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ArticleCell reports2025

Vaccination against helminth IL-33 modulators permits immune-mediated parasite ejection.

Danielle J Smyth, Suzanne H Hodge, Nicole W P Ong, Josh Richards, Florent Colomb, Samuele Di Carmine, Vivien Shek, Tania Frangova, Marta Campillo Poveda, Rick M Maizels and 1 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors.

Danielle J SmythDivision of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Suzanne H HodgeDivision of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Nicole W P OngDivision of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Josh RichardsDivision of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Florent ColombDivision of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Samuele Di CarmineDivision of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Vivien ShekDivision of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Tania FrangovaDivision of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Marta Campillo PovedaCentre for Parasitology, School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK.
Rick M MaizelsCentre for Parasitology, School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK.
Henry J McSorleyDivision of Cell Signalling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK. Electronic address: hmcsorley001@dundee.ac.uk.

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The murine intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri (Hpb) modulates the host immune response via the Hpb alarmin release inhibitor (HpARI) family (HpARI1/2/3), which acts on interleukin (IL)-33, and the Hpb binds alarmin receptor and inhibits (HpBARI) family (HpBARI and HpBARI_Hom2), which acts on the IL-33 receptor ST2. Here, we find that this immunomodulation is evident only in the first week of infection and affects local and distal tissues. Vaccination with HpARI or HpBARI proteins raises antibody responses that block their immunomodulatory activities: HpARI2 vaccination results in significantly increased type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s), T helper (Th)2, and serum IL-4 and IL-5 responses, while HpBARI + HpBARI_Hom2 vaccination reverses infection-mediated ST2 suppression and increases Th2 immunity. A cocktail of HpARI2 + HpBARI + HpBARI_Hom2 gives robust protection against infection, associated with stunting of adult parasites, reduced egg burden, increased type 2 immune responses, and intestinal goblet cell expansion. Therefore, vaccination with immunomodulatory proteins can protect the host against infection and can be used as a tool for blocking the effects of specific parasite-derived proteins.

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Interleukin-33Nematospiroides dubiusStrongylida InfectionsVaccinationAnimalsFemaleMiceTh2 CellsInterleukin-33CP: ImmunologyCP: MicrobiologyHeligmosomoideshelminthHpARIHpBARIIL-33immunomodulationnematodeparasitevaccine

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PMID40378045
PMCPMC7619366

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