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Agress A, Oprea Y, Roy S, Strauch C, Rosenstreich D, Ferastraoaru D. The Association Between Malignancy, Immunodeficiency, and Atopy in IgE-Deficient Patients. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. IN PRACTICE 2024; 12:185-194. [PMID: 37863316 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies show that IgE-deficient patients (IgE <2.5 kU/L) have a high prevalence of malignancy, but relevant clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with this susceptibility have never been well characterized. OBJECTIVE To evaluate if there is an association between a malignancy diagnosis and other immunological parameters (atopy or other immune abnormalities) in IgE-deficient patients. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed medical records of 408 IgE-deficient adults seen at our institution between 2005 and 2020. RESULTS A malignancy diagnosis was found in 23.5% (96 of 408) of IgE-deficient patients. Among those who had allergy skin testing performed for allergic rhinitis-like symptoms, the nonatopic IgE-deficient patients (negative environmental skin tests) were more likely to have a malignancy diagnosis than the atopic group (odds ratio [OR] = 4.36, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.11-17.13, P = .03). The IgE-deficient individuals with an additional non-common variable immunodeficiency (non-CVID) humoral abnormality (n = 75; with low IgG, IgA, or IgM without meeting criteria for CVID) were more likely to have a malignancy diagnosis than those with only a selective IgE deficiency (n = 134; with normal IgA, IgM, and IgG) (OR = 2.79, 95% CI: 1.37-5.68, P = .005). Among the IgE-deficient patients, certain less well-defined immune abnormalities such as IgM deficiency (OR = 2.46, 95% CI: 1.13-5.36, P = .02), IgG2 deficiency (OR = 10.14, 95% CI: 1.9-54.1, P = .007), and CD4 lymphopenia (OR = 7.81, 95% CI: 2.21-27.63, P = .001) were associated with higher malignancy odds than those without these abnormalities. CONCLUSION The odds of a malignancy diagnosis are not shared equally by all IgE-deficient patients. Prospective studies are needed to determine the utility of performing skin testing and measuring additional immunological parameters in assessing the long-term malignancy risk in IgE-deficient patients.
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- Ariela Agress
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
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Ohkusu-Tsukada K, Ito D, Takahashi K. The Role of Proteasome Inhibitor MG132 in 2,4-Dinitrofluorobenzene-Induced Atopic Dermatitis in NC/Nga Mice. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2018; 176:91-100. [PMID: 29669333 DOI: 10.1159/000488155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although immunosuppressants for therapy of atopic dermatitis (AD) are still being sought, proteasome inhibitors are also potential candidates for the treatment of AD. Proteasome inhibitors exert various effects by blocking proteasomal degradation and help regulate processes such as apoptosis induction via caspase-9, cell cycle progression via cyclins, NF-κB inactivation via IκB, and downregulation of antigen cross-presentation. The cells targeted by proteasome inhibitors are therefore activated cells undergoing proliferation or differentiation, and antigen-presenting cells carrying out protein degradation. OBJECTIVES This study investigated the therapeutic effects and side effects of a proteasome inhibitor, MG132, on the treatment of AD. METHODS AD-like disease in NC/Nga mice housed under specific pathogen-free conditions was induced by repeated application of 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB). Disease progression was evaluated by inflammation score, histopathology, and serum IgE level, and the effects of systemic MG132 administration were investigated. The percentages and absolute numbers for each population of Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells in the axillary lymph nodes were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS DNFB application increased the expression of a unique major histocompatibility complex class I mutant molecule D/Ldm7 in dendritic cells (DCs), and increased Th1 and Th17 cells in NC/Nga mice. In vivo MG132 administration to NC/Nga mice with DNFB-induced dermatitis reduced Th17 cells but maintained the level of Th1 cells, resulting in the alleviation of dermatitis lesions by decreasing both serum IgE hyperproduction and mast cell migration. To understand the mechanisms maintaining Th1 cell levels following in vivo MG132-administration, we focused on the role of proteasomes regulating D/Ldm7 expression. Interestingly, 20S proteasome activity was higher in NC/Nga DCs than in BALB/c DCs. In vitro MG132 administration partially increased D/Ldm7 expression in a dose-dependent manner during DC maturation, and induced IFN-γ production from autoreactive CD8+ T cells but not from CD4+ T cells following coculturing with D/Ldm7-upregulated DCs. CONCLUSION Although MG132 administration temporarily alleviated AD pathogenesis in NC/Nga mice, prolonged MG132 treatment may result in immunopathogenesis leading to chronic AD due to its side effect of maintaining Th1 levels via autoreactive CD8+ T cells.
