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Kok LF, Marsh-Wakefield F, Marshall JE, Gillis C, Halliday GM, Byrne SN. B cells are required for sunlight protection of mice from a CNS-targeted autoimmune attack. J Autoimmun 2016; 73:10-23. [PMID: 27289166 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2016.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The ultraviolet (UV) radiation contained in sunlight is a powerful immune suppressant. While exposure to UV is associated with protection from the development of autoimmune diseases, particularly multiple sclerosis, the precise mechanism by which UV achieves this protection is not currently well understood. Regulatory B cells play an important role in preventing autoimmunity and activation of B cells is a major way in which UV suppresses adaptive immune responses. Whether UV-protection from autoimmunity is mediated by the activation of regulatory B cells has never been considered before. When C57BL/6 mice were exposed to low, physiologically relevant doses of UV, a unique population of B cells was activated in the skin draining lymph nodes. As determined by flow cytometry, CD1d(low)CD5(-)MHC-II(hi)B220(hi) UV-activated B cells expressed significantly higher levels of CD19, CD21/35, CD25, CD210 and CD268 as well as the co-stimulatory molecules CD80, CD86, CD274 and CD275. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mice immunized with MOG/CFA was reduced by exposure to UV. UV significantly inhibited demyelination and infiltration of inflammatory cells into the spinal cord. Consequently, UV-exposed groups showed elevated IL-10 levels in secondary lymphoid organs, delayed EAE onset, reduced peak EAE score and significantly suppressed overall disease incidence and burden. Importantly, protection from EAE could be adoptively transferred using B cells isolated from UV-exposed, but not unirradiated hosts. Indeed, UV-protection from EAE was dependent on UV activation of lymph node B cells because UV could not protect mice from EAE who were pharmacologically depleted of B cells using antibodies. Thus, UV maintenance of a pool of unique regulatory B cells in peripheral lymph nodes appears to be essential to prevent an autoimmune attack on the central nervous system.
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- Lai Fong Kok
- Cellular Photoimmunology Group, Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Cellular Photoimmunology Group, Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Cellular Photoimmunology Group, Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Dermatology at the Bosch Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia
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- Cellular Photoimmunology Group, Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Australia; Discipline of Dermatology at the Bosch Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia
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- Cellular Photoimmunology Group, Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Australia; Discipline of Dermatology at the Bosch Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia.
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Follicular helper T cells mediate IgE antibody response to airborne allergens. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2016; 139:300-313.e7. [PMID: 27325434 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND TH2 cells have long been believed to play a pivotal role in allergic immune responses, including IgE antibody production and type 2 cytokine-mediated inflammation and pathology. A new T-cell subset, follicular helper T (TFH) cells, is specialized in supporting B-cell maturation and antibody production. OBJECTIVE We sought to investigate the roles of TFH cells in allergic immune responses. METHODS Naive mice were exposed to cytokines or natural allergens through the airways. Development of allergic immune responses was analyzed by collecting draining lymph nodes and sera and by challenging the animals. Cytokine reporter mice and gene-deficient mice were used to dissect the immunologic mechanisms. RESULTS We observed the development of IL-4-producing TFH cells and TH2 cells in draining lymph nodes after airway exposure to IL-1 family cytokines or natural allergens. TFH and TH2 cells demonstrated unique phenotypes, tissue localization, and cytokine responses. TFH cells supported the sustained production of IgE antibody in vivo in the absence of other T-cell subsets or even when TH2 cell functions were severely compromised. Conversely, conditional deficiency of the master regulator Bcl6 in CD4+ T cells resulted in a marked reduction in TFH cell numbers and IgE antibody levels, but type 2 cytokine responses and eosinophilic inflammation in the airways remained unaffected. CONCLUSION TFH cells play critical roles in the regulation of IgE antibody production. Allergic immune responses to airborne allergens likely involve 2 distinct subsets of IL-4-producing CD4+ T cells, namely TFH and Th2 cells.
