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A Jagged 1-Notch 4 molecular switch mediates airway inflammation induced by ultrafine particles.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Exposure to traffic-related particulate matter promotes asthma and allergic diseases. However, the precise cellular and molecular mechanisms by which particulate matter exposure acts to mediate these effects remain unclear. OBJECTIVE:We sought to elucidate the cellular targets and signaling pathways critical for augmentation of allergic airway inflammation induced by ambient ultrafine particles (UFP). METHODS:We used in vitro cell-culture assays with lung-derived antigen-presenting cells and allergen-specific T cells and in vivo mouse models of allergic airway inflammation with myeloid lineage-specific gene deletions, cellular reconstitution approaches, and antibody inhibition studies. RESULTS:We identified lung alveolar macrophages (AM) as the key cellular target of UFP in promoting airway inflammation. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-dependent induction of Jagged 1 (Jag1) expression in AM was necessary and sufficient for augmentation of allergic airway inflammation by UFP. UFP promoted TH2 and TH17 cell differentiation of allergen-specific T cells in a Jag1- and Notch 4-dependent manner. Treatment of mice with an anti-Notch 4 antibody abrogated exacerbation of allergic airway inflammation induced by UFP. CONCLUSION:UFP exacerbate allergic airway inflammation by promoting a Jag1-Notch 4-dependent interaction between AM and allergen-specific T cells, leading to augmented TH cell differentiation.

SUBMITTER: Xia M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6173656 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Jagged 1-Notch 4 molecular switch mediates airway inflammation induced by ultrafine particles.

Xia Mingcan M Harb Hani H Saffari Arian A Sioutas Constantinos C Chatila Talal A TA

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 20180405 4

<h4>Background</h4>Exposure to traffic-related particulate matter promotes asthma and allergic diseases. However, the precise cellular and molecular mechanisms by which particulate matter exposure acts to mediate these effects remain unclear.<h4>Objective</h4>We sought to elucidate the cellular targets and signaling pathways critical for augmentation of allergic airway inflammation induced by ambient ultrafine particles (UFP).<h4>Methods</h4>We used in vitro cell-culture assays with lung-derived ...[more]

PMID: 29627423

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A Jagged 1-Notch 4 molecular switch mediates airway inflammation induced by ultrafine particles.

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A Jagged 1-Notch 4 molecular switch mediates airway inflammation induced by ultrafine particles.

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