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Lindner J, Rausch S, Treptow S, Geldmeyer-Hilt K, Krause T, St-Arnaud R, Arabian A, Radbruch A, Hartmann S, Worm M, Heine G. Endogenous Calcitriol Synthesis Controls the Humoral IgE Response in Mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 199:3952-3958. [PMID: 29109124 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1602080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The vitamin D receptor participates in the control of IgE class-switch recombination in B cells. The physiologic vitamin D receptor agonist, 1,25(OH)2D3 (calcitriol), is synthesized by the essential enzyme 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1α-hydroxylase (CYP27B1), which can be expressed by activated immune cells. The role of endogenous calcitriol synthesis for the regulation of IgE has not been proven. In this study, we investigated IgE-responses in Cyp27b1-knockout (KO) mice following sensitization to OVA or intestinal infection with Heligmosomoides polygyrus Specific Igs and plasmablasts were determined by ELISA and ELISpot, Cyp27b1 expression was measured by quantitative PCR. The data show elevated specific IgE and IgG1 concentrations in the blood of OVA-sensitized Cyp27b1-KO mice compared with wild-type littermates (+898 and +219%). Accordingly, more OVA-specific IgG1-secreting cells are present in spleen and fewer in the bone marrow of Cyp27b1-KO mice. Ag-specific mechanisms are suggested as the leucopoiesis is in general unchanged and activated murine B and T lymphocytes express Cyp27b1 Accordingly, elevated specific IgE concentrations in the blood of sensitized T cell-specific Cyp27b1-KO mice support a lymphocyte-driven mechanism. In an independent IgE-inducing model, i.e., intestinal infection with H. polygyrus, we validated the increase of total and specific IgE concentrations of Cyp27b1-KO compared with wild-type mice, but not those of IgG1 or IgA. We conclude that endogenous calcitriol has an impact on the regulation of IgE in vivo. Our data provide genetic evidence supporting previous preclinical and clinical findings and suggest that vitamin D deficiency not only promotes bone diseases but also type I sensitization.
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- Juliane Lindner
- Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Immunologie-Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Freie Universität, D-14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4A 0A9, Canada; and
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4A 0A9, Canada; and
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- Institut für Immunologie-Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Freie Universität, D-14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, D-10117 Berlin, Germany;
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- Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, D-10117 Berlin, Germany;
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Kim YE, Cho N, Cheon S, Kim KK. Bortezomib, a proteasome inhibitor, alleviates atopic dermatitis by increasing claudin 1 protein expression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 493:744-750. [PMID: 28859979 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.08.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Many studies investigating AD pathogenesis and its therapy have been conducted but none have been successful. One of the causes of AD is dysfunction of tight junctions through reduction of claudin 1 expression in the epidermal barrier of the skin. In the present study, we investigated the role of bortezomib (BTZ) in the restoration of the reduced expression of claudin 1. Immunoblot and immunofluorescence analyses revealed that BTZ increased the protein expression level of claudin 1 in the human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT, thereby forming paracellular barriers. Furthermore, repeated application of BTZ alleviated atopic symptoms on the backs and ears of 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB)-induced AD mice, and led to the formation of normal tight junctions in the epidermal barrier of DNCB-induced mice skin. Taken together, these results demonstrate that BTZ-induced claudin 1 expression may be a valuable therapeutic approach for AD.
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- Yong-Eun Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea.
