired Treg activity is the main reason underlying the compromise of self-tolerance, contributing to the onset of CRSwNP. There is compelling evidence that tumor necrosis factor 2 (TNFR2) is preferentially expressed by Tregs, and TNFR2 is able to identify the most potent suppressive subset of Tregs. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-TNFR2 interaction plays a decisive role in the activation and expansion of Tregs. This review summarizes current understanding of Tregs biology, focusing on the discussion of the recent advances in the study of TNF-TNFR2 axis in the upregulation of Treg function as a negative feedback mechanism in the control of chronic inflammation. The role of dysregulation of Tregs in the immunopathogenesis of CRSwNP will be analyzed. The future perspective on the harnessing Tregs-mediated self-tolerant mechanism in the management of CRSwNP will be introduced.
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- Nur Najwa Farahin M Yusoff
- Department of Chemical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Translational Immunology and Nanotechnology Unit, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Translational Immunology and Nanotechnology Unit, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China
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Dong Y, Lau HX, Suaini NHA, Kee MZL, Ooi DSQ, Shek LPC, Lee BW, Godfrey KM, Tham EH, Ong MEH, Liu N, Wong L, Tan KH, Chan JKY, Yap FKP, Chong YS, Eriksson JG, Feng M, Loo EXL. A machine-learning exploration of the exposome from preconception in early childhood atopic eczema, rhinitis and wheeze development. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 250:118523. [PMID: 38382664 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Most previous research on the environmental epidemiology of childhood atopic eczema, rhinitis and wheeze is limited in the scope of risk factors studied. Our study adopted a machine learning approach to explore the role of the exposome starting already in the preconception phase. METHODS We performed a combined analysis of two multi-ethnic Asian birth cohorts, the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) and the Singapore PREconception Study of long Term maternal and child Outcomes (S-PRESTO) cohorts. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect information on demography, lifestyle and childhood atopic eczema, rhinitis and wheeze development. Data training was performed using XGBoost, genetic algorithm and logistic regression models, and the top variables with the highest importance were identified. Additive explanation values were identified and inputted into a final multiple logistic regression model. Generalised structural equation modelling with maternal and child blood micronutrients, metabolites and cytokines was performed to explain possible mechanisms. RESULTS The final study population included 1151 mother-child pairs. Our findings suggest that these childhood diseases are likely programmed in utero by the preconception and pregnancy exposomes through inflammatory pathways. We identified preconception alcohol consumption and maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy as key modifiable maternal environmental exposures that increased eczema and rhinitis risk. Our mechanistic model suggested that higher maternal blood neopterin and child blood dimethylglycine protected against early childhood wheeze. After birth, early infection was a key driver of atopic eczema and rhinitis development. CONCLUSION Preconception and antenatal exposomes can programme atopic eczema, rhinitis and wheeze development in utero. Reducing maternal alcohol consumption during preconception and supporting maternal mental health during pregnancy may prevent atopic eczema and rhinitis by promoting an optimal antenatal environment. Our findings suggest a need to include preconception environmental exposures in future research to counter the earliest precursors of disease development in children.
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- Yizhi Dong
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117609, Singapore.
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117609, Singapore.
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117609, Singapore.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- School of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117609, Singapore; Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore; Human Potential Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Health Services Research Centre, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore; Institute of Data Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- School of Computing, National University of Singapore, 13 Computing Drive, Singapore 117417, Singapore.
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- Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Singapore.
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Department of Reproductive Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Singapore.
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Department of Paediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Singapore; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117609, Singapore; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore.
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117609, Singapore; Human Potential Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore; Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland; Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117609, Singapore; Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Human Potential Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Dean's Office, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Kratchmarov R, Djeddi S, Dunlap G, He W, Jia X, Burk CM, Ryan T, McGill A, Allegretti JR, Kataru RP, Mehrara BJ, Taylor EM, Agarwal S, Bhattacharyya N, Bergmark RW, Maxfield AZ, Lee S, Roditi R, Dwyer DF, Boyce JA, Buchheit KM, Laidlaw TM, Shreffler WG, Rao DA, Gutierrez-Arcelus M, Brennan PJ. TCF1-LEF1 co-expression identifies a multipotent progenitor cell (T H2-MPP) across human allergic diseases. Nat Immunol 2024; 25:902-915. [PMID: 38589618 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01803-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Repetitive exposure to antigen in chronic infection and cancer drives T cell exhaustion, limiting adaptive immunity. In contrast, aberrant, sustained T cell responses can persist over decades in human allergic disease. To understand these divergent outcomes, we employed bioinformatic, immunophenotyping and functional approaches with human diseased tissues, identifying an abundant population of type 2 helper T (TH2) cells with co-expression of TCF7 and LEF1, and features of chronic activation. These cells, which we termed TH2-multipotent progenitors (TH2-MPP) could self-renew and differentiate into cytokine-producing effector cells, regulatory T (Treg) cells and follicular helper T (TFH) cells. Single-cell T-cell-receptor lineage tracing confirmed lineage relationships between TH2-MPP, TH2 effectors, Treg cells and TFH cells. TH2-MPP persisted despite in vivo IL-4 receptor blockade, while thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) drove selective expansion of progenitor cells and rendered them insensitive to glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis in vitro. Together, our data identify TH2-MPP as an aberrant T cell population with the potential to sustain type 2 inflammation and support the paradigm that chronic T cell responses can be coordinated over time by progenitor cells.
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- Radomir Kratchmarov
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, Immunity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases and Food Allergy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Eye & Ear Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases and Food Allergy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, Immunity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Bai J, Zhou Y, Xia X, Wu Z, Li X, Tong P, Yang A, Chen H. Transglutaminase-Cross-Linked Tofu Suppressed Soybean-Induced Allergic Reactions by Enhancing Intestinal Mucosa Immune Tolerance. Foods 2024; 13:1206. [PMID: 38672879 PMCID: PMC11049078 DOI: 10.3390/foods13081206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Currently, food allergies are closely related to intestinal health, and ensuring the integrity and health of intestinal mucosa could reduce the incidence of food allergies. In this study, a soybean-allergic mouse model was used to explore the mechanism of intestinal mucosa immune response induced by enzyme-cross-linked tofu. The effects of enzyme-cross-linked tofu on intestinal mucosal immunity in mice were determined by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and flow cytometry. Our results reveled that the MTG-cross-linked tofu reduced the reactivity of the intestinal mucosal immune system, which mainly manifested as a decrease in the dendritic cell (DC) levels of mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), increasing the Th1 cells and Tregs in Peyer's patch (PP) nodes and MLNs, and inhibiting the Th2 cells. Compared with soy protein, enzyme-cross-linked tofu had less damage to the small intestinal tract of mice. Therefore, the above-mentioned results fully revealed that the enzyme-cross-linked tofu promoted the transformation of intestinal mucosal immune cells, shifted the Th1/Th2 balance toward Th1, and reduced its sensitization effect.
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- Jing Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China; (J.B.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.); (Z.W.); (X.L.); (P.T.); (H.C.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
- Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China; (J.B.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.); (Z.W.); (X.L.); (P.T.); (H.C.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
- Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China; (J.B.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.); (Z.W.); (X.L.); (P.T.); (H.C.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
- Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China; (J.B.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.); (Z.W.); (X.L.); (P.T.); (H.C.)
- Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China; (J.B.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.); (Z.W.); (X.L.); (P.T.); (H.C.)
- Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China; (J.B.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.); (Z.W.); (X.L.); (P.T.); (H.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China; (J.B.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.); (Z.W.); (X.L.); (P.T.); (H.C.)
- Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China; (J.B.); (Y.Z.); (X.X.); (Z.W.); (X.L.); (P.T.); (H.C.)
- Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanjing Dong Lu 235, Nanchang 330047, China
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Rad LM, Arellano G, Podojil JR, O'Konek JJ, Shea LD, Miller SD. Engineering nanoparticle therapeutics for food allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024; 153:549-559. [PMID: 37926124 PMCID: PMC10939913 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Abstract
Food allergy is a growing public health issue among children and adults that can lead to life-threatening anaphylaxis following allergen exposure. The criterion standard for disease management includes food avoidance and emergency epinephrine administration because current allergen-specific immunotherapy treatments are limited by adverse events and unsustained desensitization. A promising approach to remedy these shortcomings is the use of nanoparticle-based therapies that disrupt disease-driving immune mechanisms and induce more sustained tolerogenic immune pathways. The pathophysiology of food allergy includes multifaceted interactions between effector immune cells, including lymphocytes, antigen-presenting cells, mast cells, and basophils, mainly characterized by a TH2 cell response. Regulatory T cells, TH1 cell responses, and suppression of other major allergic effector cells have been found to be major drivers of beneficial outcomes in these nanoparticle therapies. Engineered nanoparticle formulations that have shown efficacy at reducing allergic responses and revealed new mechanisms of tolerance include polymeric-, lipid-, and emulsion-based nanotherapeutics. This review highlights the recent engineering design of these nanoparticles, the mechanisms induced by them, and their future potential therapeutic targets.
