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Vega-Rioja A, Chacón P, Fernández-Delgado L, Doukkali B, del Valle Rodríguez A, Perkins JR, Ranea JAG, Dominguez-Cereijo L, Pérez-Machuca BM, Palacios R, Rodríguez D, Monteseirín J, Ribas-Pérez D. Regulation and directed inhibition of ECP production by human neutrophils. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1015529. [PMID: 36518751 PMCID: PMC9744134 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1015529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Neutrophils are involved in the pathophysiology of allergic asthma, where the Eosinophil Cationic Protein (ECP) is a critical inflammatory mediator. Although ECP production is attributed to eosinophils, we reported that ECP is also present in neutrophils from allergic patients where, in contrast to eosinophils, it is produced in an IgE-dependent manner. Given the key role of ECP in asthma, we investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in ECP production as well as the effects induced by agonists and widely used clinical approaches. We also analyzed the correlation between ECP production and lung function. Methods Neutrophils from allergic asthmatic patients were challenged with allergens, alone or in combination with cytokines, in the presence of cell-signaling inhibitors and clinical drugs. We analyzed ECP levels by ELISA and confocal microscopy. Lung function was assessed by spirometry. Results IgE-mediated ECP release is dependent on phosphoinositide 3-kinase, the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) and the production of reactive oxygen species by NADPH-oxidase. Calcineurin phosphatase and the transcription factor NFAT are also involved. ECP release is enhanced by the cytokines interleukin (IL)-5 and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor, and inhibited by interferon-γ, IL-10, clinical drugs (formoterol, tiotropium and budesonide) and allergen-specific IT. We also found an inverse correlation between asthma severity and ECP levels. Conclusions Our results suggest the molecular pathways involved in ECP production and potential therapeutic targets. We also provide a new method to evaluate disease severity in asthmatic patients based on the quantification of in vitro ECP production by peripheral neutrophils.
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- Antonio Vega-Rioja
- UGC de Alergología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain,Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain,*Correspondence: Antonio Vega-Rioja, ; Pedro Chacón, ; Javier Monteseirín,
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- UGC de Alergología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain,Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain,*Correspondence: Antonio Vega-Rioja, ; Pedro Chacón, ; Javier Monteseirín,
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- UGC de Alergología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain,Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain,Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Hospital Quirón Sagrado Corazón and Hospital Quirón Infanta-Luisa, Sevilla, Spain,*Correspondence: Antonio Vega-Rioja, ; Pedro Chacón, ; Javier Monteseirín,
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Arthur GK, Cruse G. Regulation of Trafficking and Signaling of the High Affinity IgE Receptor by FcεRIβ and the Potential Impact of FcεRIβ Splicing in Allergic Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020788. [PMID: 35054974 PMCID: PMC8776166 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Mast cells are tissue-resident immune cells that function in both innate and adaptive immunity through the release of both preformed granule-stored mediators, and newly generated proinflammatory mediators that contribute to the generation of both the early and late phases of the allergic inflammatory response. Although mast cells can be activated by a vast array of mediators to contribute to homeostasis and pathophysiology in diverse settings and contexts, in this review, we will focus on the canonical setting of IgE-mediated activation and allergic inflammation. IgE-dependent activation of mast cells occurs through the high affinity IgE receptor, FcεRI, which is a multimeric receptor complex that, once crosslinked by antigen, triggers a cascade of signaling to generate a robust response in mast cells. Here, we discuss FcεRI structure and function, and describe established and emerging roles of the β subunit of FcεRI (FcεRIβ) in regulating mast cell function and FcεRI trafficking and signaling. We discuss current approaches to target IgE and FcεRI signaling and emerging approaches that could target FcεRIβ specifically. We examine how alternative splicing of FcεRIβ alters protein function and how manipulation of splicing could be employed as a therapeutic approach. Targeting FcεRI directly and/or IgE binding to FcεRI are promising approaches to therapeutics for allergic inflammation. The characteristic role of FcεRIβ in both trafficking and signaling of the FcεRI receptor complex, the specificity to IgE-mediated activation pathways, and the preferential expression in mast cells and basophils, makes FcεRIβ an excellent, but challenging, candidate for therapeutic strategies in allergy and asthma, if targeting can be realized.
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- Greer K. Arthur
- Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA;
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-919-515-8865
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Comprehensive Analysis of the Systemic Transcriptomic Alternations and Inflammatory Response during the Occurrence and Progress of COVID-19. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:9998697. [PMID: 34457122 PMCID: PMC8397550 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9998697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed huge threats to healthcare systems and the global economy. However, the host response towards COVID-19 on the molecular and cellular levels still lacks full understanding and effective therapies are in urgent need. Here, we integrate three datasets, GSE152641, GSE161777, and GSE157103. Compared to healthy people, 314 differentially expressed genes were identified, which were mostly involved in neutrophil degranulation and cell division. The protein-protein network was established and two significant subsets were filtered by MCODE: ssGSEA and CIBERSORT, which comprehensively revealed the alternation of immune cell abundance. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) as well as GO and KEGG analyses unveiled the role of neutrophils and T cells during the progress of the disease. Based on the hospital-free days after 45 days of follow-up and statistical methods such as nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF), submap, and linear correlation analysis, 31 genes were regarded as the signature of the peripheral blood of COVID-19. Various immune cells were identified to be related to the prognosis of the patients. Drugs were predicted for the genes in the signature by DGIdb. Overall, our study comprehensively revealed the relationship between the inflammatory response and the disease course, which provided strategies for the treatment of COVID-19.
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Experimental study of imiprotrin allergic potency in case of inhalation. Interdiscip Toxicol 2020; 12:36-40. [PMID: 32189985 PMCID: PMC7061446 DOI: 10.2478/intox-2019-0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Probable changes were studied in rats' immune status under experimental conditions with inhalation route of type I pyrethroid- imiprotrin administration, which is the main component of a number of household insecticidal agents. The drug at a concentration of 45.0 mg/m3 interrupts immunological homeostasis in experimental animals. Nonspecific cellular component parameters of immune system have changed significantly. Imiprotrin is capable of inducing delayed hypersensitivity. Imiprotrin induces sensibilization under experimental conditions in more than half of the experimental animals, but the magnitude of the reactions to the intradermal administration of the drug has no probable differences, which allows imiprotin to be attributed to substances with moderate sensibilization potential.
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Li J, Deng Z, Zhang X, Liu F, Yang C, Shi GP. Deficiency of immunoglobulin E protects mice from experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms. FASEB J 2020; 34:3091-3104. [PMID: 31909541 PMCID: PMC7018578 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902095rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Allergic asthma with high plasma IgE levels is a significant risk factor of human abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). This study tests a direct role of IgE in angiotensin-II (Ang-II) perfusion- and peri-aortic CaCl2 injury-induced AAA in mice. In both models, IgE-deficiency in Apoe-/- Ige-/- mice blunts AAA growth and reduces lesion accumulation of macrophages, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and lesion MHC class-II expression, CD31+ microvessel growth, and media smooth muscle cell loss, compared with those from Apoe-/- control mice. Real time-PCR reveals significant reductions in expression of neutrophil chemoattractants MIP-2α and CXCL5 in AAA lesions or macrophages from Apoe-/- Ige-/- mice, along with reduced lesion Ly6G+ neutrophil accumulation. Consistent with reduced lesion inflammatory cell accumulation, we find significant reductions of plasma and AAA lesion IL6 expression in Apoe-/- Ige-/- mice. Immunofluorescent staining and FACS analysis show that AAA lesion neutrophils express FcεR1. Mechanistic study demonstrates that IgE induces neutrophil FcεR1 expression, activates MAPK signaling, and promotes IL6 production. This study supports a direct role of IgE in AAA by promoting lesion chemokine expression, inflammatory cell accumulation, MAPK signaling, and cytokine expression. IgE inhibition may represent a novel therapeutic approach in AAA management.
