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Rational targeting Cdc42 restrains Th2 cell differentiation and prevents allergic airway inflammation.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Asthma is an allergic airway inflammation-driven disease that affects more than 300 million people world-wide. Targeted therapies for asthma are largely lacking. Although asthma symptoms can be prevented from worsening, asthma development cannot be prevented. Cdc42 GTPase has been shown to regulate actin cytoskeleton, cell proliferation and survival. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the role and targeting of Cdc42 in Th2 cell differentiation and Th2-mediated allergic airway inflammation. METHODS:Post-thymic Cdc42-deficient mice were generated by crossing Cdc42flox/flox mice with dLckicre transgenic mice in which Cre expression is driven by distal Lck promoter. Effects of post-thymic Cdc42 deletion and pharmacological targeting Cdc42 on Th2 cell differentiation were evaluated in vitro under Th2-polarized culture conditions. Effects of post-thymic Cdc42 deletion and pharmacological targeting Cdc42 on allergic airway inflammation were evaluated in ovalbumin- and/or house dust mite-induced mouse models of asthma. RESULTS:Post-thymic deletion of Cdc42 led to reduced peripheral CD8+ T cells and attenuated Th2 cell differentiation, with no effect on closely related Th1, Th17 and induced regulatory T (iTreg) cells. Post-thymic Cdc42 deficiency ameliorated allergic airway inflammation. The selective inhibition of Th2 cell differentiation by post-thymic deletion of Cdc42 was recapitulated by pharmacological targeting of Cdc42 with CASIN, a Cdc42 activity-specific chemical inhibitor. CASIN also alleviated allergic airway inflammation. CASIN-treated Cdc42-deficient mice showed comparable allergic airway inflammation to vehicle-treated Cdc42-deficient mice, indicative of negligible off-target effect of CASIN. CASIN had no effect on established allergic airway inflammation. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE:Cdc42 is required for Th2 cell differentiation and allergic airway inflammation, and rational targeting Cdc42 may serve as a preventive but not therapeutic approach for asthma control.

SUBMITTER: Yang JQ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310654 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rational targeting Cdc42 restrains Th2 cell differentiation and prevents allergic airway inflammation.

Yang Jun-Qi JQ Kalim Khalid W KW Li Yuan Y Duan Xin X Nguyen Phuong P Khurana Hershey Gurjit K GK Kroner John J Ruff Brandy B Zhang Li L Salomonis Nathan N Rochman Mark M Wen Ting T Zheng Yi Y Guo Fukun F

Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology 20181113 1

<h4>Background</h4>Asthma is an allergic airway inflammation-driven disease that affects more than 300 million people world-wide. Targeted therapies for asthma are largely lacking. Although asthma symptoms can be prevented from worsening, asthma development cannot be prevented. Cdc42 GTPase has been shown to regulate actin cytoskeleton, cell proliferation and survival.<h4>Objectives</h4>To investigate the role and targeting of Cdc42 in Th2 cell differentiation and Th2-mediated allergic airway in ...[more]

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Rational targeting Cdc42 restrains Th2 cell differentiation and prevents allergic airway inflammation.

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