title: Modified adenine (9-benzyl-2-butoxy-8-hydroxyadenine) redirects Th2-mediated murine lung inflammation by triggering TLR7.
abstract: Substitute adenine (SA)-2, a synthetic heterocycle chemically related to adenine with substitutions in positions 9-, 2-, and 8- (i.e., 9-benzyl-2-butoxy-8-hydroxyadenine), induces in vitro immunodeviation of Th2 cells to a Th0/Th1 phenotype. In this article, we evaluate the in vivo ability of SA-2 to affect Th2-mediated lung inflammation and its safety. TLR triggering and NF-kappaB activation by SA-2 were analyzed on TLR-transfected HEK293 cells and on purified bone marrow dendritic cells. The in vivo effect of SA-2 on experimental airway inflammation was evaluated in both prepriming and prechallenge protocols by analyzing lung inflammation, including tissue eosinophilia and goblet cell hyperplasia, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cell types, and the functional profile of Ag-specific T cells from draining lymph nodes and spleens. SA-2 induced mRNA expression and production of proinflammatory (IL-6, IL-12, and IL-27) and regulatory (IL-10) cytokines and chemokines (CXCL10) in dendritic cells but down-regulated TGF-beta. Prepriming administration of SA-2 inhibited OVA-specific Abs and Th2-driven lung inflammation, including tissue eosinophilia and goblet cells, with a prevalent Foxp3-independent regulatory mechanism. Prechallenge treatment with SA-2 reduced the lung inflammation through the induction of a prevalent Th1-related mechanism. In this model the activity of SA-2 was route-independent, but adjuvant- and Ag dose-dependent. SA-2-treated mice did not develop any increase of serum antinuclear autoantibodies. In conclusion, critical substitutions in the adenine backbone creates a novel synthetic TLR7 ligand that shows the ability to ameliorate Th2-mediated airway inflammation by a complex mechanism, involving Th1 redirection and cytokine-mediated regulation, which prevents autoreactivity.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research, Transfer and High Education (DENOThe), Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vultaggio
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nencini
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fitch
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Filì
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fanti
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: deVries
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beccastrini
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palandri
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manuelli
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bani
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Giudizi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guarna
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Annunziato
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romagnani
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: Sarah E M
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Howie
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parronchi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000225:Adenine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018925:Chemokines / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D051199:Toll-Like Receptor 7 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D018925:Chemokines; D016207:Cytokines; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; C477038:Tlr7 protein, mouse; D051199:Toll-Like Receptor 7; D000225:Adenine