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Wilkie H, Das M, Pelovitz T, Bainter W, Woods B, Alasharee M, Sobh A, Baris S, Eltan SB, Al-Herz W, Barbouche MR, Ben-Mustapha I, Ben-Ali M, Sallam MTH, Awad A, Lotfy S, El Marsafy A, Ezzelarab M, Farrar M, Schmidt BAR, NandyMazumdar M, Guttman-Yassky E, Sheets A, Vidic KM, Murphy G, Schlievert PM, Chou J, Leyva-Castillo JM, Janssen E, Timilshina M, Geha RS. Regulatory T-cell dysfunction and cutaneous exposure to Staphylococcus aureus underlie eczema in DOCK8 deficiency. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024:S0091-6749(24)00005-8. [PMID: 38185418 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.12.020] [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: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8)-deficient patients have severe eczema, elevated IgE, and eosinophilia, features of atopic dermatitis (AD). OBJECTIVE We sought to understand the mechanisms of eczema in DOCK8 deficiency. METHODS Skin biopsy samples were characterized by histology, immunofluorescence microscopy, and gene expression. Skin barrier function was measured by transepidermal water loss. Allergic skin inflammation was elicited in mice by epicutaneous sensitization with ovalbumin (OVA) or cutaneous application of Staphylococcus aureus. RESULTS Skin lesions of DOCK8-deficient patients exhibited type 2 inflammation, and the patients' skin was colonized by Saureus, as in AD. Unlike in AD, DOCK8-deficient patients had a reduced FOXP3:CD4 ratio in their skin lesions, and their skin barrier function was intrinsically intact. Dock8-/- mice exhibited reduced numbers of cutaneous T regulatory (Treg) cells and a normal skin barrier. Dock8-/- and mice with an inducible Dock8 deletion in Treg cells exhibited increased allergic skin inflammation after epicutaneous sensitization with OVA. DOCK8 was shown to be important for Treg cell stability at sites of allergic inflammation and for the generation, survival, and suppressive activity of inducible Treg cells. Adoptive transfer of wild-type, but not DOCK8-deficient, OVA-specific, inducible Treg cells suppressed allergic inflammation in OVA-sensitized skin of Dock8-/- mice. These mice developed severe allergic skin inflammation and elevated serum IgE levels after topical exposure to Saureus. Both were attenuated after adoptive transfer of WT but not DOCK8-deficient Treg cells. CONCLUSION Treg cell dysfunction increases susceptibility to allergic skin inflammation in DOCK8 deficiency and synergizes with cutaneous exposure to Saureus to drive eczema in DOCK8 deficiency.
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- Hazel Wilkie
- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pediatrics, Mansoura University Children's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
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- Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis and University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis and University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Dermatology, Andrology, and STDs Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Center for Immunology, Masonic Cancer Center, Department of Laboratory and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn
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- Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Dermatology and the Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Dermatology and the Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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Critical role of m 6A modification in T-helper cell disorders. Mol Immunol 2022; 151:1-10. [PMID: 36058047 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2022.08.015] [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: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Diseases with T-helper cell subset imbalance involve multiple systems and organs. In addition to this, the pathogenesis of these diseases is always complex, and involves Th1, Th2, Th9, Th17, Th22, and Tfh cells. T-helper cell subset imbalance mediates immune responses to various pathogenic factors, by secreting specific cytokines. Although several studies have revealed the specific mechanisms of the occurrence and development of these diseases from different aspects, there is still a need for more comprehensive and in-depth studies that can compensate for the corresponding gaps in the diagnosis, targeted therapy, and prognosis of these diseases. N6-methyladenosine(m6A) modification is the most prevalent and abundant post-transcriptional modification in eukaryotic RNAs. In recent years, the critical role of m6A modification has been confirmed in multiple diseases with T-helper cell subset imbalance. m6A modification affects the immune cell development, inflammatory processes, biological behaviour of tumours, and immune response in these diseases. In this review, we focussed on how the enzymes involved in m6A modification, directly or indirectly, influence the pathogenesis and phenotype of various diseases with T-helper cell subset imbalance, and could therefore, serve as potential diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for these diseases. In addition, this review also discusses the focus of future research in this area. Finally, we summarise the prospects of m6A modification in immunotherapy and chemotherapy.
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Schwartz C, Moran T, Saunders SP, Kaszlikowska A, Floudas A, Bom J, Nunez G, Iwakura Y, O’Neill L, Irvine AD, McKenzie ANJ, Ogg G, Walsh PT, Demengeot J, Fallon PG. Spontaneous atopic dermatitis in mice with a defective skin barrier is independent of ILC2 and mediated by IL-1β. Allergy 2019; 74:1920-1933. [PMID: 30937919 PMCID: PMC6850072 DOI: 10.1111/all.13801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common skin diseases with a multifactorial etiology. Mutations leading to loss of skin barrier function are associated with the development of AD with group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) promoting acute skin inflammation. Filaggrin-mutant (Flgft/ft ) mice develop spontaneous skin inflammation accompanied by an increase in skin ILC2 numbers, IL-1β production, and other cytokines recapitulating human AD. Here, we investigated the role of ILC2, effector cytokines, inflammasome activation, and mast cell function on the development of chronic AD-like inflammation in mice. METHODS Mice with a frameshift mutation in the filaggrin gene develop spontaneous dermatitis. Flgft/ft mice were crossed to cell- or cytokine-deficient mouse strains, or bred under germ-free conditions. Skin inflammation was scored, and microbiome composition was analyzed. Skin protein expression was measured by multiplex immunoassay. Infiltrating cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS Wild-type and Flgft/ft mice significantly differ in their microbiome composition. Furthermore, mutant mice do not develop skin inflammation under germ-free conditions. ILC2 deficiency did not ameliorate chronic dermatitis in Flgft/ft mice, which was also independent of IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, IL-13, IL-17A, and IL-22. Inflammation was independent of NLRP3 inflammasome activation but required IL-1β and IL-1R1-signaling. Mechanistically, IL-1β promoted hyperactivation of IL-1R1-expressing mast cells. Treatment with anti-IL-1β-antibody alleviated dermatitis exacerbation, while antibiotic intervention ameliorated dermatitis in neonatal mice but not in adults with established inflammation. CONCLUSIONS In summary, we identified a critical role for the microbiome and IL-1β mediating chronic inflammation in mice with an impaired skin barrier.
