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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2023

Melittin-Carrying Nanoparticle Suppress T Cell-Driven Immunity in a Murine Allergic Dermatitis Model.

Zheng Liu, Zhan Fan, Jinxin Liu, Jialu Wang, Mengli Xu, Xinlin Li, Yilun Xu, Yafang Lu, Chenlu Han, Zhihong Zhang

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zheng LiuBritton Chance Center and MOE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.
Zhan FanBritton Chance Center and MOE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.
Jinxin LiuBritton Chance Center and MOE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.
Jialu WangBritton Chance Center and MOE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.
Mengli XuBritton Chance Center and MOE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.
Xinlin LiBritton Chance Center and MOE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.
Yilun XuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China.
Yafang LuBritton Chance Center and MOE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.
Chenlu HanBritton Chance Center and MOE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.
Zhihong ZhangBritton Chance Center and MOE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5227-8926
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics · CNHainan University · CN

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2019M662637Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2019kfyXMBZ022Hainan University Scientific Research Foundation KYQD(ZR)20078National Natural Science Foundation of China 81625012National Natural Science Foundation of China 81901691Research Core Facilities for Life Science
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and atopic dermatitis (AD) are the most common human skin disorders. Although corticosteroids have been widely used to treat ACD and AD, the side effects of corticosteroids encourage researchers to explore new immunoregulatory treatments. Here, an immunomodulatory approach based on lipid nanoparticles carrying α-helical configurational melittin (α-melittin-NP) is developed to overcome T cell-mediated inflammatory reactions in an oxazolone (OXA)-induced contact hypersensitivity mouse model and OXA-induced AD-like mouse model. Intradermal injection of low-dose α-melittin-NPs prevents the skin damage caused by melittin administration alone and efficiently targeted lymph nodes. Importantly, melittin and α-melittin-NPs restrain RelB activity in dendritic cells (DCs) and further suppresses dendritic cell activation and maturation in lymph nodes. Furthermore, low-dose α-melittin-NPs leads to relief of antigen recognition-induced effector T cell arrest in the dermis and inhibited allergen-specific T cell proliferation and activation. Significantly, this approach successfully controls Th1-type cytokine release in the ACD model and restricts Th2-type cytokine and IgE release in the AD-like model. Overall, intradermal delivery of low-dose α-melittin-NPs efficiently elicits immunosuppression against T cell-mediated immune reactions, providing a promising therapeutic strategy for treating skin disorders not restricted to the lesion region.

Indexed as

Dermatitis, Allergic ContactDermatitis, AtopicNanoparticlesAnimalsCytokinesHumansMelittenMiceT-LymphocytesCytokinesMelittenallergic contact dermatitisatopic dermatitisdendritic cell modulationlipid nanoparticlesmelittin

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PMID36638280
PMCPMC9982551
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