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Moutsoglou DM, Dreskin SC. Prolonged Treatment of Peanut-Allergic Mice with Bortezomib Significantly Reduces Serum Anti-Peanut IgE but Does Not Affect Allergic Symptoms. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2016; 170:257-261. [PMID: 27705966 DOI: 10.1159/000449247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anti-peanut immunoglobulin E (anti-Pn IgE) can persist throughout life, suggesting that this condition could be maintained by long-lived antibody-secreting cells (ASCs). To determine the role of long-lived ASCs, peanut-allergic mice underwent prolonged treatment with the proteasome inhibitor, bortezomib (Bz). METHODS Intravenous Bz was given twice weekly for 21 weeks to peanut-allergic mice. During treatment, serum anti-Pn IgE was measured, and the mice were rechallenged at the end of treatment. Cell populations were measured, and Pn-specific IgG, total IgG, and total IgE ASCs were enumerated in the bone marrow (BM) and spleen (SPL). RESULTS Prolonged treatment with Bz significantly reduced serum anti-Pn IgE and IgG1 but did not affect symptoms following challenge with Pn, even in mice with undetectable serum anti-Pn IgE. Numbers of CD138+ cells were significantly reduced in the BM but were unaffected in the SPL. Unexpectedly, Bz did not affect numbers of Pn-specific IgG, total IgG, or total IgE ASCs in either the BM or SPL. CONCLUSIONS Cells that maintain long-lived serum anti-Pn IgE are sensitive to Bz. However, prolonged depletion of serum Pn-specific IgE does not result in a decrease of symptoms following challenge with Pn.
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- Daphne M Moutsoglou
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Departments of Medicine and Immunology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colo., USA
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Mudnakudu Nagaraju KK, Babina M, Weise C, Kühl A, Schulzke J, Worm M. Bortezomib treatment diminishes hazelnut-induced intestinal anaphylaxis in mice. Eur J Immunol 2016; 46:1727-36. [PMID: 27111856 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Food allergy is a common health problem and can cause anaphylaxis. Avoidance of the offending food allergen is still the mainstay therapeutic approach. In this study, we investigated the role of plasma cell reduction by proteasome inhibition in a murine model of food allergy and examined the impact of this treatment on the systemic and local immune response. For this purpose, intestinal anaphylaxis was induced in BALB/c mice with the food allergen hazelnut, in conjunction with different adjuvants (alum and Staphylococcal enterotoxin B SEB) and different administration routes (oral and intraperitoneal). In both models, allergy symptoms were observed, but the clinical severity was more pronounced in the hazelnut-alum model than in the hazelnut-SEB model. Accordingly, allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) against hazelnut was detectable, and mast cell protease-1 in serum was increased after allergen provocation. Treatment with the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib reduced plasma cells and resulted in an abolishment of hazelnut allergen-specific IgE, which was associated with amelioration of clinical symptoms as well as a significant decrease in both CD19(+) and follicular B lymphocytes. Our data demonstrate the importance of allergen-specific IgE in food allergy and point to B cells as potential therapeutic targets for its treatment.
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- Department of Dermatology und Allergology, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology und Allergology, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine-I for Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease and Rheumatology, Research Center ImmunoSciences, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology und Allergology, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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Kim SH, Saide K, Farrell J, Faulkner L, Tailor A, Ogese M, Daly AK, Pirmohamed M, Park BK, Naisbitt DJ. Characterization of amoxicillin- and clavulanic acid-specific T cells in patients with amoxicillin-clavulanate-induced liver injury. Hepatology 2015; 62:887-99. [PMID: 25998949 DOI: 10.1002/hep.27912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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UNLABELLED Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) frequently has a delayed onset with several human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes affecting susceptibility, indicating a potential role for the adaptive immune system in the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate whether drug-responsive T lymphocytes are detectable in patients who developed DILI with the combination, antimicrobial amoxicillin-clavulanate. Lymphocytes from 6 of 7 patients were found to proliferate and/or secrete interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) when cultured with amoxicillin and/or clavulanic acid. Amoxicillin (n = 105) and clavulanic acid (n = 16) responsive CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell clones expressing CCR, chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 4, CCR9, and chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 3 were generated from patients with and without HLA risk alleles; no cross-reactivity was observed between the two drug antigens. Amoxicillin clones were found to secrete a heterogeneous panel of mediators, including IFN-γ, interleukin-22 and cytolytic molecules. In contrast, cytokine secretion by the clavulanic acid clones was more restricted. CD4(+) and CD8(+) clones were major histocompatability complex class II and I restricted, respectively, with the drug antigen being presented to CD4(+) clones in the context of HLA-DR molecules. Several pieces of evidence indicate that the clones were activated by a hapten mechanism: First, professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs) were required for optimal activation; second, pulsing APCs for 4-16 hours activated the clones; and third, inhibition of processing abrogated the proliferative response and cytokine release. CONCLUSION Both amoxicillin- and clavulanic acid-specific T cells participate in the liver injury that develops in certain patients exposed to amoxicillin-clavulanate.