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- Christian Schwartz
- School of MedicineTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- Mikrobiologisches Institut ‐ Klinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und HygieneUniversitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich‐Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen‐NürnbergErlangenGermany
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- School of MedicineTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s HospitalDublinIreland
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- School of MedicineTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s HospitalDublinIreland
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- School of MedicineTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s HospitalDublinIreland
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- School of MedicineTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s HospitalDublinIreland
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de CiênciaOeirasPortugal
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- Department of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of Michigan Medical SchoolAnn ArborMichigan
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- Research Institute for Biomedical SciencesTokyo University of ScienceChibaJapan
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- School of Biochemistry and ImmunologyTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
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- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s HospitalDublinIreland
- Department of Paediatric DermatologyOur Lady’s Children’s HospitalDublinIreland
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular MedicineJohn Radcliffe HospitalUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s HospitalDublinIreland
- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, St James’s Hospital, Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
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- School of MedicineTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s HospitalDublinIreland
- Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, St James’s Hospital, Trinity College DublinDublinIreland
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Petrović J, Silva JR, Bannerman CA, Segal JP, Marshall AS, Haird CM, Gilron I, Ghasemlou N. γδ T Cells Modulate Myeloid Cell Recruitment but Not Pain During Peripheral Inflammation. Front Immunol 2019; 10:473. [PMID: 30936874 PMCID: PMC6431614 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Circulating immune cells, which are recruited to the site of injury/disease, secrete various inflammatory mediators that are critical to nociception and pain. The role of tissue-resident immune cells, however, remains poorly characterized. One of the first cells to be activated in peripheral tissues following injury are γδT cells, which serve important roles in infection, disease, and wound healing. Using a mouse line lacking these cells, we sought to identify their contribution to inflammatory pain. Three distinct models of peripheral inflammatory pain were used: intraplantar injection of formalin (spontaneous inflammatory pain), incisional wound (acute inflammatory pain), and intraplantar injection of complete Freund's adjuvant (chronic inflammatory pain). Our results show that absence of γδT cells does not alter baseline sensitivity, nor does it result in changes to mechanical or thermal hypersensitivity after tissue injury. Myeloid cell recruitment did show differential changes between models of acute and chronic inflammatory pain. These results were consistent in both male and female mice, suggesting that there are no sex differences in these outcomes. This comprehensive characterization suggests that γδT cells do not contribute to basal sensitivity or the development and maintenance of inflammatory pain.
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- Jelena Petrović
- Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Malhotra N, Leyva-Castillo JM, Jadhav U, Barreiro O, Kam C, O'Neill NK, Meylan F, Chambon P, von Andrian UH, Siegel RM, Wang EC, Shivdasani R, Geha RS. RORα-expressing T regulatory cells restrain allergic skin inflammation. Sci Immunol 2018; 3:eaao6923. [PMID: 29500225 PMCID: PMC5912895 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aao6923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis is an allergic inflammatory skin disease characterized by the production of the type 2 cytokines in the skin by type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) and T helper 2 (TH2) cells, and tissue eosinophilia. Using two distinct mouse models of atopic dermatitis, we show that expression of retinoid-related orphan receptor α (RORα) in skin-resident T regulatory cells (Tregs) is important for restraining allergic skin inflammation. In both models, targeted deletion of RORα in mouse Tregs led to exaggerated eosinophilia driven by interleukin-5 (IL-5) production by ILC2s and TH2 cells. Expression of RORα in skin-resident Tregs suppressed IL-4 expression and enhanced expression of death receptor 3 (DR3), which is the receptor for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family cytokine, TNF ligand-related molecule 1 (TL1A), which promotes Treg functions. DR3 is expressed on both ILC2s and skin-resident Tregs Upon deletion of RORα in skin-resident Tregs, we found that Tregs were no longer able to sequester TL1A, resulting in enhanced ILC2 activation. We also documented higher expression of RORα in skin-resident Tregs than in peripheral blood circulating Tregs in humans, suggesting that RORα and the TL1A-DR3 circuit could be therapeutically targeted in atopic dermatitis.
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- Nidhi Malhotra
- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Center for Functional Cancer Epigenetics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology and Center for Immune Imaging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Center for Functional Cancer Epigenetics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Immunoregulation Section, Autoimmunity Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (CNRS UMR7104, INSERM U964), Illkirch 67404, France
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology and Center for Immune Imaging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Immunoregulation Section, Autoimmunity Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Microbial Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Center for Functional Cancer Epigenetics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Qiao M, Xiao D, Qian L, Qiao J. The Natural Course of Atopic Dermatitis and the Association with Asthma. Inflammation 2017; 40:546-554. [PMID: 28063089 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-016-0501-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this paper, we aimed to explore the potential mechanism underlying atopic dermatitis (AD) and its association with asthma. The BALB/c mice were randomly assigned to three groups, including the vehicle control (VD) group, the AD group, and the treatment (TR) group. The AD mice model was successfully constructed in the AD and TR group. The dermatitis severity scores and skin lesions were significantly increased in AD mice after DNCB application. Airway responsiveness in the AD group was significantly higher than in the TR group. The number of inflammatory cells was increased in skin lesions and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of AD mice. The levels of IL-4, IL-5, IFN-γ, and OVA-IgE in BALF supernatants of mice in the AD group were higher than those in the VC group. All the changes in AD mice were decreased by tacrolimus. These results indicate that AD may be a significant risk factor for atopic asthma development.
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- Min Qiao
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, 585 Schenectady Ave, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 639, Zhizaoju Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200011, China.
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Yoon J, Leyva-Castillo JM, Wang G, Galand C, Oyoshi MK, Kumar L, Hoff S, He R, Chervonsky A, Oppenheim JJ, Kuchroo VK, van den Brink MRM, Malefyt RDW, Tessier PA, Fuhlbrigge R, Rosenstiel P, Terhorst C, Murphy G, Geha RS. IL-23 induced in keratinocytes by endogenous TLR4 ligands polarizes dendritic cells to drive IL-22 responses to skin immunization. J Exp Med 2016; 213:2147-66. [PMID: 27551155 PMCID: PMC5032726 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20150376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a Th2-dominated inflammatory skin disease characterized by epidermal thickening. Serum levels of IL-22, a cytokine known to induce keratinocyte proliferation, are elevated in AD, and Th22 cells infiltrate AD skin lesions. We show that application of antigen to mouse skin subjected to tape stripping, a surrogate for scratching, induces an IL-22 response that drives epidermal hyperplasia and keratinocyte proliferation in a mouse model of skin inflammation that shares many features of AD. DC-derived IL-23 is known to act on CD4(+) T cells to induce IL-22 production. However, the mechanisms that drive IL-23 production by skin DCs in response to cutaneous sensitization are not well understood. We demonstrate that IL-23 released by keratinocytes in response to endogenous TLR4 ligands causes skin DCs, which selectively express IL-23R, to up-regulate their endogenous IL-23 production and drive an IL-22 response in naive CD4(+) T cells that mediates epidermal thickening. We also show that IL-23 is released in human skin after scratching and polarizes human skin DCs to drive an IL-22 response, supporting the utility of IL-23 and IL-22 blockade in AD.
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- Juhan Yoon
- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Center for Neurological Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Immunology and Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec QC G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Immunology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Division of Dermatopathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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Biedermann T, Skabytska Y, Kaesler S, Volz T. Regulation of T Cell Immunity in Atopic Dermatitis by Microbes: The Yin and Yang of Cutaneous Inflammation. Front Immunol 2015. [PMID: 26217343 PMCID: PMC4500098 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease predominantly mediated by T helper cells. While numerous adaptive immune mechanisms in AD pathophysiology have been elucidated in detail, deciphering the impact of innate immunity in AD pathogenesis has made substantial progress in recent years and is currently a fast evolving field. As innate and adaptive immunity are intimately linked, cross-talks between these two branches of the immune system are critically influencing the resulting immune response and disease. Innate immune recognition of the cutaneous microbiota was identified to substantially contribute to immune homeostasis and shaping of protective adaptive immunity in the absence of inflammation. Disturbances in the composition of the skin microbiome with reduced microbial diversity and overabundance of Staphylococcus spp. have been shown to be associated with AD inflammation. Distinct Staphylococcus aureus associated microbial associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) binding to TLR2 heterodimers could be identified to initiate long-lasting cutaneous inflammation driven by T helper cells and consecutively local immune suppression by induction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells further favoring secondary skin infections as often seen in AD patients. Moreover dissecting cellular and molecular mechanisms in cutaneous innate immune sensing in AD pathogenesis paved the way for exploiting regulatory and anti-inflammatory pathways to attenuate skin inflammation. Activation of the innate immune system by MAMPs of non-pathogenic bacteria on AD skin alleviated cutaneous inflammation. The induction of tolerogenic dendritic cells, interleukin-10 expression and regulatory Tr1 cells were shown to mediate this beneficial effect. Thus, activation of innate immunity by MAMPs of non-pathogenic bacteria for induction of regulatory T cell phenotypes seems to be a promising strategy for treatment of inflammatory skin disorders such as AD. These new findings demonstrate how detailed analyses identify partly opposing consequences of microbe sensing by the innate immune system and how these mechanisms translate into AD pathogenesis as well as new therapeutic strategies.
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- Tilo Biedermann
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technische Universität München , Munich , Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital , Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital , Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technische Universität München , Munich , Germany
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Mudnakudu Nagaraju KK, Babina M, Worm M. Opposing effects on immune function and skin barrier regulation by the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib in an allergen-induced eczema model. Exp Dermatol 2013; 22:742-7. [DOI: 10.1111/exd.12261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Kiran Kumar Mudnakudu Nagaraju
- Department of Dermatology und Allergology; Allergie-Centrum-Charité; CCM; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Dermatology und Allergology; Allergie-Centrum-Charité; CCM; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Dermatology und Allergology; Allergie-Centrum-Charité; CCM; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Berlin Germany
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Leisten S, Oyoshi MK, Galand C, Hornick JL, Gurish MF, Geha RS. Development of skin lesions in filaggrin-deficient mice is dependent on adaptive immunity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2013; 131:1247-50, 1250.e1. [PMID: 23540619 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.12.1576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Revised: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Mast cells are required for full expression of allergen/SEB-induced skin inflammation. J Invest Dermatol 2013; 133:2695-2705. [PMID: 23752044 PMCID: PMC3830701 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2012] [Revised: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis is a chronic pruritic inflammatory skin disease. We recently described an animal model in which repeated epicutaneous applications of a house dust mite extract and staphylococcal enterotoxin B induced eczematous skin lesions. In this study we showed that global gene expression patterns are very similar between human atopic dermatitis skin and allergen/staphylococcal enterotoxin B-induced mouse skin lesions, particularly in expression of genes related to epidermal growth/differentiation, skin-barrier, lipid/energy metabolism, immune response, or extracellular matrix. In this model, mast cells and T cells, but not B cells or eosinophils, were shown to be required for the full expression of dermatitis, as revealed by reduced skin inflammation and reduced serum IgE levels in mice lacking mast cells or T cells (TCRβ−/− or Rag1−/−). The clinical severity of dermatitis correlated with the numbers of mast cells, but not eosinophils. Consistent with the idea that Th2 cells play a predominant role in allergic diseases, the receptor for the Th2-promoting cytokine thymic stromal lymphopoietin and the high-affinity IgE receptor, FcεRI, were required to attain maximal clinical scores. Therefore, this clinically relevant model provides mechanistic insights into the pathogenic mechanism of human atopic dermatitis.
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Shiraishi H, Masuoka M, Ohta S, Suzuki S, Arima K, Taniguchi K, Aoki S, Toda S, Yoshimoto T, Inagaki N, Conway SJ, Narisawa Y, Izuhara K. Periostin contributes to the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis by inducing TSLP production from keratinocytes. Allergol Int 2012; 61:563-72. [PMID: 22918211 DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.10-oa-0297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease where Th2-type immune responses are dominant. Keratinocytes persistently secrete proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, amplifying Th2-type responses in AD. We have recently reported that periostin, an extracellular matrix protein induced by Th2 cytokines, plays a critical role in AD. In the present study, we have further investigated the characteristics of our allergen-induced AD model mice and the role of periostin in the pathogenesis of AD. METHODS The ears of C57BL/6 mice, BALB/c mice, and Rag-2-/- γ(c)-/- mice (BALB/c background) were epicutaneously sensitized repeatedly with HDM. Mice were analyzed after the final sensitization. To examine the direct role of periostin, we reconstituted skin in vitro by coculture of keratinocytes with wild-type or periostin-deficient fibroblasts. RESULTS Epicutaneous sensitization with HDM induced AD-like phenotypes and accumulation of periostin in dermis in C57BL/6 mice but not in Rag-2-/- γ(c)-/- mice. In vitro organotypic coculture systems revealed that periostin promoted survival and proliferation of keratinocytes and directly induced production of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that periostin exacerbates the pathogenesis of AD through TSLP production from keratinocytes.
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- Hiroshi Shiraishi
- Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Saga Medical School, Japan
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Allergic inflammation develops in tissues that have large epithelial surface areas that are exposed to the environment, such as the lung, skin and gut. In the steady state, antigen-experienced memory T cells patrol these peripheral tissues to facilitate swift immune responses against invading pathogens. In at least two allergy-prone organs, the skin and the gut, memory T cells are programmed during the initial antigen priming to express trafficking receptors that enable them to preferentially home to these organs. In this review we propose that tissue-specific memory and inflammation-specific T cell trafficking facilitates the development of allergic disease in these organs. We thus review recent advances in our understanding of tissue-specific T cell trafficking and how regulation of T cell trafficking by the chemokine system contributes to allergic inflammation in mouse models and in human allergic diseases of the skin, lung and gut. Inflammation- and tissue-specific T lymphocyte trafficking pathways are currently being targeted as new treatments for non-allergic inflammatory diseases and may yield effective new therapeutics for allergic diseases.
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Strid J, Sobolev O, Zafirova B, Polic B, Hayday A. The intraepithelial T cell response to NKG2D-ligands links lymphoid stress surveillance to atopy. Science 2011; 334:1293-7. [PMID: 22144628 PMCID: PMC3842529 DOI: 10.1126/science.1211250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Epithelial cells respond to physicochemical damage with up-regulation of major histocompatibility complex-like ligands that can activate the cytolytic potential of neighboring intraepithelial T cells by binding the activating receptor, NKG2D. The systemic implications of this lymphoid stress-surveillance response, however, are unknown. We found that antigens encountered at the same time as cutaneous epithelial stress induced strong primary and secondary systemic, T helper 2 (T(H)2)-associated atopic responses in mice. These responses required NKG2D-dependent communication between dysregulated epithelial cells and tissue-associated lymphoid cells. These data are germane to uncertainty over the afferent induction of T(H)2 responses and provide a molecular framework for considering atopy as an important component of the response to tissue damage and carcinogenesis.
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- Jessica Strid
- London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, London WC2A 3LY, UK
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Brandt EB, Sivaprasad U. Th2 Cytokines and Atopic Dermatitis. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 2:110. [PMID: 21994899 PMCID: PMC3189506 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9899.1000110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 416] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease, is increasing in prevalence around the world. Intensive research is ongoing to understand the mechanisms involved in the development of AD and offer new treatment options for patients suffering from AD. In this review, we highlight the importance of allergic Th2 responses in the development of the disease and summarize relevant literature, including genetic studies, studies of human skin and mechanistic studies on keratinocytes and mouse models of AD. We discuss the importance of the skin barrier and review recent findings on the pro-Th2 cytokines TSLP, IL-25, and IL-33, notably their ability to polarize dendritic cells and promote Th2 responses. After a brief update on the contribution of different T-cell subsets to AD, we focus on Th2 cells and the respective contributions of each of the Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-13, IL-5, IL-31, and IL-10) to AD. We conclude with a brief discussion of the current gaps in our knowledge and technical limitations.
