期刊
ALLERGY
卷 68, 期 1, 页码 55-63出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/all.12054
关键词
allergic rhinitis; germinal center-like structures; IgE; nasal polyps; receptor revision
资金
- academic drug discovery initiative (ADI)
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Imperial College London
- Department of Health via the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre award
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/H019634/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G0400106, G1100090, G1000758B] Funding Source: researchfish
- BBSRC [BB/H019634/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- MRC [G0400106, G1100090] Funding Source: UKRI
Background Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (NP) and allergic rhinitis (AR) is characterized by local Th2 inflammation and up-regulation of IgE; however, IgE in NP is polyclonal and allergen specific, whereas IgE in AR is oligoclonal and allergen specific. Germinal center (GC) reactions occur in AR, while only the formation of GC-like structures in NP is described. The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of local IgE production, class switch recombination, and receptor revision in NP. Methods We compared the levels of local IgE, germline gene transcripts, and mature Ig mRNA expression, recombination activating gene (RAG1 and RAG2), key markers of Th2 inflammation, and GC reactions in NP tissue vs AR and control tissue. Nasal mucosa was immunostained for the co-expression of RAG1 and RAG2 in B cells, plasma cells, and T cells, using dual or triple immunofluorescence (IF). Results In NP, local IgE level and key markers of local class switching are increased compared with AR and normal controls (NC). In NP, switch circle transcripts reveal ongoing local class switch recombination to IgE. Up to 30% of B cells, plasma cells, and T cells in nasal polyps re-express both RAG1 and RAG2, required for receptor revision. RAG1 and RAG2 mRNA concentrations are increased in NP and correlated with the magnitude of inflammation and the presence of S. aureus enterotoxin (superantigen)-specific IgE in the nasal polyp mucosa. Conclusion Our results provide the first evidence of local receptor revision and class switching to IgE, and B-cell differentiation into IgE-secreting plasma cells in NP.
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