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CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
卷 129, 期 2, 页码 202-210出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2008.07.015
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Thymic stromal lymphotoietin; Receptor; Dendritic cell; Asthma; Mouse model
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资金
- Natural Scientific Fund of Zhejiang Province, China [Y204343]
- Foundation of Health Department of Zhejiang Province, China [2004B162, 2008QN026]
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) emerges as a central mediator of T helper cell (Th)2-dominant allergic diseases. However, the role of TSLP receptor (TSLPR) in allergen-induced Th2 priming, and the effects of TSLP signaling blocking on the development of asthma remain unclear. Here we showed that allergen challenge caused a rapid accumulation of TSLP in the airways of asthmatic mice, correlating well with eosinophils counts and interleukin (IL)-5 productions. When TSLP signaling was blocked by intratracheal administration of anti-TSLPR antibody before sensitization, eosinophilic airway inflammation, goblet cell hyperplasia and Th2 cytokines productions were significantly reduced. The alleviating effects of TSLPR blocking were achieved by inhibition of maturation and migration of airway dendritic cells (DCs), as welt as their abilities of initiating CD4+T cell responses. Thus, local application of anti-TSLPR prevented Th2-mediated airway inflammation, at least partly, by regulating DCs function, which might be exploited to develop novel treatments for asthma. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All, rights reserved.
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