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- Seung-Hyun Kim
- MRC Center for Drug Safety Science, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- MRC Center for Drug Safety Science, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- MRC Center for Drug Safety Science, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- MRC Center for Drug Safety Science, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- MRC Center for Drug Safety Science, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- MRC Center for Drug Safety Science, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- MRC Center for Drug Safety Science, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,The Wolfson Center for Personalized Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- MRC Center for Drug Safety Science, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- MRC Center for Drug Safety Science, Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Kumari V, Babina M, Hazzan T, Worm M. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin induction by skin irritation is independent of tumour necrosis factor-α, but supported by interleukin-1. Br J Dermatol 2015; 172:951-60. [PMID: 25307606 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an extensively studied cytokine linked to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, but the inherent activities behind TSLP expression are not well defined. OBJECTIVES To explore the conditions favourable to TSLP induction outside of a typically allergic set-up and determine the associated mechanisms, and to assess whether TSLP is similarly controlled in murine and human skin. METHODS A combination of primary keratinocytes, skin explants/epidermal sheets and in vivo strategies was employed. The skin of wild-type and tumour necrosis factor knockout (TNF-/-) mice was subjected to acute irritation. Cells and specimens were stimulated with a range of TSLP inducers in the presence or absence of neutralizing antibodies. TSLP was quantitated by quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In addition to cytokines, skin irritation brought about by various causes (e.g. shaving, scratching and chemical perturbation) elicited uniformly high-level production of TSLP, which entered the circulatory system. Despite the potency of TNF-α as an in vitro TSLP inducer, the use of TNF-/- mice revealed that this mechanism was completely independent of endogenous TNF-α. Conversely, irritation-elicited TSLP depended on interleukin (IL)-1, which had a more pronounced influence in human skin than in murine skin. Murine and human skin differed considerably regarding TSLP regulation. CONCLUSIONS Thymic stromal lymphopoietin is a general responder to disrupted skin homeostasis and may have a role in triggering the alarm system of the skin. TSLP induction is rapid, transient and driven by a mechanism that does not involve TNF-α, but partially relies on the evolutionarily ancient IL-1 system. The irritated skin secretes TSLP into the circulatory system. TSLP regulation varies between species.
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- V Kumari
- Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, CCM, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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Panzer R, Blobel C, Fölster-Holst R, Proksch E. TLR2 and TLR4 expression in atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis and psoriasis. Exp Dermatol 2014; 23:364-6. [PMID: 24661005 DOI: 10.1111/exd.12383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The aim of the study was to investigate the expression of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 2 and 4 on keratinocytes in atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, and psoriasis by PCR and by immunohistochemistry including confocal microscopy. Confocal microscopy revealed a granular intra-cellular expression pattern for TLR 2 and a homogenous intra-cellular expression pattern for TLR 4 in normal and diseased skin. TLR 2 was constitutively expressed in the suprabasal layers in normal skin, but limited to the basal epidermis in diseased skin. TLR 4 expression was concentrated to the basal layers in normal skin, whereas it was pronounced in upper layers in diseased skin. The shift in the TLR expression may be related to the disturbed skin barrier and a need for enhanced immune surveillance because of invading microbes. Also, there must be a balance between sufficient immune response and overstimulation.
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- Rüdiger Panzer
- Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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