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- Eric B. Brandt
- Division of Asthma Research, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, USA
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- Division of Asthma Research, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, USA
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Spergel JM. Epidemiology of atopic dermatitis and atopic march in children. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2011; 30:269-80. [PMID: 20670812 DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common chronic childhood skin diseases affecting up to 17% of children in the United States. The point prevalence of AD has increased based on validated questionnaires in the most recent update of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. However, the increases are primarily in developing countries, whereas the rates have stabilized in countries with higher incomes. AD starts in early childhood with 65% of children affected by 18 months of age. Furthermore, less than half of the patients with AD have complete resolution by 7 years of age and only 60% have resolution by adulthood, indicating the chronic nature of AD. AD is a major risk factor for the development of asthma, with an increased odds ratio in children with AD in several longitudinal studies compared with children without AD, and about 30% of patients with AD develop asthma. Patients with atopic sensitization along with eczema are at a higher risk for progressing in the atopic march to asthma. The main risk factors for progression and persistence of asthma are early onset and severity of AD.
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- Jonathan M Spergel
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3550 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Brown-Whitehorn TF, Spergel JM. The link between allergies and eosinophilic esophagitis: implications for management strategies. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2010; 6:101-9. [PMID: 20161677 DOI: 10.1586/eci.09.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) has an increased incidence of diagnosis similar to other atopic diseases. We present a recent literature review of the common features between atopic diseases (i.e., asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis) and EE. All of the disorders have allergen triggers and evidence of a possible Th2 inflammation at the site of disease. Murine models have also shown similar features with the importance of T cells and Th2 cytokines for the development of disease. The diseases share underlying inflammation with the potential for remodeling with an increase in TGF-beta expression in asthma and EE. However, differences do exist between the diseases in treatment and pathogenesis. For EE, there are two basic treatment options: avoidance of the food triggers or treatment of the eosinophilic inflammation with corticosteroids.
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- Terri F Brown-Whitehorn
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3550 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Dubrac S, Schmuth M, Ebner S. Atopic dermatitis: the role of Langerhans cells in disease pathogenesis. Immunol Cell Biol 2010; 88:400-9. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2010.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Sandrine Dubrac
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University Innsbruck Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University Innsbruck Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Innsbruck Medical University Innsbruck Austria
- K1 Center Oncotyrol Innsbruck Austria
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Oyoshi MK, Murphy GF, Geha RS. Filaggrin-deficient mice exhibit TH17-dominated skin inflammation and permissiveness to epicutaneous sensitization with protein antigen. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009; 124:485-93, 493.e1. [PMID: 19665780 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2009] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 05/22/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Filaggrin is important for skin barrier function and is mutated in 15% to 20% of patients with atopic dermatitis. OBJECTIVE To examine whether filaggrin deficiency predisposes to skin inflammation and epicutaneous sensitization with protein antigen. METHODS Skin histology in filaggrin-deficient flaky tail (ft)/ft mice and wild-type controls was assessed by Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining and immunohistochemistry. Cytokine mRNA expression was examined by quantitative RT-PCR. Serum antibody levels and splenocyte secretion of cytokines were measured by ELISA. RESULTS The ft/ft mice developed eczematous skin lesions after age 28 weeks and a progressive increase in serum IgE and IgG(1) levels. Normal-appearing skin from 8-week-old ft/ft mice had epidermal thickening and increased dermal infiltration with CD4(+) cells and expression of mRNA for IL-17, IL-6, and IL-23, but not IL-4, IL-13, or IFN-gamma. Lesional skin of 32-week-old ft/ft mice exhibited qualitatively similar, but more pronounced, changes, and elevated IL-4 mRNA levels. Epicutaneous application of ovalbumin to shaved skin of 8-week-old ft/ft mice, but not WT mice, resulted in increased epidermal thickening, dermal infiltration by CD4(+) cells but not eosinophils, and expression of IL-17, IL-6, IL-23, IL-4, and IFN-gamma, but not IL-5 or IL-13, mRNA. Splenocytes from epicutaneously sensitized ft/ft mice, but not controls, secreted cytokines in response to ovalbumin stimulation, and their sera, but not those of controls, contained ovalbumin-specific IgE and IgG(1) antibodies. CONCLUSION Filaggrin-deficient mice exhibit T(H)17-dominated skin inflammation and eczematous changes with age, and are permissive to epicutaneous sensitization with protein antigen.
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- Michiko K Oyoshi
- Division of Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
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Lonsdorf AS, Hwang ST, Enk AH. Chemokine receptors in T-cell-mediated diseases of the skin. J Invest Dermatol 2009; 129:2552-66. [PMID: 19474804 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The chemokine/chemokine receptor network is an integral element of the complex system of homeostasis and immunosurveillance. Initially studied because of their role in coordinating tissue-specific migration and activation of leucocytes, chemokines have been implicated in the pathogenesis of various malignancies and diseases with strong inflammatory components. We discuss recent findings suggesting a critical involvement of chemokine receptor interactions in the immunopathogenesis of classical inflammatory skin disorders such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, as well as neoplastic diseases with a T-cell origin, such as mycosis fungoides. A deeper understanding of the underlying contribution of the chemokine network in the disease processes is key for the development of selective targeted immunotherapeutics that may meet the delicate balance between efficacy and safety.
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- Anke S Lonsdorf
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Jin H, Kumar L, Mathias C, Zurakowski D, Oettgen H, Gorelik L, Geha R. Toll-like receptor 2 is important for the T(H)1 response to cutaneous sensitization. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009; 123:875-82.e1. [PMID: 19348925 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2008] [Revised: 01/22/2009] [Accepted: 02/04/2009] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis are skin disorders triggered by epicutaneous sensitization with protein antigens and contact sensitization with haptens, respectively. Skin is colonized with bacteria, which are a source of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 ligands. OBJECTIVE We sought to examine the role of TLR2 in murine models of atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis. METHODS TLR2(-/-) mice and wild-type littermates were epicutaneously sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA) or contact sensitized with oxazolone (OX). Skin histology was assessed by means of hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry. Ear swelling was measured with a micrometer. Cytokine mRNA expression was examined by means of quantitative RT-PCR. Antibody levels and splenocyte secretion of cytokines in response to OVA stimulation were measured by means of ELISA. Dendritic cells were examined for their ability to polarize T-cell receptor/OVA transgenic naive T cells to T(H)1 and T(H)2. RESULTS In response to OVA sensitization, TLR2(-/-) mice experienced skin infiltration with eosinophils and CD4(+) cells, as well as upregulation of T(H)2 cytokine mRNAs that was comparable with that seen in wild-type littermates. In contrast, epidermal thickening, IFN-gamma expression in the skin, IFN-gamma production by splenocytes, and IgG2a anti-OVA antibody levels were impaired in TLR2(-/-) mice. After OX ear challenge, contact sensitized TLR2(-/-) mice exhibited defective ear swelling with impaired cellular infiltration, decreased epidermal thickening and local IFN-gamma expression, and impaired OX-specific IgG2a responses. Dendritic cells from TLR2(-/-) mice induced significantly lower production of IFN-gamma but normal IL-4 and IL-13 production in naive T cells. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that TLR2 promotes the IFN-gamma response to cutaneously introduced antigens.
