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Abdelmawgood IA, Kotb MA, Ashry H, Ebeed BW, Mahana NA, Mohamed AS, Eid JI, Ramadan MA, Rabie NS, Mohamed MY, Saed NT, Yasser N, Essam D, Zaki YY, Saeed S, Mahmoud A, Eladawy MM, Badr AM. β-glucan mitigates ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation by preventing oxidative stress and CD8 + T cell infiltration. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 132:111985. [PMID: 38603862 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Bronchial asthma is a severe respiratory condition characterized by airway inflammation, remodeling, and oxidative stress. β-Glucan (BG) is a polysaccharide found in fungal cell walls with powerful immunomodulatory properties. This study examined and clarified the mechanisms behind BG's ameliorativeactivitiesin an allergic asthma animal model. METHOD BG was extracted from Chaga mushroom and characterized using FT-IR, UV-visible, zeta potential, and 1H NMR analysis. The mice were divided into five groups, including control, untreated asthmatic, dexamethasone (Dexa)-treated (1 mg/kg), and BG (30 and 100 mg/kg)-treated groups. RESULTS BG treatment reduced nasal scratching behavior, airway-infiltrating inflammatory cells, and serum levels of IgE significantly. Additionally, BG attenuated oxidative stress biomarkers by lowering malonaldehyde (MDA) concentrations and increasing the levels of reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase (CAT). Immunohistochemical and flow cytometric analyses have confirmed the suppressive effect of BG on the percentage of airway-infiltrating cytotoxic CD8+ T cells. CONCLUSION The findings revealed the role of CD8+ T cells in the pathogenesis of asthma and the role of BG as a potential therapeutic agent for asthma management through the suppression of airway inflammation and oxidative stress.
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Branch, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Laser Application in Metrology, Photochemistry, and Agriculture National Institute of Laser-Enhanced Science (NILES), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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van der Ploeg EK, Krabbendam L, Vroman H, van Nimwegen M, de Bruijn MJW, de Boer GM, Bergen IM, Kool M, Tramper-Standers GA, Braunstahl GJ, Huylebroeck D, Hendriks RW, Stadhouders R. Type-2 CD8 + T-cell formation relies on interleukin-33 and is linked to asthma exacerbations. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5137. [PMID: 37612281 PMCID: PMC10447424 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40820-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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CD4+ T helper 2 (Th2) cells and group 2 innate lymphoid cells are considered the main producers of type-2 cytokines that fuel chronic airway inflammation in allergic asthma. However, CD8+ cytotoxic T (Tc) cells - critical for anti-viral defense - can also produce type-2 cytokines (referred to as 'Tc2' cells). The role of Tc cells in asthma and virus-induced disease exacerbations remains poorly understood, including which micro-environmental signals and cell types promote Tc2 cell formation. Here we show increased circulating Tc2 cell abundance in severe asthma patients, reaching peak levels during exacerbations and likely emerging from canonical IFNγ+ Tc cells through plasticity. Tc2 cell abundance is associated with increased disease burden, higher exacerbations rates and steroid insensitivity. Mouse models of asthma recapitulate the human disease by showing extensive type-2 skewing of lung Tc cells, which is controlled by conventional type-1 dendritic cells and IFNγ. Importantly, we demonstrate that the alarmin interleukin-33 (IL-33) critically promotes type-2 cytokine production by lung Tc cells in experimental allergic airway inflammation. Our data identify Tc cells as major producers of type-2 cytokines in severe asthma and during exacerbations that are remarkably sensitive to alterations in their inflammatory tissue micro-environment, with IL-33 emerging as an important regulator of Tc2 formation.
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- Esmee K van der Ploeg
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Neonatology, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Alcain J, Infante Cruz ADP, Barrientos G, Vanzulli S, Salamone G, Vermeulen M. Mechanisms of unconventional CD8 Tc2 lymphocyte induction in allergic contact dermatitis: Role of H3/H4 histamine receptors. Front Immunol 2022; 13:999852. [PMID: 36275674 PMCID: PMC9586454 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.999852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Histamine (HA) is a potent mediator that plays a central role in inflammation and allergy, acting through four G-protein-coupled receptors (i.e. H1–H4). HA is an accepted promoter of type 2 immunity in CD4+ T cells during hypersensitivity. Previously, we demonstrated that HA can promote antigen cross-presentation, inducing the activation of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells in an asthmatic murine model. Non-classical CD8+ T-cell profiles, such as Tc2 or Tc17, are associated with allergic disease persistence and chronicity. In this paper, we focus on the role of the H3 receptor (H3R) and the H4 receptor (H4R) in the development of allergic contact dermatitis. We were able to show that induction of the type 2 profiles associated with interleukin 13 production, both by CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes, depend on the interaction of HA with H3R and H4R. Blocking both receptors using the selective H3/H4 receptor antagonist thioperamide or the selective H4R ligand JNJ777120 reduces the inflammatory response, inducing an immunosuppressive profile associated with the increased proportion of FOXp3+ regulatory T lymphocytes and CD11b+Gr-1+ myeloid suppressor cells. Interestingly, in dendritic cells, only H4R blockade, and not H3R blockade, is capable of modulating most of the inflammatory effects observed in our model.
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- Julieta Alcain
- Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX), CONICET, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Experimental, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Anatomía Patológica, Instituto de Estudios Oncológicos, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX), CONICET, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX), CONICET, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- *Correspondence: Mónica Vermeulen,
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Pischedda S, Rivero-Calle I, Gómez-Carballa A, Cebey-López M, Barral-Arca R, Gómez-Rial J, Pardo-Seco J, Curras-Tuala MJ, Viz-Lasheras S, Bello X, Crujeiras AB, Diaz-Lagares A, González-López MT, Martinón-Torres F, Salas A. Role and Diagnostic Performance of Host Epigenome in Respiratory Morbidity after RSV Infection: The EPIRESVi Study. Front Immunol 2022; 13:875691. [PMID: 35619695 PMCID: PMC9128527 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.875691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection has been associated with the subsequent development of recurrent wheezing and asthma, although the mechanisms involved are still unknown. We investigate the role of epigenetics in the respiratory morbidity after infection by comparing methylation patterns from children who develop recurrent wheezing (RW-RSV), subsequent asthma (AS-RVS), and those experiencing complete recovery (CR-RSV). Methods Prospective, observational study of infants aged < 2 years with RSV respiratory infection admitted to hospital and followed-up after discharge for at least three years. According to their clinical course, patients were categorized into subgroups: RW-RSV (n = 36), AS-RSV (n = 9), and CR-RSV (n = 32). The DNA genome-wide methylation pattern was analyzed in whole blood samples, collected during the acute phase of the infection, using the Illumina Infinium Methylation EPIC BeadChip (850K CpG sites). Differences in methylation were determined through a linear regression model adjusted for age, gender and cell composition. Results Patients who developed respiratory sequelae showed a statistically significant higher proportion of NK and CD8T cells (inferred through a deconvolution approach) than those with complete recovery. We identified 5,097 significant differentially methylated positions (DMPs) when comparing RW-RSV and AS-RVS together against CR-RSV. Methylation profiles affect several genes involved in airway inflammation processes. The most significant DMPs were found to be hypomethylated in cases and therefore generally leading to overexpression of affected genes. The lead CpG position (cg24509398) falls at the gene body of EYA3 (P-value = 2.77×10-10), a tyrosine phosphatase connected with pulmonary vascular remodeling, a key process in the asthma pathology. Logistic regression analysis resulted in a diagnostic epigenetic signature of 3-DMPs (involving genes ZNF2698, LOC102723354 and RPL15/NKIRAS1) that allows to efficiently differentiate sequelae cases from CR-RSV patients (AUC = 1.00). Enrichment pathway analysis reveals the role of the cell cycle checkpoint (FDR P-value = 4.71×10-2), DNA damage (FDP-value = 2.53×10-2), and DNA integrity checkpoint (FDR P-value = 2.56×10-2) in differentiating sequelae from CR-RSV patients. Conclusions Epigenetic mechanisms might play a fundamental role in the long-term sequelae after RSV infection, contributing to explain the different phenotypes observed.
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- Sara Pischedda
- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigacinó Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Unidade de Xenética, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigacinó Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Unidade de Xenética, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigacinó Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Unidade de Xenética, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigacinó Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Unidade de Xenética, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigacinó Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Unidade de Xenética, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigacinó Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Unidade de Xenética, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigacinó Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Unidade de Xenética, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigacinó Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Unidade de Xenética, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Epigenomics in Endocrinology and Nutrition Group, Epigenomics Unit, Instituto De Investigación Sanitaria De Santiago De Compostela (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario De Santiago De Compostela (CHUS/SERGAS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro De Investigación Biomédica En Red Fisiopatología De La Obesidad Y Nutrición (Ciberobn), Madrid, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenomics, Epigenomics Unit, Translational Medical Oncology (Oncomet), Instituto De Investigación Sanitaria De Santiago De Compostela (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario De Santiago De Compostela (CHUS/SERGAS), Santiago De Compostela, Spain.,Centro De Investigación Biomédica En Red Cancer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GenPoB Research Group, Instituto de Investigacinó Sanitaria (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago (SERGAS), Unidade de Xenética, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBER-ES), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Ciencias Forenses, Facultade de Medicina, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Repetitive aeroallergen challenges elucidate maladaptive epithelial and inflammatory traits that underpin allergic airway diseases. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 148:533-549. [PMID: 33493557 PMCID: PMC8298629 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Signifying the 2-compartments/1-disease paradigm, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC) and asthma (AA) are prevalent, comorbid conditions triggered by environmental factors (eg, house dust mites [HDMs]). However, despite the ubiquity of triggers, progression to severe ARC/AA is infrequent, suggesting either resilience or adaptation. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine whether ARC/AA severity relates to maladaptive responses to disease triggers. METHODS Adults with HDM-associated ARC were challenged repetitively with HDMs in an aeroallergen challenge chamber. Mechanistic traits associated with disease severity were identified. RESULTS HDM challenges evoked maladaptive (persistently higher ARC symptoms), adaptive (progressive symptom reduction), and resilient (resistance to symptom induction) phenotypes. Symptom severity in the natural environment was an imprecise correlate of the phenotypes. Nasal airway traits, defined by low inflammation-effectual epithelial integrity, moderate inflammation-effectual epithelial integrity, and higher inflammation-ineffectual epithelial integrity, were hallmarks of the resilient, adaptive, and maladaptive evoked phenotypes, respectively. Highlighting a crosstalk mechanism, peripheral blood inflammatory tone calibrated these traits: ineffectual epithelial integrity associated with CD8+ T cells, whereas airway inflammation associated with both CD8+ T cells and eosinophils. Hallmark peripheral blood maladaptive traits were increased natural killer and CD8+ T cells, lower CD4+ mucosal-associated invariant T cells, and deficiencies along the TLR-IRF-IFN antiviral pathway. Maladaptive traits tracking HDM-associated ARC also contributed to AA risk and severity models. CONCLUSIONS Repetitive challenges with HDMs revealed that maladaptation to disease triggers may underpin ARC/AA disease severity. A combinatorial therapeutic approach may involve reversal of loss-of-beneficial-function traits (ineffectual epithelial integrity, TLR-IRF-IFN deficiencies), mitigation of gain-of-adverse-function traits (inflammation), and blocking of a detrimental crosstalk between the peripheral blood and airway compartments.