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- Jie Li
- Department of Geriatrics, National Key Clinic Specialty, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics, National Key Clinic Specialty, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, National Key Clinic Specialty, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Geriatrics, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Joo HM, Hong EH, Cho SJ, Nam SY, Kim JY. Preventative and Therapeutic Effects of Low-dose Ionizing Radiation on the Allergic Response of Rat Basophilic Leukemia Cells. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16079. [PMID: 31695078 PMCID: PMC6834612 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52399-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The prevalence of allergies has increased over the last four decades. In allergic reactions, mast cells induce a hypersensitive immune response to a substance that is normally harmless. Ionizing radiation has different biological effects depending on the dose and dose rate. In this study, we investigated whether low-dose irradiation before (preventative effect) or after (therapeutic effect) an antigen-antibody reaction has an anti-allergic effect. To test this, we activated rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-2H3) mast cells with anti-2,4-dinitrophenyl IgE (antibody) and 2,4-dinitrophenyl human serum albumin, which served as an antigen. To test for both the potential of a preventative effect and a therapeutic effect, we irradiated mast cells both before and after mast cell activation, and we measured mediator release and signaling pathway activity. Low-dose ionizing radiation suppressed mediator release from RBL-2H3 mast cells activated by the antigen-antibody reaction regardless of when the mast cells were irradiated. These results were due to the suppression of FcεRI expression. Therefore, we suggest that low-dose ionizing radiation has a preventative and therapeutic effect in allergic reactions via the FcεRI-mediated RBL-2H3 mast cell activation system.
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- Hae Mi Joo
- Radiation Health Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd, Seoul, 132-703, Republic of Korea
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- Radiation Health Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd, Seoul, 132-703, Republic of Korea
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- Radiation Health Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd, Seoul, 132-703, Republic of Korea
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- Radiation Health Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd, Seoul, 132-703, Republic of Korea
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- Radiation Health Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd, Seoul, 132-703, Republic of Korea.
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Li X, Wang N, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Liu Z. Species Specificity on Interaction between IgE and FcεRI. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2019; 20:690-695. [PMID: 31258078 DOI: 10.2174/1389201020666190619122325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Allergic diseases are one of the most prevalent diseases at present, it is imperative to understanding the pathophysiology and treatment strategies for allergic diseases. In this process, the binding of IgE and FcεRI on effector cells plays a critical role in triggering allergic reactions. However, the species specificity of the interaction between IgE and FcεRI has not been clearly explained. This review described the characteristics and the interaction mechanism in the allergic reaction of IgE and FcεRI and summarized the species specificity between IgE and FcεRI.
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- Xiangsheng Li
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.,Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Quality Control of Hebei Province, Baoding 071002, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.,Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Quality Control of Hebei Province, Baoding 071002, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.,Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Quality Control of Hebei Province, Baoding 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Quality Control of Hebei Province, Baoding 071002, China.,Offices of Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.,Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Quality Control of Hebei Province, Baoding 071002, China
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Rungelrath V, Kobayashi SD, DeLeo FR. Neutrophils in innate immunity and systems biology-level approaches. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2019; 12:e1458. [PMID: 31218817 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The innate immune system is the first line of host defense against invading microorganisms. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs or neutrophils) are the most abundant leukocyte in humans and essential to the innate immune response against invading pathogens. Compared to the acquired immune response, which requires time to develop and is dependent on previous interaction with specific microbes, the ability of neutrophils to kill microorganisms is immediate, nonspecific, and not dependent on previous exposure to microorganisms. Historically, studies of PMN-pathogen interaction focused on the events leading to killing of microorganisms, such as recruitment/chemotaxis, transmigration, phagocytosis, and activation, whereas postphagocytosis sequelae were infrequently considered. In addition, it was widely accepted that human neutrophils possessed limited capacity for new gene transcription and thus, relatively little biosynthetic capacity. This notion has changed dramatically within the past 20 years. Further, there is now more effort directed to understand the events occurring in PMNs after killing of microbes. Herein, we give an updated review of the systems biology-level approaches that have been used to gain an enhanced view of the role of neutrophils during host-pathogen interaction and neutrophil-mediated diseases. We anticipate that these and future systems-level studies will continue to provide information important for understanding, treatment, and control of diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms. This article is categorized under: Physiology > Organismal Responses to Environment Physiology > Mammalian Physiology in Health and Disease Biological Mechanisms > Cell Fates.
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- Viktoria Rungelrath
- Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana
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Méndez-Enríquez E, Hallgren J. Mast Cells and Their Progenitors in Allergic Asthma. Front Immunol 2019; 10:821. [PMID: 31191511 PMCID: PMC6548814 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mast cells and their mediators have been implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma and allergy for decades. Allergic asthma is a complex chronic lung disease in which several different immune cells, genetic factors and environmental exposures influence the pathology. Mast cells are key players in the asthmatic response through secretion of a multitude of mediators with pro-inflammatory and airway-constrictive effects. Well-known mast cell mediators, such as histamine and bioactive lipids are responsible for many of the physiological effects observed in the acute phase of allergic reactions. The accumulation of mast cells at particular sites of the allergic lung is likely relevant to the asthma phenotype, severity and progression. Mast cells located in different compartments in the lung and airways have different characteristics and express different mediators. According to in vivo experiments in mice, lung mast cells develop from mast cell progenitors induced by inflammatory stimuli to migrate to the airways. Human mast cell progenitors have been identified in the blood circulation. A high frequency of circulating human mast cell progenitors may reflect ongoing pathological changes in the allergic lung. In allergic asthma, mast cells become activated mainly via IgE-mediated crosslinking of the high affinity receptor for IgE (FcεRI) with allergens. However, mast cells can also be activated by numerous other stimuli e.g. toll-like receptors and MAS-related G protein-coupled receptor X2. In this review, we summarize research with implications on the role and development of mast cells and their progenitors in allergic asthma and cover selected activation pathways and mast cell mediators that have been implicated in the pathogenesis. The review places an emphasis on describing mechanisms identified using in vivo mouse models and data obtained by analysis of clinical samples.
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- Erika Méndez-Enríquez
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Gomez G. Current Strategies to Inhibit High Affinity FcεRI-Mediated Signaling for the Treatment of Allergic Disease. Front Immunol 2019; 10:175. [PMID: 30792720 PMCID: PMC6374298 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Allergies and asthma are a major cause of chronic disease whose prevalence has been on the rise. Allergic disease including seasonal rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, anaphylaxis, and asthma, are associated with activation of tissue-resident mast cells and circulating basophils. Although these cells can be activated in different ways, allergic reactions are normally associated with the crosslinking of the high affinity Fc receptor for Immunoglobulin E, FcεRI, with multivalent antigen. Inflammatory mediators released from cytoplasmic granules, or biosynthesized de novo, following FcεRI crosslinking induce immediate hypersensitivity reactions, including life-threatening anaphylaxis, and contribute to prolonged inflammation leading to chronic diseases like asthma. Thus, inappropriate or unregulated activation of mast cells and basophils through antigenic crosslinking of FcεRI can have deleterious, sometimes deadly, consequences. Accordingly, FcεRI has emerged as a viable target for the development of biologics that act to inhibit or attenuate the activation of mast cells and basophils. At the forefront of these strategies are (1) Anti-IgE monoclonal antibody, namely omalizumab, which has the secondary effect of reducing FcεRI surface expression, (2) Designed Ankyrin Repeat Proteins (DARPins), which take advantage of the most common structural motifs in nature involved in protein-protein interactions, to inhibit FcεRI-IgE interactions, and (3) Fusion proteins to co-aggregate FcεRI with the inhibitory FcγRIIb. This review presents the published research studies that support omalizumab, DARPins, and fusion proteins as, arguably, the three most currently viable strategies for inhibiting the expression and activation of the high affinity FcεRI on mast cells and basophils.
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- Gregorio Gomez
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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Balbino B, Conde E, Marichal T, Starkl P, Reber LL. Approaches to target IgE antibodies in allergic diseases. Pharmacol Ther 2018; 191:50-64. [PMID: 29909239 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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IgE is the antibody isotype found at the lowest concentration in the circulation. However IgE can undeniably play an important role in mediating allergic reactions; best exemplified by the clinical benefits of anti-IgE monoclonal antibody (omalizumab) therapy for some allergic diseases. This review will describe our current understanding of the interactions between IgE and its main receptors FcεRI and CD23 (FcεRII). We will review the known and potential functions of IgE in health and disease: in particular, its detrimental roles in allergic diseases and chronic spontaneous urticaria, and its protective functions in host defense against parasites and venoms. Finally, we will present an overview of the drugs that are in clinical development or have therapeutic potential for IgE-mediated allergic diseases.
