Abstract
Asthma is a chronic lung disease with persistent airway inflammation, bronchial hyper-reactivity, mucus overproduction, and airway remodeling. Antagonizing T2 responses by triggering the immune system with microbial components such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) has been suggested as a therapeutic concept for allergic asthma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a TLR2/6 agonist, FSL-1 (Pam2CGDPKHPKSF), administered by intranasal instillation after an allergic airway reaction was established in the ovalbumin (OVA) mouse model and to analyze the role of natural killer (NK) cells in this effect. We showed that FSL-1 decreased established OVA-induced airway hyper-responsiveness and eosinophilic inflammation but did not reduce the T2 or T17 response. FSL-1 increased the recruitment and activation of NK cells in the lung parenchyma and modified the repartition of NK cell subsets in lung compartments. Finally, the transfer or depletion of NK cells did not modify airway hyper-responsiveness and eosinophilia after OVA and/or FSL-1 treatment. Thus, the administration of FSL-1 reduces airway hyper-responsiveness and bronchoalveolar lavage eosinophilia. However, despite modifications of their functions following OVA sensitization, NK cells play no role in OVA-induced asthma and its inhibition by FSL-1. Therefore, the significance of NK cell functions and localization in the airways remains to be unraveled in asthma.
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Devulder, J.; Barrier, M.; Carrard, J.; Amniai, L.; Plé, C.; Marquillies, P.; Ledroit, V.; Ryffel, B.; Tsicopoulos, A.; de Nadai, P.;
et al. Pulmonary Administration of TLR2/6 Agonist after Allergic Sensitization Inhibits Airway Hyper-Responsiveness and Recruits Natural Killer Cells in Lung Parenchyma. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 9606.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25179606
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Devulder J, Barrier M, Carrard J, Amniai L, Plé C, Marquillies P, Ledroit V, Ryffel B, Tsicopoulos A, de Nadai P,
et al. Pulmonary Administration of TLR2/6 Agonist after Allergic Sensitization Inhibits Airway Hyper-Responsiveness and Recruits Natural Killer Cells in Lung Parenchyma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(17):9606.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25179606
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Devulder, Justine, Mathieu Barrier, Julie Carrard, Latiffa Amniai, Coline Plé, Philippe Marquillies, Valérie Ledroit, Bernhard Ryffel, Anne Tsicopoulos, Patricia de Nadai,
and et al. 2024. "Pulmonary Administration of TLR2/6 Agonist after Allergic Sensitization Inhibits Airway Hyper-Responsiveness and Recruits Natural Killer Cells in Lung Parenchyma" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 17: 9606.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25179606
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