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- Laila M Rad
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill; Center for Human Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill; Center for Human Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill; Cour Pharmaceutical Development Company, Skokie, Ill
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- Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill; Center for Human Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill.
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Georgiev P, Benamar M, Han S, Haigis MC, Sharpe AH, Chatila TA. Regulatory T cells in dominant immunologic tolerance. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024; 153:28-41. [PMID: 37778472 PMCID: PMC10842646 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Regulatory T cells expressing the transcription factor forkhead box protein 3 mediate peripheral immune tolerance both to self-antigens and to the commensal flora. Their defective function due to inborn errors of immunity or acquired insults is associated with a broad range of autoimmune and immune dysregulatory diseases. Although their function in suppressing autoimmunity and enforcing commensalism is established, a broader role for regulatory T cells in tissue repair and metabolic regulation has emerged, enabled by unique programs of tissue adaptability and specialization. In this review, we focus on the myriad roles played by regulatory T cells in immunologic tolerance and host homeostasis and the potential to harness these cells in novel therapeutic approaches to human diseases.
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- Peter Georgiev
- Department of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Immunology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Immunology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Immunology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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Naito M, Kumanogoh A. The role of semaphorins in allergic diseases. Allergol Int 2024; 73:31-39. [PMID: 37635021 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2023.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Semaphorins were originally identified as guidance molecules in neural development. However, accumulating evidence indicates that 'immune semaphorins' are critically involved in regulating immune cell activation, differentiation, mobility and migration. Semaphorins are also intimately associated with the pathogenesis of allergic diseases including asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis. Interestingly, reflecting their function in positive or negative regulation of immune cells, levels of some semaphorins are increased while others are decreased in patients with allergic diseases. This review presents the pathogenic functions of immune semaphorins in allergic inflammation and discusses the potential use of these molecules as therapeutic targets for allergic diseases.
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- Maiko Naito
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Department of Immunopathology, World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI), Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Integrated Frontier Research for Medical Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Center for Infectious Diseases for Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development - Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (AMED-CREST), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Center for Advanced Modalities and DDS (CAMaD), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
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Martínez-Blanco M, Menchén-Martínez D, Cámara C, López-Fandiño R, Berin MC, Lozano-Ojalvo D. Coculture of Human Dendritic and T Cells for the Study of Specific T Cell-Mediated Responses Against Food Allergens. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2717:175-190. [PMID: 37737984 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3453-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Dendritic cells (DCs) connect innate and adaptive immunity by sampling, capturing, processing, and presenting the allergen to distinct subsets of CD4+ T cells. In food allergy, this process leads to the generation of allergen-specific Th2 responses and the production of type 2 cytokines that ultimately induce the synthesis of IgE by allergen-specific B cells. In this chapter, we have described different protocols for the isolation of circulating DCs as well as the generation of DC-like cells derived from autologous peripheral monocytes and the human monocytic THP-1 cell line. Coculture of isolated/generated DCs with CD4+ T cells obtained from PBMCs of allergic subjects allows the study of antigen-specific T cell immune responses against food allergens. Early responses upon allergen recognition can be determined by the upregulation of activation markers such as CD154 (CD40 ligand) and the detection of type 2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, and IL-13). Delayed allergen-specific CD4+ T cell responses induce the proliferation of these cells and the accumulation of type 2 cytokines in coculture supernatants that can be quantified by different approaches (ELISA, EllaTM, and multiplex assays). Together, the protocols described in this chapter can be used to investigate the features of food proteins to induce food allergy, the influence of environmental factors to generate Th2-polarization, the function of DCs to generate differential immune responses in allergic versus tolerant individuals, and to assess the immunomodulating properties of potential therapeutic substances.
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- Mónica Martínez-Blanco
- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL, CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL, CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL, CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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Yao S, Weng D, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Huang Q, Wu K, Li H, Zhang X, Yin Y, Xu W. The preprogrammed anti-inflammatory phenotypes of CD11c high macrophages by Streptococcus pneumoniae aminopeptidase N safeguard from allergic asthma. J Transl Med 2023; 21:898. [PMID: 38082290 PMCID: PMC10712085 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04768-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Early microbial exposure is associate with protective allergic asthma. We have previously demonstrated that Streptococcus pneumoniae aminopeptidase N (PepN), one of the pneumococcal components, inhibits ovalbumin (OVA) -induced airway inflammation in murine models of allergic asthma, but the underlying mechanism was incompletely determined. METHODS BALB/c mice were pretreated with the PepN protein and exposed intranasally to HDM allergen. The anti-inflammatory mechanisms were investigated using depletion and adoptive transfer experiments as well as transcriptome analysis and isolated lung CD11chigh macrophages. RESULTS We found pretreatment of mice with PepN promoted the proliferation of lung-resident F4/80+CD11chigh macrophages in situ but also mobilized bone marrow monocytes to infiltrate lung tissue that were then transformed into CD11high macrophages. PepN pre-programmed the macrophages during maturation to an anti-inflammatory phenotype by shaping the metabolic preference for oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and also inhibited the inflammatory response of macrophages by activating AMP-activated protein kinase. Furthermore, PepN treated macrophages also exhibited high-level costimulatory signaling molecules which directed the differentiation into Treg. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrated that the expansion of CD11chigh macrophages in lungs and the OXPHOS metabolic bias of macrophages are associated with reduced allergic airway inflammation after PepN exposure, which paves the way for its application in preventing allergic asthma.
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- Shifei Yao
- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Zunyi City (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University), Zunyi, 563000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Zunyi City (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University), Zunyi, 563000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
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Luo L, Wang S, Hu Y, Wang L, Jiang X, Zhang J, Liu X, Guo X, Luo Z, Zhu C, Xie M, Li Y, You J, Yang F. Precisely Regulating M2 Subtype Macrophages for Renal Fibrosis Resolution. ACS NANO 2023; 17:22508-22526. [PMID: 37948096 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Macrophages are central to the pathogenesis of kidney disease and serve as an effective therapeutic target for kidney injury and fibrosis. Among them, M2-type macrophages have double-edged effects regarding anti-inflammatory effects and tissue repair. Depending on the polarization of the M2 subtypes (M2a or M2c) in the diseased microenvironment, they can either mediate normal tissue repair or drive tissue fibrosis. In renal fibrosis, M2a promotes disease progression through macrophage-to-myofibroblast transition (MMT) cells, while M2c possesses potent anti-inflammatory functions and promotes tissue repair, and is inhibited. The mechanisms underlying this differentiation are complex and are currently not well understood. Therefore, in this study, we first confirmed that M2a-derived MMT cells are responsible for the development of renal fibrosis and demonstrated that the intensity of TGF-β signaling is a major factor determining the differential polarization of M2a and M2c. Under excessive TGF-β stimulation, M2a undergoes a process known as MMT cells, whereas moderate TGF-β stimulation favors the polarization of M2c phenotype macrophages. Based on these findings, we employed targeted nanotechnology to codeliver endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) inhibitor (Ceapin 7, Cea or C) and conventional glucocorticoids (Dexamethasone, Dex or D), precisely modulating the ATF6/TGF-β/Smad3 signaling axis within macrophages. This approach calibrated the level of TGF-β stimulation on macrophages, promoting their polarization toward the M2c phenotype and suppressing excessive MMT polarization. The study indicates that the combination of ERS inhibitor and a first-line anti-inflammatory drug holds promise as an effective therapeutic approach for renal fibrosis resolution.
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- Lihua Luo
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
- National Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, 118 Longjinger Road, Baoan District, Shenzhen 518101, Guangdong, China
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- The People's Hospital of Baoan Shenzhen, 118 Longjinger Road, Baoan District, Shenzhen 518101, Guangdong, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, 886 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, China
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Wang C, Huang L, Huang Y, Tian X, Liu J. Study on Immunoregulatory Effects of Fucoidan from Sargassum graminifolium In Vivo and Immunoactivation Activity of Its Fecal Fermentation Products Using Co-Culture Model. Molecules 2023; 28:7794. [PMID: 38067525 PMCID: PMC10707906 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28237794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Fucoidan, brown seaweed-derived dietary fibers (DFs), can be considered a promising candidate for modulating immune responses. Due to its structural complexity and diversity, it is unclear whether Sargassum graminifolium fucoidans (SGFs) also show marvelous immunoregulatory effects. In the present study, two fractions, SGF-1 and SGF-2, were purified from SGFs by DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow and Sephacryl S-400 HR column chromatography. We investigated the in vivo immune regulatory activity of SGF-2 and explored the immune activation of SGF-2 fecal fermentation products with in vitro fecal fermentation combined with a Caco-2/RAW264.7 co-culture system. In vivo results exhibited that SGF-2 could elevate the thymus/spleen indices, CD8+ splenic T lymphocyte subpopulations, and CD4+ Foxp3+ splenic Tregs. The 16S high-throughput sequencing results showed that SGF-2 administration significantly increased the relative abundance of Lactobacillus, Alloprevotella, Ruminococcus, and Akkermansia. In addition, it was found that SGF-2 fermented by feces could significantly improve the phagocytosis, NO, and cytokine (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10) production of macrophages in the co-culture system. These results indicated that SGFs have the potential to modulate immunity and promote health by affecting the gut microbiota.