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Ferreira SS, Oliveira MA, Tsujita M, Nunes FPB, Casagrande FB, Gomes E, Russo M, Tavares de Lima W, Martins JO. Insulin Modulates the Immune Cell Phenotype in Pulmonary Allergic Inflammation and Increases Pulmonary Resistance in Diabetic Mice. Front Immunol 2020; 11:84. [PMID: 32117245 PMCID: PMC7026190 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Introduction: Reports have shown that the onset of diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients previously diagnosed with asthma decreases asthmatic symptoms, whereas insulin aggravates asthma. The present study evaluated the modulatory effect of insulin on the development of allergic airway inflammation in diabetic mice. Materials and Methods: To evaluate the effects of relative insulin deficiency, an experimental model of diabetes was induced by a single dose of alloxan (50 mg/kg, i.v.). After 10 days, the mice were sensitized with ovalbumin [OVA, 20 μg and 2 mg of Al(OH)3, i.p.]. A booster immunization was performed 6 days after the first sensitization [20 μg of OVA and 2 mg of Al(OH)3, i.p.]. The OVA challenge (1 mg/mL) was performed by daily nebulization for 7 days. Diabetic animals were treated with multiple doses of neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) before each challenge with OVA. The following parameters were measured 24 h after the last challenge: (a) the levels of p38 MAP kinase, ERK 1/2 MAP kinases, JNK, STAT 3, and STAT 6 in lung homogenates; (b) the serum profiles of immunoglobulins IgE and IgG1; (c) the concentrations of cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, TNF-α, VEGF, TGF-β, and IFN-γ) in lung homogenates; (d) cells recovered from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF); (e) the profiles of immune cells in the bone marrow, lung, thymus, and spleen; and (f) pulmonary mechanics using invasive (FlexiVent) and non-invasive (BUXCO) methods. Results: Compared to non-diabetic OVA-challenged mice, OVA-challenged diabetic animals showed decreases in ERK 1 (2-fold), ERK 2 (7-fold), JNK (phosphor-54) (3-fold), JNK/SAPK (9-fold), STAT3 (4-fold), the levels of immunoglobulins, including IgE (1-fold) and IgG1 (3-fold), cytokines, including Th2 profile cytokines such as IL-4 (2-fold), IL-5 (2-fold), IL-13 (4-fold), TNF-α (2-fold), VEGF (2-fold), and TGF-β (2-fold), inflammatory infiltrates (14-fold), T cells, NK cells, B cells and eosinophils in the bone marrow, lung, thymus and spleen, and airway hyperreactivity. STAT6 was absent, and no eosinophilia was observed in BALF. Insulin treatment restored all parameters. Conclusion: The data suggested that insulin modulates immune cell phenotypes and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in the development of allergic airway inflammation in diabetic mice.
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- Sabrina S Ferreira
- Laboratory of Immunoendocrinology, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University São Paulo (FCF/USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Physiopathology of Experimental Lung Inflammation, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University São Paulo (ICB/USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Hematology, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University São Paulo (FCF/USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunoendocrinology, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University São Paulo (FCF/USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunoendocrinology, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University São Paulo (FCF/USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University São Paulo (ICB/USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University São Paulo (ICB/USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Physiopathology of Experimental Lung Inflammation, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University São Paulo (ICB/USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunoendocrinology, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University São Paulo (FCF/USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Hinks TSC, Hoyle RD, Gelfand EW. CD8 + Tc2 cells: underappreciated contributors to severe asthma. Eur Respir Rev 2019; 28:28/154/190092. [PMID: 31748421 PMCID: PMC6887553 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0092-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The complexity of asthma is underscored by the number of cell types and mediators implicated in the pathogenesis of this heterogeneous syndrome. Type 2 CD4+ T-cells (Th2) and more recently, type 2 innate lymphoid cells dominate current descriptions of asthma pathogenesis. However, another important source of these type 2 cytokines, especially interleukin (IL)-5 and IL-13, are CD8+ T-cells, which are increasingly proposed to play an important role in asthma pathogenesis, because they are abundant and are comparatively insensitive to corticosteroids. Many common triggers of asthma exacerbations are mediated via corticosteroid-resistant pathways involving neutrophils and CD8+ T-cells. Extensive murine data reveal the plasticity of CD8+ T-cells and their capacity to enhance airway inflammation and airway dysfunction. In humans, Tc2 cells are predominant in fatal asthma, while in stable state, severe eosinophilic asthma is associated with greater numbers of Tc2 than Th2 cells in blood, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and bronchial biopsies. Tc2 cells strongly express CRTH2, the receptor for prostaglandin D2, the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 and the leukotriene B4 receptor. When activated, these elicit Tc2 cell chemotaxis and production of chemokines and type 2 and other cytokines, resulting directly or indirectly in eosinophil recruitment and survival. These factors position CD8+ Tc2 cells as important and underappreciated effector cells contributing to asthma pathogenesis. Here, we review recent advances and new insights in understanding the pro-asthmatic functions of CD8+ T-cells in eosinophilic asthma, especially corticosteroid-resistant asthma, and the molecular mechanisms underlying their pathologic effector function. Alongside Th2 and ILC2 cells, CD8+ T-cells are a cellular source of type 2 cytokines. We review recent findings and insights into the pathologic effector functions of type 2 CD8+ T-cells in eosinophilic asthma, especially steroid-resistant disease.http://bit.ly/2KbVGL2
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- Timothy S C Hinks
- Respiratory Medicine Unit and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Nuffield Dept of Medicine Experimental Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Respiratory Medicine Unit and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Nuffield Dept of Medicine Experimental Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Cell Biology, Dept of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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Gelfand EW. Importance of the leukotriene B4-BLT1 and LTB4-BLT2 pathways in asthma. Semin Immunol 2018; 33:44-51. [PMID: 29042028 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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For several decades, the leukotriene pathways have been implicated as playing a central role in the pathophysiology of asthma. The presence and elevation of numerous metabolites in the blood, sputum, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from asthmatics or experimental animals adds support to this notion. However, targeting of the leukotriene pathways has had, in general, limited success. The single exception in asthma therapy has been targeting of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1, which clinically has proven effective but only in certain clinical situations. Interference with 5-lipoxygenase has had limited success, in part due to adverse drug effects. The importance of the LTB4-BLT1 pathway in asthma pathogenesis has extensive experimental support and findings, albeit limited, from clinical samples. The LTB4-BLT1 pathway was shown to be important as a neutrophil chemoattractant. Despite observations made more than two decades ago, the LTB4-BLT1 pathway has only recently been shown to exhibit important activities on subsets of T lymphocytes, both as a chemoattractant and on lymphocyte activation, as well as on dendritic cells, the major antigen presenting cell in the lung. The role of BLT2 in asthma remains unclear. Targeting of components of the LTB4-BLT1 pathway offers innovative therapeutic opportunities especially in patients with asthma that remain uncontrolled despite intensive corticosteroid treatment.
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- Erwin W Gelfand
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, United States.
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Galleu A, Riffo-Vasquez Y, Trento C, Lomas C, Dolcetti L, Cheung TS, von Bonin M, Barbieri L, Halai K, Ward S, Weng L, Chakraverty R, Lombardi G, Watt FM, Orchard K, Marks DI, Apperley J, Bornhauser M, Walczak H, Bennett C, Dazzi F. Apoptosis in mesenchymal stromal cells induces in vivo recipient-mediated immunomodulation. Sci Transl Med 2017; 9:eaam7828. [PMID: 29141887 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aam7828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 444] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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The immunosuppressive activity of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) is well documented. However, the therapeutic benefit is completely unpredictable, thus raising concerns about MSC efficacy. One of the affecting factors is the unresolved conundrum that, despite being immunosuppressive, MSCs are undetectable after administration. Therefore, understanding the fate of infused MSCs could help predict clinical responses. Using a murine model of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), we demonstrate that MSCs are actively induced to undergo perforin-dependent apoptosis by recipient cytotoxic cells and that this process is essential to initiate MSC-induced immunosuppression. When examining patients with GvHD who received MSCs, we found a striking parallel, whereby only those with high cytotoxic activity against MSCs responded to MSC infusion, whereas those with low activity did not. The need for recipient cytotoxic cell activity could be replaced by the infusion of apoptotic MSCs generated ex vivo. After infusion, recipient phagocytes engulf apoptotic MSCs and produce indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, which is ultimately necessary for effecting immunosuppression. Therefore, we propose the innovative concept that patients should be stratified for MSC treatment according to their ability to kill MSCs or that all patients could be treated with ex vivo apoptotic MSCs.