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Guibas GV, Makris M, Papadopoulos NG. Key Regulators of Sensitization and Tolerance: GM-CSF, IL-10, TGF-β and the Notch Signaling Pathway in Adjuvant-Free Experimental Models of Respiratory Allergy. Int Rev Immunol 2013; 32:307-23. [DOI: 10.3109/08830185.2013.794457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Busse M, Krech M, Meyer-Bahlburg A, Hennig C, Hansen G. ICOS Mediates the Generation and Function of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells Conveying Respiratory Tolerance. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 189:1975-82. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chen Y, Shen S, Gorentla B, Gao J, Zhong XP. Murine regulatory T cells contain hyperproliferative and death-prone subsets with differential ICOS expression. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2012; 188:1698-707. [PMID: 22231701 PMCID: PMC3273604 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Regulatory T cells (Treg) are crucial for self-tolerance. It has been an enigma that Treg exhibit an anergic phenotype reflected by hypoproliferation in vitro after TCR stimulation but undergo vigorous proliferation in vivo. We report in this study that murine Treg are prone to death but hyperproliferative in vitro and in vivo, which is different from conventional CD4(+)Foxp3(-) T cells (Tcon). During in vitro culture, most Treg die with or without TCR stimulation, correlated with constitutive activation of the intrinsic death pathway. However, a small portion of the Treg population is more sensitive to TCR stimulation, particularly weak stimulation, proliferates more vigorously than CD4(+) Tcon, and is resistant to activation-induced cell death. Treg proliferation is enhanced by IL-2 but is less dependent on CD28-mediated costimulation than that of Tcon. We demonstrate further that the surviving and proliferative Treg are ICOS(+) whereas the death-prone Treg are ICOS(-). Moreover, ICOS(+) Treg contain much stronger suppressive activity than that of ICOS(-) Treg. Our data indicate that massive death contributes to the anergic phenotype of Treg in vitro and suggest modulation of Treg survival as a therapeutic strategy for treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer.
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- Yong Chen
- Department of Pediatrics-Allergy and Immunology Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
- School of Laboratory Medicine, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics-Allergy and Immunology Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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- Department of Pediatrics-Allergy and Immunology Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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- School of Laboratory Medicine, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics-Allergy and Immunology Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
- Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Lombardi V, Singh AK, Akbari O. The role of costimulatory molecules in allergic disease and asthma. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2009; 151:179-89. [PMID: 19786798 DOI: 10.1159/000242355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased rapidly in recent years. It is well established that the deleterious allergic response is initiated by T-cell recognition of major histocompatibility class II-peptide complexes at the surface of antigen-presenting cells. While this first signal gives antigen specificity to the adaptive immune response, a second nonspecific costimulatory signal is required by T cells to become fully activated. This signal is provided by interactions between antigen-presenting cells and T cells through molecules borne at the surfaces of the two cell types. Depending on the type of molecules involved, this secondary signal can promote the development of an inflammatory allergic reaction or may favor immune regulation. Several molecules of the B7 family (CD80, CD86, PD-1, ICOS, CTLA-4) and tumor necrosis factor receptor family (OX40, CD30, 4-1BB, Fas, CD27, CD40) play an important role in delivering costimulatory signals in early and late phases of allergic response. Therefore, costimulatory molecules involved in promotion or prevention of allergic immune responses are potential targets for the development of novel therapeutic approaches. This review aims to recapitulate our current understanding of the relationship between allergic diseases and costimulatory molecules.
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- Vincent Lombardi
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033-9605, USA
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Shilling RA, Clay BS, Tesciuba AG, Berry EL, Lu T, Moore TV, Bandukwala HS, Tong J, Weinstock JV, Flavell RA, Horan T, Yoshinaga SK, Welcher AA, Cannon JL, Sperling AI. CD28 and ICOS play complementary non-overlapping roles in the development of Th2 immunity in vivo. Cell Immunol 2009; 259:177-84. [PMID: 19646680 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2009.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Revised: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Previous work has shown ICOS can function independently of CD28, but whether either molecule can compensate for the other in vivo is not known. Since ICOS is a potent inducer of Th2 cytokines and linked to allergy and elevated serum IgE in humans, we hypothesized that augmenting ICOS costimulation in murine allergic airway disease may overcome CD28 deficiency. While ICOS was expressed on T cells from CD28(-/-) mice, Th2-mediated airway inflammation was not induced in CD28(-/-) mice by increased ICOS costimulation. Further, we determined if augmenting CD28 costimulation could compensate for ICOS deficiency. ICOS(-/-) mice had a defect in airway eosinophilia that was not overcome by augmenting CD28 costimulation. CD28 costimulation also did not fully compensate for ICOS for antibody responses, germinal center formation or the development of follicular B helper T cells. CD28 and ICOS play complementary non-overlapping roles in the development of Th2 immunity in vivo.
