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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-5
pubmed:abstractText
Histamine has an important role in regulation of immune response which is mediated by differential expression of four distinct receptors, H1R-H4R. H1R and HR2 have previously been shown to be involved with modulation of lung inflammation. H4R is also expressed on inflammatory cells; therefore, we investigated the potential role of H4R in development of allergic asthma in a murine model. We determined that the H4R agonist 4-methylhistamine when delivered intratracheally before Ag challenge mitigated airway hyperreactivity and inflammation. This was associated with an increase in IL-10 and IFN-gamma, but not TGF-beta or IL-16, as well as a decrease in IL-13 in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. We also observed that H4R agonist instillation resulted in accumulation of FoxP3(+) T cells suggesting a direct effect on T regulatory cell recruitment. To investigate this further, we determined the in vitro effect of H4R stimulation on human T cell migration. The H4R agonist induced a 2- to 3-fold increase in T cell migration, similar to that seen for H1R agonists. Cells transmigrating to the H4R agonist, but not H1R, were skewed toward a CD4 cell expressing CD25 and intracellular FoxP3. H4R-responsive cells suppressed proliferation of autologous T cells, an effect that was dependent on IL-10 production. We conclude that H4R stimulation enriches for a regulatory T cell with potent suppressive activity for proliferation. These findings identify a novel function for H4R and suggest a potential therapeutic approach to attenuation of asthmatic inflammation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/4-methylhistamine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD4, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Forkhead Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Foxp3 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Histamine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hrh4 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-16, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Methylhistamines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Histamine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
178
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8081-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Antigens, CD4, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Asthma, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Forkhead Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Histamine, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Interleukin-16, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Methylhistamines, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Receptors, Histamine, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-Respiratory Hypersensitivity, pubmed-meshheading:17548646-T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Histamine 4 receptor activation induces recruitment of FoxP3+ T cells and inhibits allergic asthma in a murine model.
pubmed:affiliation
Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural