Activated glycoprotein A repetitions predominant (GARP)-expressing regulatory T cells inhibit allergen-induced intestinal inflammation in humanized mice
Activated glycoprotein A repetitions predominant (GARP)-expressing regulatory T cells inhibit allergen-induced intestinal inflammation in humanized mice
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jaci.2015.04.020
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发表时间:
2015-07-01
影响因子:
14.2
通讯作者:
Bellinghausen, Iris
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作者:
Eschborn, Melanie;Weigmann, Benno;Bellinghausen, Iris
Background: Recently, we developed a humanized mouse model of allergen-induced IgE-dependent gut inflammation in PBMC-engrafted immunodeficient mice.Objective: In the present study, we wanted to investigate the role of regulatory T (Treg) cells and their activation status in this model.Methods: Nonobese diabetic-severe combined immunodeficiency-gamma c(-/-) mice were injected intraperitoneally with human PBMCs from allergic donors together with the respective allergen or NaCl as control in the presence or absence of different concentrations of CD4(+) CD25(+) Treg cells of the same donor. After an additional allergen boost 1 week later, mice were challenged with the allergen rectally on day 21 and gut inflammation was monitored by a high-resolution video mini-endoscopic system evaluating translucency, granularity, fibrin production, vascularity, and stool.Results: Allergen-specific human IgE in mouse sera, which was detectable only in PBMC plus allergen-treated mice, was strongly inhibited by coinjection of Treg cells at a ratio of at least 1:10. Consequently, the presence of Treg cells significantly decreased IgE-dependent allergen-induced gut inflammation after rectal allergen challenge. In addition, Treg cells reduced allergen-specific proliferation and cytokine production of recovered human CD4(+) T cells in vitro. Activation of Treg cells before injection further increased all inhibitory effects. Prevention of gut inflammation also occurred by the administration of glycoprotein A repetitions predominant, a molecule expressed by activated Treg cells, whereas its blockade completely abrogated inhibition by Treg cells.Conclusions: These results demonstrate that allergen-specific gut inflammation in human PBMC-engrafted mice can be avoided by enhancing the numbers or activity of autologous Treg cells, which is of great interest for therapeutic intervention of allergic diseases of the intestine.