Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States.
ACS Chem Biol. 2012 Nov 16;7(11):1796-801. doi: 10.1021/cb300193f. Epub 2012 Aug 21.
This study describes the design of a well-defined homotetravalent synthetic allergen (HTA) system to investigate the effect of hapten-IgE interactions on mast cell degranulation. A library of DNP variants with varying affinities for IgE(DNP) was generated (K(d) from 8.1 nM to 9.2 μM), and 8 HTAs spanning this range were synthesized via conjugation of each DNP variant to the tetravalent scaffold. HTAs with hapten K(d) < 235 nM stimulated degranulation following a bell-shaped dose response curve with maximum response occurring near the hapten K(d). HTAs with hapten K(d) ≥ 235 nM failed to stimulate degranulation. To mimic physiological conditions, the percent of allergen specific IgE on cell surface was varied, and maximum degranulation occurred at 25% IgE(DNP). These results demonstrated that moderate hapten-IgE affinities are sufficient to trigger mast cell degranulation. Moreover, this study established the HTA design as a well-defined, controllable, and physiologically relevant experimental system to elucidate the mast cell degranulation mechanism.
本研究描述了一种设计良好的同四价合成变应原(HTA)系统,用于研究半抗原-IgE 相互作用对肥大细胞脱粒的影响。生成了具有不同 IgE(DNP)亲和力的 DNP 变体文库(K(d) 为 8.1 nM 至 9.2 μM),并通过将每种 DNP 变体连接到四价支架上来合成跨越此范围的 8 种 HTA。半抗原 K(d) < 235 nM 的 HTA 刺激脱粒,呈钟形剂量反应曲线,最大反应发生在半抗原 K(d)附近。半抗原 K(d)≥235 nM 的 HTA 未能刺激脱粒。为了模拟生理条件,改变细胞表面上的过敏原特异性 IgE 的百分比,并且最大脱粒发生在 25% IgE(DNP)。这些结果表明,中等的半抗原-IgE 亲和力足以触发肥大细胞脱粒。此外,本研究确立了 HTA 设计作为一种定义明确、可控和生理相关的实验系统,以阐明肥大细胞脱粒机制。