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- Antonio Galleu
- Regenerative Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies and Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK
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- Regenerative Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies and Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK
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- Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London NW3 2QG, UK
- Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Regenerative Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies and Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK
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- Regenerative Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies and Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK
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- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Regenerative Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies and Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK
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- Regenerative Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies and Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK
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- Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London NW3 2QG, UK
- Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Regenerative Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies and Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK
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- Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London NW3 2QG, UK
- Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Transplantation, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, Bristol BS2 8ED, UK
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- Centre for Haematology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Regenerative Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies and Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London NW3 2QG, UK
- Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Regenerative Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies and Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK.
- Centre for Haematology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK
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Gelfand EW, Joetham A, Wang M, Takeda K, Schedel M. Spectrum of T-lymphocyte activities regulating allergic lung inflammation. Immunol Rev 2017; 278:63-86. [PMID: 28658551 PMCID: PMC5501488 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Despite advances in the treatment of asthma, optimization of symptom control remains an unmet need in many patients. These patients, labeled severe asthma, are responsible for a substantial fraction of the disease burden. In these patients, research is needed to define the cellular and molecular pathways contributing to disease which in large part are refractory to corticosteroid treatment. The causes of steroid-resistant asthma are multifactorial and result from complex interactions of genetics, environmental factors, and innate and adaptive immunity. Adaptive immunity, addressed here, integrates the activities of distinct T-cell subsets and by definition is dynamic and responsive to an ever-changing environment and the influences of epigenetic modifications. These T-cell subsets exhibit different susceptibilities to the actions of corticosteroids and, in some, corticosteroids enhance their functional activation. Moreover, these subsets are not fixed in lineage differentiation but can undergo transcriptional reprogramming in a bidirectional manner between protective and pathogenic effector states. Together, these factors contribute to asthma heterogeneity between patients but also in the same patient at different stages of their disease. Only by carefully defining mechanistic pathways, delineating their sensitivity to corticosteroids, and determining the balance between regulatory and effector pathways will precision medicine become a reality with selective and effective application of targeted therapies.
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- Erwin W Gelfand
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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Mathias CB, Schramm CM, Guernsey LA, Wu CA, Polukort SH, Rovatti J, Ser-Dolansky J, Secor E, Schneider SS, Thrall RS, Aguila HL. IL-15-deficient mice develop enhanced allergic responses to airway allergen exposure. Clin Exp Allergy 2017; 47:639-655. [PMID: 28093832 PMCID: PMC5407912 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interleukin-15 is a pleiotropic cytokine that is critical for the development and survival of multiple haematopoietic lineages. Mice lacking IL-15 have selective defects in populations of several pro-allergic immune cells including natural killer (NK) cells, NKT cells, and memory CD8+ T cells. We therefore hypothesized that IL-15-/- mice will have reduced inflammatory responses during the development of allergic airway disease (AAD). OBJECTIVE To determine whether IL-15-/- mice have attenuated allergic responses in a mouse model of AAD. METHODS C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) and IL-15-/- mice were sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA), and the development of AAD was ascertained by examining changes in airway inflammatory responses, Th2 responses, and lung histopathology. RESULTS Here, we report that IL-15-/- mice developed enhanced allergic responses in an OVA-induced model of AAD. In the absence of IL-15, OVA-challenged mice exhibited enhanced bronchial eosinophilic inflammation, elevated IL-13 production, and severe lung histopathology in comparison with WT mice. In addition, increased numbers of CD4+ T and B cells in the spleens and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) were also observed. Examination of OVA-challenged IL-15Rα-/- animals revealed a similar phenotype resulting in enhanced airway eosinophilia compared to WT mice. Adoptive transfer of splenic CD8+ T cells from OVA-sensitized WT mice suppressed the enhancement of eosinophilia in IL-15-/- animals to levels observed in WT mice, but had no further effects. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE These data demonstrate that mice with an endogenous IL-15 deficiency are susceptible to the development of severe, enhanced Th2-mediated AAD, which can be regulated by CD8+ T cells. Furthermore, the development of disease as well as allergen-specific Th2 responses occurs despite deficiencies in several IL-15-dependent cell types including NK, NKT, and γδ T cells, suggesting that these cells or their subsets are dispensable for the induction of AAD in IL-15-deficient mice.
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- Clinton B. Mathias
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western New England University, Springfield, MA 01119
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- Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030
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- Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030
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- Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western New England University, Springfield, MA 01119
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western New England University, Springfield, MA 01119
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- Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199
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- Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030
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- Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199
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- Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030
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- Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030
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Lourenço O, Fonseca AM, Taborda-Barata L. Human CD8+ T Cells in Asthma: Possible Pathways and Roles for NK-Like Subtypes. Front Immunol 2016; 7:638. [PMID: 28066445 PMCID: PMC5179570 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Asthma affects approximately 300 million people worldwide and is the most common chronic lung disease, which usually is associated with bronchial inflammation. Most research has focused upon the role of CD4+ T cells, and relatively few studies have addressed the phenotypic and functional roles of CD8+ T cell types and subtypes. Human NK-like CD8+ T cells may involve cells that have been described as CD8+CD28−, CD8+CD28−CD57+, CD8+CD27−, or CD8+ effector memory (TEM) cells, among other. However, most of the data that are available regarding these various cell types were obtained in murine models did not thoroughly characterize these cells with phenotypically or functionally or did not involve asthma-related settings. Nevertheless, one may conceptualize three principal roles for human NK-like CD8+ T cells in asthma: disease-promoting, regulatory, and/or tissue repair. Although evidence for some of these roles is scarce, it is possible to extrapolate some data from overlapping or related CD8+ T cell phenotypes, with caution. Clearly, further research is warranted, namely in terms of thorough functional and phenotypic characterization of human NK-like CD8+ T cells in human asthma of varying severity.
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- Olga Lourenço
- CICS - UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior , Covilhã , Portugal
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- CICS - UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior , Covilhã , Portugal
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- CICS - UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Cova da Beira Hospital Centre, Covilhã, Portugal
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Schedel M, Jia Y, Michel S, Takeda K, Domenico J, Joetham A, Ning F, Strand M, Han J, Wang M, Lucas JJ, Vogelberg C, Kabesch M, O'Connor BP, Gelfand EW. 1,25D3 prevents CD8(+)Tc2 skewing and asthma development through VDR binding changes to the Cyp11a1 promoter. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10213. [PMID: 26750596 PMCID: PMC4712703 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Effector CD8+ T cells convert from IFN-γ+ (Tc1) to IL-13+ (Tc2) cells in the presence of IL-4. Underlying regulatory mechanisms are not fully defined. Here, we show that addition of 1,25D3, the active form of vitamin D3, during CD8+ T-cell differentiation prevents IL-4-induced conversion to IL-13-producers. Transfer of 1,25D3-treated CD8+ T cells into sensitized and challenged CD8+-deficient recipients fails to restore development of lung allergic responses. 1,25D3 alters vitamin D receptor (VDR) recruitment to the Cyp11a1 promoter in vitro and in vivo in the presence of IL-4. As a result, protein levels and enzymatic activity of CYP11A1, a steroidogenic enzyme regulating CD8+ T-cell conversion, are decreased. An epistatic effect between CYP11A1 and VDR polymorphisms may contribute to the predisposition to childhood asthma. These data identify a role for 1,25D3 in the molecular programming of CD8+ T-cell conversion to an IL-13-secreting phenotype through regulation of steroidogenesis, potentially governing asthma susceptibility. Type 2 CD8+ T cells (Tc2) play a role in the development of experimental asthma. Here the authors show that 1,25D3, the active form of vitamin D3, can prevent conversion of CD8+T cells to a Tc2 phenotype, reducing asthma susceptibility.
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- Michaela Schedel
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- University Children's Hospital Regensburg (KUNO), Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Allergy, Steinmetzstrasse 1-3, 93049 Regensburg, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Allergy and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Technical University, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- University Children's Hospital Regensburg (KUNO), Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Allergy, Steinmetzstrasse 1-3, 93049 Regensburg, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Allergy and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA.,Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado AMC, 13001 E 17th Place, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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Neunkirchner A, Schmetterer KG, Pickl WF. Lymphocyte-based model systems for allergy research: a historic overview. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2014; 163:259-91. [PMID: 24777172 DOI: 10.1159/000360163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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During the last decades, a multitude of studies applying distinct in vitro and in vivo model systems have contributed greatly to our better understanding of the initiation and regulation of inflammatory processes leading to allergic diseases. Over the years, it has become evident that among lymphocytes, not only IgE-producing B cells and allergy-orchestrating CD4(+) helper cells but also cytotoxic CD8(+) T cells, γδ-T cells and innate lymphoid cells, as well as regulatory lymphocytes, might critically shape the immune response towards usually innocuous allergens. In this review, we provide a historic overview of pioneering work leading to the establishment of important lymphocyte-based model systems for allergy research. Moreover, we contrast the original findings with our currently more refined knowledge to appreciate the actual validity of the respective models and to reassess the conclusions obtained from them. Conflicting studies and interpretations are identified and discussed. The tables are intended to provide an easy overview of the field not only for scientists newly entering the field but also for the broader readership interested in updating their knowledge. Along those lines, herein we discuss in vitro and in vivo approaches to the investigation of lymphocyte effector cell activation, polarization and regulation, and describe depletion and adoptive transfer models along with gene knockout and transgenic (tg) methodologies. In addition, novel attempts to establish humanized T cell antigen receptor tg mouse models for allergy research are described and discussed.
