title: Antigen-conjugated human IgE induces antigen-specific T cell tolerance in a humanized mouse model.
abstract: Dendritic cells (DCs) play an important role in immune homeostasis through their ability to present Ags at steady state and mediate T cell tolerance. This characteristic renders DCs an attractive therapeutic target for the induction of tolerance against auto-antigens or allergens. Accordingly, Ag-conjugated DC-specific Abs have been proposed to be an excellent vehicle to deliver Ags to DCs for presentation and tolerance induction. However, this approach requires laborious reagent generation procedures and entails unpredictable side effects resulting from Ab-induced crosslinking of DC surface molecules. In this study, we examined whether IgE, a high-affinity, non-cross-linking natural ligand of FcεRI, could be used to target Ags to DCs and to induce Ag-specific T cell tolerance. We found that Ag-conjugated human IgE Fc domain (Fcε) effectively delivered Ags to DCs and enhanced Ag presentation by 1000- to 2500-fold in human FcεRIα-transgenic mice. Importantly, this presentation resulted in a systemic deletion of Ag-specific T cells and prevented these mice from developing delayed-type hypersensitivity, which is critically dependent on Ag-specific T cell immunity. Thus, targeting FcεRI on DCs via Ag-Fcε fusion protein may serve an alternative method to induce Ag-specific T cell tolerance in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sandler Asthma Basic Research Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143.
authors.forename: Günther
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baravalle
authors.forename: Alexandra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: Taylor N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: LaFlam
authors.forename: Jeoung-Sook
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology; D000941:Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018949:Antigens, CD1; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D001491:Basophils / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000276:immunology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D017455:Receptors, IgE / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D018949:Antigens, CD1; D000954:Antigens, Surface; C437944:CD1C protein, human; C543355:FcepsilonRI alpha-chain, human; D006023:Glycoproteins; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D010047:Ovalbumin