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- Cuifang Wang
- College of Oceanology and Food Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, China; (Y.H.); (X.T.)
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory for the Development of Bioactive Material from Marine Algae, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, China
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- School of Medicine, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China;
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- College of Oceanology and Food Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, China; (Y.H.); (X.T.)
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- College of Oceanology and Food Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, China; (Y.H.); (X.T.)
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- School of Medicine, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China;
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Lee JS, Karthikeyan D, Fini M, Vincent BG, Rubinsteyn A. ACE configurator for ELISpot: optimizing combinatorial design of pooled ELISpot assays with an epitope similarity model. Brief Bioinform 2023; 25:bbad495. [PMID: 38180831 PMCID: PMC10768796 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbad495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
Abstract
The enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISpot) assay is a powerful in vitro immunoassay that enables cost-effective quantification of antigen-specific T-cell reactivity. It is used widely in the context of cancer and infectious diseases to validate the immunogenicity of predicted epitopes. While technological advances have kept pace with the demand for increased throughput, efforts to increase scale are bottlenecked by current assay design and deconvolution methods, which have remained largely unchanged. Current methods for designing pooled ELISpot experiments offer limited flexibility of assay parameters, lack support for high-throughput scenarios and do not consider peptide identity during pool assignment. We introduce the ACE Configurator for ELISpot (ACE) to address these gaps. ACE generates optimized peptide-pool assignments from highly customizable user inputs and handles the deconvolution of positive peptides using assay readouts. In this study, we present a novel sequence-aware pooling strategy, powered by a fine-tuned ESM-2 model that groups immunologically similar peptides, reducing the number of false positives and subsequent confirmatory assays compared to existing combinatorial approaches. To validate ACE's performance on real-world datasets, we conducted a comprehensive benchmark study, contextualizing design choices with their impact on prediction quality. Our results demonstrate ACE's capacity to further increase precision of identified immunogenic peptides, directly optimizing experimental efficiency. ACE is freely available as an executable with a graphical user interface and command-line interfaces at https://github.com/pirl-unc/ace.
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- Jin Seok Lee
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Computational Medicine Program, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Computational Medicine Program, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Computational Medicine Program, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Computational Medicine Program, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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Benamar M, Chen Q, Martinez-Blanco M, Chatila TA. Regulatory T cells in allergic inflammation. Semin Immunol 2023; 70:101847. [PMID: 37837939 PMCID: PMC10842049 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2023.101847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
Abstract
Regulatory T (Treg) cells maintain immune tolerance to allergens at the environmental interfaces in the airways, skin and gut, marshalling in the process distinct immune regulatory circuits operative in the respective tissues. Treg cells are coordinately mobilized with allergic effector mechanisms in the context of a tissue-protective allergic inflammatory response against parasites, toxins and potentially harmful allergens, serving to both limit the inflammation and promote local tissue repair. Allergic diseases are associated with subverted Treg cell responses whereby a chronic allergic inflammatory environment can skew Treg cells toward pathogenic phenotypes that both perpetuate and aggravate disease. Interruption of Treg cell subversion in chronic allergic inflammatory conditions may thus provide novel therapeutic strategies by re-establishing effective immune regulation.
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- Mehdi Benamar
- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Lead Contact, USA.
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Hervé PL, Dioszeghy V, Matthews K, Bee KJ, Campbell DE, Sampson HA. Recent advances in epicutaneous immunotherapy and potential applications in food allergy. FRONTIERS IN ALLERGY 2023; 4:1290003. [PMID: 37965375 PMCID: PMC10641725 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2023.1290003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Given the potent immunological properties of the skin, epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) emerges as a promising treatment approach for inducing immune tolerance, particularly for food allergies. Targeting the highly immunocompetent, non-vascularized epidermis allows for the application of microgram amounts of allergen while significantly reducing the risk of allergen passage into the bloodstream, thus limiting systemic allergen exposure and distribution. This makes EPIT highly suitable for the treatment of potentially life-threatening allergies such as food allergies. Multiple approaches to EPIT are currently under investigation for the treatment of food allergy, and these include the use of allergen-coated microneedles, application of allergen on the skin pretreated by tape stripping, abrasion or laser-mediated microperforation, or the application of allergen on the intact skin using an occlusive epicutaneous system. To date, the most clinically advanced approach to EPIT is the Viaskin technology platform. Viaskin is an occlusive epicutaneous system (patch) containing dried native allergen extracts, without adjuvants, which relies on frequent application for the progressive passage of small amounts of allergen to the epidermis through occlusion of the intact skin. Numerous preclinical studies of Viaskin have demonstrated that this particular approach to EPIT can induce potent and long-lasting T-regulatory cells with broad homing capabilities, which can exert their suppressive effects in multiple organs and ameliorate immune responses from different routes of allergen exposure. Clinical trials of the Viaskin patch have studied the efficacy and safety for the treatment of life-threatening allergies in younger patients, at an age when allergic diseases start to occur. Moreover, this treatment approach is designed to provide a non-invasive therapy with no restrictions on daily activities. Taken together, the preclinical and clinical data on the use of EPIT support the continued investigation of this therapeutic approach to provide improved treatment options for patients with allergic disorders in the near future.
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- DBV Technologies, Montrouge, France
- Department of Allergy and Immunology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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López-Fandiño R, Molina E, Lozano-Ojalvo D. Intestinal factors promoting the development of RORγt + cells and oral tolerance. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1294292. [PMID: 37936708 PMCID: PMC10626553 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1294292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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The gastrointestinal tract has to harmonize the two seemingly opposite functions of fulfilling nutritional needs and avoiding the entry of pathogens, toxins and agents that can cause physical damage. This balance requires a constant adjustment of absorptive and defending functions by sensing environmental changes or noxious substances and initiating adaptive or protective mechanisms against them through a complex network of receptors integrated with the central nervous system that communicate with cells of the innate and adaptive immune system. Effective homeostatic processes at barrier sites take the responsibility for oral tolerance, which protects from adverse reactions to food that cause allergic diseases. During a very specific time interval in early life, the establishment of a stable microbiota in the large intestine is sufficient to prevent pathological events in adulthood towards a much larger bacterial community and provide tolerance towards diverse food antigens encountered later in life. The beneficial effects of the microbiome are mainly exerted by innate and adaptive cells that express the transcription factor RORγt, in whose generation, mediated by different bacterial metabolites, retinoic acid signalling plays a predominant role. In addition, recent investigations indicate that food antigens also contribute, analogously to microbial-derived signals, to educating innate immune cells and instructing the development and function of RORγt+ cells in the small intestine, complementing and expanding the tolerogenic effect of the microbiome in the colon. This review addresses the mechanisms through which microbiota-produced metabolites and dietary antigens maintain intestinal homeostasis, highlighting the complementarity and redundancy between their functions.
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- Rosina López-Fandiño
- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL), CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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Li Z, Wang X, Zhang W, Yang W, Xu B, Hu W. Excretory/Secretory Products from Schistosoma japonicum Eggs Alleviate Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Airway Inflammation. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023; 17:e0011625. [PMID: 37788409 PMCID: PMC10547495 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Excretory/secretory products (ESPs) derived from helminths have been reported to effectively control allergic inflammation, which have better therapeutic prospects than live parasite infections. However, it remains unknown whether ESPs from schistosome eggs can protect against allergies, despite reports alleging that schistosome infection could alleviate disordered allergic inflammation. METHOD In the present study, we investigated the protective effects of ESPs from Schistosoma japonicum eggs (ESP-SJE) on asthmatic inflammation. Firstly, we successfully established an allergic airway inflammation model in mice by alum-adjuvanted ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization and challenge. ESP-SJE were administered intraperitoneally on days -1 and 13 (before sensitization), on day 20 (before challenge), and on days 21-24 (challenge phase). RESULTS The results showed that ESP-SJE treatment significantly reduced the infiltration of inflammatory cells, especially eosinophils into the lung tissue, inhibited the production of the total and OVA-specific IgE during OVA-sensitized and -challenged phases, respectively, and suppressed the secretion of Th2-type inflammatory cytokines (IL-4). Additionally, ESP-SJE treatment significantly upregulated the regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the lung tissue during OVA challenge. Furthermore, using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis and Treg induction experiments in vitro, we might identify nine potential therapeutic proteins against allergic inflammation in ESP-SJE. The targets of these candidate proteins included glutathione S-transferase, egg protein CP422 precursor, tubulin alpha-2/alpha-4 chain, actin-2, T-complex protein 1 subunit beta, histone H₄, whey acidic protein core region, and molecular chaperone HtpG. CONCLUSION Taken together, the results discussed herein demonstrated that ESP-SJE could significantly alleviate OVA-induced asthmatic inflammation in a murine model, which might be mediated by the upregulation of Treg in lung tissues that may be induced by the potential modulatory proteins. Therefore, potential proteins in ESP-SJE might be the best candidates to be tested for therapeutic application of asthma, thus pointing out to a possible new therapy for allergic airway inflammation.