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- Rebecca A Shilling
- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, MC6076, Room M658, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Burmeister Y, Lischke T, Dahler AC, Mages HW, Lam KP, Coyle AJ, Kroczek RA, Hutloff A. ICOS controls the pool size of effector-memory and regulatory T cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:774-82. [PMID: 18178815 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.2.774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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ICOS is an important regulator of T cell effector function. ICOS-deficient patients as well as knockout mice show severe defects in T cell-dependent B cell responses. Several in vitro and in vivo studies attributed this phenomenon to impaired up-regulation of cell surface communication molecules and cytokine synthesis by ICOS-deficient T cells. However, we now could show with Ag-specific T cells in a murine adoptive transfer system that signaling via ICOS does not significantly affect early T cell activation. Instead, ICOS substantially contributes to the survival and expansion of effector T cells upon local challenge with Ag and adjuvant. Importantly, the observed biological function of ICOS also extends to FoxP3+ regulatory T cells, as can be observed after systemic Ag delivery without adjuvant. In line with these findings, absence of ICOS under homeostatic conditions of nonimmunized mice leads to a reduced number of both effector-memory and FoxP3+ regulatory T cells. Based on these results, we propose a biological role for ICOS as a costimulatory, agonistic molecule for a variety of effector T cells with differing and partly opposing functional roles. This concept may reconcile a number of past in vivo studies with seemingly contradictory results on ICOS function.
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Mahajan S, Cervera A, MacLeod M, Fillatreau S, Perona-Wright G, Meek S, Smith A, MacDonald A, Gray D. The role of ICOS in the development of CD4 T cell help and the reactivation of memory T cells. Eur J Immunol 2007; 37:1796-808. [PMID: 17549732 PMCID: PMC2699381 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200636661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We have addressed the role of the inducible costimulator (ICOS) in the development of T cell help for B cells and in the generation, survival and reactivation of memory CD4 T cells and B cells. We find that while T cell help for all antibody isotypes (including IgG2c) is impaired in ICOS knockout (ICOS-KO) mice, the IFN-γ response is little affected, indicating a defect in helper function that is unrelated to cytokine production. In addition, the ICOS-negative T cells do not accumulate in B cell follicles. Secondary (memory), but not primary, clonal proliferation of antigen-specific B cells is impaired in ICOS-KO mice, as is the generation of secondary antibody-secreting cells. Analysis of endogenous CD4 memory cells in ICOS-KO mice, using MHC class II tetramers, reveals normal primary clonal expansion, formation of memory clones and long-term (10 wk) survival of memory cells, but defective expansion upon reactivation in vivo. The data point to a role of ICOS in supporting secondary, memory and effector T cell responses, possibly by influencing cell survival. The data also highlight differences in ICOS dependency of endogenous T cell proliferation in vivo compared to that of adoptively transferred TCR-transgenic T cells.
