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Allergen Exposure in Lymphopenic Fas-Deficient Mice Results in Persistent Eosinophilia Due to Defects in Resolution of Inflammation

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Author(s):
Ferreira, Caroline M. [1] ; Williams, Jesse W. [2, 3] ; Tong, Jiankun [2] ; Rayon, Crystal [1] ; Blaine, Kelly M. [1] ; Sperling, I, Anne
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] I, Univ Chicago, Dept Med, Sect Pulm & Crit Care Med, 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 - USA
[2] Univ Chicago, Dept Pathol, 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 - USA
[3] I, Univ Chicago, Comm Mol Pathol & Mol Med, Chicago, IL 60637 - USA
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY; v. 9, OCT 30 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Asthma is characterized by chronic airway type-2 inflammation and eosinophilia, yet the mechanisms involved in chronic, non-resolving inflammation remain poorly defined. Previously, our group has found that when Rag-deficient mice were reconstituted with Fas-deficient B6 LPR T cells and sensitized and challenged, the mice developed a prolonged type-2-mediated airway inflammation that continued for more than 6 weeks after the last antigen exposure. Surprisingly, no defect in resolution was found when intact B6 LPR mice or T cell specific Fas-conditional knockout mice were sensitized and challenged. We hypothesize that the homeostatic proliferation induced by adoptive transfer of T cells into Rag-deficient mice may be an important mechanism involved in the lack of resolution. To investigate the role of homeostatic proliferation, we induced lymphopenia in the T cell-specific Fas-conditional knockout mice by non-lethal irradiation and sensitized them when T cells began to repopulate. Interestingly, we found that defective Fas signaling on T cells plus antigen exposure during homeostatic proliferation was sufficient to induce prolonged eosinophilic airway inflammation. In conclusion, our data show that the combination of transient lymphopenia, abnormal Fas-signaling, and antigen exposure leads to the development of a prolonged airway eosinophilic inflammatory phase in our mouse model of experimental asthma. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/50410-8 - Effects of short-chain fatty acids produced by probiotic bacteria in the prophylaxis and treatment of allergic airway inflammation
Grantee:Caroline Marcantonio Ferreira
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants