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Perinatal Bacterial Exposure Contributes to IL-13 Aeroallergen Response.
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American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology [Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol] 2017 Oct; Vol. 57 (4), pp. 419-427. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- There is a high prevalence of aeroallergen sensitivity in asthmatic populations, and seroreactivity to aeroallergens early in infancy is associated with increased risk of developing asthma later in life. In addition to allergen sensitivity, asthma development has been associated with differential microbial exposure and infection in early life. We have previously shown that cord blood mononuclear cells respond to common aeroallergens (i.e., house dust mite [Der f1] and cockroach [Bla g2]) as assayed by lymphoproliferation and cytokine (IL-13 and IFN-γ) production. We hypothesized that there is a relationship between perinatal microbial exposure and response to specific aeroallergens. To test this hypothesis, we isolated DNA from cord blood serum samples with known lymphoproliferative and cytokine responses to Bla g2 and Der f1. Bacterial 16S ribosomal DNA amplicon libraries were generated and analyzed using high throughput sequencing of cord blood serum samples. In our analysis, we identified major compositional differences, including diversity and abundance of specific taxa, between groups whose IL-13 response to Der f1 and Bla g2 differed. We demonstrate a strong association between the ratio of Acinetobacter to Proteobacteria and IL-13 production and the probability of IL-13 production after allergen exposure. IL-13 concentrations in serum were also significantly correlated with the diversity of bacterial DNA. Together, these results underscore the relationship between immune responses to allergens and bacterial exposure during perinatal development.
- Subjects :
- Acinetobacter immunology
Asthma epidemiology
Asthma microbiology
Bacterial Infections epidemiology
DNA, Bacterial immunology
DNA, Ribosomal immunology
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Interferon-gamma immunology
Leukocytes, Mononuclear immunology
Leukocytes, Mononuclear pathology
Male
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S immunology
Allergens immunology
Antigens, Dermatophagoides immunology
Arthropod Proteins immunology
Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases immunology
Asthma immunology
Bacterial Infections immunology
Cysteine Endopeptidases immunology
Environmental Exposure adverse effects
Interleukin-13 immunology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1535-4989
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28443674
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2017-0027OC