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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Volume 208, Issue 5, Pages 1015-1025Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20101786
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan [21390023, 22659018, 20057022]
- Takeda Science Foundation
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- National Institutes of Health [P01CA71932]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [22659018, 20057022, 23890173, 21390023] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Nasal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) is a mucosal immune tissue that provides immune responses against inhaled antigens. Lymphocyte homing to NALT is mediated by specific interactions between lymphocytes and high endothelial venules (HEVs) in NALT. In contrast to HEVs in other mucosal lymphoid tissues, NALT HEVs strongly express peripheral node addressins (PNAds) that bear sulfated glycans recognized by the monoclonal antibody MECA-79. We investigated the role of PNAd in lymphocyte homing to NALT using sulfotransferase N-acetylglucosamine-6O- sulfotransferase (GlcNAc6ST) 1 and GlcNAc6ST-2 double knockout (DKO) mice. The expression of PNAd in NALT HEVs was eliminated in DKO mice. Short-term homing assays indicated that lymphocyte homing to NALT was diminished by 90% in DKO mice. Production of antigenspecific IgE and the number of sneezes in response to nasally administered ovalbumin were also substantially diminished. Consistently, the NALT of DKO mice showed reduced production of IL-4 and increased production of IL-10 together with an increase in CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells (Treg cells). Compared with the homing of CD4(+)CD25(-) conventional T cells, the homing of CD4(+)CD25(+) T(reg) cells to NALT was less dependent on the L-selectin-PNAd interaction but was partially dependent on PSGL-1 (P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1) and CD44. These results demonstrate that PNAd is essential for lymphocyte homing to NALT and nasal allergic responses.
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