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- Simmi Mahajan
- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh,Ashworth Laboratories, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh,Ashworth Laboratories, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
- Unidad Mixta de Investigación Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III – Universitat de Valencia,Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh,Ashworth Laboratories, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh,Ashworth Laboratories, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh,Ashworth Laboratories, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Stem Cell Research, University of Edinburgh,King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Stem Cell Research, University of Edinburgh,King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh,Ashworth Laboratories, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh,Ashworth Laboratories, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
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Van Hove CL, Maes T, Joos GF, Tournoy KG. Prolonged inhaled allergen exposure can induce persistent tolerance. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2007; 36:573-84. [PMID: 17218615 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2006-0385oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Murine asthma models suggest that failure of immune tolerance rather than a defective T helper cell type 1 (Th1) immunity underlies the immune biology of Th2-driven allergen-induced airway disease. Intriguingly, prolonged exposures can result in a full waning of inflammation. The mechanisms underlying this observation are not understood. We hypothesized that the fading of inflammation is the result of regulatory processes, characterized by altered dendritic cell (DC)-T cell interactions. First, we implemented a model in which mice developed Th2-driven airway disease. When we subjected these mice to prolonged antigen ovalbumin (OVA) exposures (8 wk), all inflammation disappeared. Re-immunization and re-challenge showed an inability to mount Th2-skewed immune responses, with absence of airway eosinophils, IgE, and Th2 cytokines. Besides specific immune tolerance, bystander protection was observed. A decrease in CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T-regulatory cells, PD-1, and IL-10 expression was discerned as compared with acute inflammation. In addition, suppression of ICOS and CD28 was found, along with inhibited DC maturation. This process of disease inhibition surprisingly had a long-lasting memory and was not caused by endotoxin signaling through TLR-4. In summary, our results indicate that the disappearance of Th2-driven airway disease upon persistent antigen exposure is associated with the induction of immune tolerance. The tolerant state is antigen-dependent, and extends to bystander antigens. Moreover, this tolerance is characterized by an altered DC-T cell communication and is long-lasting. Our data further suggest that the mechanism of the disease inhibition after allergic airway inflammation differs from the anti-inflammatory mechanisms observed during acute eosinophilic airway inflammation.
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- Chris L Van Hove
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital 7K12 I.E., De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Wilson EH, Zaph C, Mohrs M, Welcher A, Siu J, Artis D, Hunter CA. B7RP-1-ICOS interactions are required for optimal infection-induced expansion of CD4+ Th1 and Th2 responses. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:2365-72. [PMID: 16887998 PMCID: PMC1780268 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.4.2365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although initial reports linked the costimulatory molecule ICOS preferentially with the development of Th2 cells, there is evidence that it is not required for protective type 2 immunity to helminths and that it contributes to Th1 and Th2 responses to other parasites. To address the role of ICOS in the development of infection-induced polarized Th cells, ICOS(-/-) mice were infected with Trichuris muris or Toxoplasma gondii. Wild-type mice challenged with T. muris developed Th2 responses and expelled these helminths by day 18 postinfection, whereas ICOS(-/-) mice failed to clear worms and produced reduced levels of type 2 cytokines. However, by day 35 postinfection, ICOS(-/-) mice were able to mount an effective Th2 response and worms were expelled. This delay in protective immunity was associated with a defect in infection-induced increases in the number of activated and proliferating CD4+ T cells. Similarly, following challenge with T. gondii ICOS was required for optimal proliferation by CD4+ T cells. However, the reduced number of activated CD4+ T cells and associated defect in the production of IFN-gamma did not result in increased susceptibility to T. gondii, but rather resulted in decreased CNS pathology during the chronic phase of this infection. Taken together, these data are consistent with a model in which ICOS is not involved in dictating polarity of the Th response but rather regulates the expansion of these subsets.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/genetics
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/metabolism
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/physiology
- B7-1 Antigen/metabolism
- B7-1 Antigen/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Female
- Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Ligand
- Inducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator Protein
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred CBA
- Mice, Knockout
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Th1 Cells/metabolism
- Th2 Cells/immunology
- Th2 Cells/metabolism
