Department of Immunology and Pathology, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Allergy. 2023 Mar;78(3):822-835. doi: 10.1111/all.15529. Epub 2022 Oct 1.
BACKGROUND: Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for grass pollen allergy can modify the natural history of allergic rhinitis and is associated with increased allergen-specific IgG . IgG competitively inhibits functional IgE on the surface of effector cells, such as mast cells and basophils, from binding to allergens. To further understand the important role memory B-cell (Bmem) responses play in mediating the beneficial effects of SLIT, we assessed changes in allergen-specific Bmem subsets induced by SLIT for grass pollen allergy. METHODS: Blood samples were collected twice outside the pollen season from twenty-seven patients with sensitization to ryegrass pollen (RGP; Lolium perenne) and seasonal rhinoconjunctivitis. Thirteen received 4-month pre-seasonal SLIT for grass pollen allergy, and 14 received standard pharmacotherapy only. Single-cell RNA sequencing was performed on FACS-purified Lol p 1-specific Bmem before and after SLIT from four patients, and significant genes were validated by flow cytometry on the total cohort. RESULTS: Four months of SLIT increased RGP-specific IgE and IgG in serum and induced two Lol p 1-specific Bmem subsets with unique transcriptional profiles. Both subsets had upregulated expression of beta 1 integrin ITGB1 (CD29), whereas IGHE (IgE), IGHG4 (IgG ), FCER2 (CD23), and IL13RA1 were upregulated in one subset. There was an increase in the proportion of Lol p 1 Bmem expressing surface IgG , CD23, and CD29 after SLIT. CONCLUSIONS: A clinically successful 4 months course of SLIT for grass pollen allergy induces two transcriptionally unique Bmem fates. Associated changes in surface-expressed proteins on these Bmem subsets can be used as early biomarkers for treatment effects.
背景:舌下免疫疗法(SLIT)可改变花粉过敏的自然病程,并与增加的过敏原特异性 IgG 有关。IgG 可竞争性地抑制效应细胞(如肥大细胞和嗜碱性粒细胞)表面的功能性 IgE 与过敏原结合。为了进一步了解记忆 B 细胞(Bmem)反应在介导 SLIT 有益作用中的重要作用,我们评估了 SLIT 对花粉过敏引起的过敏原特异性 Bmem 亚群的变化。
方法:在花粉季节外,从 27 例对黑麦草花粉(Lolium perenne)致敏且患有季节性鼻结膜炎的患者中采集了两次血液样本。13 例接受了 4 个月的季节性前 SLIT 治疗,14 例仅接受标准药物治疗。对 4 例患者 SLIT 前后从 FACS 纯化的 Lol p 1 特异性 Bmem 进行单细胞 RNA 测序,并通过流式细胞术在总队列中验证了显著基因。
结果:4 个月的 SLIT 增加了血清中 RGP 特异性 IgE 和 IgG,并诱导了两个具有独特转录特征的 Lol p 1 特异性 Bmem 亚群。两个亚群均上调表达了 beta 1 整合素 ITGB1(CD29),而 IGHE(IgE)、IGHG4(IgG)、FCER2(CD23)和 IL13RA1 在一个亚群中上调。SLIT 后,表达表面 IgG、CD23 和 CD29 的 Lol p 1 Bmem 的比例增加。
结论:4 个月成功的 SLIT 治疗可引起两种具有独特转录特征的 Bmem 命运。这些 Bmem 亚群表面表达蛋白的变化可作为治疗效果的早期生物标志物。
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