[HTML][HTML] Innate immune response of alveolar macrophage to house dust mite allergen is mediated through TLR2/-4 co-activation

CF Liu, D Drocourt, G Puzo, JY Wang, M Riviere - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
CF Liu, D Drocourt, G Puzo, JY Wang, M Riviere
PloS one, 2013journals.plos.org
House dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p), is one of the major allergens
responsible for allergic asthma. However, the putative receptors involved in the signalization
of Der p to the innate immune cells are still poorly defined as well as the impact of their
activation on the outcome of the allergen-induced cell response. We previously reported that
the HDM activation of mouse alveolar macrophages (AM) involves the TLR4/CD14 cell
surface receptor complex. Here using a TLR ligand screening essay, we demonstrate that …
House dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p), is one of the major allergens responsible for allergic asthma. However, the putative receptors involved in the signalization of Der p to the innate immune cells are still poorly defined as well as the impact of their activation on the outcome of the allergen-induced cell response. We previously reported that the HDM activation of mouse alveolar macrophages (AM) involves the TLR4/CD14 cell surface receptor complex. Here using a TLR ligand screening essay, we demonstrate that HDM protein extract engages the TLR2, in addition to the TLR4, in engineered TLR-transfected HEK cells but also in the MH-S mouse alveolar macrophage cell line model. Moreover we found that the concomitant recruitment of the MH-S cell’s TLR2 and TLR4 receptors by the HDM extract activates the MyD88-dependent signaling pathway and leads to the secretion of the NF-κB regulated pro-inflammatory factors NO and TNF-α. However unlike with the canonical TLR4 ligand (i.e. the bacterial LPS) mobilization of TLR4 by the HDM extract induces a reduced production of the IL-12 pro-inflammatory cytokine and fails to trigger the expression of the T-bet transcription factor. Finally we demonstrated that HDM extract down-regulates LPS induced IL-12 and T-bet expression through a TLR2 dependent mechanism. Therefore, we propose that the simultaneous engagement of the TLR2 and TLR4 receptors by the HDM extract results in a cross regulated original activation pattern of the AM which may contribute to the Th2 polarization of the allergen-induced immune response. The deciphering of these cross-regulation networks is of prime importance to open the way for original therapeutic strategies taking advantage of these receptors and their associated signaling pathways to treat allergic asthma.
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