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- Alina Neunkirchner
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Immunomodulation, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Hübner A, Derkow K, Bräuer AU. Efficient isolation of CD8α positive T cells from postnatal mice using a combined MACS approach. J Immunol Methods 2014; 406:110-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2014.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Amelioration of ovalbumin-induced allergic airway disease following Der p 1 peptide immunotherapy is not associated with induction of IL-35. Mucosal Immunol 2014; 7:379-90. [PMID: 23945544 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In the present study, we show therapeutic amelioration of established ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic airway disease following house dust mite (HDM) peptide therapy. Mice were sensitized and challenged with OVA and HDM protein extract (Dermatophagoides species) to induce dual allergen sensitization and allergic airway disease. Treatment of allergic mice with peptides derived from the major allergen Der p 1 suppressed OVA-induced airway hyperresponsiveness, tissue eosinophilia, and goblet cell hyperplasia upon rechallenge with allergen. Peptide treatment also suppressed OVA-specific T-cell proliferation. Resolution of airway pathophysiology was associated with a reduction in recruitment, proliferation, and effector function of T(H)2 cells and decreased interleukin (IL)-17⁺ T cells. Furthermore, peptide immunotherapy induced the regulatory cytokine IL-10 and increased the proportion of Fox p3⁺ cells among those expressing IL-10. Tolerance to OVA was not associated with increased IL-35. In conclusion, our results provide in vivo evidence for the creation of a tolerogenic environment following HDM peptide immunotherapy, leading to the therapeutic amelioration of established OVA-induced allergic airway disease.
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Fukushima A, Yamaguchi T, Fukuda K, Sumi T, Kumagai N, Nishida T, Imai S, Ueno H. CD8+ T Cells Play Disparate Roles in the Induction and the Effector Phases of Murine Experimental Allergic Conjunctivitis. Microbiol Immunol 2013; 50:719-28. [PMID: 16985294 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2006.tb03845.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Although CD4+ Th2 cells clearly play an essential role in the development of experimental allergic diseases, the functions CD8+ T cells may have in these diseases have been investigated less extensively and remain controversial. Here, we investigated the roles of CD8+ T cells in the development of experimental allergic conjunctivitis (EC). EC was induced in CD8alpha-deficient (CD8KO) mice and wild-type (WT) mice by active immunization with short ragweed pollen (RW) followed by challenge with RW-containing eye drops. Alternatively, EC was induced by transferring RW-primed splenocytes followed by RW challenge. With regard to actively immunized mice, CD8KO mice showed significantly less severe eosinophil infiltration of the conjunctiva and lower total IgE levels, although the levels of the other Igs were equivalent between the two strains. Cytokine production by cultured splenocytes also did not differ, but the WT conjunctivas showed upregulated IL-5 and IL-6 expression and greater upregulation of IL-4 expression than the conjunctivas of CD8KO mice. Thus, CD8+ T cells may play a significant role during the induction phase by aiding IgE production and the generation of Th2 cytokines in the conjunctiva, thus promoting the development of EC. In contrast, splenocytes from CD8KO mice induced significantly more severe EC in WT mice than cells from WT mice. In addition, transfer of RW-primed splenocytes induced significantly more severe eosinophil infiltration in CD8KO recipient mice. Thus, CD8+ T cells promote the development of EC during the induction phase, but suppress it during the effector phase.
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- Atsuki Fukushima
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kochi Medical School, Japan.
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Steroidogenic enzyme Cyp11a1 regulates Type 2 CD8+ T cell skewing in allergic lung disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:8152-7. [PMID: 23630275 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1216671110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Allergic asthma is a heterogeneous inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by chronic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness. Numbers of CD8(+)IL-13(+) T cells are increased in asthmatics and during the development of experimental asthma in mice. In an atopic environment rich in IL-4, these CD8(+) T cells mediate asthmatic responses, but the mechanisms regulating the conversion of CD8(+) effector T cells from IFN-γ- to pathogenic IL-13-producing effector cells that contribute to an asthma phenotype have not been defined. Here, we show that cholesterol side-chain cleavage P450 enzyme, Cyp11a1, is a key regulator of CD8(+) T-cell conversion. Expression of the gene, protein, and enzymatic activity of Cyp11a1 were markedly increased in CD8(+) T cells differentiated in the presence of IL-2 plus IL-4 compared with cells differentiated in IL-2 alone. Inhibition of Cyp11a1 enzymatic activity with aminoglutethimide or reduction in the expression of Cyp11a1 using short hairpin RNA prevented the IL-4-induced conversion of IFN-γ- to IL-13-producing cells without affecting expression of the lineage-specific transcription factors T-box expressed in T cells (T-bet) or GATA binding protein 3 (GATA3). Adoptive transfer of aminoglutethimide-treated CD8(+) T cells into sensitized and challenged CD8-deficient recipients failed to restore airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation. We demonstrate that Cyp11a1 controls the phenotypic conversion of CD8(+) T cells from IFN-γ to IL-13 production, linking steroidogenesis in CD8(+) T cells, a nonclassical steroidogenic tissue, to a proallergic differentiation pathway.
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Zhang L, Liu J, Wang E, Wang B, Zeng S, Wu J, Kimura Y, Liu B. Respiratory syncytial virus protects against the subsequent development of ovalbumin-induced allergic responses by inhibiting Th2-type γδ T cells. J Med Virol 2013; 85:149-56. [PMID: 23154879 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection has been hypothesized to be a risk factor for the development of allergy and asthma, but epidemiologic studies in humans still remain inconclusive. The association between RSV infection and allergic diseases may be dependent on an atopic background and previous history of RSV infection. It has been reported that RSV infection before sensitization to an allergen decreased the production of Th2-like cytokines in the lung and the levels of allergen-specific Th2-type antibodies in the serum. However, the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. In the present study, the role of pulmonary γδ T cells in RSV-affected, allergen-induced airway inflammation was investigated. BALB/c mice were sensitized to or challenged with ovalbumin (OVA) and infected with RSV either before or after the sensitization period. It became clear that sensitization and challenge of mice with OVA induced a large influx of γδ T cells to the lungs. However, prior RSV infection inhibited the infiltration of γδ T cells as well as activated γδ T cells, characterized by expression of CD40L or CD69 molecular in the cell surface. Moreover, prior RSV infection elevated the type 1 cytokine gene expression but suppressed type 2 cytokine expression in the lung γδ T cells. Adoptive transfer of γδ T cells from OVA-sensitized and challenged mice increased airway inflammation, suggesting that γδ T cells may play a proinflammatory role in allergic responses. These results described here support the idea of an unknown γδ T cell-dependent mechanism in the regulation of RSV-affected, allergen-induced allergic airway responses.
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- Leiying Zhang
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Dakhama A, Collins ML, Ohnishi H, Goleva E, Leung DYM, Alam R, Sutherland ER, Martin RJ, Gelfand EW. IL-13-producing BLT1-positive CD8 cells are increased in asthma and are associated with airway obstruction. Allergy 2013; 68:666-73. [PMID: 23573812 DOI: 10.1111/all.12135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The role of CD8 T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of asthma is not well understood. We investigated whether a subset of IL-13-producing BLT1-positive CD8 T lymphocytes are present in asthmatic airways and are associated with impaired lung function. METHODS Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells were obtained from asthmatic (n = 39) and healthy control (n = 28) subjects. Cells were stimulated with phorbol ester and ionomycin in the presence of brefeldin A and stained for CD8, BLT1, and intracellular IL-13. The frequency of IL-13-producing BLT1-positive CD8 T lymphocytes was compared between the two groups and related to lung function, serum IgE levels, and reticular basement membrane (RBM) thickness. RESULTS A subset of CD8 T lymphocytes expressing BLT1 and producing IL-13 were detected in the airways of all asthmatic subjects. The frequency of this subset among recovered lymphocytes was significantly higher in the airways of asthmatic subjects compared with controls (mean ± SEM: 16.2 ± 1.4 vs 5.3 ± 0.5, respectively, P < 0.001) and correlated positively with serum IgE levels and RBM thickness. More importantly, the frequency of CD8 T lymphocytes co-expressing BLT1 and IL-13 was inversely related to FEV1 and FEF[25-75] percent predicted values (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS A subset of CD8 T lymphocytes expressing BLT1 and producing IL-13 is present in the airways of asthmatics. The accumulation of these cells is associated with airway obstruction, suggesting that they may play a significant pathogenic role in bronchial asthma.
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- A. Dakhama
- Department of Pediatrics; National Jewish Health; Denver; CO; USA
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- Department of Pediatrics; National Jewish Health; Denver; CO; USA
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- Department of Pediatrics; National Jewish Health; Denver; CO; USA
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- Department of Pediatrics; National Jewish Health; Denver; CO; USA
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- Department of Pediatrics; National Jewish Health; Denver; CO; USA
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- Department of Medicine; National Jewish Health; Denver; CO; USA
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- Department of Medicine; National Jewish Health; Denver; CO; USA
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- Department of Pediatrics; National Jewish Health; Denver; CO; USA
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Jia Y, Takeda K, Han J, Joetham A, Marcus RA, Lucas JJ, O'Connor BP, Gelfand EW. Stepwise epigenetic and phenotypic alterations poise CD8+ T cells to mediate airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:4056-65. [PMID: 23509358 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The functional plasticity of CD8(+) T cells in an atopic environment, encompassing a spectrum from IFN-γ- to IL-13-producing cells, is pivotal in the development of allergic airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation, and yet remains mechanistically undefined. We demonstrate that CD8(+) T cell IL-13 induction proceeded through a series of distinct IL-4/GATA3-regulated stages characterized by gene expression and epigenetic changes. In vivo, CD8(+) T cells exposed to an environment rich in IL-4 displayed epigenetic changes at the GATA3 and IL-13 promoter indicative of transcriptional activation and IL-13 production. In vitro, IL-4 triggered the stepwise molecular conversion of CD8(+) T cells from IFN-γ to IL-13 production. During the initial stage, IL-4 suppressed T-bet and induced GATA3 expression, characterized by enhanced activating histone modifications and RNA polymerase II (Pol II) recruitment to the GATA3 locus. Notably, recruitment of GATA3 and RNA Pol II to the IL-13 promoter was also detected at this initial stage. However, enhanced IL-13 transcription only occurred at a later stage after TCR stimulation, indicating that IL-4-induced GATA3 recruitment poises the IL-13 locus for TCR-mediated transcription. Thus, both in vivo and in vitro, an atopic (IL-4) environment poises CD8(+) T cells via stepwise epigenetic and phenotypic mechanisms for pathogenic conversion to IL-13 production, which is ultimately triggered via an allergen-mediated TCR stimulus.
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- Yi Jia
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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De Vooght V, Smulders S, Haenen S, Belmans J, Opdenakker G, Verbeken E, Nemery B, Hoet PHM, Vanoirbeek JAJ. Neutrophil and eosinophil granulocytes as key players in a mouse model of chemical-induced asthma. Toxicol Sci 2012; 131:406-18. [PMID: 23091170 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfs308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Diisocyanates are an important cause of chemical-induced occupational asthma. This type of immunologically mediated asthma is often characterized by a predominant granulocytic inflammation in the airways, rather than an infiltration by lymphocytes. We sought to determine the contribution of granulocytes in the outcome of chemical-induced asthma using general and specific leukocyte depletion strategies in an established mouse model of isocyanate asthma. On days 1 and 8, BALB/c mice received dermal applications with toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) or vehicle (acetone olive oil), followed by two ip injections of cyclophosphamide (CP, days 11 and 13), or one iv injection of antigranulocyte receptor 1 (aGR1, day 13) monoclonal antibody (mAb), or two ip injections of Ly6G-specific mAb (1A8, days 13 and 14). On day 15, the mice were challenged (oropharyngeal administration) with TDI or vehicle. The next day, we assessed methacholine airway hyperreactivity (AHR); bronchoalveolar lavage differential cell count; histopathology and total serum IgE; and auricular lymphocyte subpopulations and release of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-10, IL-13, and gamma interferon by these lymphocytes. CP depleted all leukocyte types and completely prevented AHR and airway inflammation. aGR1 depleted granulocytes and CD8(+) lymphocytes, which resulted in a partial prevention in AHR but no decrease in airway inflammation. Depletion of Ly6G-positive granulocytes, i.e., both neutrophils and eosinophils, prevented AHR and lung epithelial damage and significantly reduced airway inflammation. Injection of aGR1 or 1A8 led to significantly changed cytokine release patterns in TDI-treated mice. Granulocytes, both neutrophils and eosinophils, are key cellular players in this model of chemical-induced asthma.
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- Vanessa De Vooght
- Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 Mailbox 706, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Gouveia ACC, Brugiolo ASS, Alves CCS, Silva FMC, Mesquita FP, Gameiro J, Ferreira AP. Th2 responses in OVA-sensitized BALB/c mice are down-modulated by Mycobacterium bovis BCG treatment. J Clin Immunol 2012; 33:235-45. [PMID: 22864629 PMCID: PMC7086714 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-012-9746-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Objective This study aimed to determine whether Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment can reverse an established allergic airway inflammation in a BALB/c mouse model of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced airway inflammation. Methods OVA sensitized BALB/c mice were challenged with aerosolized OVA on days 28 to 30, 34, 41 and 63. Mice were intranasal treated with BCG on days 35 and 42. Twenty-four hours after the last challenge, blood samples were collected to detect anti-OVA immunoglobulin isotypes, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was harvested for cell count. Additionally, lungs were collected for histological analysis, detection of the eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) activity and measurement of cytokines and CCL11. The expression of CTLA-4, Foxp3 and IL-10 was also determined in lung tissue by flow cytometry. Results BCG treatment was able to inhibit an established allergic Th2-response, by decreasing the allergen-induced eosinophilic inflammation, EPO activity, levels of CCL11 and IL-4, serum levels of IgE and IgG1. Mycobacteria treatment increased lung levels of IFN-γ, IL-10 and TGF-β, and expressions of Foxp3 and CTLA-4 in CD4+T cells. Additionally, an increased production of IL-10 by CD8+ T cells was observed, even though no detectable changes in CD4+IL-10+ was noticed. Conclusion BCG treatment inhibits features of allergic airway inflammation and the results suggest that the mechanism underlying the down-regulatory effects of BCG on OVA-induced airway inflammation appear to be associated with the induction of both Th1 and T regulatory immune responses.
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- Ana Cláudia Carvalho Gouveia
- Departamento de Parasitologia, Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Antigen-specific effector CD8 T cells regulate allergic responses via IFN-γ and dendritic cell function. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012; 129:1611-20.e4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.12.976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Revised: 10/27/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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McNamara JT, Schramm CM, Singh A, Secor ER, Guernsey LA, Lefrançois L, Thrall RS. Phenotypic changes to the endogenous antigen-specific CD8+ T cell response correlates with the development and resolution of allergic airway disease. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2012; 180:1991-2000. [PMID: 22452921 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Revised: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The role of CD8(+) T cells in the pathogenesis of asthma remains controversial, as both pro- and anti-inflammatory functions have been suggested. This study was designed to examine the endogenous CD8(+) T cell response in a biphasic ovalbumin (OVA)-induced model of allergic airway disease (AAD) and its subsequent resolution with the development of local inhalational tolerance (LIT). We observed increases in OVA-specific CD8(+) T cell numbers in the local lung compartments (bronchoalveolar lavage, lung tissue, hilar lymph node) at AAD and LIT; systemic compartments (spleen, inguinal lymph node) displayed no such increases in CD8(+) T cell numbers. OVA-specific CD8(+) T cells appeared to exhibit plasticity both phenotypically and functionally. They possessed pro-inflammatory characteristics at AAD, with high phenotypic expression of CD11a and increased functional expression of granzyme B and interferon-γ. In contrast, at LIT they showed increased phenotypic expression of the inhibitory marker NKG2A and functionally did not produce granzyme B or interferon-γ. In addition, in a discontinuous model the OVA-specific CD8(+) T cells could be recalled on re-exposure to OVA, demonstrating memory. Finally, confocal microscopy results showed that OVA-specific CD8(+) T cells at AAD are associated with B cell aggregates in lung tissue. These B cell aggregates resembled tertiary ectopic lymphoid tissue and may thus provide a local environment for the salient cellular interactions that contribute to the development of LIT.
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- Jeffrey T McNamara
- Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, USA
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Shin YS, Takeda K, Shiraishi Y, Jia Y, Wang M, Jackson L, Wright AD, Carter L, Robinson J, Hicken E, Gelfand EW. Inhibition of Pim1 kinase activation attenuates allergen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2011; 46:488-97. [PMID: 22074702 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2011-0190oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Pim kinases are a family of serine/threonine kinases whose activity can be induced by cytokines involved in allergy and asthma. These kinases play a role in cell survival and proliferation, but have not been examined, to the best of our knowledge, in the development of allergic disease. This study sought to determine the role of Pim1 kinase in the development of allergic airway responses. Mice were sensitized and challenged with antigen (primary challenge), or were sensitized, challenged, and rechallenged with allergen in a secondary model. To assess the role of Pim1 kinase, a small molecule inhibitor was administered orally after sensitization and during the challenge phase. Airway responsiveness to inhaled methacholine, airway and lung inflammation, cell composition, and cytokine concentrations were assessed. Lung Pim1 kinase concentrations were increased after ovalbumin sensitization and challenge. In the primary allergen challenge model, treatment with the Pim1 kinase inhibitor after sensitization and during airway challenges prevented the development of airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilic airway inflammation, and goblet cell metaplasia, and increased Th2 cytokine concentrations in bronchoalveolar fluid in a dose-dependent manner. These effects were also demonstrated after a secondary allergen challenge, where lung allergic disease was established before treatment. After treatment with the inhibitor, a significant reduction was evident in the number of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells and concentrations of cytokines in the airways. The inhibition of Pim1 kinase was effective in preventing the development of airway hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation, and cytokine production in allergen-sensitized and allergen-challenged mice. These data identify the important role of Pim1 kinase in the full development of allergen-induced airway responses.
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- Yoo Seob Shin
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Reuter S, Taube C. Mast cells and the development of allergic airway disease. J Occup Med Toxicol 2011; 3 Suppl 1:S2. [PMID: 18315833 PMCID: PMC2259396 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-3-s1-s2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Murine models have highlighted the importance of T-cells and TH2 cytokines in development of allergen-induced airway disease. In contrast, the role of mast cells for the development of allergic airway disease has been controversial. Recent studies in murine models demonstrate a significant contribution of mast cells during the development of airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation. Furthermore these models have allowed identifying certain mast cell-produced mediators (e.g. histamine and leukotriene B4) to be involved in the recruitment of effector T-cells into the lung. Additionally, mast cell-produced TNF can directly activate TH2 cells and contribute to the development of allergic airway disease. These new findings demonstrate a complex role of mast cells and their mediators, not only as effector cells, but also during sensitization and development of allergic airway disease. Therefore mast cells and certain mast cell-produced mediators might be an interesting target for the prevention and treatment of allergic asthma.
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- Sebastian Reuter
- III, Medical Clinic, Dept, of Pulmonary Medicine, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr, 1, 55101 Mainz, Germany.
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Chen Y, Li D, Tsang JYS, Niu N, Peng J, Zhu J, Hui K, Xu A, Lui VCH, Lamb JR, Tam PKH. PPAR-γ signaling and IL-5 inhibition together prevent chronic rejection of MHC Class II-mismatched cardiac grafts. J Heart Lung Transplant 2011; 30:698-706. [PMID: 21435906 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.01.704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Revised: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 01/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic rejection can prevent long-term survival of organ transplants. Although the beneficial effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-γ) in reducing graft rejection have been reported, the details of the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, especially in the context of modulating cellular infiltration and preventing vasculopathy and interstitial fibrosis. METHODS The therapeutic effects of the PPAR-γ agonist, rosiglitazone, combined with anti-interleukin-5 are explored in a mouse model of MHC Class II-histoincompatible cardiac transplantation. RESULTS Rosiglitazone treatment alone marginally increased long-term survival and reduced CD8 T-cell infiltration and vasculopathy in the grafts. However, there was no reduction in collagen deposition and interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and eosinophil infiltration were increased. Anti-IL-5 antibody treatment alone reduced eosinophil infiltration and collagen deposition, but had no effect on CD8 T-cell infiltration or vasculopathy. Combined treatment with anti-IL-5 antibody and rosiglitazone prevented graft rejection. Furthermore, rosiglitazone treatment increased adiponectin receptor II expression in grafts and on dendritic cells and T cells in vitro. Graft survival correlated with increased expression in grafts of the inhibitory molecule PD-L1. CONCLUSIONS The findings obtained increase the knowledge on the mode of action of rosiglitazone in promoting the survival of MHC Class II-mismatched cardiac transplants in which the CD8 T cells and eosinophils play key roles. PPAR-γ signaling combined with IL-5 blockade prevents graft rejection.
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- Yan Chen
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR.
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Zhang F, Huang G, Hu B, Song Y, Shi Y. A soluble thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) antagonist, TSLPR-immunoglobulin, reduces the severity of allergic disease by regulating pulmonary dendritic cells. Clin Exp Immunol 2011; 164:256-64. [PMID: 21352203 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2011.04328.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Recent studies show that thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) plays a critical role in the upstream phase of the allergic cascade to induce T helper type 2 cell (Th2)-dominant allergic diseases. However, the effect of blocking TSLP signalling with the soluble TSLP receptor (TSLPR), TSLPR-immunoglobulin (Ig), on asthma development needs further investigation. Here, we examined the effects of TSLPR-Ig on asthmatic airway inflammation and dendritic cell (DC) function. TSLPR-Ig (comprising the extracellular domain of murine TSLPR and an IgG2a Fc tail) purified from transfected COS-7 cells reduced the expression of CD40, CD80 and CD86 on TSLP-activated DCs in vitro. We also investigated the mechanisms underlying TSLPR-Ig-mediated amelioration of allergic airway inflammation in a murine asthma model. When TSLP signalling was blocked by intratracheal administration of TSLPR-Ig prior to sensitization, allergen-specific serum IgE levels, airway tissue inflammation, inflammatory cell infiltration and Th2 cytokine levels in the bronchiolar lavage fluid (BALF) were reduced significantly. This was because of the TSLP-Ig-mediated down-regulation of co-stimulatory molecule expression on pulmonary DCs. We also transferred bone marrow-derived mature DCs (mDCs) into the airways of asthmatic mice. Intratracheal administration of TSLPR-Ig prior to the transfer of mDCs reduced eosinophilic airway inflammation and Th2 differentiation significantly. Collectively, these data suggest that local use of TSLPR-Ig prevents airway inflammation, at least in part, by regulating DC function, and that blocking TSLP signalling using TSLPR-Ig may be a novel strategy for the treatment of asthma bronchiale.
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- F Zhang
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, China.
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Dittrich AM, Krokowski M, Meyer HA, Quarcoo D, Avagyan A, Ahrens B, Kube SM, Witzenrath M, Loddenkemper C, Cowland JB, Hamelmann E. Lipocalin2 protects against airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of allergic airway disease. Clin Exp Allergy 2011; 40:1689-700. [PMID: 20412141 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03508.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergen-induced bronchial asthma is a chronic airway disease that involves the interplay of various genes with environmental factors triggering different inflammatory pathways. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify possible mediators of airway inflammation (AI) in a model of allergic AI via microarray comparisons and to analyse one of these mediators, Lipocalin2 (Lcn2), for its role in a murine model of allergic airway disease. METHODS Gene microarrays were used to identify genes with at least a twofold increase in gene expression in the lungs of two separate mouse strains with high and low allergic susceptibility, respectively. Validation of mRNA data was obtained by Western blotting, followed by functional analysis of one of the identified genes, Lcn2, in mice with targeted disruption of specific gene expression. Epithelial cell cultures were undertaken to define induction requirements and possible mechanistic basis of the results observed in the Lcn2 knock-out mice. RESULTS Lcn2 was up-regulated upon allergen sensitization and airway challenges in lung tissues of both mouse strains and retraced on the protein level in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids. Functional relevance was assessed in mice genetically deficient for Lcn2, which showed enhanced airway resistance and increased AI associated with decreased apoptosis of lung inflammatory cells, compared with wild-type controls. Similarly, application of Lcn2-blocking antibodies before airway challenges resulted in increased inflammation and reduced apoptosis. CONCLUSION These data indicate a protective role for Lcn2 in allergic airway disease, suggesting a pro-apoptotic effect as the underlying mechanism.
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- A M Dittrich
- Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Moriwaki A, Inoue H, Nakano T, Matsunaga Y, Matsuno Y, Matsumoto T, Fukuyama S, Kan-O K, Matsumoto K, Tsuda-Eguchi M, Nagakubo D, Yoshie O, Yoshimura A, Kubo M, Nakanishi Y. T cell treatment with small interfering RNA for suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 modulates allergic airway responses in a murine model of asthma. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2010; 44:448-55. [PMID: 20508071 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2009-0051oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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CD4(+) T cells, particularly T helper (Th) 2 cells, play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of allergic asthma. Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins control the balance of CD4(+) T cell differentiation. Mice that lack SOCS3 in T cells by crossing SOCS3-floxed mice with Lck-Cre-transgenic mice have reduced allergen-induced eosinophilia in the airways. Here, we studied the effects of SOCS3 silencing with small interfering (si) RNA in primary CD4(+) T cells on Th2 cell differentiation and on asthmatic responses in mice. Th2 cells were generated from ovalbumin (OVA)-specific T cell receptor-transgenic mice in vitro and transferred into recipient mice. Transfection of SOCS3-specific siRNA attenuated Th2 response in vitro. Adoptive transfer of SOCS3-siRNA T cells exhibited markedly suppressed airway hyperresponsiveness and eosinophilia after OVA challenge, with a concomitant decrease in OVA-specific CD4(+) T cell accumulation in the airways. To investigate the mechanism of this impaired CD4(+) T cell accumulation, we inactivated SOCS3 of T cells by crossing SOCS3-floxed (SOCS3(flox/flox)) mice with CD4-Cre transgenic mice. CD4-Cre × SOCS3(flox/flox) mice exhibited fewer IL-4-producing cells and more reduced eosinophil infiltration in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids than control mice in a model of OVA-induced asthma. Expression of CCR3 and CCR4 in CD4(+) T cells was decreased in CD4-Cre × SOCS3(flox/flox) mice. CCR4 expression was also decreased in CD4(+) T cells after transfer of SOCS3 siRNA-treated T cells. These findings suggest that the therapeutic modulation of SOCS3 expression in CD4(+) T cells might be effective in preventing the development of allergic asthma.
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- Atsushi Moriwaki
- Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Walsh ER, August A. Eosinophils and allergic airway disease: there is more to the story. Trends Immunol 2009; 31:39-44. [PMID: 19926338 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2009] [Revised: 09/30/2009] [Accepted: 10/21/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The eosinophil has been perceived as a terminal effector cell in allergic airway diseases. However, recent work has shown that this multifunctional cell could be more involved in the initial stages of allergic disease development than was previously thought, particularly with regard to the ability of the eosinophil to modulate T-cell responses. In this review, we discuss recent advances that suggest that eosinophils can present antigen to naïve as well as to antigen-experienced T cells, induce T helper 2 cell development, cytokine production or both, and affect T-cell migration to sites of inflammation. These findings are changing the way that eosinophil function in disease is perceived, and represent a shift in the dogma of allergic disease development.
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- Elizabeth R Walsh
- Center for Molecular Immunology & Infectious Disease and Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Murdoch JR, Lloyd CM. Chronic inflammation and asthma. Mutat Res 2009; 690:24-39. [PMID: 19769993 PMCID: PMC2923754 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 283] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2009] [Revised: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Allergic asthma is a complex and chronic inflammatory disorder which is associated with airway hyper-responsiveness and tissue remodelling of the airway structure. Although originally thought to be a Th2-driven inflammatory response to inhaled innocuous allergen, the immune response in asthma is now considered highly heterogeneous. There are now various in vivo systems which have been designed to examine the pathways leading to the development of this chronic immune response and reflect, in part this heterogeneity. Furthermore, the emergence of endogenous immunoregulatory pathways and active pro-resolving mediators hold great potential for future therapeutic intervention. In this review, the key cellular and molecular mediators relating to chronic allergic airway disease are discussed, as well as emerging players in the regulation of chronic allergic inflammation.