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- Zhidan Li
- Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, National Centre for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology of the Chinese Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Human Phenome Institute, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Human Phenome Institute, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Human Phenome Institute, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, National Centre for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology of the Chinese Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, National Centre for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology of the Chinese Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Human Phenome Institute, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
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Risemberg EL, Smeekens JM, Cisneros MCC, Hampton BK, Hock P, Linnertz CL, Miller DR, Orgel K, Shaw GD, de Villena FPM, Burks AW, Valdar W, Kulis MD, Ferris MT. A mutation in Themis contributes to peanut-induced oral anaphylaxis in CC027 mice. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.13.557467. [PMID: 37745496 PMCID: PMC10515941 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.13.557467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Background The development of peanut allergy is due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors, although specific genes have proven difficult to identify. Previously, we reported that peanut-sensitized CC027/GeniUnc (CC027) mice develop anaphylaxis upon oral challenge to peanut, unlike C3H/HeJ (C3H) mice. Objective To determine the genetic basis of orally-induced anaphylaxis to peanut in CC027 mice. Methods A genetic mapping population between CC027 and C3H mice was designed to identify the genetic factors that drive oral anaphylaxis. A total of 356 CC027xC3H backcrossed mice were generated, sensitized to peanut, then challenged to peanut by oral gavage. Anaphylaxis and peanut-specific IgE were quantified for all mice. T-cell phenotyping was conducted on CC027 and five additional CC strains. Results Anaphylaxis to peanut was absent in 77% of backcrossed mice, with 19% showing moderate anaphylaxis, and 4% having severe anaphylaxis. A total of eight genetic loci were associated with variation in response to peanut challenge, six associated with anaphylaxis (temperature decrease) and two associated with peanut-specific IgE levels. There were two major loci that impacted multiple aspects of the severity of acute anaphylaxis, at which the CC027 allele was associated with worse outcome. At one of these loci, CC027 has a private genetic variant in the Themis (thymocyte-expressed molecule involved in selection) gene. Consistent with Themis' described functions, we found that CC027 have more immature T cells with fewer CD8+, CD4+, and CD4+CD25+CD127- regulatory T cells. Conclusion Our results demonstrate a key role for Themis in the orally-reactive CC027 mouse model of peanut allergy.
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- Ellen L. Risemberg
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC Chapel Hill
- Department of Genetics, UNC Chapel Hill
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, UNC Chapel Hill
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- Department of Genetics, UNC Chapel Hill
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill
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- Department of Genetics, UNC Chapel Hill
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, UNC Chapel Hill
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- Department of Genetics, UNC Chapel Hill
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC Chapel Hill
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, UNC Chapel Hill
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- Department of Genetics, UNC Chapel Hill
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC Chapel Hill
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, UNC Chapel Hill
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Rook GAW. The old friends hypothesis: evolution, immunoregulation and essential microbial inputs. FRONTIERS IN ALLERGY 2023; 4:1220481. [PMID: 37772259 PMCID: PMC10524266 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2023.1220481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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In wealthy urbanised societies there have been striking increases in chronic inflammatory disorders such as allergies, autoimmunity and inflammatory bowel diseases. There has also been an increase in the prevalence of individuals with systemically raised levels of inflammatory biomarkers correlating with increased risk of metabolic, cardiovascular and psychiatric problems. These changing disease patterns indicate a broad failure of the mechanisms that should stop the immune system from attacking harmless allergens, components of self or gut contents, and that should terminate inappropriate inflammation. The Old Friends Hypothesis postulates that this broad failure of immunoregulation is due to inadequate exposures to the microorganisms that drive development of the immune system, and drive the expansion of components such as regulatory T cells (Treg) that mediate immunoregulatory mechanisms. An evolutionary approach helps us to identify the organisms on which we are in a state of evolved dependence for this function (Old Friends). The bottom line is that most of the organisms that drive the regulatory arm of the immune system come from our mothers and family and from the natural environment (including animals) and many of these organisms are symbiotic components of a healthy microbiota. Lifestyle changes that are interrupting our exposure to these organisms can now be identified, and many are closely associated with low socioeconomic status (SES) in wealthy countries. These insights will facilitate the development of education, diets and urban planning that can correct the immunoregulatory deficit, while simultaneously reducing other contributory factors such as epithelial damage.
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- Graham A. W. Rook
- Centre for Clinical Microbiology, Department of Infection, UCL (University College London), London, United Kingdom
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Indolfi C, D’Addio E, Bencivenga CL, Rivetti G, Bettini I, Licari A, Manti S, Mori F, Miraglia del Giudice M, Klain A. The Primary Prevention of Atopy: Does Early Exposure to Cats and Dogs Prevent the Development of Allergy and Asthma in Children? A Comprehensive Analysis of the Literature. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1859. [PMID: 37763263 PMCID: PMC10533148 DOI: 10.3390/life13091859] [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: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The current literature shows mixed results relating to the significance of environmental exposure, such as owning a pet, and the development of atopy in children. Our review aimed to collect the most recent evidence on the association between early-life cat and dog ownership and the development of allergy and asthma. A comprehensive literature review was performed using PubMed and Scopus. The search included the main keywords of our PICO: (((early exposure) AND (children) AND (allergy)) OR (asthma)) AND (dog) OR (cat). Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), case-control studies, clinical trials, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews of children within the last five years (2018-2023) were searched and included. During the search process, 52 articles from PubMed and 43 from Scopus were found. A total of 17 articles were deemed to be suitable and included. Fairly consistent results regarding early exposure to pets, in particular dogs, and the prevention of food allergies have been described. Furthermore, there seems to be a protective effect against allergy and asthma in relation to the number of pets owned. The likelihood of a child developing allergy and asthma seems to be influenced by various factors, including the child's genetic background and early exposure to different environmental factors, including allergens that may interact with the gut microbiota and immune system.
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- Cristiana Indolfi
- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (E.D.); (C.L.B.); (G.R.); (M.M.d.G.)
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (E.D.); (C.L.B.); (G.R.); (M.M.d.G.)
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (E.D.); (C.L.B.); (G.R.); (M.M.d.G.)
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (E.D.); (C.L.B.); (G.R.); (M.M.d.G.)
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- Specialty School of Pediatrics, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic, and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
- Pediatric Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department of Human and Pediatric Pathology “Gaetano Barresi”, AOUP G. Martino, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98124 Messina, Italy;
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- Allergy Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy;
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (E.D.); (C.L.B.); (G.R.); (M.M.d.G.)
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (E.D.); (C.L.B.); (G.R.); (M.M.d.G.)
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Núñez R, Rodríguez MJ, Lebrón-Martín C, Martín-Astorga MDC, Ramos-Soriano J, Rojo J, Torres MJ, Cañas JA, Mayorga C. A synthetic glycodendropeptide induces methylation changes on regulatory T cells linked to tolerant responses in anaphylactic-mice. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1165852. [PMID: 37334360 PMCID: PMC10272618 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1165852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Introduction Lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) are allergens found in a wide range of plant-foods. Specifically, Pru p 3, the major allergen of peach, is commonly responsible for severe allergic reactions. The need for new alternatives to conventional food allergy treatments, like restrictive diets, suggests allergen immunotherapy as a promising option. It has been demonstrated that sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) with synthetic glycodendropeptides, such as D1ManPrup3, containing mannose and Pru p 3 peptides induced tolerance in mice and that the persistence of this effect depends on treatment dose (2nM or 5nM). Moreover, it produces changes associated with differential gene expression and methylation profile of dendritic cells, as well as phenotypical changes in regulatory T cells (Treg). However, there are no works addressing the study of epigenetic changes in terms of methylation in the cell subsets that sustain tolerant responses, Treg. Therefore, in this work, DNA methylation changes in splenic-Treg from Pru p 3 anaphylactic mice were evaluated. Methods It was performed by whole genome bisulphite sequencing comparing SLIT-D1ManPrup3 treated mice: tolerant (2nM D1ManPrup3), desensitized (5nM D1ManPrup3), and sensitized but not treated (antigen-only), with anaphylactic mice. Results Most of the methylation changes were found in the gene promoters from both SLIT-treated groups, desensitized (1,580) and tolerant (1,576), followed by the antigen-only (1,151) group. Although tolerant and desensitized mice showed a similar number of methylation changes, only 445 genes were shared in both. Remarkably, interesting methylation changes were observed on the promoter regions of critical transcription factors for Treg function like Stat4, Stat5a, Stat5b, Foxp3, and Gata3. In fact, Foxp3 was observed exclusively as hypomethylated in tolerant group, whereas Gata3 was only hypomethylated in the desensitized mice. Discussion In conclusion, diverse D1ManPrup3 doses induce different responses (tolerance or desensitization) in mice, which are reflected by differential methylation changes in Tregs.
