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Activin-A induces regulatory T cells that suppress T helper cell immune responses and protect from allergic airway disease
Activin-A is a pleiotropic cytokine that participates in developmental, inflammatory, and tissue repair processes. Still, its effects on T helper (Th) cell–mediated immunity, critical for allergic and autoimmune diseases, are elusive. We provide evidence that endogenously produced activin-A suppress...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722168/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19620629 http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20082603 |
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author | Semitekolou, Maria Alissafi, Themis Aggelakopoulou, Maria Kourepini, Evangelia Kariyawasam, Harsha H. Kay, Antony B. Robinson, Douglas S. Lloyd, Clare M. Panoutsakopoulou, Vily Xanthou, Georgina |
author_facet | Semitekolou, Maria Alissafi, Themis Aggelakopoulou, Maria Kourepini, Evangelia Kariyawasam, Harsha H. Kay, Antony B. Robinson, Douglas S. Lloyd, Clare M. Panoutsakopoulou, Vily Xanthou, Georgina |
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description | Activin-A is a pleiotropic cytokine that participates in developmental, inflammatory, and tissue repair processes. Still, its effects on T helper (Th) cell–mediated immunity, critical for allergic and autoimmune diseases, are elusive. We provide evidence that endogenously produced activin-A suppresses antigen-specific Th2 responses and protects against airway hyperresponsiveness and allergic airway disease in mice. Importantly, we reveal that activin-A exerts suppressive function through induction of antigen-specific regulatory T cells that suppress Th2 responses in vitro and upon transfer in vivo. In fact, activin-A also suppresses Th1-driven responses, pointing to a broader immunoregulatory function. Blockade of interleukin 10 and transforming growth factor β1 reverses activin-A–induced suppression. Remarkably, transfer of activin-A–induced antigen-specific regulatory T cells confers protection against allergic airway disease. This beneficial effect is associated with dramatically decreased maturation of draining lymph node dendritic cells. Therapeutic administration of recombinant activin-A during pulmonary allergen challenge suppresses Th2 responses and protects from allergic disease. Finally, we demonstrate that immune cells infiltrating the lungs from individuals with active allergic asthma, and thus nonregulated inflammatory response, exhibit significantly decreased expression of activin-A's responsive elements. Our results uncover activin-A as a novel suppressive factor for Th immunity and a critical controller of allergic airway disease. |
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spelling | pubmed-27221682010-02-03 Activin-A induces regulatory T cells that suppress T helper cell immune responses and protect from allergic airway disease Semitekolou, Maria Alissafi, Themis Aggelakopoulou, Maria Kourepini, Evangelia Kariyawasam, Harsha H. Kay, Antony B. Robinson, Douglas S. Lloyd, Clare M. Panoutsakopoulou, Vily Xanthou, Georgina J Exp Med Article Activin-A is a pleiotropic cytokine that participates in developmental, inflammatory, and tissue repair processes. Still, its effects on T helper (Th) cell–mediated immunity, critical for allergic and autoimmune diseases, are elusive. We provide evidence that endogenously produced activin-A suppresses antigen-specific Th2 responses and protects against airway hyperresponsiveness and allergic airway disease in mice. Importantly, we reveal that activin-A exerts suppressive function through induction of antigen-specific regulatory T cells that suppress Th2 responses in vitro and upon transfer in vivo. In fact, activin-A also suppresses Th1-driven responses, pointing to a broader immunoregulatory function. Blockade of interleukin 10 and transforming growth factor β1 reverses activin-A–induced suppression. Remarkably, transfer of activin-A–induced antigen-specific regulatory T cells confers protection against allergic airway disease. This beneficial effect is associated with dramatically decreased maturation of draining lymph node dendritic cells. Therapeutic administration of recombinant activin-A during pulmonary allergen challenge suppresses Th2 responses and protects from allergic disease. Finally, we demonstrate that immune cells infiltrating the lungs from individuals with active allergic asthma, and thus nonregulated inflammatory response, exhibit significantly decreased expression of activin-A's responsive elements. Our results uncover activin-A as a novel suppressive factor for Th immunity and a critical controller of allergic airway disease. The Rockefeller University Press 2009-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2722168/ /pubmed/19620629 http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20082603 Text en © 2009 Semitekolou et al. This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.jem.org/misc/terms.shtml). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Semitekolou, Maria Alissafi, Themis Aggelakopoulou, Maria Kourepini, Evangelia Kariyawasam, Harsha H. Kay, Antony B. Robinson, Douglas S. Lloyd, Clare M. Panoutsakopoulou, Vily Xanthou, Georgina Activin-A induces regulatory T cells that suppress T helper cell immune responses and protect from allergic airway disease |
title | Activin-A induces regulatory T cells that suppress T helper cell immune responses and protect from allergic airway disease |
title_full | Activin-A induces regulatory T cells that suppress T helper cell immune responses and protect from allergic airway disease |
title_fullStr | Activin-A induces regulatory T cells that suppress T helper cell immune responses and protect from allergic airway disease |
title_full_unstemmed | Activin-A induces regulatory T cells that suppress T helper cell immune responses and protect from allergic airway disease |
title_short | Activin-A induces regulatory T cells that suppress T helper cell immune responses and protect from allergic airway disease |
title_sort | activin-a induces regulatory t cells that suppress t helper cell immune responses and protect from allergic airway disease |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722168/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19620629 http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20082603 |
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