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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

Regulatory T Cells Developing Peri-Weaning Are Continually Required to Restrain Th2 Systemic Responses Later in Life.

Kathryn A Knoop, Keely G McDonald, Chyi-Song Hsieh, Phillip I Tarr, Rodney D Newberry

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Intergenerational protective anti-gut commensal immunoglobulin G originates in early life.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  17. Regulatory T cells in allergic inflammation.Seminars in immunology · 2023
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  19. Early-life microbiota-immune homeostasis.Frontiers in immunology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kathryn A KnoopDepartment of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Keely G McDonaldDepartment of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Chyi-Song HsiehDepartment of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Phillip I TarrDepartment of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Rodney D NewberryDepartment of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Washington University in St. Louis · USMayo Clinic · US

Funding

GOBLET CELLS IN INTESTINAL IMMUNE HOMEOSTATSISR01DK097317 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI NEWBERRY, RODNEY D · 2012 to 2025
$5.6M
The Role of Route of Entry by Bacterial Antigens on Colonic T Cell ResponsesR01AI136515 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI HSIEH, CHYI S, NEWBERRY, RODNEY D · 2018 to 2022
$2.8M
GUT INFLUENCES ON IMMUNE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY LIFEK01DK109006 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI KNOOP, KATHRYN A · 2016 to 2020
$637k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI136515NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK109006NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK097317
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atopic disorders including allergic rhinitis, asthma, food allergy, and dermatitis, are increasingly prevalent in Western societies. These disorders are largely characterized by T helper type 2 (Th2) immune responses to environmental triggers, particularly inhaled and dietary allergens. Exposure to such stimuli during early childhood reduces the frequency of allergies in at-risk children. These allergic responses can be restrained by regulatory T cells (Tregs), particularly Tregs arising in the gut. The unique attributes of how early life exposure to diet and microbes shape the intestinal Treg population is a topic of significant interest. While imprinting during early life promotes the development of a balanced immune system and protects against immunopathology, it remains unclear if Tregs that develop in early life continue to restrain systemic inflammatory responses throughout adulthood. Here, an inducible deletion strategy was used to label Tregs at specified time points with a targeted mechanism to be deleted later. Deletion of the Tregs labeled peri-weaning at day of life 24, but not before weaning at day of life 14, resulted in increased circulating IgE and IL-13, and abrogated induction of tolerance towards new antigens. Thus, Tregs developing peri-weaning, but not before day of life 14 are continually required to restrain allergic responses into adulthood.

Indexed as

Cell CommunicationAdministration, OralAdoptive TransferAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAntigensColonCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalHypersensitivity, DelayedImmune ToleranceImmunoglobulin EMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3AntigensCytokinesImmunoglobulin ENuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3OvalbuminRorc protein, mouseallergyFoxp3regulatory T cellsRORγTweaning

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PMID33613522
PMCPMC7891039
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