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- Rafael Núñez
- Laboratory of Allergy, Allergy Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-Plataforma BIONAND (IBIMA-BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
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- Laboratory of Allergy, Allergy Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-Plataforma BIONAND (IBIMA-BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
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- Laboratory of Allergy, Allergy Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-Plataforma BIONAND (IBIMA-BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
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- Laboratory of Allergy, Allergy Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-Plataforma BIONAND (IBIMA-BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universidad de Málaga (UMA), Málaga, Spain
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- Laboratory of Glycosystems, Institute of Chemical Research (IIQ), Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) - Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Laboratory of Glycosystems, Institute of Chemical Research (IIQ), Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) - Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Laboratory of Allergy, Allergy Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-Plataforma BIONAND (IBIMA-BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universidad de Málaga (UMA), Málaga, Spain
- Clinical Unit of Allergy, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Laboratory of Allergy, Allergy Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-Plataforma BIONAND (IBIMA-BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
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- Laboratory of Allergy, Allergy Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-Plataforma BIONAND (IBIMA-BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- Clinical Unit of Allergy, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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Inaba M, Fukushima H, Hara M, Hosaka S, Fujiyama S, Maruo K, Nomura T, Okiyama N, Takada H. Antigen-specific T cell balance reveals Why patients with atopic dermatitis fail to achieve immune tolerance. Clin Immunol 2023; 252:109649. [PMID: 37209805 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2023.109649] [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: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The number of regulatory T cells (Tregs) and how they behave in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD) are still controversial. We identified and quantified Tregs, mite-specific Tregs, and mite-specific effector T cells (Teffs) in patients with AD and healthy controls (HCs). We collected peripheral blood and analyzed the cells using flow cytometry after stimulation with mite antigens. Mite-specific Tregs and mite-specific Teffs were recognized by the expression of CD137 and CD154, respectively. Patients with AD had more Tregs than HCs; however, when focusing on a single antigen, the ratio of mite-specific Tregs/Teffs was lower in patients with AD than in HCs. Furthermore, the mite-specific Teffs in patients with AD were more likely to produce proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13. This Teff-dominant imbalance is thought to be the cause of development of atopic status in patients with AD without immune tolerance.
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- Masako Inaba
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan; Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan; Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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Berin MC. Targeting type 2 immunity and the future of food allergy treatment. J Exp Med 2023; 220:213917. [PMID: 36880703 PMCID: PMC9997511 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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IgE-mediated food allergy affects 6-8% of the population in the United States. Type 2 immune responses are central to the pathogenesis of food allergy, but type 2 CD4+ T cell responses have been found to be heterogeneous in food allergy suggesting a division of labor between Tfh13 and peTH2 cells in promotion of IgE class switching, modulation of intestinal barrier function, and regulation of mast cell expansion. Oral immunotherapy for the treatment of food allergy incompletely targets subsets of type 2 immunity in a transient manner, but new therapeutics targeting different levels of type 2 immunity are in current or planned trials for food allergy. These new treatments and the basis for their use are the focus of this review.
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- M Cecilia Berin
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, IL, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review addresses recent progress in our understanding of the role of regulatory T (Treg) cells in enforcing immune tolerance and tissue homeostasis in the lung at steady state and in directing the immune response in asthmatic lung inflammation. RECENT FINDINGS Regulatory T cells regulate the innate and adaptive immune responses at steady state to enforce immune tolerance in lung tissues at steady state and their control of the allergic inflammatory responses induced by allergens. This regulatory function can break down in the context of chronic asthmatic airway inflammation such that the lung tissue Treg cells become skewed towards a pathogenic phenotype that aggravates and perpetuates disease. Subversion of lung tissue Treg cell function involves their upregulation of Notch4 expression, which in turn acts to amplify T helper type 2 and type 17 and innate lymphoid cell type 2 responses in the airways. SUMMARY A dual role for Treg cells has emerged both as immune regulators but also a potential disease effectors in asthma, with implications for disease therapy.
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- Hani Harb
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University Dresden, Germany
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Bian W, Li Y, Sun F, Sun X, Li R, Xia C, Fu J, Zhang Y, Chen S, Liu Y. Immune phenotype changes in IgG4-related disease: CD161 + Treg and Foxp3 + Treg. Clin Rheumatol 2023; 42:1113-1124. [PMID: 36567407 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-022-06445-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to characterize the alterations in the immune phenotypes and explore the potential relevance to pathogenesis in IgG4-RD. METHODS Forty-two IgG4-RD patients and thirty-eight healthy controls were recruited in this study. Peripheral immunocompetent cells including T cells, CD4 + T cells, CD8 + T cells, B cells, NK cells CD4 + CD45RA + T cells (naïve T cells), CD4 + CD25 - / + Foxp3 - T cells (Teff), CD4 + CD25hiCD127lowCD161 + T cells (CD161 + Treg), CD4 + CD25hiFoxp3 + T cells (Foxp3 + Treg), CD4 + CD4RA-CXCR5 + PD1 + CCR7low T cells (pTfh), T helper (Th) 1, Th2, and Th17 before and after treatment were immunophenotyped by flow cytometry. RESULTS Compared with healthy controls, IgG4-RD patients showed higher proportions of NK (20.1% vs 13.6%, p < 0.01), Th1 (CD4 + IFN-γ + : 17.9% vs 14.2%, p = 0.061; TNF-α: 43.7% vs 36.7%, p < 0.05), Th2 (CD4 + IL-4 + : 2.4% vs 1.3%, p < 0.0001), CD161 + Treg (14.9% vs 11.6%, p < 0.01), pTfh (3.2% vs 2.4%, p < 0.05), and Foxp3 + Treg (8.3% vs 7.0%, p < 0.01) and lower proportions of B lymphocytes (8.4% vs 13.1%, p < 0.001), Teff (91.6% vs 92.6%, p < 0.01), and naïve Th cells (19.9% vs 32.1%, p < 0.01) before treatment. Foxp3 + Treg percentage decreased significantly after treatment (8.6% vs 6.9%, p < 0.05). Both serum C3 (r = - 0.6374, p < 0.01) and C4 (r = - 0.6174, p < 0.01) levels were in negative correlation with CD161 + Treg. The eosinophil percentage was positively correlated with Foxp3 + Treg (r = 0.5435, p < 0.05). Serum IgE level was positively correlated with Th2 (r = 0.5545, p < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between CD161 + Treg and pTfh (r = 0.4974, p < 0.05) while a negative correlation between Th2 and B cells (r = - 0.4925, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Immune phenotypes were altered in IgG4-RD. Treg/Teff balance was shifted toward Treg in IgG4-RD. CD161 + Treg was likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of IgG4-RD. Key Points •Immune phenotypes were altered in B cells, T cells, and NK cells in IgG4-RD. •Treg/Teff balance was shifted toward Treg in IgG4-RD. •CD161+ Treg maybe play a proinflammatory role in IgG4-RD.
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- Wenjie Bian
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11, Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11, Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11, Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11, Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11, Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11, Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11, Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11, Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, 11, Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, 100044, China.