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- Haoli Jin
- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Saegusa J, Hsu DK, Chen HY, Yu L, Fermin A, Fung MA, Liu FT. Galectin-3 is critical for the development of the allergic inflammatory response in a mouse model of atopic dermatitis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2009; 174:922-31. [PMID: 19179612 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Galectin-3 belongs to a family of beta-galactoside-binding animal lectins expressed in several cell types, including epithelial and immune cells. To establish the role of galectin-3 in the development of allergic skin inflammation, we compared inflammatory skin responses of galectin-3-deficient (gal3(-/-)) and wild-type (gal3(+/+)) mice to epicutaneous sensitization with ovalbumin (OVA). OVA-treated gal3(-/-) mice exhibited markedly reduced epidermal thickening, lower eosinophil infiltration, and lower serum IgE levels compared with gal3(+/+) mice. The former evoked lower interleukin-4, but higher interferon-gamma, mRNA expression at OVA-treated skin sites. Moreover, gal3(-/-) splenocytes from OVA-sensitized mice secreted more interleukin-12 compared with gal3(+/+) splenocytes. In addition, antigen presentation by gal3(-/-) dendritic cells to T cells in vitro were T helper cell (Th1)-polarized relative to presentation by gal3(+/+) dendritic cells. When exposed to OVA, recipients engrafted with T cells from gal3(-/-) OVA-specific T cell receptor transgenic mice developed significantly reduced dermatitis and a markedly lower Th2 response compared with recipients of comparable gal3(+/+) T cells. We conclude that galectin-3 is critical for the development of inflammatory Th2 responses to epicutaneously administered antigens; in its absence, mice develop a Th1-polarized response. This regulatory effect of galectin-3 on Th development is exerted at both the dendritic cell and T cell levels. Our studies suggest that galectin-3 may play an important role in the acute phase of human atopic dermatitis.
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- Jun Saegusa
- Department of Dermatology, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, 3301 C Street, Suite 1400, Sacramento, CA 95816, USA
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is characterized by allergic skin inflammation. A hallmark of AD is dry itchy skin due, at least in part, to defects in skin genes that are important for maintaining barrier function. The pathogenesis of AD remains incompletely understood. Since the description of the Nc/Nga mouse as a spontaneously occurring model of AD, a number of other mouse models of AD have been developed. They can be categorized into three groups: (1) models induced by epicutaneous application of sensitizers; (2) transgenic mice that either overexpress or lack selective molecules; (3) mice that spontaneously develop AD-like skin lesions. These models have resulted in a better understanding of the pathogenesis of AD. This review discusses these models and emphasizes the role of mechanical skin injury and skin barrier dysfunction in eliciting allergic skin inflammation.
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- Haoli Jin
- Division of Immunology, Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Oyoshi MK, He R, Kumar L, Yoon J, Geha RS. Cellular and molecular mechanisms in atopic dermatitis. Adv Immunol 2009; 102:135-226. [PMID: 19477321 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(09)01203-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a pruritic inflammatory skin disease associated with a personal or family history of allergy. The prevalence of AD is on the rise and estimated at approximately 17% in the USA. The fundamental lesion in AD is a defective skin barrier that results in dry itchy skin, and is aggravated by mechanical injury inflicted by scratching. This allows entry of antigens via the skin and creates a milieu that shapes the immune response to these antigens. This review discusses recent advances in our understanding of the abnormal skin barrier in AD, namely abnormalities in epidermal structural proteins, such as filaggrin, mutated in approximately 15% of patients with AD, epidermal lipids, and epidermal proteases and protease inhibitors. The review also dissects, based on information from mouse models of AD, the contributions of the innate and adaptive immune system to the pathogenesis of AD, including the effect of mechanical skin injury on the polarization of skin dendritic cells, mediated by keratinocyte-derived cytokines such as thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), IL-6, and IL-1, that results in a Th2-dominated immune response with a Th17 component in acute AD skin lesions and the progressive conversion to a Th1-dominated response in chronic AD skin lesions. Finally, we discuss the mechanisms of susceptibility of AD skin lesions to microbial infections and the role of microbial products in exacerbating skin inflammation in AD. Based on this information, we discuss current and future therapy of this common disease.
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- Michiko K Oyoshi
- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Interleukin-31, produced mainly by activated CD4(+) T cells, is a newly discovered member of the gp130/IL-6 cytokine family. Unlike all the other family members, IL-31 does not engage gp130. Its receptor heterodimer consists of a unique gp130-like receptor chain IL-31RA, and the receptor subunit OSMRbeta that is shared with another family member oncostatin M (OSM). Binding of IL-31 to its receptor activates Jak/STAT, PI3K/AKT and MAPK pathways. IL-31 acts on a broad range of immune- and non-immune cells and therefore possesses potential pleiotropic physiological functions, including regulating hematopoiesis and immune response, causing inflammatory bowel disease, airway hypersensitivity and dermatitis. This review summarizes the recent findings on the biological characterization and physiological roles of IL-31 and its receptors.
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Jessup HK, Brewer AW, Omori M, Rickel EA, Budelsky AL, Yoon BRP, Ziegler SF, Comeau MR. Intradermal Administration of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Induces a T Cell- and Eosinophil-Dependent Systemic Th2 Inflammatory Response. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:4311-9. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.6.4311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sehra S, Tuana FMB, Holbreich M, Mousdicas N, Kaplan MH, Travers JB. Clinical correlations of recent developments in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. An Bras Dermatol 2008. [DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962008000100009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a steadily increasing prevalence affecting 10-20 of infants and 1-3 of adults globally. It is often the first clinical manifestation of atopic disease preceding asthma and allergic rhinitis. Probably half of the children with atopic dermatitis develop some other form of atopic disease later in life. The pathogenesis involves a complex interplay of factors including genetic predisposition due to altered immune or skin barrier function, interactions with the environment such as food and allergen exposures, and infectious triggers of inflammation. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in understanding the contribution of different factors in the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis and how insights provide new therapeutic potential for its treatment.
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- Sarita Sehra
- Center for Pediatric Research, United States of America
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Ardern-Jones MR, Black AP, Ogg GS. Anti-lymphocyte function associated antigen-1 inhibits T-helper 2 function of human allergen-specific CD4+ T cells. Br J Dermatol 2008; 158:456-62. [PMID: 18205875 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08393.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Blockade of lymphocyte function associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) is proving successful in the management of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions including atopic dermatitis (AD), but the dependence of allergen-specific CD4+ T-cell function on LFA-1 has not been studied extensively. OBJECTIVES We sought to investigate the potential ability of LFA-1 inhibition to influence keratinocyte presentation of allergen to specific T-helper (Th) 2 cell clones. METHODS Using human leucocyte antigen class II tetrameric complexes, we generated Der p 1-specific DRB1*1501-restricted CD4+ T-cell lines (n=5) and clones (n=4) from the peripheral blood of five adults with AD. RESULTS Using doses of anti-LFA-1 present in vivo, we observed significant inhibition (P<0.05) of allergen-specific CD4+ T-cell production of interleukin-4 with such inhibition occurring during presentation of allergen by keratinocytes. CONCLUSIONS These data show that at doses present in vivo, LFA-1 blockade inhibits keratinocyte presentation to allergen-specific Th2 cells, suggesting one mechanism through which anti-LFA-1 may be beneficial therapeutically.
