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ArticleScientific reports2015

Nanoparticle conjugation enhances the immunomodulatory effects of intranasally delivered CpG in house dust mite-allergic mice.

Marie Ballester, Laura Jeanbart, Alexandre de Titta, Chiara Nembrini, Benjamin J Marsland, Jeffrey A Hubbell, Melody A Swartz

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Marie BallesterInstitute of Bioengineering.
Laura JeanbartInstitute of Bioengineering.
Alexandre de TittaInstitute of Bioengineering.
Chiara NembriniInstitute of Bioengineering.
Benjamin J MarslandFaculty of Biology and Medicine, Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland.
Jeffrey A HubbellInstitute of Bioengineering.
Melody A SwartzInstitute of Bioengineering.
Swiss Group For Clinical Cancer Research · CHUniversity of Chicago · USUniversity of Lausanne · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An emerging strategy in preventing and treating airway allergy consists of modulating the immune response induced against allergens in the lungs. CpG oligodeoxynucleotides have been investigated in airway allergy studies, but even if promising, efficacy requires further substantiation. We investigated the effect of pulmonary delivery of nanoparticle (NP)-conjugated CpG on lung immunity and found that NP-CpG led to enhanced recruitment of activated dendritic cells and to Th1 immunity compared to free CpG. We then evaluated if pulmonary delivery of NP-CpG could prevent and treat house dust mite-induced allergy by modulating immunity directly in lungs. When CpG was administered as immunomodulatory therapy prior to allergen sensitization, we found that NP-CpG significantly reduced eosinophilia, IgE levels, mucus production and Th2 cytokines, while free CpG had only a moderate effect on these parameters. In a therapeutic setting where CpG was administered after allergen sensitization, we found that although both free CpG and NP-CpG reduced eosinophilia and IgE levels to the same extent, NP conjugation of CpG significantly enhanced reduction of Th2 cytokines in lungs of allergic mice. Taken together, these data highlight benefits of NP conjugation and the relevance of NP-CpG as allergen-free therapy to modulate lung immunity and treat airway allergy.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAdministration, InhalationAnimalsCytokinesDendritic CellsHypersensitivityMiceNanoparticlesOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPyroglyphidaeT-Lymphocytes, Helper-InducerAdjuvants, ImmunologicCPG-oligonucleotideCytokinesOligodeoxyribonucleotides

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PMID26387548
PMCPMC4585708
OpenAlexW2201520634

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