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- Bianca Balbino
- Institut Pasteur, Department of Immunology, Unit of Antibodies in Therapy and Pathology, Paris, France; INSERM, U1222, Paris, France; Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Department of Immunology, Unit of Antibodies in Therapy and Pathology, Paris, France; INSERM, U1222, Paris, France; Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; Neovacs SA, Paris, France
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- GIGA-Research and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000, Liege, Belgium; Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Wallonia, Belgium
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- CeMM, Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria; Department of Medicine I, Research Laboratory of Infection Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institut Pasteur, Department of Immunology, Unit of Antibodies in Therapy and Pathology, Paris, France; INSERM, U1222, Paris, France.
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Radermecker C, Louis R, Bureau F, Marichal T. Role of neutrophils in allergic asthma. Curr Opin Immunol 2018; 54:28-34. [PMID: 29883877 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The contribution of neutrophils to asthma pathogenesis has been mainly studied in the context of non-allergic neutrophilic asthma. However, neutrophils can also be rapidly recruited and are largely present in the airways of allergic eosinophilic asthmatic patients. Under these circumstances, they possess specific phenotypic features distinguishing them from resting blood neutrophils and are endowed with particular functions. The exact contribution of neutrophils to allergic asthma pathogenesis is still unclear, but growing experimental evidence supports the ability of neutrophils or neutrophil-derived products to influence the underlying allergic type 2 immune response and cardinal features of allergic asthma, thus shedding new light on neutrophil biology and functions in an allergic context.
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- Coraline Radermecker
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, GIGA Institute, Liege University, Avenue de l'Hôpital 11, 4000 Liege, Belgium; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Liege University, B42, Avenue de Cureghem 5D, 4000 Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU), Liege University, Avenue de l'Hôpital 11, 4000 Liege, Belgium; Laboratory of Pneumology, GIGA Institute, Liege University, Avenue de l'Hôpital 11, 4000 Liege, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, GIGA Institute, Liege University, Avenue de l'Hôpital 11, 4000 Liege, Belgium; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Liege University, B42, Avenue de Cureghem 5D, 4000 Liege, Belgium; WELBIO, Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Wallonia, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, GIGA Institute, Liege University, Avenue de l'Hôpital 11, 4000 Liege, Belgium; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Liege University, B42, Avenue de Cureghem 5D, 4000 Liege, Belgium; WELBIO, Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Wallonia, Belgium.
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Neutrophilic Inflammation in Asthma and Association with Disease Severity. Trends Immunol 2017; 38:942-954. [PMID: 28784414 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2017.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. While the local infiltration of eosinophils and mast cells, and their role in the disease have long been recognized, neutrophil infiltration has also been assessed in many clinical studies. In these studies, airway neutrophilia was associated with asthma severity. Importantly, neutrophilia also correlates with asthma that is refractory to corticosteroids, the mainstay of asthma treatment. However, it is now increasingly recognized that neutrophils are a heterogeneous population, and a more precise phenotyping of these cells may help delineate different subtypes of asthma. Here, we review current knowledge of the role of neutrophils in asthma and highlight future avenues of research in this field.
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Reber LL, Hernandez JD, Galli SJ. The pathophysiology of anaphylaxis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 140:335-348. [PMID: 28780941 PMCID: PMC5657389 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Anaphylaxis is a severe systemic hypersensitivity reaction that is rapid in onset; characterized by life-threatening airway, breathing, and/or circulatory problems; and usually associated with skin and mucosal changes. Because it can be triggered in some persons by minute amounts of antigen (eg, certain foods or single insect stings), anaphylaxis can be considered the most aberrant example of an imbalance between the cost and benefit of an immune response. This review will describe current understanding of the immunopathogenesis and pathophysiology of anaphylaxis, focusing on the roles of IgE and IgG antibodies, immune effector cells, and mediators thought to contribute to examples of the disorder. Evidence from studies of anaphylaxis in human subjects will be discussed, as well as insights gained from analyses of animal models, including mice genetically deficient in the antibodies, antibody receptors, effector cells, or mediators implicated in anaphylaxis and mice that have been "humanized" for some of these elements. We also review possible host factors that might influence the occurrence or severity of anaphylaxis. Finally, we will speculate about anaphylaxis from an evolutionary perspective and argue that, in the context of severe envenomation by arthropods or reptiles, anaphylaxis might even provide a survival advantage.
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- Laurent L Reber
- Department of Immunology, Unit of Antibodies in Therapy and Pathology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France; Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.
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Okeke EB, Mou Z, Onyilagha N, Jia P, Gounni AS, Uzonna JE. Deficiency of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase δ Signaling Leads to Diminished Numbers of Regulatory T Cells and Increased Neutrophil Activity Resulting in Mortality Due to Endotoxic Shock. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 199:1086-1095. [PMID: 28659355 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Despite decades of clinical and biomedical research, the pathogenesis of sepsis and its spectrum of diseases (severe sepsis and septic shock), which are leading causes of death in intensive care units, are still poorly understood. In this article, we show that signaling via the p110δ isoform of PI3K is critical for survival in experimental sepsis. Mice with an inactive knock-in mutation in the p110δ gene (p110δD910A) succumbed acutely to nonlethal dose LPS challenge. The susceptibility of p110δD910A mice to LPS was associated with increased neutrophil numbers and activities in the tissues, due in part to delayed apoptosis resulting mostly from inherent reduced regulatory T cell (Treg) numbers. Adoptive transfer of wild-type or p110δD910A Tregs abrogated exaggerated neutrophil activity, increased neutrophil apoptosis, and rescued p110δD910A mice from mortality after LPS challenge. We confirmed the clinical relevance of these findings by showing that human Tregs also regulate neutrophil function and survival. Collectively, our results show that PI3K δ is essential for survival during sepsis. In addition, our data highlight the importance of Tregs in regulating the pathogenesis of sepsis and septic shock via their effects on neutrophil survival and function, and provide evidence of regulation of innate immunity by cells of the adaptive immune system.
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- Emeka B Okeke
- Department of Immunology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T5, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T5, Canada
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Francis A, Bosio E, Stone SF, Fatovich DM, Arendts G, Nagree Y, Macdonald SPJ, Mitenko H, Rajee M, Burrows S, Brown SGA. Neutrophil activation during acute human anaphylaxis: analysis of MPO and sCD62L. Clin Exp Allergy 2017; 47:361-370. [DOI: 10.1111/cea.12868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- A. Francis
- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Discipline of Emergency Medicine; School of Primary; Aboriginal and Rural Health Care; University of Western Australia; Crawley WA Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Discipline of Emergency Medicine; School of Primary; Aboriginal and Rural Health Care; University of Western Australia; Crawley WA Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Discipline of Emergency Medicine; School of Primary; Aboriginal and Rural Health Care; University of Western Australia; Crawley WA Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Discipline of Emergency Medicine; School of Primary; Aboriginal and Rural Health Care; University of Western Australia; Crawley WA Australia
- Emergency Department; Royal Perth Hospital; Perth WA Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Discipline of Emergency Medicine; School of Primary; Aboriginal and Rural Health Care; University of Western Australia; Crawley WA Australia
- Emergency Department; Royal Perth Hospital; Perth WA Australia
- Emergency Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital; Murdoch WA Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Emergency Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital; Murdoch WA Australia
- Emergency Department; Fremantle Hospital; Fremantle WA Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Discipline of Emergency Medicine; School of Primary; Aboriginal and Rural Health Care; University of Western Australia; Crawley WA Australia
- Emergency Department; Royal Perth Hospital; Perth WA Australia
- Emergency Department; Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital; Mount Nasura WA Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Emergency Department; South West Health Campus; Bunbury WA Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Emergency Department; Austin Hospital; Heidelberg VIC Australia
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- School of Medicine & Pharmacology; University of Western Australia; Perth WA Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine; Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research; Perth WA Australia
- Discipline of Emergency Medicine; School of Primary; Aboriginal and Rural Health Care; University of Western Australia; Crawley WA Australia
- Emergency Department; Royal Perth Hospital; Perth WA Australia
- Emergency Department; Royal Hobart Hospital; Hobart TAS Australia
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Chen J, Zhou Y, Zhang L, Wang Y, Pepper AN, Cho SH, Kong W. Individualized Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis According to Nasal Cytology. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2017; 9:403-409. [PMID: 28677353 PMCID: PMC5500694 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2017.9.5.403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 01/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Purpose Nasal cytology is important in the diagnosis and treatment of nasal inflammatory diseases. Treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR) according to nasal cytology has not been fully studied. We plan to explore the individualized treatment of AR according to nasal cytology. Methods Nasal cytology from 468 AR patients was examined for inflammatory cell quantity (grade 0-5) and the percentage of neutrophils and eosinophils. Results were subdivided into the following categories: AR(Eos), eosinophil ≥50% of the whole inflammatory cells; AR(Neu), neutrophils ≥90%; AR(Eos/Neu), 10%≤ eosinophil <50%; AR(Low), grade 0/1 inflammatory cell quantity. Nasal cytology-guided treatment was implemented: all AR(Eos) patients (n=22) and half of the AR(Neu) patients (AR[Neu1], n=22) were treated with mometasone furoate spray and oral loratadine. Another half of the AR(Neu) patients (AR[Neu2], n=22) were treated with oral clarithromycin. Visual analog scale (VAS), symptom scores, and nasal cytology were evaluated 2 weeks before and after treatment. Results There were 224/468 (47.86%) AR(Eos), 67/468 (14.32%) AR(Neu), 112/468 (23.93%) AR(Eos/Neu), and 65/468 (13.89%) AR(Low) of the AR patients studied. There were no significant differences in clinical characteristics among these subgroups, except that the nasal blockage score was higher in AR(Eos) patients than in AR(Neu) patients (1.99 vs 1.50, P=0.02). Comparing AR(Eos) patients with AR(Neu1) patients 2 weeks after treatment, nasal symptoms and VAS were significantly lower in AR(Eos) patients, except for nasal blockage symptoms (P<0.05 of nasal itching and sneezing; P<0.01 for nasal secretion, total scores, and VAS). Comparing AR(Neu1) with AR(Neu2) patients, nasal symptoms, and VAS were significantly lower in AR(Neu2), except for nasal blockage and nasal itching symptoms (P<0.05 for nasal secretions, sneezing, total score, and VAS). Conclusions Nasal cytology may have important value in subtyping AR and optimizing AR treatment. Treating neutrophils is very important in AR patients with locally predominant neutrophils.
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- Jianjun Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Division of Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Gangwar RS, Landolina N, Arpinati L, Levi-Schaffer F. Mast cell and eosinophil surface receptors as targets for anti-allergic therapy. Pharmacol Ther 2016; 170:37-63. [PMID: 27773785 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Roopesh Singh Gangwar
- Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Unit, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Unit, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Unit, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Unit, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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Mouse and human FcRs have been a major focus of attention not only of the scientific community, through the cloning and characterization of novel receptors, and of the medical community, through the identification of polymorphisms and linkage to disease but also of the pharmaceutical community, through the identification of FcRs as targets for therapy or engineering of Fc domains for the generation of enhanced therapeutic antibodies. The availability of knockout mouse lines for every single mouse FcR, of multiple or cell-specific--'à la carte'--FcR knockouts and the increasing generation of hFcR transgenics enable powerful in vivo approaches for the study of mouse and human FcR biology. This review will present the landscape of the current FcR family, their effector functions and the in vivo models at hand to study them. These in vivo models were recently instrumental in re-defining the properties and effector functions of FcRs that had been overlooked or discarded from previous analyses. A particular focus will be made on the (mis)concepts on the role of high-affinity IgG receptors in vivo and on results from antibody engineering to enhance or abrogate antibody effector functions mediated by FcRs.
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- Pierre Bruhns
- Unité des Anticorps en Thérapie et Pathologie, Département d'Immunologie, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,INSERM, U760, Paris, France
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- Unité des Anticorps en Thérapie et Pathologie, Département d'Immunologie, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,INSERM, U760, Paris, France
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Mukai K, Gaudenzio N, Gupta S, Vivanco N, Bendall SC, Maecker HT, Chinthrajah RS, Tsai M, Nadeau KC, Galli SJ. Assessing basophil activation by using flow cytometry and mass cytometry in blood stored 24 hours before analysis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2016; 139:889-899.e11. [PMID: 27527263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.04.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Basophil activation tests (BATs) have promise for research and for clinical monitoring of patients with allergies. However, BAT protocols vary in blood anticoagulant used and temperature and time of storage before testing, complicating comparisons of results from various studies. OBJECTIVE We attempted to establish a BAT protocol that would permit analysis of blood within 24 hours of obtaining the sample. METHODS Blood from 46 healthy donors and 120 patients with peanut allergy was collected into EDTA or heparin tubes, and samples were stored at 4°C or room temperature for 4 or 24 hours before performing BATs. RESULTS Stimulation with anti-IgE or IL-3 resulted in strong upregulation of basophil CD203c in samples collected in EDTA or heparin, stored at 4°C, and analyzed 24 hours after sample collection. However, a CD63hi population of basophils was not observed in any conditions in EDTA-treated samples unless exogenous calcium/magnesium was added at the time of anti-IgE stimulation. By contrast, blood samples collected in heparin tubes were adequate for quantification of upregulation of basophil CD203c and identification of a population of CD63hi basophils, irrespective of whether the specimens were analyzed by means of conventional flow cytometry or cytometry by time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and such tests could be performed after blood was stored for 24 hours at 4°C. CONCLUSION BATs to measure upregulation of basophil CD203c and induction of a CD63hi basophil population can be conducted with blood obtained in heparin tubes and stored at 4°C for 24 hours.
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- Kaori Mukai
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Human Immune Monitoring Center, Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Stanford Blood Center, Palo Alto, Calif
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Stanford Blood Center, Palo Alto, Calif
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- Human Immune Monitoring Center, Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.
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Although 2 T-helper type 2 inflammation evokes airway hyperresponsiveness and narrowing, neutrophilic or pauci-immune asthma accounts for significant asthma morbidity. Viruses, toxicants, environmental tobacco smoke exposure, and bacterial infections induce asthma exacerbations mediated by neutrophilic inflammation or by structural cell (pauci-immune) mechanisms. Therapeutic challenges exist in the management of neutrophilic and pauci-immune phenotypes because both syndromes manifest steroid insensitivity. The recognition that neutrophil subsets exist and their functions are unique poses exciting opportunities to develop precise therapies. The conventional thought to target neutrophil activation or migration globally may explain why current drug development in neutrophilic asthma remains challenging.
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Blank U, Charles N, Benhamou M. The high-affinity immunoglobulin E receptor as pharmacological target. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 778:24-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.05.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Yan KX, Huang Q, Fang X, Zhang ZH, Han L, Gadaldi K, Kang KF, Zheng ZZ, Xu JH, Yawalkar N. IgE and FcεRI are highly expressed on innate cells in psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 2016; 175:122-33. [PMID: 26853903 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although elevated serum IgE levels have been reported in psoriasis, the role of IgE in psoriasis still needs to be clarified. OBJECTIVES To analyse serum total IgE levels in addition to the presence and distribution of IgE and FcεRI in psoriatic lesions, and to investigate alteration of IgE and FcεRI after successful systemic treatment. METHODS Total serum IgE levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression and localization of IgE and FcεRI was investigated using immunohistochemistry and double immunofluorescence. RESULTS Elevated total serum IgE levels were found in 39% of patients with psoriasis. The levels of total serum IgE were significantly higher in male patients compared with female patients. Furthermore, total serum IgE levels decreased after successful systemic treatment. A positive correlation between IgE+ and FcεRI+ cells and a significant increase of these cells was found in psoriatic lesions when compared with normal skin. Interestingly, IgE+ and FcεRI+ cells decreased significantly after successful therapy with ustekinumab. IgE and FcεRI were coexpressed on mast cells, epidermal Langerhans cells, dermal dendritic cells, macrophages and a small number of neutrophils. CONCLUSIONS IgE might participate in the development of psoriasis by activating FcεRI-bearing cells.
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- K-X Yan
- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Fernández-Delgado L, Vega-Rioja A, Ventura I, Chamorro C, Aroca R, Prados M, Bobadilla P, Rodríguez D, Palacios R, Monteseirín J. Allergens Induce the Release of Lactoferrin by Neutrophils from Asthmatic Patients. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141278. [PMID: 26488881 PMCID: PMC4619071 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Despite the evidence that Lactoferrin (Lf) is involved in allergic asthma processes, it is unknown whether neutrophils can be one of the main cellular sources of this key inflammatory mediator directly in response of an IgE mediated stimulus. The present study was undertaken to analyze this question. Methods Neutrophils from healthy subjects (n = 34) and neutrophils from allergic asthmatic patients (n = 102) were challenged in vitro with specific allergens to which the patients were sensitized, PAF, or agonist mAbs against IgE-receptors, and the levels of Lf were measured in the culture supernatant. The levels of serum IgE together with the severity of symptoms were also analyzed. Results Lf was released into the culture supernatant of neutrophils from allergic asthmatic patients in response to allergens and PAF. This response was highly allergen-specific, and did not happen in neutrophils from healthy donors. Allergen effect was mimicked by Abs against FcεRI and galectin-3 but not by FcεRII. The levels of released Lf correlated well with the levels of serum specific IgE and severity of asthma symptoms. These observations represent a novel view of neutrophils as an important source of Lf in allergic asthma. Importantly, the levels of released Lf by neutrophils could therefore be used to evaluate disease severity in allergic asthmatic patients.