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95, Yongan Road, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Gu Q, Tung KS, Lorenz UM. Treg-specific deletion of the phosphatase SHP-1 impairs control of inflammation in vivo. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1139326. [PMID: 37006301 PMCID: PMC10060847 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1139326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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IntroductionTo achieve a healthy and functional immune system, a delicate balance exists between the activation of conventional T cells (Tcon cells) and the suppression by regulatory T cells (Treg). The tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1, a negative regulator of TCR signaling, shapes this ‘activation-suppression’ balance by modulating Tcon cell resistance to Treg-mediated suppression. Treg cells also express SHP-1, but its role in influencing Treg function is still not fully understood. MethodsWe generated a Treg-specific SHP-1 deletion model, Foxp3Cre+ Shp-1f/f, to address how SHP-1 affects Treg function and thereby contributes to T cell homeostasis using a combination of ex vivo studies and in vivo models of inflammation and autoimmunity.ResultsWe show that SHP-1 modulates Treg suppressive function at different levels. First, at the intracellular signaling level in Treg cells, SHP-1 attenuates TCR-dependent Akt phosphorylation, with loss of SHP-1 driving Treg cells towards a glycolysis pathway. At the functional level, SHP-1 expression limits the in vivo accumulation of CD44hiCD62Llo T cells within the steady state Tcon populations (both CD8+ as well as CD4+ Tcon). Further, SHP-1-deficient Treg cells are less efficient in suppressing inflammation in vivo; mechanistically, this appears to be due to a failure to survive or a defect in migration of SHP-1-deficient Treg cells to peripheral inflammation sites.ConclusionOur data identify SHP-1 as an important intracellular mediator for fine-tuning the balance between Treg-mediated suppression and Tcon activation/resistance.
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- QinLei Gu
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
- Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
- Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, United States
- *Correspondence: Ulrike M. Lorenz,
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Lozano-Ojalvo D, Tyler SR, Aranda CJ, Wang J, Sicherer S, Sampson HA, Wood RA, Burks AW, Jones SM, Leung DYM, de Lafaille MC, Berin MC. Allergen recognition by specific effector Th2 cells enables IL-2-dependent activation of regulatory T-cell responses in humans. Allergy 2023; 78:697-713. [PMID: 36089900 PMCID: PMC10111618 DOI: 10.1111/all.15512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Type 2 allergen-specific T cells are essential for the induction and maintenance of allergies to foods, and Tregs specific for these allergens are assumed to be involved in their resolution. However, it has not been convincingly demonstrated whether allergen-specific Treg responses are responsible for the generation of oral tolerance in humans. We observed that sustained food allergen exposure in the form of oral immunotherapy resulted in increased frequency of Tregs only in individuals with lasting clinical tolerance. We sought to identify regulatory components of the CD4+ T-cell response to food allergens by studying their functional activation over time in vitro and in vivo. Two subsets of Tregs expressing CD137 or CD25/OX40 were identified with a delayed kinetics of activation compared with clonally enriched pathogenic effector Th2 cells. Treg activation was dependent on IL-2 derived from effector T cells. In vivo exposure to peanut in the form of an oral food challenge of allergic subjects induced a delayed and persistent activation of Tregs after initiation of the allergen-specific Th2 response. The novel finding of our work is that a sustained wave of Treg activation is induced by the release of IL-2 from Th2 effector cells, with the implication that therapeutic administration of IL-2 could improve current OIT approaches.
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- Daniel Lozano-Ojalvo
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, New York, New York, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Precision Immunology Institute, New York, New York, USA
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- Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, New York, New York, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Precision Immunology Institute, New York, New York, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, New York, New York, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, New York, New York, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, New York, New York, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Precision Immunology Institute, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, New York, New York, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Precision Immunology Institute, New York, New York, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, New York, New York, USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Precision Immunology Institute, New York, New York, USA
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Ceramide Nanoliposomes as Potential Therapeutic Reagents for Asthma. Cells 2023; 12:cells12040591. [PMID: 36831258 PMCID: PMC9954069 DOI: 10.3390/cells12040591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Ceramides are an emerging class of anti-inflammatory lipids, and nanoscale ceramide-delivery systems are potential therapeutic strategies for inflammatory diseases. This study investigated the therapeutic effects of ceramide nanoliposomes (CNL) on type 2 inflammation-based asthma, induced by repeated ovalbumin (OVA) challenges. Asthmatic mice intratracheally treated with ceramide-free liposomes (Ghost) displayed typical airway remodeling including mucosal accumulation and subepithelial fibrosis, whereas, in CNL-treated mice, the degree of airway remodeling was significantly decreased. Compared to the Ghost group, CNL treatment unexpectedly failed to significantly influence formation of type 2 cytokines, including IL-5 and IL-13, known to facilitate pathogenic production of airway mucus predominantly comprising MUC5AC mucin. Interestingly, CNL treatment suppressed OVA-evoked hyperplasia of MUC5AC-generating goblet cells in the airways. This suggests that CNL suppressed goblet cell hyperplasia and airway mucosal accumulation independently of type 2 cytokine formation. Mechanistically, CNL treatment suppressed cell growth and EGF-induced activation of Akt, but not ERK1/2, in a human lung epithelial cell culture system recapitulating airway goblet cell hyperplasia. Taken together, CNL is suggested to have therapeutic effects on airway remodeling in allergic asthma by targeting goblet cell hyperplasia. These findings raise the potential of ceramide-based therapies for airway diseases, such as asthma.
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Kim JH, Ahn S, Ghosh P, Rhee DK. Immunization with a Pneumococcal pep27 Mutant Strain Alleviates Atopic Dermatitis through the Upregulation of Regulatory T-Cell Activity and Epithelial Barrier Function and Suppressing TSLP Expression. J Invest Dermatol 2023; 143:115-123.e6. [PMID: 35988588 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory disease driven in part by type 2 helper T (Th2) cytokines and skin barrier disruption alleviating the entry of allergens. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), an epithelial cell‒derived cytokine, is known to aggravate AD symptoms by activating Th2. In addition, regulatory T cells (Tregs) inhibit inflammatory cells such as Th2. However, the relationship between TSLP and Tregs in AD is unclear. A murine dermatitis model was induced by applying oxazolone to the ear skin of mice. Prophylactic and therapeutic responses were analyzed by immunizing mice intranasally with a pneumococcal pep27 mutant (Δpep27 mutant), attenuated strain by reducing the virulence of a pathogen. Intranasal immunization with a pneumococcal pep27 mutant could elicit anti-inflammatory Treg-relevant factors and epithelial barrier genes (loricrin, involucrin, filaggrin, and small proline-rich repeat proteins). Thus, pneumococcal pep27-mutant immunization suppressed epidermal collapse, IgE, TSLP, and upregulation of Th2 expression by upregulating Treg activity. In contrast, Treg inhibition aggravated AD symptoms through the upregulation of TSLP and Th2 and the repression of epithelial barrier function compared with that of the noninhibited pneumococcal Δpep27-mutant group. Taken together, immunization with pneumococcal Δpep27 mutant upregulated Treg and epithelial barrier function and inhibited TSLP and Th2 to relieve AD symptoms.
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- Ji-Hoon Kim
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea; DNBio Pharm, Research Center, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
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Ji Q, Ren S, Li L. Bufotalin ameliorates ovalbumin-induced allergic rhinitis by restoring the Tregs. Microb Pathog 2023; 174:105918. [PMID: 36455750 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105918] [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: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most common inflammatory diseases. IgE, inflammatory cytokine production and Th17/Tregs imbalance have been implicated in AR pathogenesis. Bufotalin, a component extracted from toad venom skin secretions and auricular glands, has anti-inflammatory activity and regulates Th17/Tregs balance. Here, the effects of bufotalin on AR were explored. METHODS The AR mice model was established using ovalbumin (OVA). AR mice were treated with bufotalin started on Day 22 with various doses (1, 10, 100 μg or 1 mg per mouse) every day to Day 30. The sneezing and rubbing frequencies were counted. Serum levels of IL-1β, IL-10 and OVA-specific IgE were measured. The superficial cervical lymph nodes were harvested and the percentage of Tregs in lymph node was determined using CD4 and Foxp3 markers. RESULTS OVA treatment successfully induced AR model in mice with significantly increased sneezing and rubbing frequency, elevated levels of serum histamine, IL-1β, IL-10 and OVA-specific IgE. Bufotalin treatment significantly ameliorated AR symptoms, with reduced histamine, IgE and IL-1β levels, as well as sneezing and rubbing frequency. Moreover, bufotalin treatment decreased the serum levels of IL-1β, IL-10 and OVA-specific IgE in AR mice. CONLCUSION Bufotalin ameliorated allergic rhinitis symptoms in AR mice by restoring Tregs in lymph node.
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- Qiang Ji
- Department of Pharmacy, Sunshine Union Hospital, 9000 Yingqian Street, Weifang City, Shandong Province, 261043, China
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- Medical Oncology, Sunshine Union Hospital, 9000 Yingqian Street, Weifang City, Shandong Province, 261043, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sunshine Union Hospital, 9000 Yingqian Street, Weifang City, Shandong Province, 261043, China.