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- Jenna R Murdoch
- Leukocyte Biology Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Alteration of airway responsiveness mediated by receptors in ovalbumin-induced asthmatic E3 rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2009; 30:965-72. [PMID: 19575000 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2009.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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AIM Airway hyperresponsiveness is a constant feature of asthma. The aim of the present study was to investigate airway hyperreactivity mediated by contractile and dilative receptors in an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced model of rat asthma. METHODS Asthmatic E3 rats were prepared by intraperitoneal injection with OVA/aluminum hydroxide and then challenged with intranasal instillation of OVA-PBS two weeks later. The myograph method was used to measure the responses of constriction and dilatation in the trachea, main bronchi and lobar bronchi. RESULTS In asthmatic E3 rats, beta(2) adrenoceptor-mediated relaxation of airway smooth muscle pre-contracted with 5-HT was inhibited, and there were no obvious difference in relaxation compared with normal E3 rats. Contraction of lobar bronchi mediated by 5-HT and sarafotoxin 6c was more potent than in the trachea or main bronchi. Airway contractions mediated by the endothelin (ET)(A) receptor, ET(B) receptor and M(3) muscarinic receptor were augmented, and the augmented contraction was most obvious in lobar bronchi. The order of efficacy of contraction for lobar bronchi induced by agonists was ET-1, sarafotoxin 6c>ACh>5-HT. OX8 (an antibody against CD8(+) T cells) strongly shifted and OX35 (an antibody against CD4(+) T cells) modestly shifted isoprenaline-induced concentration-relaxation curves in a nonparallel fashion to the left with an increased R(max) in asthmatic rats and sarafotoxin 6c-induced concentration-contractile curves to the right with a decreased E(max). CONCLUSION The inhibition of airway relaxation and the augmentation of contraction mediated by receptors contribute to airway hyperresponsiveness and involve CD8(+) and CD4(+) T cells.Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (2009) 30: 965-972; doi: 10.1038/aps.2009.61.
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Antigen-primed splenic CD8+ T cells impede the development of oral antigen-induced allergic diarrhea. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009; 123:889-94. [PMID: 19201014 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.12.1115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2008] [Revised: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 12/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although CD4+ T-cell populations are thought to be involved in the pathophysiology of food allergy and oral tolerance, the role of CD8+ T cells remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE We analyzed regulatory effects of adoptively transferred CD8+ T cells on the development of allergic diarrhea in antigen-sensitized mice that had a significantly reduced number of conventional TCRalphabeta+ CD8+ T cells. METHODS Ovalbumin-specific T-cell receptor transgenic mice were systemically sensitized to ovalbumin. Splenic CD8+ T cells purified from ovalbumin-sensitized or nonsensitized wild-type mice or IL-10 knockout mice were adoptively transferred to ovalbumin-sensitized ovalbumin-specific T-cell receptor transgenic mice. Allergic diarrhea induced by oral administration of ovalbumin, ovalbumin-specific immunoglobulin production, and cytokine production in intestines and mesenteric lymph nodes were assessed. RESULTS Adoptive transfer of splenic CD8+ T cells from ovalbumin-primed mice, but not from nonprimed mice, suppressed the development of allergic diarrhea, which was associated with in vivo increased IL-10 mRNA expression and in vitro antigen-specific IL-10 production by mesenteric lymph node cells. Upregulation of serum ovalbumin-specific IgE was not suppressed by ovalbumin-primed CD8+ T-cell transfer. Although administration of IL-10 before ovalbumin challenge failed to alleviate allergic diarrhea, transfer of splenic CD8+ T cells from IL-10 knockout mice showed diminished preventive effects. CONCLUSION Systemic immunization with allergen simultaneously induces regulatory CD8+ T cells that can inhibit the development of allergic diarrhea. IL-10 production by regulatory CD8+ T cells appears to be partially involved in these inhibitory mechanisms.
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Born WK, Roark CL, Jin N, Wands JM, Kemal Aydintug M, Huang Y, Chain JL, Hahn YS, Simonian PL, Fontenot AP, O'Brien RL. Role of γδ T Cells in Lung Inflammation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 2:143-150. [PMID: 26550059 PMCID: PMC4634705 DOI: 10.2174/1874226200902010143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The resident population of γδ T cells in the normal lung is small but during lung inflammation, γδ T cells can increase dramatically. Histological analysis reveals diverse interactions between γδ T cells and other pulmonary leukocytes. Studies in animal models show that γδ T cells play a role in allergic lung inflammation where they can protect normal lung function, that they also are capable of resolving infection-induced pulmonary inflammation, and that they can help preventing pulmonary fibrosis. Lung inflammation threatens vital lung functions. Protection of the lung tissues and their functions during inflammation is the net-effect of opposing influences of specialized subsets of γδ T cells as well as interactions of these cells with other pulmonary leukocytes.
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- Willi K Born
- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO, 80206 and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO, 80206 and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO, 80206 and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO, 80206 and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO, 80206 and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO, 80206 and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO, 80206 and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-711 and 240, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO, 80206 and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Betts RJ, Kemeny DM. CD8+ T cells in asthma: friend or foe? Pharmacol Ther 2008; 121:123-31. [PMID: 18940198 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2008] [Accepted: 09/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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While it is well established that CD4(+) T lymphocytes play a crucial role in the initiation, progression and persistence of asthma, the role of CD8(+) T cells is less understood. CD8(+) T cells form functionally similar subsets which exhibit similar cytokine profiles as Th1 and Th2 cells, known as Tc1 and Tc2. Evidence from animal studies suggest that CD8(+) T cells are capable of regulating IgE production through the induction of IL-12 and IL-18 production in dendritic cells, and that CD8(+) T cells may act to moderate Th2 polarisation within the localised lymph nodes during allergic sensitisation. Such findings have led to the suggestion that Th1 polarising, CD8(+) T cell-inducing vaccines would inhibit the development of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and Th2 cell infiltration. Despite these positive findings, the role of CD8(+) T cells within the lung remains poorly understood. While CD8(+) T cells, particularly those expressing the Tc1 phenotype, are capable of moderating inflammation and suppressing AHR, it has been postulated that Tc2 CD8(+) T cells predominate within established asthma and may act to amplify the inappropriate immune response which defines the condition. Within the clinic, the association between CD8(+) T cells and asthma is almost universally defined as injurious, further suggesting a prejudicial role for these cells within the established disease. CD8(+) T cells may be a valuable potential target for therapeutic intervention, either by potentiating their regulatory effects prior to the development of sensitisation, or through suppressing their pro-inflammatory properties within established atopy.
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- Richard J Betts
- Immunology Program and Department of Microbiology, Centre for Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Cook L, Miyahara N, Jin N, Wands JM, Taube C, Roark CL, Potter TA, Gelfand EW, O'Brien RL, Born WK. Evidence that CD8+ dendritic cells enable the development of gammadelta T cells that modulate airway hyperresponsiveness. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:309-19. [PMID: 18566396 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.1.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), a hallmark of asthma and several other diseases, can be modulated by gammadelta T cells. In mice sensitized and challenged with OVA, AHR depends on allergen-specific alphabeta T cells; but Vgamma1+ gammadelta T cells spontaneously enhance AHR, whereas Vgamma4+ gammadelta T cells, after being induced by airway challenge, suppress AHR. The activity of these gammadelta T cell modulators is allergen nonspecific, and how they develop is unclear. We now show that CD8 is essential for the development of both the AHR suppressor and enhancer gammadelta T cells, although neither type needs to express CD8 itself. Both cell types encounter CD8-expressing non-T cells in the spleen, and their functional development in an otherwise CD8-negative environment can be restored with transferred spleen cell preparations containing CD8+ dendritic cells (DCs), but not CD8+ T cells or CD8- DCs. Our findings suggest that CD8+ DCs in the lymphoid tissues enable an early step in the development of gammadelta T cells through direct cell contact. DC-expressed CD8 might take part in this interaction.
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- Laura Cook
- Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Okamoto M, Takeda K, Joetham A, Ohnishi H, Matsuda H, Swasey CH, Swanson BJ, Yasutomo K, Dakhama A, Gelfand EW. Essential role of Notch signaling in effector memory CD8+ T cell-mediated airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 205:1087-97. [PMID: 18426985 PMCID: PMC2373841 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20072200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Adoptive transfer of in vivo-primed CD8(+) T cells or in vitro-generated effector memory CD8(+) T (T(EFF)) cells restores airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and airway inflammation in CD8-deficient (CD8(-/-)) mice. Examining transcription levels, there was a strong induction of Notch1 in T(EFF) cells compared with central memory CD8(+) T cells. Treatment of T(EFF) cells with a gamma-secretase inhibitor (GSI) strongly inhibited Notch signaling in these cells, and after adoptive transfer, GSI-treated T(EFF) cells failed to restore AHR and airway inflammation in sensitized and challenged recipient CD8(-/-) mice, or to enhance these responses in recipient wild-type (WT) mice. These effects of GSI were also associated with increased expression of the Notch ligand Delta1 in T(EFF) cells. Treatment of sensitized and challenged WT mice with Delta1-Fc resulted in decreased AHR and airway inflammation accompanied by higher levels of interferon gamma in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. These results demonstrate a role for Notch in skewing the T cell response from a T helper (Th)2 to a Th1 phenotype as a consequence of the inhibition of Notch receptor activation and the up-regulation of the Notch ligand Delta1. These data are the first to show a functional role for Notch in the challenge phase of CD8(+) T cell-mediated development of AHR and airway inflammation, and identify Delta1 as an important regulator of allergic airway inflammation.