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- Lourdes Fernández-Delgado
- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Alergia Intercentros, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Alergia Intercentros, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Alergia Intercentros, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Alergia Intercentros, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Alergia Intercentros, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Alergia Intercentros, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Alergia Intercentros, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Dai C, Yao X, Vaisman B, Brenner T, Meyer KS, Gao M, Keeran KJ, Nugent GZ, Qu X, Yu ZX, Dagur PK, McCoy JP, Remaley AT, Levine SJ. ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 attenuates ovalbumin-induced neutrophilic airway inflammation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2015; 51:626-36. [PMID: 24813055 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2013-0264oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) is an important component of high-density lipoprotein particles that mediates reverse cholesterol transport out of cells by interacting with the ATP-binding cassette transporter 1 (ABCA1). apoA-I has also been shown to attenuate neutrophilic airway inflammation in experimental ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma by reducing the expression of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). Here, we hypothesized that overexpression of the ABCA1 transporter might similarly attenuate OVA-induced neutrophilic airway inflammation. Tie2-human ABCA1 (hABCA1) mice expressing human ABCA1 under the control of the Tie2 promoter, which is primarily expressed by vascular endothelial cells, but can also be expressed by macrophages, received daily intranasal OVA challenges, 5 d/wk for 5 weeks. OVA-challenged Tie2-hABCA1 mice had significant reductions in total bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells that reflected a decrease in neutrophils, as well as reductions in peribronchial inflammation, OVA-specific IgE levels, and airway epithelial thickness. The reduced airway neutrophilia in OVA-challenged Tie2-hABCA1 mice was associated with significant decreases in G-CSF protein levels in pulmonary vascular endothelial cells, alveolar macrophages, and BALF. Intranasal administration of recombinant murine G-CSF to OVA-challenged Tie2-hABCA1 mice for 5 days increased BALF neutrophils to a level comparable to that of OVA-challenged wild-type mice. We conclude that ABCA1 suppresses OVA-induced airway neutrophilia by reducing G-CSF production by vascular endothelial cells and alveolar macrophages. These findings suggest that ABCA1 expressed by vascular endothelial cells and alveolar macrophages may play important roles in attenuating the severity of neutrophilic airway inflammation in asthma.
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Neutrophils in asthma--a review. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2014; 209:13-6. [PMID: 25511380 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, with an array of cells involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. The role of neutrophils in the development of bronchial asthma is found to be complex, as they may trigger activation of immunocompetent cells and are a potent source of free oxygen radicals and enzymes participating in airway remodeling. The review highlights the role of neutrophils in bronchial asthma.
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Ventura I, Vega A, Chamorro C, Aroca R, Gómez E, Pineda F, Palacios R, Blanca M, Monteseirín J. Allergen immunotherapy decreases LPS-induced NF-κB activation in neutrophils from allergic patients. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2014; 25:129-35. [PMID: 24118194 DOI: 10.1111/pai.12145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergen-specific immunotherapy (IT) is widely used to treat allergic diseases. The molecular mechanisms have not been clarified yet completely. The present work was undertaken to analyze the effect of IT in the activation of NF-κB. METHODS Neutrophils from 15 pollen-allergic IT-treated patients, 10 untreated pollen-allergic patients, and 10 healthy donors were in vitro stimulated with LPS. NF-κB activation (p65/p52) was measured in their nuclear extracts by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). IκBα phosphorylation, NF-κB-repressing factor (NRF) activation, and thromboxane A2 (TXA2 ) and Interleukin-8 (IL-8) release were measured by ELISA. RESULTS There was a positive correlation between the score of symptoms and NF-κB activation in human neutrophils. IT significantly decreased NF-κB activation levels in neutrophils compared with neutrophils from untreated patients. IκBα phosphorylation and NRF activation levels were, respectively, significantly lower and higher in neutrophils from IT-treated patients than from untreated patients. IL-8 and TXA2 release were significantly lower in neutrophils from IT-treated patients than from untreated patients. CONCLUSIONS IT positive effects are at least in part mediated by the negative regulation of NF-κB activation in human neutrophils. These observations represent a novel view of neutrophils as possible cell target to treat IgE-dependent diseases through NF-κB downmodulation.
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- Inmaculada Ventura
- Servicio de Inmunología y Alergia, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain
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Reber LL, Frossard N. Targeting mast cells in inflammatory diseases. Pharmacol Ther 2014; 142:416-35. [PMID: 24486828 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Although mast cells have long been known to play a critical role in anaphylaxis and other allergic diseases, they also participate in some innate immune responses and may even have some protective functions. Data from the study of mast cell-deficient mice have facilitated our understanding of some of the molecular mechanisms driving mast cell functions during both innate and adaptive immune responses. This review presents an overview of the biology of mast cells and their potential involvement in various inflammatory diseases. We then discuss some of the current pharmacological approaches used to target mast cells and their products in several diseases associated with mast cell activation.
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- Laurent L Reber
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMR 7200 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, France
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Antibodies are major molecular effectors of adaptive immune responses. Most, if not all, biological activities of antibodies, however, depend on the functional properties of cells that express receptors for the Fc portion of antibodies (FcR). Most FcR are activating receptors; some are inhibitory. When engaged by antibodies and antigen, the various FcR expressed by a given cell trigger a mixture of positive and negative signals whose integration determines cellular responses. Responses of cell populations can be either protective or pathogenic. As a consequence, FcR are potential target/tools in a variety of diseases including infection, allergy, autoimmune diseases, and cancer.
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Futosi K, Fodor S, Mócsai A. Reprint of Neutrophil cell surface receptors and their intracellular signal transduction pathways. Int Immunopharmacol 2013; 17:1185-97. [PMID: 24263067 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 12/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neutrophils play a critical role in the host defense against bacterial and fungal infections, but their inappropriate activation also contributes to tissue damage during autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Neutrophils express a large number of cell surface receptors for the recognition of pathogen invasion and the inflammatory environment. Those include G-protein-coupled chemokine and chemoattractant receptors, Fc-receptors, adhesion receptors such as selectins/selectin ligands and integrins, various cytokine receptors, as well as innate immune receptors such as Toll-like receptors and C-type lectins. The various cell surface receptors trigger very diverse signal transduction pathways including activation of heterotrimeric and monomeric G-proteins, receptor-induced and store-operated Ca(2+) signals, protein and lipid kinases, adapter proteins and cytoskeletal rearrangement. Here we provide an overview of the receptors involved in neutrophil activation and the intracellular signal transduction processes they trigger. This knowledge is crucial for understanding how neutrophils participate in antimicrobial host defense and inflammatory tissue damage and may also point to possible future targets of the pharmacological therapy of neutrophil-mediated autoimmune or inflammatory diseases.
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- Krisztina Futosi
- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University School of Medicine, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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Futosi K, Fodor S, Mócsai A. Neutrophil cell surface receptors and their intracellular signal transduction pathways. Int Immunopharmacol 2013; 17:638-50. [PMID: 23994464 PMCID: PMC3827506 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 414] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 12/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Neutrophils play a critical role in the host defense against bacterial and fungal infections, but their inappropriate activation also contributes to tissue damage during autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Neutrophils express a large number of cell surface receptors for the recognition of pathogen invasion and the inflammatory environment. Those include G-protein-coupled chemokine and chemoattractant receptors, Fc-receptors, adhesion receptors such as selectins/selectin ligands and integrins, various cytokine receptors, as well as innate immune receptors such as Toll-like receptors and C-type lectins. The various cell surface receptors trigger very diverse signal transduction pathways including activation of heterotrimeric and monomeric G-proteins, receptor-induced and store-operated Ca2 + signals, protein and lipid kinases, adapter proteins and cytoskeletal rearrangement. Here we provide an overview of the receptors involved in neutrophil activation and the intracellular signal transduction processes they trigger. This knowledge is crucial for understanding how neutrophils participate in antimicrobial host defense and inflammatory tissue damage and may also point to possible future targets of the pharmacological therapy of neutrophil-mediated autoimmune or inflammatory diseases. Neutrophils are crucial players in innate and adaptive immunity. Neutrophils also participate in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Various neutrophil receptors recognize pathogens and the inflammatory environment. The various cell surface receptors trigger diverse intracellular signaling. Neutrophil receptors and signaling are potential targets in inflammatory diseases.