- Toxoplasma/immunology
- Toxoplasmosis/immunology
- Toxoplasmosis/metabolism
- Trichuriasis/immunology
- Trichuriasis/metabolism
- Trichuris/immunology
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- Emma H Wilson
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Swirski FK, D'Sa A, Kianpour S, Inman MD, Stämpfli MR. Prolonged ovalbumin exposure attenuates airway hyperresponsiveness and T cell function in mice. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2006; 141:130-40. [PMID: 16864992 DOI: 10.1159/000094715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2006] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Continuous exposure of sensitized mice to an innocuous antigen, such as OVA, does not lead to chronic airway eosinophilia, but induces antigen unresponsiveness and resolution of the inflammatory response. In this study we explored mechanisms underlying attenuation of the airway inflammatory response, assessed whether the phenomenon is strain-specific, and determined its consequences to airway physiology. METHODS Mice were sensitized and exposed to OVA for two and four weeks. Analysis involved BAL, flow cytometry, adoptive transfer of OVA specific CD4 T cells, ex vivo cytokine expression and response to methacholine challenge. RESULTS Chronic exposure to antigen resulted in decreased eosinophilia in 5 different mouse strains. Likewise, numbers of lung CD4 T cells expressing activation and Th2 markers sharply declined following continuous OVA exposure. Transfer studies using OVA TcR transgenic cells revealed that the contraction of lung T cells included antigen-specific cells. Systemically, we observed a loss of Th2 memory effector function. Finally, we observed significantly attenuated airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR) in chronically exposed animals. CONCLUSIONS Attenuation of airway eosinophilia in response to chronic OVA exposure is independent of genetic background. Airway eosinophilia, but not systemic responses, correlates with and is predictive for airway hyperresponsiveness. Our study contributes to the understanding of immune regulatory processes controlling antigen-driven airway inflammatory responses.
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- Filip K Swirski
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Centre for Gene Therapeutics, Hamilton, Canada.
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Tournoy KG, Hove C, Grooten J, Moerloose K, Brusselle GG, Joos GF. Animal models of allergen-induced tolerance in asthma: are T-regulatory-1 cells (Tr-1) the solution for T-helper-2 cells (Th-2) in asthma? Clin Exp Allergy 2006; 36:8-20. [PMID: 16393260 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02385.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Non-specific anti-inflammatory medication is actually the treatment of choice for controlling the T-helper type 2 (Th-2) cell-driven airway inflammation in asthma. The induction of counterbalancing Th-1 cell clones, long considered a promising approach for immunotherapy, has failed to fulfil its promise because of potentially detrimental side-effects. This is therefore probably not a valid option for the treatment of asthma. With the increasing awareness that active immune mechanisms exist to control inflammatory responses, interest rises to investigate whether these can be exploited to control allergen-induced airway disease. The induction of antigen-specific T cells with suppressive characteristics (regulatory T cells) is therefore a potentially interesting approach. These regulatory T cells mediate tolerance in healthy, non-atopic individuals and have the potential of becoming an effective means of preventing allergen-induced airway inflammation and possibly of suppressing ongoing allergic immune responses. Here we review the available knowledge about allergen-induced suppressive immunity obtained from animal models taking into account the different developmental stages of allergic airway disease.
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- K G Tournoy
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Ghent, Belgium.
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Ahern DJ, Robinson DS. Regulatory T cells as a target for induction of immune tolerance in allergy. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2006; 5:531-6. [PMID: 16264334 DOI: 10.1097/01.all.0000191239.20632.ab] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Reduced activity of regulatory T cells has recently been described in several diseases, including allergy. This concept of an alteration in the balance between the suppression and activation of harmful T helper type 2 immunity in allergy has important potential implications for strategies to prevent and control disease. RECENT FINDINGS The past year has seen several important advances in analysing the determinants of this balance and models for inducing tolerance through regulatory T cells, including several different subtypes. These include the recognition that although T helper type 2 responses drive atopic sensitization, the expression of disease involves additional factors, and of a potential role for regulatory T cells in the development of neonatal tolerance. In addition to CD4CD25 regulatory T cells, experimental protocols for the induction of IL-10-producing, transforming growth factor beta and T helper type 1 regulatory T cells have been described in mouse models of airway disease. IL-6 and co-stimulation have been identified as potential determinants of the balance between the suppression and activation of allergic responses. SUMMARY Different strategies for inducing regulatory T cells in animal models of allergic inflammation and an improved understanding of the factors accentuating or reducing suppression have identified important questions for future translational research.
