An epicutaneous therapeutic pollen-allergen extract delivery system in an allergic rhinitis mouse model: based on allergen loading on DC-specific aptamers conjugated nanogolds.

Allergic rhinitis Aptamer Epicutaneous immunotherapy Gold nanoparticles Pollen allergy Skin penetrating peptide

Journal

Immunologic research
ISSN: 1559-0755
Titre abrégé: Immunol Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8611087

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 17 10 2023
accepted: 30 11 2023
medline: 13 12 2023
pubmed: 13 12 2023
entrez: 13 12 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have previously been suggested as appropriate carriers for allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT). In this study, we assessed efficacy of GNPs and dendritic cells (DC)-specific aptamer-modified GNPs (Apts-GNP) for epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) in the case of pollen allergen extracts containing a variety of allergenic and non-allergenic components. BALB/c mice were sensitized to the total protein extract of Platanus orientalis pollen and epicutaneously treated in different groups either with free P. orientalis total pollen extract, naked GNPs, total extract loaded GNPs, and total extract loaded Apts-GNPs with and without skin-penetrating peptides (SPPs). Then, the specific IgE level (sIgE), total IgE concentration (tIgE) in the serum sample, IL-4, IL-17a, IFN-γ, and IL-10 cytokine concentrations in re-stimulated splenocytes with the total extract and mixture of recombinant allergens, nasopharyngeal lavage fluid (NALF) analysis, and histopathological analysis of lung tissue were evaluated. This study indicated the total extract-loaded GNPs, especially Pla. ext (50 μg)-GNPs, significantly decreased sIgE, tIgE, IL-17a, and IL-4 concentrations, immune cells and eosinophils infiltration in NALF, and increased IL-10 and IFN-γ concentrations compared with the PBS-treated group. In addition, the histopathological analysis of lung tissue showed a significant decrease in allergic inflammation and histopathological damage. The DC-targeted group revealed the most significant improvement in allergic-related immune factors with no histopathological damage compared with the same dose without aptamer. Loading total protein extract on the GNPs and the Apt-modified GNPs could be an effective approach to improve EPIT efficacy in a pollen-induced allergic mouse model.

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BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have previously been suggested as appropriate carriers for allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT). In this study, we assessed efficacy of GNPs and dendritic cells (DC)-specific aptamer-modified GNPs (Apts-GNP) for epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) in the case of pollen allergen extracts containing a variety of allergenic and non-allergenic components.
METHODS METHODS
BALB/c mice were sensitized to the total protein extract of Platanus orientalis pollen and epicutaneously treated in different groups either with free P. orientalis total pollen extract, naked GNPs, total extract loaded GNPs, and total extract loaded Apts-GNPs with and without skin-penetrating peptides (SPPs). Then, the specific IgE level (sIgE), total IgE concentration (tIgE) in the serum sample, IL-4, IL-17a, IFN-γ, and IL-10 cytokine concentrations in re-stimulated splenocytes with the total extract and mixture of recombinant allergens, nasopharyngeal lavage fluid (NALF) analysis, and histopathological analysis of lung tissue were evaluated.
RESULTS RESULTS
This study indicated the total extract-loaded GNPs, especially Pla. ext (50 μg)-GNPs, significantly decreased sIgE, tIgE, IL-17a, and IL-4 concentrations, immune cells and eosinophils infiltration in NALF, and increased IL-10 and IFN-γ concentrations compared with the PBS-treated group. In addition, the histopathological analysis of lung tissue showed a significant decrease in allergic inflammation and histopathological damage. The DC-targeted group revealed the most significant improvement in allergic-related immune factors with no histopathological damage compared with the same dose without aptamer.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Loading total protein extract on the GNPs and the Apt-modified GNPs could be an effective approach to improve EPIT efficacy in a pollen-induced allergic mouse model.

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pubmed: 38091227
doi: 10.1007/s12026-023-09445-6
pii: 10.1007/s12026-023-09445-6
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Auteurs

Safoora Pordel (S)

Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Navideh Haghnavaz (N)

Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

MohammadAli Rezaee (M)

Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Paramedical, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.

Saeideh Sadat Shobeiri (SS)

Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Bahareh Ansari (B)

Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Mohammadreza Dashti (M)

Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Malihe Moghadam (M)

Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Motahare Khorrami (M)

Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Mojtaba Sankian (M)

Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. sankianm@mums.ac.ir.

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