Streptococcus pneumoniae infection suppresses allergic airways disease by inducing regulatory T-cells

Preston, J. A.; Thorburn, A. N.; Foster, P. S.; Hansbro, P. M.; Starkey, M. R.; Beckett, E. L.; Horvat, J. C.; Wade, M. A.; O'Sullivan, B. J.; Thomas, R.; Beagley, K. W.; Gibson, P. G.

Title: Streptococcus pneumoniae infection suppresses allergic airways disease by inducing regulatory T-cells
Creator: Preston, J. A.; Thorburn, A. N.; Foster, P. S.; Hansbro, P. M.; Starkey, M. R.; Beckett, E. L.; Horvat, J. C.; Wade, M. A.; O'Sullivan, B. J.; Thomas, R.; Beagley, K. W.; Gibson, P. G.
Relation: European Respiratory Journal Vol. 37, Issue 1, p. 53-64
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00049510
Publisher: European Respiratory Society
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2011
Description: An inverse association exists between some bacterial infections and the prevalence of asthma. We investigated whether Streptococcus pneumoniae infection protects against asthma using mouse models of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic airway disease (AAD). Mice were intratracheally infected or treated with killed S. pneumoniae before, during or after OVA sensitisation and subsequent challenge. The effects of S. pneumoniae on AAD were assessed. Infection or treatment with killed S. pneumoniae suppressed hallmark features of AAD, including antigen-specific T-helper cell (Th) type 2 cytokine and antibody responses, peripheral and pulmonary eosinophil accumulation, goblet cell hyperplasia, and airway hyperresponsiveness. The effect of infection on the development of specific features of AAD depended on the timing of infection relative to allergic sensitisation and challenge. Infection induced significant increases in regulatory T-cell (Treg) numbers in lymph nodes, which correlated with the degree of suppression of AAD. Tregs reduced T-cell proliferation and Th2 cytokine release. The suppressive effects of infection were reversed by anti-CD25 treatment. Respiratory infection or treatment with S. pneumoniae attenuates allergic immune responses and suppresses AAD. These effects may be mediated by S. pneumoniae-induced Tregs. This identifies the potential for the development of therapeutic agents for asthma from S. pneumoniae.
Subject: asthma; allergic airways disease; immune modulation; regulatory T-cell; Streptococcus pneumoniae; suppression
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1036425
Identifier: uon:13282
Identifier: ISSN:0903-1936
Language: eng
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