Epicutaneous Tolerance Induction to a Bystander Antigen Abrogates Colitis and Ileitis in Mice.
Epicutaneous Tolerance Induction to a Bystander Antigen Abrogates Colitis and Ileitis in Mice.
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DOI:
10.1097/mib.0000000000001273
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发表时间:
2017-11
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Sampson HA
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作者:
Dunkin D;Berin MC;Mondoulet L;Tobar S;Yeretssian G;Tordesillas L;Iuga A;Larcher T;Gillespie V;Benhamou PH;Colombel JF;Sampson HA
Although inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a failure in maintaining tolerance to the intestinal microbiota, few studies have investigated the use of immunologic tolerance as a treatment approach for IBD. We hypothesized that induction of immune tolerance at a distal site could suppress intestinal inflammation through a process of bystander regulation. Epicutaneous tolerance was induced by topical application of OVA using a Viaskin® patch for 48 h. In some experiments, a single feed of OVA was used to drive epicutaneous tolerance-induced Tregs to the intestine. The mechanism of tolerance induction was tested using neutralizing antibodies against TGF-β, IL-10, and Treg depletion using Foxp3-DTR mice. The capacity of skin-draining Tregs, or epicutaneous tolerance, to prevent or treat experimental IBD was tested using T cell transfer colitis, DSS colitis, and ileitis in SAMP-YITFc mice. Weight loss, colonic inflammatory cytokines and histology were assessed. Epicutaneous exposure to OVA induced systemic immune tolerance by a TGF-β-dependent, but IL-10 and iFoxp3+ Treg-independent mechanism. Skin draining Tregs suppressed the development of colitis. Epicutaneous tolerance to a model antigen prevented intestinal inflammation in the DSS and SAMP-YITFc models, and importantly could halt disease in mice already experiencing weight loss in the T cell transfer model of colitis. This was accompanied by a significant accumulation of LAP+ and Foxp3+ Tregs in the colon. This is the first demonstration that epicutaneous tolerance to a model antigen can lead to bystander suppression of inflammation and prevention of disease progression in preclinical models of IBD.