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Qi C, Tu H, Zhao Y, Zhou J, Chen J, Hu H, Yu R, Sun J. Breast Milk-Derived Limosilactobacillus reuteri Prevents Atopic Dermatitis in Mice via Activating Retinol Absorption and Metabolism in Peyer's Patches. Mol Nutr Food Res 2023; 67:e2200444. [PMID: 36480309 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202200444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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SCOPE Supplementing Limosilactobacillus reuteri Fn041, a breast milk-derived probiotic from agricultural and pastoral areas, to maternal mice during late pregnancy and lactation prevents atopic dermatitis (AD) in offspring. This study aims to elucidate the molecular mechanism of Fn041-mediated immune regulation. METHODS AND RESULTS Fn041 is administered prenatal and postnatal to maternal mice, and to offspring after weaning. The ears are administered with calcipotriol to induce AD. Fn041 treatment significantly alleviates ear inflammation, and reduces mast cell infiltration. Fn041 treatment upregulates and downregulates intestinal ZO-1 and Claudin-2 mRNA expression, respectively. Transcriptome analysis of Peyer's patches reveals that pathways related to DNA damage repair are activated in AD mice, which is inhibited by Fn041 treatment. Fn041 activates pathways related to retinol absorption and metabolism. Untargeted metabolomic analysis reveals that Fn041 treatment increases plasma retinol and kynurenine. Fn041 treatment does not significantly alter the overall cecal microbiota profile, only increases the relative abundances of Ligilactobacillus apodemi, Ligilactobacillus murinus, Akkermansia muciniphila, and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. CONCLUSIONS Fn041 induces anti-AD immune responses directly by promoting the absorption and metabolism of retinol in Peyer's patches, and plays an indirect role by strengthening the mucosal barrier and increasing the abundance of specific anti-AD bacteria in the cecum.
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- Ce Qi
- Institute of Nutrition and Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Nutrition and Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Nutrition and Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Nutrition and Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology Nephrology and Rheumatism, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Neonatology, The Affiliated Changzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213004, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214022, China
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- Institute of Nutrition and Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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Erdem SB, Genel F, Nacaroglu HT, Karaman S, Karkıner CSU, Sürücü M, Can D. CD4+CD25+CD127 loFOXP3+ cell in food allergy: Does it predict anaphylaxis? Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2023; 51:8-14. [PMID: 37169554 DOI: 10.15586/aei.v51i3.797] [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: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Food allergy (FA), hence the incidence of food anaphylaxis, is a public health problem that has increased in recent years. There are still no biomarkers for patients with FA to predict severe allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis. OBJECTIVE There is limited information on whether regulatory T (Treg) cell levels are a biomarker that predicts clinical severity in cases presenting with FA, and which patients are at a greater risk for anaphylaxis. METHODS A total of 70 children were included in the study: 25 who had IgE-mediated cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) and presented with non-anaphylactic symptoms (FA/A-), 16 who had IgE-mediated CMPA and presented with anaphylaxis (FA/A+) (a total of 41 FA cases), and a control group consisting of 29 children without FA. The study was conducted by performing CD4+CD25+CD127loFOXP3+ cell flow cytometric analysis during resting at least 2 weeks after the elimination diet to FA subjects. RESULTS When the FA group was compared with healthy control subjects, CD4+CD25+CD127loFOXP3+ cell rates were found to be significantly lower in the FA group (p < 0.001). When the FA/A- and FA/A+ groups and the control group were compared in terms of CD4+CD25+CD127loFOXP3+ cell ratios, they were significantly lower in the FA/A- and FA/A+ groups compared to the control group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Although there was no significant difference between the FA/A+ group and the FA/A- group in terms of CD4+CD25+CD127loFOXP3+ cells, our study is important, as it is the first pediatric study we know to investigate whether CD4+CD25+CD127loFOXP3+ cells in FA predict anaphylaxis.
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- Semiha Bahceci Erdem
- Çiğli Training and Research Hospital Pediatric Immunology and Allergy, Izmir Bakırçay University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey;
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Hosoya K, Komachi T, Masaki K, Suzaki I, Saeki H, Kanda N, Nozaki M, Kamide Y, Matsuwaki Y, Kobayashi Y, Ogino E, Osada SI, Usukura N, Kurumagawa T, Ninomia J, Asako M, Nakamoto K, Yokoi H, Ohyama M, Tanese K, Kanzaki S, Fukunaga K, Ebisawa M, Okubo K. Barrier Factors of Adherence to Dupilumab Self-Injection for Severe Allergic Disease: A Non-Interventional Open-Label Study. Patient Prefer Adherence 2023; 17:861-872. [PMID: 37009430 PMCID: PMC10064874 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s389865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The status of dupilumab self-injection at home is not well understood. We therefore aimed to identify the barriers to adherence to dupilumab self-injection. PATIENTS AND METHODS This non-interventional open-label study was conducted between March 2021 and July 2021. Patients with atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps receiving dupilumab, from 15 sites, were requested to complete a self-administered questionnaire regarding the frequency and effectiveness of dosing as well as their use and satisfaction with dupilumab. Barriers to adherence were assessed using the Adherence Starts with Knowledge-12. RESULTS We included 331 patients who used dupilumab for atopic dermatitis (n = 164), chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (n = 102), and bronchial asthma (n = 65). The median efficacy of dupilumab scored 9.3 on the visual analog scale. Overall, 85.5% of the patients self-injected dupilumab, and 70.7% perfectly complied with the established injection dates. The pre-filled pen was significantly superior to the conventional syringe in terms of usability, operability, ease of pushing the plunger, and patient satisfaction. However, the pre-filled pen caused more pain during self-injection than did the syringe. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that adherence decreased with longer dupilumab treatment duration (p = 0.017) and was not associated with age, sex, underlying disease, or device type. There was a difference in responses related to "inconvenience/forgetfulness" between the good and poor adherence groups. CONCLUSION The pre-filled dupilumab pen was superior to the syringe in terms of usability, operability, ease of pushing the plunger, and satisfaction. Repetitive instructions are recommended for preventing poor adherence to dupilumab self-injection.
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- Kei Hosoya
- Nippon Medical School, Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
- Correspondence: Kei Hosoya, Nippon Medical School, Musashi Kosugi Hospital, 1-383 Kosugimachi, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-8533, Japan, Tel +81-44-733-5181, Fax +81-44-711-8713, Email
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Nippon Medical School, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Showa University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nihon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nippon Medical School, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nippon Medical School Tama Nagayama Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Keio Allergy Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Keio Allergy Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Treating allergies via skin - Recent advances in cutaneous allergen immunotherapy. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 190:114458. [PMID: 35850371 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy has been practiced clinically for decades to treat airborne allergies. Recently, the cutaneous route, which exploits the immunocompetence of the skin has received attention, which is evident from attempts to use it to treat peanut allergy. Delivery of allergens into the skin is inherently impeded by the barrier imposed by stratum corneum, the top layer of the skin. While the stratum corneum barrier must be overcome for efficient allergen delivery, excessive disruption of this layer can predispose to development of allergic inflammation. Thus, the most desirable allergen delivery approach must provide a balance between the level of skin disruption and the amount of allergen delivered. Such an approach should aim to achieve high allergen delivery efficiency across various skin types independent of age and ethnicity, and optimize variables such as safety profile, allergen dosage, treatment frequency, application time and patient compliance. The ability to precisely quantify the amount of allergen being delivered into the skin is crucial since it can allow for allergen dose optimization and can promote consistency and reproducibility in treatment response. In this work we review prominent cutaneous delivery approaches, and offer a perspective on further improvisation in cutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy.
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ALLERGY IS AN IMMUNE DISORDER RELATED TO A LACK OF REGULATION: THE GLUING ROLE OF IL-2. Immunol Lett 2022; 251-252:103-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2022.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Benamar M, Harb H, Chen Q, Wang M, Chan TMF, Fong J, Phipatanakul W, Cunningham A, Ertem D, Petty CR, Mousavi AJ, Sioutas C, Crestani E, Chatila TA. A common IL-4 receptor variant promotes asthma severity via a T reg cell GRB2-IL-6-Notch4 circuit. Allergy 2022; 77:3377-3387. [PMID: 35841382 PMCID: PMC9617759 DOI: 10.1111/all.15444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The mechanisms by which genetic and environmental factors interact to promote asthma remain unclear. Both the IL-4 receptor alpha chain R576 (IL-4RαR576) variant and Notch4 license asthmatic lung inflammation by allergens and ambient pollutant particles by subverting lung regulatory T (Treg ) cells in an IL-6-dependent manner. OBJECTIVE We examined the interaction between IL-4RαR576 and Notch4 in promoting asthmatic inflammation. METHODS Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of asthmatics were analyzed for T helper type 2 cytokine production and Notch4 expression on Treg cells as a function of IL4RR576 allele. The capacity of IL-4RαR576 to upregulate Notch4 expression on Treg cells to promote severe allergic airway inflammation was further analyzed in genetic mouse models. RESULTS Asthmatics carrying the IL4RR576 allele had increased Notch4 expression on their circulating Treg cells as a function of disease severity and serum IL-6. Mice harboring the Il4raR576 allele exhibited increased Notch4-dependent allergic airway inflammation that was inhibited upon Treg cell-specific Notch4 deletion or treatment with an anti-Notch4 antibody. Signaling via IL-4RαR576 upregulated the expression in lung Treg cells of Notch4 and its downstream mediators Yap1 and beta-catenin, leading to exacerbated lung inflammation. This upregulation was dependent on growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (GRB2) and IL-6 receptor. CONCLUSION These results identify an IL-4RαR576-regulated GRB2-IL-6-Notch4 circuit that promotes asthma severity by subverting lung Treg cell function.
