Allergic diseases are characterized by overactive type 2 immune responses to allergens and immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated hypersensitivity. Emerging evidence suggests that follicular helper T (T-FH) cells, rather than type 2 T-helper (T(H)2) cells, play a crucial role in controlling IgE production. However, follicular regulatory T (T-FR) cells, a specialized subset of regulatory T (T-REG) cells resident in B-cell follicles, restricts T-FH cell-mediated help in extrafollicular antibody production, germinal center (GC) formation, immunoglobulin affinity maturation, and long-lived, high-affinity plasma and memory B-cell differentiation. In mouse models of allergic asthma and food allergy, CXCR5(+) T-FH cells, not CXCR5(-) conventional T(H)2 cells, are needed to support IgE production, otherwise exacerbated by CXCR5(+) T-FR cell deletion. Upregulation of T-FH cell activities, including a skewing toward type 2 T-FH (T(FH)2) and IL-13 producing T-FH (T(FH)13) phenotypes, and defects in T-FR cells have been identified in patients with allergic diseases. Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) reinstates the balance between T-FH and T-FR cells in patients with allergic diseases, resulting in clinical benefits. Collectively, further understanding of T-FH and T-FR cells and their role in the immunopathogenesis of allergic diseases creates opportunities to develop novel therapeutic approaches.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81920108011, 81630024]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, 1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[2]Univ Queensland, Fac Med, Diamantina Inst, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[2]Univ Queensland, Fac Med, Diamantina Inst, Brisbane, Qld, Australia[*1]Univ Queensland, Diamantina Inst, Fac Med, Translat Res Inst TRI, 37 Kent St, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Yao Yin,Chen Cai-Ling,Yu Di,et al.Roles of follicular helper and regulatory T cells in allergic diseases and allergen immunotherapy[J].ALLERGY.2021,76(2):456-470.doi:10.1111/all.14639.
APA:
Yao, Yin,Chen, Cai-Ling,Yu, Di&Liu, Zheng.(2021).Roles of follicular helper and regulatory T cells in allergic diseases and allergen immunotherapy.ALLERGY,76,(2)
MLA:
Yao, Yin,et al."Roles of follicular helper and regulatory T cells in allergic diseases and allergen immunotherapy".ALLERGY 76..2(2021):456-470