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- M R Ardern-Jones
- MRC Human Immunology Unit, University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
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Hellings PW, Kasran A, Bullens D, Overbergh L, Mathieu C, Heremans H, Matthys P, Boon L, Jorissen M, Ceuppens JL. IL-10- and IL-12-independent down-regulation of allergic sensitization by stimulation of CD40 signaling. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 177:5138-44. [PMID: 17015698 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.8.5138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Interaction between CD154 (CD40 ligand) on activated T lymphocytes and its receptor CD40 has been shown to be critically involved in the generation of cell-mediated as well as humoral immunity. CD40 triggering activates dendritic cells (DC), enhances their cytokine production, up-regulates the expression of costimulatory molecules, and induces their maturation. It is unknown how stimulation of CD40 during sensitization to an airborne allergen may affect the outcome of allergic airway inflammation. We took advantage of a mouse model of allergic asthma and a stimulatory mAb to CD40 (FGK45) to study the effects of CD40-mediated DC activation on sensitization to OVA and subsequent development of OVA-induced airway inflammation. Agonistic anti-CD40 mAb (FGK45) injected during sensitization with OVA abrogated the development of allergic airway inflammation upon repeated airway challenges with OVA. Inhibition of bronchial eosinophilia corresponded with reduced Th2 cytokine production and was independent of IL-12, as evidenced by a similar down-regulatory effect of anti-CD40 mAb in IL-12 p40-deficient mice. In addition, FGK45 equally down-regulated allergic airway inflammation in IL-10-deficient mice, indicating an IL-10-independent mechanism of action of FGK45. In conclusion, our results show that CD40 signaling during sensitization shifts the immune response away from Th2 cytokine production and suppresses allergic airway inflammation in an IL-12- and IL-10-independent way, presumably resulting from enhanced DC activation during sensitization.
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- Peter W Hellings
- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Hewitson JP, Jenkins GR, Hamblin PA, Mountford AP. CD40/CD154 interactions are required for the optimal maturation of skin-derived APCs and the induction of helminth-specific IFN-gamma but not IL-4. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:3209-17. [PMID: 16920960 PMCID: PMC1828121 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.5.3209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The mechanisms through which Schistosoma mansoni larvae induce Th1 rather than Th2 immune responses are not well understood. In this study, using CD154-/- mice exposed to radiation-attenuated S. mansoni larvae, we demonstrate roles for CD154/CD40 in the activation of skin-derived APCs and the development of Th1 cells in the skin-draining lymph nodes (sdLN). The presence of CD154 was important for optimal IL-12p40 and essential for Ag-specific IFN-gamma, but CD154 expression by wild-type CD4- cells was insufficient to rescue recall responses of CD4+ cells from CD154-/- mice. This defect is probably due to impaired CD40-dependent IL-12 production in vivo, because administration of anti-CD40 Ab, or rIL-12, restored IFN-gamma production by sdLN cells from CD154-/- mice. CD154 ligation of CD40 was not required for the migration of skin-derived APCs, but did have a limited role in their maturation (increased MHC II and CD86). Unexpectedly, although CD4 cells from CD154-/- mice were deficient in their ability to produce IFN-gamma, they produced significant amounts of IL-4 and IL-5 in the presence of skin-derived APCs from wild-type and CD154-/- mice. Thus, in contrast to IFN-gamma, the production of Th2-associated cytokines is (in this model) independent of CD154. We conclude that whereas the priming of Th1 responses soon after exposure to schistosome larvae is completely CD40/CD154 dependent, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 are independent of CD154, suggesting a dichotomy in the specific mechanisms that induce these cytokines by CD4+ cells in the sdLN.
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- Biopharmaceutical Center for Excellence in Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, GlaxoSmith-Kline Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Adrian P. Mountford, Department of Biology (Area 5), University of York, York YO10 5YW, U.K. E-mail address:
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Homey B, Steinhoff M, Ruzicka T, Leung DYM. Cytokines and chemokines orchestrate atopic skin inflammation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006; 118:178-89. [PMID: 16815153 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 387] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2006] [Accepted: 03/31/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common pruritic and chronically relapsing inflammatory skin disease. The pathophysiology of AD includes disturbed skin barrier functions, frequent allergic responses against allergens, defects in the antimicrobial immune defense, and a genetic predisposition. In this review we summarize advances in our understanding of the complex interdependent network of members of the rapidly growing protein superfamilies of cytokines and chemokines that lead to the development of AD.
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- Bernhard Homey
- Department of Dermatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany.
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a complex disease that manifests immunologic abnormalities in the skin. The immunologic changes of AD are characterized by a T helper cell type 2 (Th2)-dominated immune response in its acute phase and a Th1/Th2 mixed immune response in its chronic phase. Although the clinical presentation and pathologic changes are initially in the skin, AD may be, in part, a systemic disorder. In fact, AD is often considered to be the initial manifestation of the "atopic march" that progresses from AD to allergic rhinitis and asthma. In the past several years, a number of murine models of AD have been developed or discovered, and studies on these models have contributed greatly to our understanding of the immunopathogenesis of this disease. This review is focused on these recent, illuminating advances in animal models of AD.
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- Tao Zheng
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle 1A.27, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Cairo C, Arabito E, Landi F, Casati A, Brunetti E, Mancino G, Galli E. Analysis of circulating gammadelta T cells in children affected by IgE-associated and non-IgE-associated allergic atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome. Clin Exp Immunol 2005; 141:116-21. [PMID: 15958077 PMCID: PMC1809419 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02813.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Recent studies have suggested that not only alphabeta(+) T cells, but also the less common gammadelta(+) T cells may play a role as effectors and immunoregolatory cells in the development and perpetuation of allergic inflammation. The objective of this study was to focus on the role of gammadelta(+) T cells in atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic relapsing inflammatory disease of the skin, often associated with allergic bronchial asthma. The present study employed flow cytometric analysis to compare numbers and phenotypic characteristics of gammadelta(+) T cells in the peripheral blood of children with atopic dermatitis and age-matched healthy controls. The percentage of circulating Vgamma 9Vdelta2(+) T lymphocytes was significantly increased in AD patients with respect to the age-matched controls, with a positive correlation with clinical score severity. The prevalent phenotype in both AD patients and controls was CD45RO(+), with no differences observed in the percentage of Vdelta2(+) CD45RO(+) between these groups. Conversely, memory CD45RO(+) CD62L(+) Vdelta2(+) lymphocytes were significantly lower in AD patients. Furthermore, naive circulating Vdelta2(+) T lymphocytes were significantly lower in AD children than in aged-matched controls. No correlation was observed between circulating Vgamma 9Vdelta2(+) expansion and IgE serum levels. It was concluded that an association exists between the levels of circulating gammadelta(+) T lymphocytes and atopic dermatitis, with a positive correlation with clinical score but no link with IgE serum levels. The pathophysiological role of gammadelta T lymphocytes in atopic dermatitis awaits further investigation.
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- C Cairo
- Research Center San Pietro Hospital, Fatebenefratelli- AFaR- Rome, Italy
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Nockher WA, Renz H. Neurotrophins in clinical diagnostics: pathophysiology and laboratory investigation. Clin Chim Acta 2005; 352:49-74. [PMID: 15653100 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2004] [Revised: 09/24/2004] [Accepted: 10/05/2004] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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There is now growing evidence that a number of multifunctional signaling molecules, originally discovered as signal molecules in specific cells, exert their effects in various other tissue compartments. Neurotrophins, a class of homologues growth factors initially discovered to promote neuronal growth and survival, display such a dual activity and contribute to the development of a variety of non-neuronal tissues. Nowadays, several examples of essential non-neuronal functions played by neurotrophins and of variations of neurotrophin expression that accompany these processes can be presented. As will be shown, neurotrophins are found in many body tissues produced by a variety of non-neuronal cell types such as immune cells, adipocytes, endothelia, epithelia, fibroblasts, keratinocytes and endocrine cells. Assuming a general role as growth and survival factors, changes in neurotrophin expression may reflect physiological or pathological processes, such as activation, proliferation or repair followed by injury in the tissues. Neurotrophins were also present in the systemic blood circulation and variations in blood concentrations indicate vascular as well as peripheral production. In this review, we will discuss changes in local and systemic neurotrophin concentrations as well as their known pathophysiological relationship in various inflammatory and non-inflammatory disorders. Beside the nervous system, these will include diseases of the airways, skin and joints as well as systemic autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, new aspects of neurotrophin actions in maintenance of body energy balance and in reproductive endocrinology will be presented.
