GSBS Student Publications
Title
Modulation of Exaggerated-IgE Allergic Responses by Gene Transfer-mediated Antagonism of IL-13 and IL-17e.
Publication Date
2010-03-24
UMMS Affiliation
Gene Therapy Center; Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Allergy and Immunology | Genetics and Genomics | Immunology and Infectious Disease | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Asthma and allergic rhinitis are almost invariable accompanied by elevated levels of immunoglobin E (IgE), and more importantly a genetic link between IgE levels and airway hyper-responsiveness has been established. We hypothesized that expression of soluble receptors directed against interleukin (IL)-13 and IL-17e would prevent the cytokines from engaging the cell-bound receptors and therefore help to attenuate allergic responses in a Cftr(-/-)-dependent mouse model of exaggerated-IgE responses. Cftr(-/-) mice were injected with recombinant adeno-associated virus 1 (rAAV1) intramuscularly expressing soluble receptors to IL-17e (IL-17Rh1fc) or IL-13 (IL-13Ralpha2Fc). Total IgE levels, in mice receiving the IL-17Rh1fc and IL-13Ralpha2Fc therapy, were lower than in the control group. Interestingly Aspergillus fumigatus (Af)-specific IgE levels were undetectable in both the mice receiving the IL-17Rh1fc and IL-13Ralpha2Fc therapies. Further flow cytometry analysis of intracellular gene expression suggests that blocking IL-17e may be interfering with signaling upstream of CD4(+) and CD11b(+) cells and reducing IgE levels by affecting signaling on these cell populations. In contrast it appears that IL-13 blockade acts downstream to reduce IgE levels probably by directly affecting B-cell maturation. These studies demonstrate the feasibility of targeting T helper 2 (Th2) cytokines with rAAV-delivered fusion proteins as a means to treat aberrant immune responses.
DOI of Published Version
10.1038/mt.2009.264
Source
Mol Ther. 2010 Mar;18(3):511-8. Epub 2009 Nov 24. Link to article on publisher's website
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy
Related Resources
PubMed ID
19935781
Repository Citation
Mueller C, Keeler AM, Braag S, Menz T, Tang Q, Flotte TR. (2010). Modulation of Exaggerated-IgE Allergic Responses by Gene Transfer-mediated Antagonism of IL-13 and IL-17e.. GSBS Student Publications. https://doi.org/10.1038/mt.2009.264. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/1636
Comments
Medical student Timothy Menz participated in this study as part of the Senior Scholars research program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.