Regulatory Role of Lymphoid Chemokine CCL19 and CCL21 in the Control of Allergic Rhinitis

  • Takamura K
  • Fukuyama S
  • Nagatake T
  • et al.
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The lymphoid chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 are known to be crucial both for lymphoid cell trafficking and for the structural organization of lymphoid tissues such as nasopharynx-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT). However, their role in allergic responses remains unclear, and so our current study aims to shed light on the role of CCL19/CCL21 in the development of allergic rhinitis. After nasal challenge with OVA, OVA-sensitized plt (paucity of lymph node T cells) mice, which are deficient in CCL19/CCL21, showed more severe allergic symptoms than did identically treated wild-type mice. OVA-specific IgE production, eosinophil infiltration, and Th2 responses were enhanced in the upper airway of plt mice. Moreover, in plt mice, the number of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells declined in the secondary lymphoid tissues, whereas the number of Th2-inducer-type CD8α−CD11b+ myeloid dendritic cells (m-DCs) increased in cervical lymph nodes and NALT. Nasal administration of the plasmid-encoding DNA of CCL19 resulted in the reduction of m-DCs in the secondary lymphoid tissues and the suppression of allergic responses in plt mice. These results suggest that CCL19/CCL21 act as regulatory chemokines for the control of airway allergic disease and so may offer a new strategy for the control of allergic disease.

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Takamura, K., Fukuyama, S., Nagatake, T., Kim, D.-Y., Kawamura, A., Kawauchi, H., & Kiyono, H. (2007). Regulatory Role of Lymphoid Chemokine CCL19 and CCL21 in the Control of Allergic Rhinitis. The Journal of Immunology, 179(9), 5897–5906. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.179.9.5897

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