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- David J Ahern
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Fukushima A, Yamaguchi T, Ishida W, Fukata K, Yagita H, Ueno H. The interaction between ICOS and B7RP-1 is not required for the development of experimental murine allergic conjunctivitis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 338:1726-31. [PMID: 16289109 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.10.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2005] [Accepted: 10/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It is still unclear whether the interaction between inducible costimulator (ICOS) and its ligand, B7 related protein (B7RP)-1, is important for the development of allergic diseases. We investigated whether blocking the ICOS/B7RP-1 interaction affects the development of murine experimental allergic conjunctivitis (EC). EC was induced in Balb/c mice either by active immunization of ragweed (RW) or by transferring RW-primed splenocytes, followed by challenge with RW-containing eye drops. The mice were treated with anti-B7RP-1 antibody (Ab) or normal rat immunoglobulin G (IgG) during either the induction or effector phase. Regardless of the induction method or when the animals were treated, eosinophil infiltration into the conjunctiva was not affected by the anti-B7RP-1 Ab treatment. Splenocyte responses were not largely affected by this treatment. However, serum Ig levels were significantly reduced. These data suggest that blocking the ICOS/B7RP-1 in allergic diseases may not always be therapeutic.
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- Atsuki Fukushima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku-city 783-8505, Japan.
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Stolberg VR, Chiu BC, Komuniecki E, Freeman CM, Chensue SW. Analysis of inducible costimulatory molecule participation during the induction and elicitation of granulomatous responses to mycobacterial and schistosomal antigens. Cell Immunol 2005; 237:45-54. [PMID: 16300749 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2005.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2005] [Revised: 09/22/2005] [Accepted: 09/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The contribution of inducible costimulatory molecule (ICOS) to Th1 and Th2 cell-mediated immune responses was examined in well-defined pathogen antigen-elicited models of cell-mediated granuloma formation. Th1 and Th2 granulomas were respectively induced by intravenous challenge of CBA/J mice with Mycobacteria bovis purified protein derivative (PPD) or Schistosoma mansoni egg (SEA) antigen-coated beads. Effects of anti-ICOS blocking antibody on granulomas and lymphoid responses were assessed during elicitation and sensitization. Anti-ICOS treatment during the elicitation abrogated Th1- but not Th2-cell-mediated granuloma formation. Treatment during sensitization augmented SEA-bead granulomas and Th2 cytokines in lymphoid tissue. Anti-ICOS reduced the primary inflammatory response to PPD- but not to SEA-beads, despite comparable induction of ICOS-ligand and ICOS+ T cells. Treatment did not prevent early development of IFNgamma producing cells. Thus, post-activation effector Th1 activity was subject to ICOS blockade and chronic treatment caused diversion to Th2 dominance likely by eroding Th1 effector function or survival.
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Affiliation(s)
- Valerie R Stolberg
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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Dendritic cells (DCs) are leukocytes that are emerging as chief orchestrators of immune responses. The crucial task of DCs is the continuous surveillance of antigen-exposed sites throughout the body, and their unique responsibility is to decide whether to present sampled antigen in an immunogenic or tolerogenic way. Any misstep can either lead to a flawed immune defense or to allergy, even autoimmunity. It comes as no surprise that the lungs become increasingly the subject of DC-related investigations, as they represent a vast interface between the body and the outer world. This constitutes an enormous challenge for the immune system: "firing up" immune responses inappropriately could have devastating results for the fragile gas exchange structures. Evidence accumulates that DCs play a pivotal role in maintaining the delicate balance between tolerance and active immune response in our respiratory system. The exponentially growing body of DC-related publications is a big challenge. This article aims to provide researchers and clinicians with an up-to-date view on DC biology and its relevance to pulmonary medicine. A developing trend in the field of DCs is the shift from fundamental immunologic research toward exciting clinical insights and applications. For the pulmonary clinician, this heralds the dawn of promising therapies in various domains such as infections, allergy, and cancer.
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- Karim Vermaelen
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, 7K12ie, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent B-9000, Belgium.
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