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- Krisztina Futosi
- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University School of Medicine, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Computer Science, Corvinus University of Budapest, 1093 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University School of Medicine, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
- Corresponding author at: Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University School of Medicine, Tűzoltó utca 37–47, 1094 Budapest, Hungary. Tel.: + 36 1 459 1500x60 409; fax: + 36 1 266 7480.
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Alcañiz L, Vega A, Chacón P, El Bekay R, Ventura I, Aroca R, Blanca M, Bergstralh DT, Monteseirin J. Histamine production by human neutrophils. FASEB J 2013; 27:2902-10. [PMID: 23572231 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-223867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Histamine is an important mediator in the development of allergic reactions. Only a small subset of human cell types is able to produce histamine. No previous studies have shown that human neutrophils are among them. The present work was undertaken to analyze whether human neutrophils produce histamine, and to determine what agonists are involved in histamine production by human neutrophils. The expression of histidine decarboxylase in human neutrophils was established by quantitative PCR, Western blotting, and flow cytometry analysis. The activity of the enzyme was determined by ELISA, which measured histamine in the culture supernatant of neutrophils stimulated with a set of classical agonists. Human neutrophils are bona fide histamine-producing cells. Neutrophils store ∼0.29 pg/cell and release ∼50% of the histamine content in an antigen-dependent manner and on stimulation with other neutrophil agonists. Basal expression of histidine decarboxylase, the rate-limiting enzyme in histamine production, is higher in neutrophils from patients with allergies than from healthy donors. Our results cannot be ascribed to cell contamination for several reasons. LPS failed to induce histamine release by basophils, whereas it induced histamine release by neutrophils; and we did not detect basophils, monocytes, or lymphocytes in our neutrophil preparations. Eosinophils, albeit detected, were only 0.001-0.004% of the final cell population, and they did not store or release histamine on antigen or LPS stimulation. Antigens to which patients with allergies were sensitized stimulated release of histamine from neutrophils. These observations represent a novel view of neutrophils as possible source of histamine in the allergic diseases.
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- Lorena Alcañiz
- Servicio Regional de Inmunología y Alergia, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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Impressive advances in defining the properties of receptors for the Fc portion of immunoglobulins (FcR) have been made over the past several years. Ligand specificities were systematically analyzed for both human and mouse FcRs that revealed novel receptors for specific IgG subclasses. Expression patterns were redefined using novel specific anti-FcR mAbs that revealed major differences between human and mouse systems. The in vivo roles of IgG receptors have been addressed using specific FcR knockout mice or in mice expressing a single FcR, and have demonstrated a predominant contribution of mouse activating IgG receptors FcγRIII and FcγRIV to models of autoimmunity (eg, arthritis) and allergy (eg, anaphylaxis). Novel blocking mAbs specific for these activating IgG receptors have enabled, for the first time, the investigation of their roles in vivo in wild-type mice. In parallel, the in vivo properties of human FcRs have been reported using transgenic mice and models of inflammatory and allergic reactions, in particular those of human activating IgG receptor FcγRIIA (CD32A). Importantly, these studies led to the identification of specific cell populations responsible for the induction of various inflammatory diseases and have revealed, in particular, the unexpected contribution of neutrophils and monocytes to the induction of anaphylactic shock.
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Redhu NS, Gounni AS. The high affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI) expression and function in airway smooth muscle. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2012; 26:86-94. [PMID: 22580035 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The airway smooth muscle (ASM) is no longer considered as merely a contractile apparatus and passive recipient of growth factors, neurotransmitters and inflammatory mediators signal but a critical player in the perpetuation and modulation of airway inflammation and remodeling. In recent years, a molecular link between ASM and IgE has been established through Fc epsilon receptors (FcεRs) in modulating the phenotype and function of these cells. Particularly, the expression of high affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI) has been noted in primary human ASM cells in vitro and in vivo within bronchial biopsies of allergic asthmatic subjects. The activation of FcεRI on ASM cells suggests a critical yet almost completely ignored network which may modulate ASM cell function in allergic asthma. This review is intended to provide a historical perspective of IgE effects on ASM and highlights the recent updates in the expression and function of FcεRI, and to present future perspectives of activation of this pathway in ASM cells.
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- Naresh Singh Redhu
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 419 Apotex Centre, 750 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0T5
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Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies and mast cells have been so convincingly linked to the pathophysiology of anaphylaxis and other acute allergic reactions that it can be difficult to think of them in other contexts. However, a large body of evidence now suggests that both IgE and mast cells are also key drivers of the long-term pathophysiological changes and tissue remodeling associated with chronic allergic inflammation in asthma and other settings. Such potential roles include IgE-dependent regulation of mast-cell functions, actions of IgE that are largely independent of mast cells and roles of mast cells that do not directly involve IgE. In this review, we discuss findings supporting the conclusion that IgE and mast cells can have both interdependent and independent roles in the complex immune responses that manifest clinically as asthma and other allergic disorders.
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- Stephen J Galli
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA.
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Braber S, Thio M, Blokhuis BR, Henricks PAJ, Koelink PJ, Kormelink TG, Bezemer GFG, Kerstjens HAM, Postma DS, Garssen J, Kraneveld AD, Redegeld FA, Folkerts G. An Association between Neutrophils and Immunoglobulin Free Light Chains in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012; 185:817-24. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201104-0761oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Classically, allergy depends on IgE antibodies and on high-affinity IgE receptors expressed by mast cells and basophils. This long accepted IgE/FcεRI/mast cell paradigm, on which the definition of immediate hypersensitivity was based in the Gell and Coomb's classification, appears too reductionist. Recently accumulated evidence indeed requires that not only IgE but also IgG antibodies, that not only FcεRI but also FcγR of the different types, that not only mast cells and basophils but also neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, eosinophils, and other myeloid cells be considered as important players in allergy. This view markedly changes our understanding of allergic diseases and, possibly, their treatment.
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- Friederike Jönsson
- Institut Pasteur, Département d’Immunologie, Unité d’Allergologie Moléculaire et CellulaireParis, France
- Inserm, Unité 760Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Département d’Immunologie, Unité d’Allergologie Moléculaire et CellulaireParis, France
- Inserm, Unité 760Paris, France
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Rigby KM, DeLeo FR. Neutrophils in innate host defense against Staphylococcus aureus infections. Semin Immunopathol 2011; 34:237-59. [PMID: 22080185 PMCID: PMC3271231 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-011-0295-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Accepted: 10/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus has been an important human pathogen throughout history and is currently a leading cause of bacterial infections worldwide. S. aureus has the unique ability to cause a continuum of diseases, ranging from minor skin infections to fatal necrotizing pneumonia. Moreover, the emergence of highly virulent, drug-resistant strains such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus in both healthcare and community settings is a major therapeutic concern. Neutrophils are the most prominent cellular component of the innate immune system and provide an essential primary defense against bacterial pathogens such as S. aureus. Neutrophils are rapidly recruited to sites of infection where they bind and ingest invading S. aureus, and this process triggers potent oxidative and non-oxidative antimicrobial killing mechanisms that serve to limit pathogen survival and dissemination. S. aureus has evolved numerous mechanisms to evade host defense strategies employed by neutrophils, including the ability to modulate normal neutrophil turnover, a process critical to the resolution of acute inflammation. Here we provide an overview of the role of neutrophils in host defense against bacterial pathogens and discuss strategies employed by S. aureus to circumvent neutrophil function.
