Cholinergic sensing of allergen exposure by airway epithelium promotes type 2 immunity in the lungs - 08/03/24
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Abstract |
Background |
Nonneuronal cells, including epithelial cells, can produce acetylcholine (ACh). Muscarinic ACh receptor antagonists are used clinically to treat asthma and other medical conditions; however, knowledge regarding the roles of ACh in type 2 immunity is limited.
Objective |
Our aim was to investigate the roles of epithelial ACh in allergic immune responses.
Methods |
Human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells were cultured with allergen extracts, and their ACh production and IL-33 secretion were studied in vitro. To investigate immune responses in vivo, naive BALB/c mice were treated intranasally with different muscarinic ACh receptor antagonists and then exposed intranasally to allergens.
Results |
At steady state, HBE cells expressed cellular components necessary for ACh production, including choline acetyltransferase and organic cation transporters. Exposure to allergens caused HBE cells to rapidly release ACh into the extracellular medium. Pharmacologic or small-interfering RNA–based blocking of ACh production or autocrine action through the M3 muscarinic ACh receptors in HBE cells suppressed allergen-induced ATP release, calcium mobilization, and extracellular secretion of IL-33. When naive mice were exposed to allergens, ACh was quickly released into the airway lumen. A series of clinical M3 muscarinic ACh receptor antagonists inhibited allergen-induced IL-33 secretion and innate type 2 immune response in the mouse airways. In a preclinical murine model of asthma, an ACh receptor antagonist suppressed allergen-induced airway inflammation and airway hyperreactivity.
Conclusions |
ACh is released quickly by airway epithelial cells on allergen exposure, and it plays an important role in type 2 immunity. The epithelial ACh system can be considered a therapeutic target in allergic airway diseases.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : ACh, choline acetyltransferase, IL-33, muscarinic receptor antagonists, group 2 innate lymphoid cells, allergens, IL-5, IL-13
Abbreviations used : α7nAChR, ACh, BAL, [Ca2+]i, ChAT, 4-DAMP, EC50, eGFP, FACS, HBE, HDM, H&E, ILC2, i.n., Lin, M1R/M3R, mAChR, OCT-1, PAS, ROI, siRNA, TSLP
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Vol 153 - N° 3
P. 793 - mars 2024 Retour au numéro
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