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- Mehdi Benamar
- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Virology, Technical
University Dresden, Germany
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational
Research, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Southern California, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Southern California, CA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital,
Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA, USA
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Zuurveld M, Kiliaan PC, van Grinsven SE, Folkerts G, Garssen J, van't Land B, Willemsen LE. Ovalbumin-Induced Epithelial Activation Directs Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells to Instruct Type 2 Inflammation in T Cells Which Is Differentially Modulated by 2'-Fucosyllactose and 3-Fucosyllactose. J Innate Immun 2022; 15:222-239. [PMID: 36215948 PMCID: PMC10643896 DOI: 10.1159/000526528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Allergic sensitization starts with epithelial cell activation driving dendritic cells (DCs) to instruct T helper 2 (Th2) cell polarization. Food allergens trigger intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) activation. Human milk oligosaccharides may temper the allergic phenotype by shaping mucosal immune responses.We investigated in vitro mucosal immune development after allergen exposure by combining ovalbumin (OVA)-preexposed IEC with monocyte-derived DCs (OVA-IEC-DCs) and subsequent coculture of OVA-IEC-DCs with Th cells. IECs were additionally preincubated with 2'FL or 3FL.OVA activation increased IEC cytokine secretion. OVA-IEC-DCs instructed both IL13 (p < 0.05) and IFNγ (p < 0.05) secretion from Th cells. 2'FL and 3FL permitted OVA-induced epithelial activation, but 2'FL-OVA-IEC-DCs boosted inflammatory and regulatory T-cell development. 3FL-OVA-IEC lowered IL12p70 and IL23 in DCs and suppressed IL13 (p < 0.005) in T cells, while enhancing IL17 (p < 0.001) and IL10 (p < 0.005).These results show that OVA drives Th2- and Th1-type immune responses via activation of IECs in this model. 2'FL and 3FL differentially affect OVA-IEC-driven immune effects. 2'FL boosted overall T-cell OVA-IEC immunity via DC enhancing inflammatory and regulatory responses. 3FL-OVA-IEC-DCs silenced IL13, shifting the balance towards IL17 and IL10.This model demonstrates the contribution of IEC to OVA Th2-type immunity. 2'FL and 3FL modulate the OVA-induced activation in this novel model to study allergic sensitization.
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- Marit Zuurveld
- 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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- 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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- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Danone Nutricia Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Danone Nutricia Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 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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Allergic Inflammation: Effect of Propolis and Its Flavonoids. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196694. [PMID: 36235230 PMCID: PMC9570745 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The incidence of allergic diseases and their complications are increasing worldwide. Today, people increasingly use natural products, which has been termed a "return to nature". Natural products with healing properties, especially those obtained from plants and bees, have been used in the prevention and treatment of numerous chronic diseases, including allergy and/or inflammation. Propolis is a multi-component resin rich in flavonoids, collected and transformed by honeybees from buds and plant wounds for the construction and adaptation of their nests. This article describes the current views regarding the possible mechanisms and multiple benefits of flavonoids in combating allergy and allergy-related complications. These benefits arise from flavonoid anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and wound healing activities and their effects on microbe-immune system interactions in developing host responses to different allergens. Finally, this article presents various aspects of allergy pathobiology and possible molecular approaches in their treatment. Possible mechanisms regarding the antiallergic action of propolis on the microbiota of the digestive and respiratory tracts and skin diseases as a method to selectively remove allergenic molecules by the process of bacterial biotransformation are also reported.
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Kim KH, Kim JO, Park SG. A fully human anti-c-Kit monoclonal antibody 2G4 inhibits proliferation and degranulation of human mast cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2022; 478:861-873. [PMID: 36107283 PMCID: PMC10066129 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04557-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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AbstractGiven that mast cells are pivotal contributors to allergic diseases, various allergy treatments have been developed to inhibit them. Omalizumab, an anti-immunoglobulin E antibody, is a representative therapy that can alleviate allergy symptoms by inhibiting mast cell degranulation. However, omalizumab cannot reduce the proliferation and accumulation of mast cells, which is a fundamental cause of allergic diseases. c-Kit is essential for the proliferation, survival, and differentiation of mast cells. Excessive c-Kit activation triggers various mast cell diseases, such as asthma, chronic spontaneous urticaria, and mastocytosis. Herein, we generated 2G4, an anti-c-Kit antibody, to develop a therapeutic agent for mast cell diseases. The therapeutic efficacy of 2G4 antibody was evaluated in LAD2, a human mast cell line. 2G4 antibody completely inhibited c-Kit signaling by blocking the binding of stem cell factor, known as the c-Kit ligand. Inhibition of c-Kit signaling led to the suppression of proliferation, migration, and degranulation in LAD2 cells. Moreover, 2G4 antibody suppressed the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, C–C motif chemokine ligand 2, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and complement component C5/C5a, which can exacerbate allergy symptoms. Taken together, these results suggest that 2G4 antibody has potential as a novel therapeutic agent for mast cell diseases.
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Gonzalez-Visiedo M, Li X, Munoz-Melero M, Kulis MD, Daniell H, Markusic DM. Single-dose AAV vector gene immunotherapy to treat food allergy. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev 2022; 26:309-322. [PMID: 35990748 PMCID: PMC9361215 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2022.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Immunotherapies for patients with food allergy have shown some success in limiting allergic responses. However, these approaches require lengthy protocols with repeated allergen dosing and patients can relapse following discontinuation of treatment. The purpose of this study was to test if a single dose of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector can safely prevent and treat egg allergy in a mouse model. AAV vectors expressing ovalbumin (OVA) under an ubiquitous or liver-specific promoter were injected prior to or after epicutaneous sensitization with OVA. Mice treated with either AAV8-OVA vector were completely protected from allergy sensitization. These animals had a significant reduction in anaphylaxis mediated by a reduction in OVA-specific IgE titers. In mice with established OVA allergy, allergic responses were mitigated only in mice treated with an AAV8-OVA vector expressing OVA from an ubiquitous promoter. In conclusion, an AAV vector with a liver-specific promoter was more effective for allergy prevention, but higher OVA levels were necessary for reducing symptoms in preexisting allergy. Overall, our AAV gene immunotherapy resulted in an expansion of OVA-specific FoxP3+ CD4+ T cells, an increase in the regulatory cytokine IL-10, and a reduction in the IgE promoting cytokine IL-13.
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- Miguel Gonzalez-Visiedo
- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1044 West Walnut Street, R4-155, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1044 West Walnut Street, R4-155, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1044 West Walnut Street, R4-155, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1044 West Walnut Street, R4-155, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Grydziuszko E, Phelps A, Bruton K, Jordana M, Koenig JFE. Heterogeneity, subsets, and plasticity of T follicular helper cells in allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022; 150:990-998. [PMID: 36070826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Antibody responses are critical for protection against pathogens. However, diseases such as allergic rhinitis or food allergy result from aberrant production of IgE antibodies against otherwise innocuous environmental antigens. The production of allergen-specific IgE requires interaction between B cells and CD4+ T cells, and a granular understanding of these interactions is required to develop novel therapies for allergic disease. CD4+ T cells are exceptionally heterogeneous in their transcriptional, epigenetic, and proteomic profiles, which poses significant challenges when attempting to define subsets relevant to the study of allergy among a continuum of cells. Defining subsets such as the T follicular helper (TFH) cell cluster provides a shorthand to understand the functions of CD4+ T cells in antibody production and supports mechanistic experimentation for hypothesis-driven discovery. With a focus on allergic disease, this Rostrum article broadly discusses heterogeneity among CD4+ T cells and provides a rationale for subdividing TFH cells into both functional and cytokine-skewed subsets. Further, it highlights the plasticity demonstrated by TFH cells during the primary response and after recall, and it explores the possibility of harnessing this plasticity to reprogram immunity for therapeutic benefit in allergic disease.
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- Emily Grydziuszko
- Department of Medicine, Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Schroeder Allergy and Immunology Research Institute, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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