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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2010

Regulatory B cells prevent and reverse allergic airway inflammation via FoxP3-positive T regulatory cells in a murine model.

Sylvie Amu, Sean P Saunders, Mitchell Kronenberg, Niamh E Mangan, Ann Atzberger, Padraic G Fallon

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 175 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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175 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 362 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sylvie AmuInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Sean P Saunders
Mitchell Kronenberg
Niamh E Mangan
Ann Atzberger
Padraic G Fallon
Trinity College Dublin · IELa Jolla Institute for Immunology · US

Funding

Differentiation of subsets of NKT cellsR01AI071922 · NIAID · LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY · PI KRONENBERG, MITCHELL · 2016 to 2020
$2.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI071922
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParasitic helminth infections of humans have been shown to suppress the immune response to allergens. Experimentally, infection of mice with the helminth Schistosoma mansoni prevents allergic airway inflammation and anaphylaxis via IL-10 and B cells.

objectiveTo identify and characterize the specific helminth-induced regulatory B-cell subpopulation and determine the mechanism by which these regulatory B cells suppress allergic airway inflammation.

methodsIL-10-producing B cells from the spleens of helminth-infected mice were phenotyped, isolated, and transferred to ovalbumin-sensitized mice, and their ability to modulate allergic airway inflammation was analyzed.

resultsS mansoni infection induced IL-10-producing CD1d(high) regulatory B cells that could prevent ovalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammation following passive transfer to ovalbumin-sensitized recipients. The capacity of regulatory B cells to suppress allergic airway inflammation was dependent on the expression of CD1d, and they functioned via an IL-10-mediated mechanism. Regulatory B cells induced pulmonary infiltration of CD4(+)CD25(+) forkhead box protein 3(+) regulatory T cells, independent of TGF-beta, thereby suppressing allergic airway inflammation. Regulatory B cells that were generated ex vivo also suppressed the development of allergic airway inflammation. Furthermore, the transfer of regulatory B cells reversed established airway inflammation in ovalbumin-sensitized mice.

conclusionWe have generated in vivo and ex vivo a regulatory B cell that can prevent or reverse allergen-induced airway inflammation via regulatory T cells.

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AnimalsAntigens, CD1dAsthmaB-LymphocytesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansHypersensitivityInflammationInterleukin-10MaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLSchistosoma mansoniAntigens, CD1dCd1d1 protein, mouseForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, mouseInterleukin-10

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