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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2019

α-Galactosylceramide treatment before allergen sensitization promotes iNKT cell-mediated induction of Treg cells, preventing Th2 cell responses in murine asthma.

Qianhui Chen, Xuxue Guo, Nishan Deng, Linlin Liu, Shuo Chen, Ailing Wang, Ruiyun Li, Yi Huang, Xuhong Ding, Hongying Yu and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Flavonoids as potential anti-asthmatic agents.Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  4. Resolution of allergic asthma.Seminars in immunopathology · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qianhui ChenFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Xuxue GuoFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Nishan DengFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Linlin LiuFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Shuo ChenFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Ailing Wangthe Nursing Department, Wuhan University School of Health Sciences, Wuhan 430060, China.
Ruiyun LiFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Yi HuangFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Xuhong DingFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Hongying YuFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Suping HuFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and.
Hanxiang NieFrom the Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060 and nhxbj@sohu.com.ORCID 0000-0002-7482-9474
Wuhan University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is a common inflammatory pulmonary disorder involving a diverse array of immune cells such as proinflammatory T helper 2 (Th2) cells. We recently reported that intraperitoneal injection of α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer) can stimulate the lung invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells and does not lead to airway inflammation in WT mice. Other studies indicate that iNKT cells play an important role in inducing regulatory T cells (Treg cells) and peripheral tolerance. Using iNKT cell- knockout mice, functional inactivation of Treg cells, and co-culture experiments in murine asthma models, we investigated the immunoregulatory effects of α-GalCer treatment before allergen sensitization on Th2 cell responses. We also studied whether α-GalCer's effects require lung Treg cells induced by activated iNKT cells. Our results disclosed that intraperitoneal administration of α-GalCer before allergen sensitization could promote the expansion and suppressive activity of lung CD4

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AllergensAnimalsAsthmaDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGalactosylceramidesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, KnockoutNatural Killer T-CellsPyroglyphidaeTh2 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAllergensalpha-galactosylceramideGalactosylceramidesallergenallergyantibodyantigenasthmacellular immune responsecytokine responseinflammationinvariant NKT cellslung diseaseregulatory T cellsTh2 cell responseα-galactosylceramide

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PMID30745361
PMCPMC6462512
OpenAlexW2912463564

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