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- Kevin M Rigby
- Laboratory of Human Pathogenesis, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 903 South 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
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Fukunaga M, Gon Y, Nunomura S, Inoue T, Yoshioka M, Hashimoto S, Ra C. Protease-mediated house dust mite allergen-induced reactive oxygen species production by neutrophils. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2011; 155 Suppl 1:104-9. [PMID: 21646804 DOI: 10.1159/000327492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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A growing body of evidence indicates that neutrophils may play an important role in the pathogenesis of asthma. However, the involvement of the house dust mite (HDM) in neutrophil activation associated with the pathogenesis of asthma is not fully understood yet. To address this situation, we harvested neutrophils isolated from 15 HDM-sensitized asthmatic subjects and 18 HDM-sensitized nonasthmatic subjects and measured the amounts of neutrophil reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in response to the major HDM allergens Der-f and Der-f1. Der-f and Der-f1 significantly increased ROS production in neutrophils isolated from asthmatic subjects versus nonasthmatic subjects. To assess the involvement of Der-f-specific IgE antibodies binding to their receptors in HDM allergen-induced ROS production, we examined whether neutrophils produce ROS by cross-linking of cell-bound IgE antibodies with anti-IgE. Treatment with anti-IgE antibodies did not induce ROS production by neutrophils isolated from 6 asthmatic subjects. On the other hand, pretreatment of Der-f with E-64, a cysteine protease inhibitor, eliminated Der-f-induced ROS production. These results suggest that HDM-allergen exposure may result in greater production of ROS in asthmatic patients and may be involved in the pathogenesis of asthma.
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- Makiko Fukunaga
- Division of Molecular Cell Immunology and Allergology, Advanced Medical Research Center, Nihon University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Jönsson F, Mancardi DA, Kita Y, Karasuyama H, Iannascoli B, Van Rooijen N, Shimizu T, Daëron M, Bruhns P. Mouse and human neutrophils induce anaphylaxis. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:1484-96. [PMID: 21436586 DOI: 10.1172/jci45232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2010] [Accepted: 01/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening hyperacute immediate hypersensitivity reaction. Classically, it depends on IgE, FcεRI, mast cells, and histamine. However, anaphylaxis can also be induced by IgG antibodies, and an IgG1-induced passive type of systemic anaphylaxis has been reported to depend on basophils. In addition, it was found that neither mast cells nor basophils were required in mouse models of active systemic anaphylaxis. Therefore, we investigated what antibodies, receptors, and cells are involved in active systemic anaphylaxis in mice. We found that IgG antibodies, FcγRIIIA and FcγRIV, platelet-activating factor, neutrophils, and, to a lesser extent, basophils were involved. Neutrophil activation could be monitored in vivo during anaphylaxis. Neutrophil depletion inhibited active, and also passive, systemic anaphylaxis. Importantly, mouse and human neutrophils each restored anaphylaxis in anaphylaxis-resistant mice, demonstrating that neutrophils are sufficient to induce anaphylaxis in mice and suggesting that neutrophils can contribute to anaphylaxis in humans. Our results therefore reveal an unexpected role for IgG, IgG receptors, and neutrophils in anaphylaxis in mice. These molecules and cells could be potential new targets for the development of anaphylaxis therapeutics if the same mechanism is responsible for anaphylaxis in humans.
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- Friederike Jönsson
- Institut Pasteur, Unité d'Allergologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Département d'Immunologie, Paris, France
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Kambayashi T, Larosa DF, Silverman MA, Koretzky GA. Cooperation of adapter molecules in proximal signaling cascades during allergic inflammation. Immunol Rev 2010; 232:99-114. [PMID: 19909359 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2009.00825.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Activation of mast cells through their high-affinity immunoglobulin E receptor (FcepsilonRI) plays an important role in allergic disorders. Other mast cell-activating stimuli, such as Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands, synergize with FcepsilonRI to enhance allergic inflammation. Thus, there is much interest in understanding how signaling occurs downstream of these receptors. One key event for FcepsilonRI-mediated mast cell activation is the inducible formation of multimolecular proximal signaling complexes. These complexes are nucleated by adapter proteins, scaffolds that localize various signaling molecules through their multiple molecule-binding domains. Here we review recent findings in proximal signaling cascades with an emphasis on how adapter molecules cooperate with each other to generate an optimal signal in mast cells, and we discuss how signals crosstalk between FcepsilonRI and TLRs in enhancing mast cell activation. Deciphering the molecular mechanisms leading to mast cell activation will hopefully bring new ideas for the development of novel therapeutics to control allergic diseases.
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- Taku Kambayashi
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Korematsu S, Yamamoto K, Nagakura T, Miyahara H, Okazaki N, Akiyoshi K, Maeda T, Suenobu SI, Izumi T. The indication and effectiveness of low-dose erythromycin therapy in pediatric patients with bronchial asthma. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2010; 21:489-92. [PMID: 20546525 PMCID: PMC2952288 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00941.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To elucidate the mechanisms of intractable pediatric bronchial asthma and the indication of low-dose erythromycin (EM) therapy, the serum chemokine levels of and the angiogenic factor were evaluated in 55 pediatric patients with bronchial asthma; 7.4 +/- 3.5 yr old, who had been treated with inhaled steroid, leukotriene receptor antagonist, theophylline and others for more than a year. Both the levels of interleukin (IL) 8 (p = 0.036) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (p = 0.005) were higher in patients with severe type than those of patients with the milder type, while other chemokine levels such as serum eotaxin and MCP1 did not show the correlation with the severity of bronchial asthma. Induction of therapy with low-dose EM induced improvement of the clinical symptoms in patients with severe type and decrease of their serum chemokine levels: IL8; from 736 +/- 88 to 75 +/- 85 pg/ml (p < 0.0005), and VEGF; from 352.0 +/- 160.5 to 132.2 +/- 59.9 pg/ml (p = 0.021) within the next 6 months. Moreover, low-dose EM resulted in a decreased daily peak-trough fluctuation rate of the serum theophylline concentration; (C(max )- C(min))/C(min), from 1.3 +/- 0.5 to 0.5 +/- 0.3, which led to the maintenance of effective serum levels. These results indicated that IL8 and VEGF affect the severity of standard therapies resistance intractable bronchial asthma. Through the suppression of these chemokines and maintenance of effective theophylline levels, low-dose EM therapy improves the symptoms of bronchial asthma.
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- Seigo Korematsu
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Neurology, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
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Kobayashi SD. Role of neutrophils in innate immunity: a systems biology-level approach. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2009; 1:309-333. [PMID: 20836000 PMCID: PMC3501127 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The innate immune system is the first line of host defense against invading microorganisms. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs or neutrophils) are the most abundant leukocyte in humans and essential to the innate immune response against invading pathogens. Compared with the acquired immune response, which requires time to develop and is dependent on previous interaction with specific microbes, the ability of neutrophils to kill microorganisms is immediate, non-specific, and not dependent on previous exposure to microorganisms. Historically, studies on PMN-pathogen interaction focused on the events leading to killing of microorganisms, such as recruitment/chemotaxis, transmigration, phagocytosis, and activation, whereas post-phagocytosis sequelae were infrequently considered. In addition, it was widely accepted that human neutrophils possessed limited capacity for new gene transcription and thus, relatively little biosynthetic capacity. This notion has changed dramatically within the past decade. Further, there is now more effort directed to understand the events occurring in PMNs after killing of microbes. Herein we review the systems biology-level approaches that have been used to gain an enhanced view of the role of neutrophils during host-pathogen interaction. We anticipate that these and future systems-level studies will ultimately provide information critical to our understanding, treatment, and control of diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms.
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- Scott D. Kobayashi
- Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
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Rana S, Waheed I, Imran M. Specific post-transcriptional inhibition of mRNA for ligand binding chain of IgE high affinity receptor. Mol Biol Rep 2009; 38:675-81. [PMID: 19697153 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9736-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2008] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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IgE high affinity receptor (FcεRI) plays an important role in triggering type I allergic reactions. In this study, we have investigated the ability of four synthetic and sequence-specific RNA interfering antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AS-ODNs) to reduce the expression of FcεRIα gene in granulocytes of allergy sufferers in vitro. Only AS1 out of four AS-ODNs specifically inhibited the FcεRIα gene expression and the dose response assay revealed that AS1 was capable of specific inhibition of target mRNA expression over a linear concentration range without affecting the expression of house keeping genes such as glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). Together, these results indicate that sequence-specific RNA interfering ODNs can be effectively used to silence the expression of key genes like IgE high affinity receptor that are involved in chronic inflammatory diseases.
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- Sobia Rana
- Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Health Sciences (UHS), Khayaban-e-Jamia Punjab, Lahore, 54600, Pakistan.
