論文

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2023年6月5日

A CCR4 antagonist attenuates atopic dermatitis-like skin inflammation by inhibiting the recruitment and expansion of Th2 cells and Th17 cells.

International immunology
  • Masako Sato
  • Kazuhiko Matsuo
  • Yoko Susami
  • Ayaka Yamashita
  • Haruko Hayasaka
  • Yuta Hara
  • Keiji Nishiwaki
  • Naoki Oiso
  • Akira Kawada
  • Atsushi Otsuka
  • Takashi Nakayama
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開始ページ
437
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446
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1093/intimm/dxad019

CCR4 is a major trafficking receptor for Th2 cells and Th17 cells and is considered as a potential therapeutic target for atopic dermatitis (AD). The CCR4 ligands CCL17 and CCL22 have been reported to be upregulated in the skin lesions of AD patients. Of note, Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), a master regulator of the Th2 immune response, promotes the expression of CCL17 and CCL22 in AD skin lesions. Here, we investigated the role of CCR4 in an AD mouse model induced by MC903, a TSLP inducer. Topical application of MC903 to ear skin increased the expression of not only TSLP but also CCL17, CCL22, the Th2 cytokine IL-4, and the Th17 cytokine IL-17A. Consistently, MC903 induced AD-like skin lesions as shown by increased epidermal thickness; increased infiltration of eosinophils, mast cells, type 2 innate lymphoid cells, Th2 cells, and Th17 cells; and elevated serum levels of total IgE. We also found increased expansion of Th2 cells and Th17 cells in the regional lymph nodes (LNs) of AD mice. Compound 22, a CCR4 inhibitor, ameliorated AD-like skin lesions with reduction of Th2 cells and Th17 cells in the skin lesions and regional LNs. We further confirmed that compound 22 diminished the expansion of Th2 cells and Th17 cells in the coculture of CD11c + dendritic cells and CD4 + T cells derived from the regional LNs of AD mice. Collectively, CCR4 antagonists may exhibit anti-allergic effects by inhibiting both the recruitment and expansion of Th2 cells and Th17 cells in AD.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/intimm/dxad019
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37279584
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1093/intimm/dxad019
  • PubMed ID : 37279584

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