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Int J Parasitol ; 47(9): 545-554, 2017 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28385494

ABSTRACT

Chronic schistosome infections protect against allergic airway inflammation (AAI) via the induction of IL-10-producing splenic regulatory B (Breg) cells. Previous experiments have demonstrated that schistosome-induced pulmonary B cells can also reduce AAI, but act independently of IL-10. We have now further characterized the phenotype and inhibitory activity of these protective pulmonary B cells. We excluded a role for regulatory T (Treg) cell induction as putative AAI-protective mechanisms. Schistosome-induced B cells showed increased CD86 expression and reduced cytokine expression in response to Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands compared with control B cells. To investigate the consequences for T cell activation we cultured ovalbumin (OVA)-pulsed, schistosome-induced B cells with OVA-specific transgenic T cells and observed less Th2 cytokine expression and T cell proliferation compared with control conditions. This suppressive effect was preserved even under optimal T cell stimulation by anti-CD3/28. Blocking of the inhibitory cytokines IL-10 or TGF-ß only marginally restored Th2 cytokine induction. These data suggest that schistosome-induced pulmonary B cells are impaired in their capacity to produce cytokines to TLR ligands and to induce Th2 cytokine responses independent of their antigen-presenting function. These findings underline the presence of distinct B cell subsets with different stimulatory or inhibitory properties even if induced by the same type of helminth.


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B-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology , Lung/cytology , Respiratory Hypersensitivity/immunology , Schistosomiasis/immunology , Th2 Cells/immunology , Adoptive Transfer , Animals , Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/immunology , Cytokines/analysis , Female , Immunophenotyping , Interleukin-10/metabolism , Lung/immunology , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Respiratory Hypersensitivity/prevention & control , Schistosomiasis/complications , Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
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Clin Exp Allergy ; 44(4): 517-28, 2014 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24261983

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BACKGROUND: Regulatory B cells have been identified that strongly reduce allergic and auto-immune inflammation in experimental models by producing IL-10. Recently, several human regulatory B-cell subsets with an impaired function in auto-immunity have been described, but there is no information on regulatory B cells in allergic asthma. OBJECTIVE: In this study, the frequency and function of IL-10 producing B-cell subsets in allergic asthma were investigated. METHODS: Isolated peripheral blood B cells from 13 patients with allergic asthma and matched healthy controls were analyzed for the expression of different regulatory B-cell markers. Next, the B cells were activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), CpG or through the B-cell receptor, followed by co-culture with endogenous memory CD4(+) T cells and house dust mite allergen DerP1. RESULTS: Lower number of IL-10 producing B cells were found in patients in response to LPS, however, this was not the case when B cells were activated through the B-cell receptor or by CpG. Further dissection showed that only the CD24(hi)CD27(+) B-cell subset was reduced in number and IL-10 production to LPS. In response to DerP1, CD4(+) T cells from patients co-cultured with LPS-primed total B cells produced less IL-10 compared to similar cultures from controls. These results are in line with the finding that sorted CD24(hi)CD27(+) B cells are responsible for the induction of IL-10(+) CD4(+) T cells. CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, these data indicate that CD24(hi)CD27(+) B cells from allergic asthma patients produce less IL-10 in response to LPS leading to a weaker IL-10 induction in T cells in response to DerP1, which may play a role in allergic asthma.


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Asthma/immunology , B-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology , Adult , Asthma/physiopathology , B-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism , CD24 Antigen/metabolism , Case-Control Studies , Female , Humans , Immunophenotyping , Interleukin-10/metabolism , Lipopolysaccharides/immunology , Lymphocyte Activation/immunology , Lymphocyte Count , Male , Middle Aged , Phenotype , Respiratory Function Tests , Risk Factors , T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology , T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism , Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism , Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7/metabolism , Young Adult
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