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Mora J, Riggs EK, Fu J, MacGlashan DW, Fox SA, Yu B, Tobin MC, Thomas LL. Expression of the high affinity IgE receptor by neutrophils of individuals with allergic asthma is both minimal and insensitive to regulation by serum IgE. Clin Immunol 2009; 132:132-40. [PMID: 19359220 PMCID: PMC2739590 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2009.03.513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2009] [Revised: 02/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We evaluated the hypothesis that serum IgE regulates neutrophil FcepsilonRI expression in the same manner as described for other FcepsilonRI+ cells. FcepsilonRI expression by neutrophils of 40 asthma subjects and 20 control subjects did not correlate with serum IgE levels, whereas FcepsilonRI expression by basophils of the same subjects showed a highly significant correlation. The level of FcepsilonRI expression by neutrophils of both asthma and control subjects was approximately 1% of that for basophil FcepsilonRI expression. IgE+ neutrophils were minimally detectable, and FcepsilonRI alpha-subunit was not detected in Western blots of neutrophil membranes and cytosol. The neutrophil FcepsilonRI did not support anti-IgE stimulated superoxide release or IgE-induced increase in neutrophil survival. We conclude that FcepsilonRI expression by neutrophils of both asthma patients and control individuals is minimal at best and that, if present, neutrophil FcepsilonRI expression, unlike that of other human FcepsilonRI+ cells, is not regulated by serum IgE.
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- Juanita Mora
- Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Dragon S, Takhar MK, Shan L, Hayglass KT, Simons FE, Gounni AS. T(H)2 cytokines modulate the IL-9R expression on human neutrophils. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 384:167-72. [PMID: 19401191 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.04.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2009] [Accepted: 04/19/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Interleukin (IL)-9 is associated with key pathological features of asthma such as airway hyperresponsiveness, bronchoconstriction and mucus production. Inflammatory responses mediated by IL-9 rely on the expression of the IL-9R which has been reported on lung epithelial cells, T lymphocytes and recently on airway granulocyte infiltrates. In this study, we assessed the regulatory and constitutive cell surface expression of the IL-9Ralpha in unfractionated and purified human neutrophils from atopic asthmatics, atopic non-asthmatics and healthy normal controls. We demonstrate that T(H)2 cytokines (IL-4 or IL-13) and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) up-regulated mRNA and cell surface expression levels of the IL-9Ralpha in primary human and HL-60 differentiated neutrophils. Pharmacological inhibition of NF-kappaB did not affect T(H)2-mediated IL-9Ralpha expression in human neutrophils although IFN-gamma and IL-10 down-regulated IL-9Ralpha expression when co-incubated with IL-4, IL-13 or GM-CSF. Collectively, our results reveal a regulatory function for IFN-gamma and IL-10 on modulating the inducible IL-9Ralpha expression levels on peripheral blood neutrophils by T(H)2 cytokines.
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- Stéphane Dragon
- Department of Immunology and the CIHR National Training Program in Allergy and Asthma, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Mannitoba, Canada
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Liang Y, Ganley-Leal LM. A simple method for measuring human cell-bound IgE levels in whole blood. J Immunol Methods 2009; 343:134-9. [PMID: 19374007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2009.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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IgE plays a critical role in hypersensitivity reactions such as asthma and allergy as well as poorly defined roles in immunity to parasitic helminth infections. The quantity of antigen-specific IgE is thought to affect the intensity of the allergic reaction as well as the perceived level of resistance to parasitic worms. Because most somatic IgE is bound by its receptors, Fc epsilon RI and Fc epsilon RII, and increased expression of IgE receptors also change with cellular activation status, the serum concentration of IgE may not necessarily reflect levels of systemic IgE. Accurate measures of IgE would help to define the bona fide role of this molecule in immunity. Furthermore, improved indicators of systemic antigen-specific IgE could better predict the risk for severe allergic responses. In this report, we demonstrate a simple method for measuring cell-bound IgE in whole blood using basic flow cytometry. This method demonstrates that, in general, cell-bound IgE correlates well with serum levels of IgE. However, discordance in serum and cell-bound IgE levels in some individuals illustrates the inadequacy of using serum levels of IgE as a systemic indicator and validates the need to assay both cell-bound and free IgE
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- YanMei Liang
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Joubert P, Cordeau ME, Boyer A, Silversides DW, Lavoie JP. Cytokine expression by peripheral blood neutrophils from heaves-affected horses before and after allergen challenge. Vet J 2008; 178:227-32. [PMID: 17869552 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2007] [Revised: 07/17/2007] [Accepted: 07/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Heaves, also known as recurrent airway obstruction, is a common condition of horses characterised by pulmonary neutrophilia and reversible airway obstruction. This study evaluated the role of neutrophils in producing cytokines and chemokines that might be involved in the recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells in horses with heaves. Peripheral neutrophils were isolated from heaves-affected (n = 9) and control (n = 4) horses before and after 5 h of natural inhalation challenge. Expression of mRNA of two pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interleukin (IL)-1beta, along with two chemokines, IL-8 and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-2, was evaluated. After exposure to mouldy hay, horses with heaves had significant airway obstruction and increased numbers of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage samples, compared to control horses. However, there were no differences in the expression of mRNAs of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-8 and MIP-2 between the two groups, suggesting that the release of cytokines and chemokines by peripheral blood neutrophils is not necessary for the development of heaves.
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- Philippe Joubert
- Université de Montréal, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département de Sciences Cliniques, C.P. 5000, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada J2S 7C6
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Mancardi DA, Iannascoli B, Hoos S, England P, Daëron M, Bruhns P. FcgammaRIV is a mouse IgE receptor that resembles macrophage FcepsilonRI in humans and promotes IgE-induced lung inflammation. J Clin Invest 2008; 118:3738-50. [PMID: 18949059 DOI: 10.1172/jci36452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2008] [Accepted: 09/10/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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FcgammaRIV is a recently identified mouse activating receptor for IgG2a and IgG2b that is expressed on monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils; herein it is referred to as mFcgammaRIV. Although little is known about mFcgammaRIV, it has been proposed to be the mouse homolog of human FcgammaRIIIA (hFcgammaRIIIA) because of high sequence homology. Our work, however, has revealed what we believe to be new properties of mFcgammaRIV that endow this receptor with a previously unsuspected biological significance; we have shown that it is a low-affinity IgE receptor for all IgE allotypes. Although mFcgammaRIV functioned as a high-affinity IgG receptor, mFcgammaRIV-bound monomeric IgGs were readily displaced by IgE immune complexes. Engagement of mFcgammaRIV by IgE immune complexes induced bronchoalveolar and peritoneal macrophages to secrete cytokines, suggesting that mFcgammaRIV may be an equivalent of human FceRI(alphagamma), which is expressed by macrophages and neutrophils and especially in atopic individuals, rather than an equivalent of hFcgammaRIIIA, which has no affinity for IgE. Using mice lacking 3 FcgammaRs and 2 FceRs and expressing mFcgammaRIV only, we further demonstrated that mFcgammaRIV promotes IgE-induced lung inflammation. These data lead us to propose a mouse model of IgE-induced lung inflammation in which cooperation exists between mast cells and mFcgammaRIV-expressing lung cells. We therefore suggest that a similar cooperation may occur between mast cells and hFceRI-expressing lung cells in human allergic asthma.
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- David A Mancardi
- Département d'Immunologie, Unité d'Allergologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Paris, France
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Functionality of the IgA Fc receptor (FcalphaR, CD89) is down-regulated by extensive engagement of FcepsilonRI. Clin Immunol 2008; 129:155-62. [PMID: 18700185 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2008.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Revised: 06/23/2008] [Accepted: 07/02/2008] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Besides mast cells and basophils, the high-affinity IgE Fc receptor (FcepsilonRI) is exclusively expressed on certain FcalphaR (IgA Fc receptor)-expressing immune cells such as neutrophils in allergic patients. Transfected rat basophilic leukemia cell line (RBL-2H3) co-expressing FcepsilonRI and FcalphaR was analyzed for effects of simultaneous receptor engagement by their specific antibodies on degranulation and signaling. Whereas supraoptimal FcepsilonRI engagement decreased degranulation, which is known as a bell-shaped dose-response curve, such inhibitory effect was not observed with FcalphaR engagement. However, simultaneous engagement of FcepsilonRI and FcalphaR showed that supraoptimal FcepsilonRI engagement down-regulates FcalphaR-mediated degranulation. This inhibition was associated with extensive phosphorylation of inositol polyphosphate 5'-phosphatase SHIP1 and FcepsilonRIbeta, and reversed by adding actin-depolymerizing drug, latrunculin B. The results suggest an endogenous mechanism by which FcalphaR functionality is down-regulated in an 'allergic environment' where FcepsilonRI is co-expressed and extensively cross-linked on FcalphaR-expressing effector cells.
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