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- Masakazu Okamoto
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Dittrich AM, Erbacher A, Specht S, Diesner F, Krokowski M, Avagyan A, Stock P, Ahrens B, Hoffmann WH, Hoerauf A, Hamelmann E. Helminth Infection with Litomosoides sigmodontis Induces Regulatory T Cells and Inhibits Allergic Sensitization, Airway Inflammation, and Hyperreactivity in a Murine Asthma Model. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:1792-9. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.3.1792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Jin N, Miyahara N, Roark CL, French JD, Aydintug MK, Matsuda JL, Gapin L, O'Brien RL, Gelfand EW, Born WK. Airway hyperresponsiveness through synergy of gammadelta} T cells and NKT cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:2961-8. [PMID: 17709511 PMCID: PMC4480876 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.5.2961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Mice sensitized and challenged with OVA were used to investigate the role of innate T cells in the development of allergic airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). AHR, but not eosinophilic airway inflammation, was induced in T cell-deficient mice by small numbers of cotransferred gammadelta T cells and invariant NKT cells, whereas either cell type alone was not effective. Only Vgamma1+Vdelta5+ gammadelta T cells enhanced AHR. Surprisingly, OVA-specific alphabeta T cells were not required, revealing a pathway of AHR development mediated entirely by innate T cells. The data suggest that lymphocytic synergism, which is key to the Ag-specific adaptive immune response, is also intrinsic to T cell-dependent innate responses.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/analysis
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/analysis
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/genetics
- Respiratory Hypersensitivity/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
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- Niyun Jin
- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
- University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80206
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
- University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80206
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
- University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80206
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
- University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80206
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
- University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80206
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
- University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80206
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
- University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80206
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
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- Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206
- University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80206
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Willi K. Born, Integrated Department of Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, GB K409, Denver, CO 80206.
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Koya T, Miyahara N, Takeda K, Matsubara S, Matsuda H, Swasey C, Balhorn A, Dakhama A, Gelfand EW. CD8+ T cell-mediated airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation is dependent on CD4+IL-4+ T cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:2787-96. [PMID: 17709492 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.5.2787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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CD4+ T cells, particularly Th2 cells, play a pivotal role in allergic airway inflammation. However, the requirements for interactions between CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in airway allergic inflammation have not been delineated. Sensitized and challenged OT-1 mice in which CD8+ T cells expressing the transgene for the OVA(257-264) peptide (SIINFEKL) failed to develop airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), airway eosinophilia, Th2 cytokine elevation, or goblet cell metaplasia. OT-1 mice that received naive CD4+IL-4+ T cells but not CD4+IL-4- T cells before sensitization developed all of these responses to the same degree as wild-type mice. Moreover, recipients of CD4+IL-4+ T cells developed significant increases in the number of CD8+IL-13+ T cells in the lung, whereas sensitized OT-1 mice that received primed CD4+ T cells just before challenge failed to develop these responses. Sensitized CD8-deficient mice that received CD8+ T cells from OT-1 mice that received naive CD4+ T cells before sensitization increased AHR and eosinophil numbers in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid when challenged with allergen. In contrast, sensitized CD8-deficient mice receiving CD8+ T cells from OT-1 mice without CD4+ T cells developed reduced AHR and eosinophil numbers in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid when challenged. These data suggest that interactions between CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, in part through IL-4 during the sensitization phase, are essential to the development of CD8+IL-13+ T cell-dependent AHR and airway allergic inflammation.
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- Toshiyuki Koya
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Born WK, Jin N, Aydintug MK, Wands JM, French JD, Roark CL, O'Brien RL. gammadelta T lymphocytes-selectable cells within the innate system? J Clin Immunol 2007; 27:133-44. [PMID: 17333410 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-007-9077-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Lymphocytes expressing gammadelta T cell receptors (TCR) constitute an entire system of functionally specialized subsets that have been implicated in the regulation of immune responses, including responses to pathogens and allergens, and in tissue repair. The gammadelta TCRs share structural features with adaptive receptors and peripheral selection of gammadelta T cells occurs. Nevertheless, their specificities may be primarily directed at self-determinants, and the responses of gammadelta T cells exhibit innate characteristics. Continuous cross talk between gammadelta T cells and myeloid cells is evident in histological studies and in in vitro co-culture experiments, suggesting that gammadelta T cells play a functional role as an integral component of the innate immune system.
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- Willi K Born
- Department of Immunology at National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA.
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Wang LF, Hsu CJ, Miaw SC, Chiu HC, Liu CY, Yu HS. Cross-priming with an epicutaneously introduced soluble protein antigen generates Tc1 cells. Eur J Immunol 2007; 36:2904-11. [PMID: 17048268 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Epicutaneous sensitization with a protein antigen was demonstrated to induce a predominant type 2 CD4 T cell response with high IgE production in mice. On the other hand, its CD8 T cell responses have not been addressed probably partly because of the generally accepted concept that cross-priming of soluble protein is an inefficient process. Here, we used an established patch-applied murine model to demonstrate that cross-priming with an epicutaneously introduced soluble protein antigen, though inefficient, generated mainly Tc1 cells, but not Tc2 cells. In the presence of an irritant or hapten, the efficiency of this cross-priming process could be enhanced and more Tc1 cells were generated. CpG oligonucleotides also promote the generation of Tc1 cells. In contrast, lipopolysaccharide and poly (inosinic-cytidylic) acid [poly (I:C)] have no effect. Together, these results provide supportive evidence of the epicutaneous sensitization of human cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen-positive CD8 T cells found in the peripheral blood or tissues of patients. The surprising observation of the type 1 character of the generated CD8 T cells will also help us to better understand the complicated pathogenesis of atopic and cutaneous inflammatory diseases.
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- Li-Fang Wang
- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Corry DB, Irvin CG. Promise and pitfalls in animal-based asthma research: building a better mousetrap. Immunol Res 2007; 35:279-94. [PMID: 17172652 DOI: 10.1385/ir:35:3:279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/1999] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 11/30/1999] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Asthma is one of the leading chronic diseases in the world today. An essential component of the asthma research endeavor is the animal-based experimental disease system, which provides knowledge that is not attainable through study of patients alone. Animal research is especially valuable for elucidating pathophysiology, drug testing, and as an adjunct for interpreting the results of human clinical trials. However, controversies surrounding animal systems data and at the interface between animal and human studies raise questions regarding the true utility of experimental asthma research. We consider here the considerable promise and important limitations of animal-based systems and their prospects for the future study asthma.
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- David B Corry
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Hellman L. Regulation of IgE homeostasis, and the identification of potential targets for therapeutic intervention. Biomed Pharmacother 2006; 61:34-49. [PMID: 17145160 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2006.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Accepted: 10/12/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Atopic allergies have increased during the past 20-30 years in frequency quite dramatically and in many countries have reached almost epidemic proportions. Allergies have thereby become one of the major medical issues of the western world. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is here a central player. IgE is the Ig class that is present in the lowest concentration in human plasma. IgG is, for example, 10 000 to 1 million times more abundant than IgE. However, despite of its low plasma levels IgE is a very important inducer of inflammation, due to its interaction with high-affinity receptors on mast cell and basophils. IgE has been conserved as a single active gene in all placental mammals studied, and the expression of this gene is under a very stringent control, most likely due to its very potent inflammatory characteristics. IgE expression is being regulated at many levels: by cytokines, switch region length, positive and negatively acting transcription factors and suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS). In addition, the plasma half-life differs markedly for IgG and IgE, with 21 and 2.5 days, respectively. This review summarizes the rapid progress in our understanding of the complex network of regulatory mechanisms acting on IgE and also how this new information may help us in our efforts to control IgE-mediated inflammatory conditions.
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- Lars Hellman
- Uppsala University, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Center, Box 596, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Karras JG, Crosby JR, Guha M, Tung D, Miller DA, Gaarde WA, Geary RS, Monia BP, Gregory SA. Anti-inflammatory activity of inhaled IL-4 receptor-alpha antisense oligonucleotide in mice. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2006; 36:276-85. [PMID: 16990616 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2005-0456oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-13 mediate allergic pulmonary inflammation and airways hyperreactivity (AHR) in asthma models through signaling dependent upon the IL-4 receptor-alpha chain (IL-4Ralpha). IL-13 has been further implicated in the overproduction of mucus by the airway epithelium and in lung remodeling that commonly accompanies chronic inflammation. IL-4Ralpha-deficient mice are resistant to allergen-induced asthma, highlighting the therapeutic promise of selective molecular inhibitors of IL-4Ralpha. We designed a chemically modified IL-4Ralpha antisense oligonucleotide (IL-4Ralpha ASO) that specifically inhibits IL-4Ralpha protein expression in lung eosinophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, and airway epithelium after inhalation in allergen-challenged mice. Inhalation of IL-4Ralpha ASO attenuated allergen-induced AHR, suppressed airway eosinophilia and neutrophilia, and inhibited production of airway Th2 cytokines and chemokines in previously allergen-primed and -challenged mice. Histologic analysis of lungs from these animals demonstrated reduced goblet cell metaplasia and mucus staining that correlated with inhibition of Muc5AC gene expression in lung tissue. Therapeutic administration of inhaled IL-4Ralpha ASO in chronically allergen-challenged mice produced a spectrum of anti-inflammatory activity similar to that of systemically administered Dexamethasone with the added benefit of reduced airway neutrophilia. These data support the potential utility of a dual IL-4 and IL-13 oligonucleotide inhibitor in allergy/asthma, and suggest that local inhibition of IL-4Ralpha in the lung is sufficient to suppress allergen-induced pulmonary inflammation and AHR.
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- James G Karras
- Department of Clinical Development, Pharmaceuticals, 1896 Rutherford Road, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA.
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Gelfand EW, Dakhama A. CD8+ T lymphocytes and leukotriene B4: novel interactions in the persistence and progression of asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006; 117:577-82. [PMID: 16522456 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.12.1340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2005] [Revised: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 12/27/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The contribution of CD8+ T cells to the development of airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation has received increased attention recently. CD8+ T cells, which are capable of secreting TH2 cytokines, including IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13, have been described in asthmatic subjects and in animals sensitized and challenged with allergen. A subset of these IL-13-producing CD8+ T cells, effector memory CD8+ T cells in the mouse, express a high-affinity receptor for leukotriene B4 (BLT1), and expression of this receptor is essential for their accumulation in the lung and development of airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation. A similar subset of CD8+/BLT1+/IL-13+ T cells has also been identified in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of asthmatic subjects, suggesting a pathogenic role for this unique subset of CD8+ T cells in asthma.
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- Erwin W Gelfand
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
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