Suppression of Pathological Allergen-Specific B Cells by Protein-Engineered Molecules in a Mouse Model of Chronic House Dust Mite Allergy

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2025 Jan 8

PMID 39769423

Authors

Nikola Ralchev

Silviya Bradyanova

Nikola Kerekov

Andrey Tchorbanov

Nikolina Mihaylova

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Abstract

Der p1 is one of the major allergens causing house dust mite (HDM) allergy. Pathological Der p1-specific B cells play a key role in allergic inflammation as producers of allergen-specific antibodies. Crosslinking the inhibitory FcγRIIb with the B cell receptor triggers a high-affinity suppressive signal in B cells. Selective elimination of allergen-specific cells could potentially be achieved by administering chimeric molecules that combine, through protein engineering, the FcγRIIb-targeting monoclonal 2.4G2 antibody with the epitope-carrying Dp52-71 peptides from Der p1. We tested this hypothesis, in a chronic mouse model of HDM allergy induced in BalB/c mice, using FACS and ELISA assays, along with histopathological and correlational analyses. Dp52-71chimera treatment of HDM-challenged mice led to a decrease in serum anti-HDM IgG1 antibodies, a reduction in BALF β-hexosaminidase levels, a lowered number of SiglecF CD11c eosinophils, and an improved lung PAS score. Furthermore, we observed overexpression of FcγRIIb on the surface of CD19 cells in the lungs of HDM-challenged animals, which negatively correlated with the levels of lung alveolar macrophages, neutrophils, and BALF IL-13. Taken together, these results suggest that the use of FcγRIIb overexpression, combined with the expansion of chimeric protein technology to include more epitopes, could improve the outcome of inflammation.

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