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- Wolfgang Andreas Nockher
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital, Philipps Universität, 35033 Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, Germany.
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Chen L, Martinez O, Venkataramani P, Lin SX, Prabhakar BS, Chan LS. Correlation of disease evolution with progressive inflammatory cell activation and migration in the IL-4 transgenic mouse model of atopic dermatitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2005; 139:189-201. [PMID: 15654817 PMCID: PMC1809278 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02691.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration in the skin. In order to assess the roles of inflammatory cells in this disease, we analysed the activation status and surface markers of various leucocytes in the IL-4 transgenic mouse model of atopic dermatitis, by flow cytometry, immuofluorescence microscopy, and T cell proliferation assays. The studies were performed with a nontransgenic mouse control and transgenic mice at three disease stages: before disease onset, early skin disease, and late skin disease, so that we can delineate the immunological sequence of events. As the skin disease evolves, the skin draining lymph node cells from IL-4-Tg mice show a spontaneous proliferation and a progressively enhanced proliferative response to stimulants including anti-CD3, Con A, PHA, and Staphylococcus enterotoxins A and B. As the disease evolves, the percent of lymphoid organ T cells expressing activation molecules (CD44 and CD69) and costimulatory molecules (ICOS and PD-1) are progressively increased; the percent and total number of T cells are reduced in an incremental manner in the secondary lymphoid organs while the number of T cells infiltrating the skin increases in an incremental fashion; the total number of dendritic antigen presenting cells, macrophages, and NK cells gradually increases in the lymphoid organs. Collectively, our results suggest that there is a continued and progressive migration of activated inflammatory cells from the secondary lymphoid organs into the skin where they participate in immune responses resulting in the pathology associated with inflammation.
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- Lin Chen
- Department of Dermatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Alenius H. Epicutaneous sensitization with allergens as an atopic dermatitis model. ERNST SCHERING RESEARCH FOUNDATION WORKSHOP 2005:167-74. [PMID: 15526941 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26811-1_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- H Alenius
- Department of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland.
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Brzoska T, Luger TA. Murine models of atopic dermatitis. ERNST SCHERING RESEARCH FOUNDATION WORKSHOP 2005:133-66. [PMID: 15526940 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26811-1_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- T Brzoska
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité Campus Mitte, Germany.
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Gutermuth J, Ollert M, Ring J, Behrendt H, Jakob T. Mouse Models of Atopic Eczema Critically Evaluated. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2004; 135:262-76. [PMID: 15542938 DOI: 10.1159/000082099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Atopic eczema (AE) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disorder with increasing prevalence in Western societies. Even though we have made considerable progress in understanding the cellular and molecular nature of cutaneous inflammation, the precise pathomechanisms of AE still remain elusive. Experimental animal models are indispensable tools to study the pathogenic mechanisms and to test novel therapeutic approaches in vivo. For AE a considerable number of mouse models have been proposed and have been used to study specific aspects of the disease, such as genetics, skin barrier defects, immune deviations, bacteria-host interactions or the role of cytokines or chemokines in the inflammatory process. While some models closely resemble human AE, others appear to reflect only specific aspects of the disease. Here we review the currently available mouse models of AE in light of the novel World Allergy Organization classification of eczematous skin diseases and evaluate them according to their clinical, histopathological and immunological findings. The pathogenetic analogies between mice and men will be discussed.
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- Jan Gutermuth
- Division of Environmental Dermatology and Allergy GSF/TUM, GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health and ZAUM Center for Allergy and Environment, Technical University, Munich, Germany
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Niesner U, Hardung F, Scheffold A, Radbruch A. T-cell receptor transgenic models of inflammatory disorders: relevance for atopic dermatitis? ERNST SCHERING RESEARCH FOUNDATION WORKSHOP 2004:175-91. [PMID: 15526942 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26811-1_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- U Niesner
- Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Germany.
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Dillon SR, Sprecher C, Hammond A, Bilsborough J, Rosenfeld-Franklin M, Presnell SR, Haugen HS, Maurer M, Harder B, Johnston J, Bort S, Mudri S, Kuijper JL, Bukowski T, Shea P, Dong DL, Dasovich M, Grant FJ, Lockwood L, Levin SD, LeCiel C, Waggie K, Day H, Topouzis S, Kramer J, Kuestner R, Chen Z, Foster D, Parrish-Novak J, Gross JA. Interleukin 31, a cytokine produced by activated T cells, induces dermatitis in mice. Nat Immunol 2004; 5:752-60. [PMID: 15184896 DOI: 10.1038/ni1084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 682] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2004] [Accepted: 04/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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T cell-derived cytokines are important in the development of an effective immune response, but when dysregulated they can promote disease. Here we identify a four-helix bundle cytokine we have called interleukin 31 (IL-31), which is preferentially produced by T helper type 2 cells. IL-31 signals through a receptor composed of IL-31 receptor A and oncostatin M receptor. Expression of IL-31 receptor A and oncostatin M receptor mRNA was induced in activated monocytes, whereas epithelial cells expressed both mRNAs constitutively. Transgenic mice overexpressing IL-31 developed severe pruritus, alopecia and skin lesions. Furthermore, IL-31 receptor expression was increased in diseased tissues derived from an animal model of airway hypersensitivity. These data indicate that IL-31 may be involved in promoting the dermatitis and epithelial responses that characterize allergic and non-allergic diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Dermatitis/immunology
- Dermatitis/pathology
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity/immunology
- Hypersensitivity/pathology
- Infusion Pumps, Implantable
- Interleukins/chemistry
- Interleukins/genetics
- Interleukins/metabolism
- Interleukins/pharmacology
- Lung/immunology
- Lung/pathology
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytokine/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin/chemistry
- Receptors, Interleukin/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin/metabolism
- Receptors, Oncostatin M
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Transgenes/genetics
- Up-Regulation
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- Stacey R Dillon
- Department of Immunology, ZymoGenetics, 1201 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, Washington 98102, USA
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Matsui K, Nishikawa A. Lipoteichoic acid from Staphylococcus aureus enhances allergen-specific immunoglobulin E production in mice. Clin Exp Allergy 2003; 33:842-8. [PMID: 12801322 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01666.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our previous study demonstrated that lipoteichoic acid (LTA) from Staphylococcus aureus induced T helper type 2 (Th2)-prone dermatitis resembling that seen in atopic dermatitis (AD) patients in mice sensitized percutaneously with an allergen. However, the effects of LTA on allergen-specific IgE production in such sensitized mice have not been elucidated. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of LTA from S. aureus on allergen-specific IgE production in mice sensitized percutaneously with a house dust mite antigen (MA). METHODS Mice were sensitized with a single topical application of MA and/or LTA to barrier-disrupted abdominal skin. One to 5 weeks later, MA-specific IgE antibodies in sera from sensitized mice were detected by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Expression of B7.1 (CD80), B7.2 (CD86) and CD40L molecules by CD40-positive (CD40+) and CD4-positive (CD4+) cells in the lymph nodes of sensitized mice were analysed by flow-cytometry (FACS). RESULTS Simultaneous sensitization with MA and LTA increased IgE production 3 weeks later, significantly more than sensitization with MA alone. FACS analysis of CD40+ cells in the lymph nodes from sensitized mice showed that simultaneous sensitization with MA and LTA did not enhance CD80- or CD86-expression by antigen-presenting cells such as B lymphocytes and dendritic cells more than sensitization with MA alone. However, analysis of CD4+ cells in the lymph nodes showed that simultaneous sensitization with MA and LTA increased the number of CD40L-expressing Th cells more than sensitization with MA alone. CONCLUSION These results suggest that LTA enhances allergen-specific IgE production by a mechanism associated with up-regulation of CD40L-expressing Th cells and this might explain the role of skin colonization with S. aureus in AD patients.
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- K Matsui
- Department of Immunobiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
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During the past year there have been significant advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying allergic skin diseases. This article reviews some of these advances in atopic dermatitis and urticaria. The introduction of a new class of topical anti-inflammatory medications, topical calcineurin inhibitors, has significantly increased our treatment options and led to a rethinking of potential management approaches in atopic dermatitis.
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- Donald Y M Leung
- Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Atopic dermatitis is a highly pruritic chronic inflammatory skin disorder affecting 10-20% of children worldwide. Symptoms can persist or begin in adulthood. It is also the most common cause of occupational skin disease in adults. This disease results from an interaction between susceptibility genes, the host's environment, pharmacological abnormalities, skin barrier defects, and immunological factors. New management approaches have evolved from advances in our understanding of the pathobiology of this common skin disorder.
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- Donald Y M Leung
- Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
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Ma W, Bryce PJ, Humbles AA, Laouini D, Yalcindag A, Alenius H, Friend DS, Oettgen HC, Gerard C, Geha RS. CCR3 is essential for skin eosinophilia and airway hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of allergic skin inflammation. J Clin Invest 2002; 109:621-8. [PMID: 11877470 PMCID: PMC150891 DOI: 10.1172/jci14097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2001] [Accepted: 12/10/2001] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The CC chemokine receptor 3 (CCR3) is expressed by eosinophils, mast cells, and Th2 cells. We used CCR3(-/-) mice to assess the role of CCR3 in a murine model of allergic skin inflammation induced by repeated epicutaneous sensitization with ovalbumin (OVA), and characterized by eosinophil skin infiltration, local expression of Th2 cytokines, and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to inhaled antigen. Eosinophils and the eosinophil product major basic protein were absent from the skin of sham and OVA-sensitized CCR3(-/-) mice. Mast cell numbers and expression of IL-4 mRNA were normal in skin of CCR3(-/-) mice, suggesting that CCR3 is not important for infiltration of the skin by mast cells and Th2 cells. CCR3(-/-) mice produced normal levels of OVA-specific IgE, and their splenocytes secreted normal amounts of IL-4 and IL-5 following in vitro stimulation with OVA, indicating effective generation of systemic Th2 helper responses. Recruitment of eosinophils to lung parenchyma and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid was severely impaired in CCR3(-/-) mice, which failed to develop AHR to methacholine following antigen inhalation. These results suggest that CCR3 plays an essential role in eosinophil recruitment to the skin and the lung and in the development of AHR.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Dermatitis, Atopic/etiology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/immunology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/pathology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Eosinophilia/etiology
- Eosinophilia/immunology
- Eosinophilia/pathology
- Eosinophils/immunology
- Eosinophils/pathology
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin E/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-4/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-5/biosynthesis
- Mast Cells/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Knockout
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Receptors, CCR3
- Receptors, Chemokine/deficiency
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/physiology
- Respiratory Hypersensitivity/etiology
- Respiratory Hypersensitivity/immunology
- Respiratory Hypersensitivity/pathology
- Th2 Cells/immunology
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- Weilie Ma
- Division of Immunology and Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Ma W, Bryce PJ, Humbles AA, Laouini D, Yalcindag A, Alenius H, Friend DS, Oettgen HC, Gerard C, Geha RS. CCR3 is essential for skin eosinophilia and airway hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of allergic skin inflammation. J Clin Invest 2002. [DOI: 10.1172/jci0214097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Homey B, Alenius H, Müller A, Soto H, Bowman EP, Yuan W, McEvoy L, Lauerma AI, Assmann T, Bünemann E, Lehto M, Wolff H, Yen D, Marxhausen H, To W, Sedgwick J, Ruzicka T, Lehmann P, Zlotnik A. CCL27-CCR10 interactions regulate T cell-mediated skin inflammation. Nat Med 2002; 8:157-65. [PMID: 11821900 DOI: 10.1038/nm0202-157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 572] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The skin-associated chemokine CCL27 (also called CTACK, ALP and ESkine) and its receptor CCR10 (GPR-2) mediate chemotactic responses of skin-homing T cells in vitro. Here we report that most skin-infiltrating lymphocytes in patients suffering from psoriasis, atopic or allergic-contact dermatitis express CCR10. Epidermal basal keratinocytes produced CCL27 protein that bound to extracellular matrix, mediated adhesion and was displayed on the surface of dermal endothelial cells. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1beta induced CCL27 production whereas the glucocorticosteroid clobetasol propionate suppressed it. Circulating skin-homing CLA+ T cells, dermal microvascular endothelial cells and fibroblasts expressed CCR10 on their cell surface. In vivo, intracutaneous CCL27 injection attracted lymphocytes and, conversely, neutralization of CCL27-CCR10 interactions impaired lymphocyte recruitment to the skin leading to the suppression of allergen-induced skin inflammation. Together, these findings indicate that CCL27-CCR10 interactions have a pivotal role in T cell-mediated skin inflammation.
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Alenius H, Laouini D, Woodward A, Mizoguchi E, Bhan AK, Castigli E, Oettgen HC, Geha RS. Mast cells regulate IFN-gamma expression in the skin and circulating IgE levels in allergen-induced skin inflammation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002; 109:106-13. [PMID: 11799374 DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.120553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Mast cells are important effector cells in IgE-mediated allergic reactions. They are present in normal skin and increased in skin lesions of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). OBJECTIVE We used mice deficient in mast cells (W/W(v)) to assess the role of these cells in a murine model of allergen-induced skin inflammation induced by repeated epicutaneous sensitization with ovalbumin (OVA); the model exhibits many of the characteristics of AD. METHODS Mice deficient in mast cells were sensitized with OVA. Histologic and immunohistochemical examinations, as well as measurements of IL-4 and IFN-gamma mRNA, were performed on OVA-sensitized skin. Total and antigen-specific serum IgE levels were determined. RESULTS Infiltration in W/W(v) mice by mononuclear cells, T cells, and eosinophils in OVA-sensitized skin was comparable to that in wild-type (WT) controls. Expression of IL-4 mRNA in sensitized skin sites was similarly increased in WT and W/W(v) mice. However, IFN-gamma mRNA expression was significantly increased in sensitized skin of W/W(v) mice but not in that of WT controls. IL-4 mRNA was readily detectable in unsensitized skin of WT controls but not in that of W/W,(v) mice, whereas expression of IL-12 p40 mRNA was significantly increased in unsensitized skin of W/W(v) mice in comparison with WT controls. Total serum IgE levels were significantly increased after epicutaneous sensitization in W/W(v) mice in comparison with WT controls. CONCLUSION These results suggest that mast cells regulate IFN-gamma expression in the skin and IgE levels in the circulation in a model of allergen-induced skin inflammation with similarities to AD. This is important, given the role of IFN-gamma in keratinocyte injury in AD and the role of IgE-mediated reactions in exacerbating AD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Harri Alenius
- Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02115, USA
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