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  1. Article ; Online: Recent advances in epicutaneous immunotherapy and potential applications in food allergy.

    Hervé, Pierre-Louis / Dioszeghy, Vincent / Matthews, Katie / Bee, Katharine J / Campbell, Dianne E / Sampson, Hugh A

    Frontiers in allergy

    2023  Volume 4, Page(s) 1290003

    Abstract: Given the potent immunological properties of the skin, epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) emerges as a promising treatment approach for inducing immune tolerance, particularly for food allergies. Targeting the highly immunocompetent, non-vascularized ... ...

    Abstract Given the potent immunological properties of the skin, epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) emerges as a promising treatment approach for inducing immune tolerance, particularly for food allergies. Targeting the highly immunocompetent, non-vascularized epidermis allows for the application of microgram amounts of allergen while significantly reducing the risk of allergen passage into the bloodstream, thus limiting systemic allergen exposure and distribution. This makes EPIT highly suitable for the treatment of potentially life-threatening allergies such as food allergies. Multiple approaches to EPIT are currently under investigation for the treatment of food allergy, and these include the use of allergen-coated microneedles, application of allergen on the skin pretreated by tape stripping, abrasion or laser-mediated microperforation, or the application of allergen on the intact skin using an occlusive epicutaneous system. To date, the most clinically advanced approach to EPIT is the Viaskin technology platform. Viaskin is an occlusive epicutaneous system (patch) containing dried native allergen extracts, without adjuvants, which relies on frequent application for the progressive passage of small amounts of allergen to the epidermis through occlusion of the intact skin. Numerous preclinical studies of Viaskin have demonstrated that this particular approach to EPIT can induce potent and long-lasting T-regulatory cells with broad homing capabilities, which can exert their suppressive effects in multiple organs and ameliorate immune responses from different routes of allergen exposure. Clinical trials of the Viaskin patch have studied the efficacy and safety for the treatment of life-threatening allergies in younger patients, at an age when allergic diseases start to occur. Moreover, this treatment approach is designed to provide a non-invasive therapy with no restrictions on daily activities. Taken together, the preclinical and clinical data on the use of EPIT support the continued investigation of this therapeutic approach to provide improved treatment options for patients with allergic disorders in the near future.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-27
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2673-6101
    ISSN (online) 2673-6101
    DOI 10.3389/falgy.2023.1290003
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  2. Article ; Online: Epicutaneous allergen immunotherapy induces a profound and selective modulation in skin dendritic-cell subsets.

    Laoubi, Léo / Lacoffrette, Morgane / Valsesia, Séverine / Lenief, Vanina / Guironnet-Paquet, Aurélie / Mosnier, Amandine / Dubois, Gwendoline / Cartier, Anna / Monti, Laurine / Marvel, Jacqueline / Espinosa, Eric / Malissen, Bernard / Henri, Sandrine / Mondoulet, Lucie / Sampson, Hugh A / Nosbaum, Audrey / Nicolas, Jean-François / Dioszeghy, Vincent / Vocanson, Marc

    The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

    2022  Volume 150, Issue 5, Page(s) 1194–1208

    Abstract: Background: Epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) protocols have recently been developed to restore tolerance in patients with food allergy. The mechanisms by which EPIT protocols promote desensitization rely on a profound immune deviation of pathogenic T- ... ...

    Abstract Background: Epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) protocols have recently been developed to restore tolerance in patients with food allergy. The mechanisms by which EPIT protocols promote desensitization rely on a profound immune deviation of pathogenic T- and B-cell responses.
    Objective: To date, little is known about the contribution of skin dendritic cells (skDCs) to T-cell remodeling and EPIT efficacy.
    Methods: We capitalized on a preclinical model of food allergy to ovalbumin (OVA) to characterize the phenotype and functions of OVA<sup>+</sup> skDCs throughout the course of EPIT.
    Results: Our results showed that both Langerhans cells and dermal conventional cDC1 and cDC2 subsets retained their ability to capture OVA in the skin and to migrate toward the skin-draining lymph nodes during EPIT. However, their activation/maturation status was significantly impaired, as evidenced by the gradual and selective reduction of CD86, CD40, and OVA protein expression in respective subsets. Phenotypic changes during EPIT were also characterized by a progressive diversification of single-cell gene signatures within each DC subset. Interestingly, we observed that OVA<sup>+</sup> Langerhans cells progressively lost their capacity to prime CD4<sup>+</sup> T<sub>EFF</sub> cells, but gained regulatory T-cell stimulatory properties. In contrast, cDC1 were inefficient in priming CD4<sup>+</sup> T<sub>EFF</sub> cells or in reactivating T<sub>MEM</sub> cells in vitro, whereas cDC2 retained moderate stimulatory properties, and progressively biased type 2 immunity toward type 1 and type 17 responses.
    Conclusions: Our results therefore emphasize that the acquisition of distinct phenotypic and functional specializations by skDCs during EPIT is at the cornerstone of the desensitization process.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Langerhans Cells ; Desensitization, Immunologic/methods ; Food Hypersensitivity ; Ovalbumin ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory ; Allergens
    Chemical Substances Ovalbumin (9006-59-1) ; Allergens
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 121011-7
    ISSN 1097-6825 ; 1085-8725 ; 0091-6749
    ISSN (online) 1097-6825 ; 1085-8725
    ISSN 0091-6749
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.05.025
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  3. Article ; Online: Antigen Uptake by Langerhans Cells Is Required for the Induction of Regulatory T Cells and the Acquisition of Tolerance During Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in OVA-Sensitized Mice.

    Dioszeghy, Vincent / Mondoulet, Lucie / Laoubi, Leo / Dhelft, Véronique / Plaquet, Camille / Bouzereau, Adeline / Dupont, Christophe / Sampson, Hugh

    Frontiers in immunology

    2018  Volume 9, Page(s) 1951

    Abstract: The skin is a major immunologic organ that may induce protection, sensitization or tolerance. Epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) has been proposed as an attractive strategy to actively treat food allergy and has been shown to induce tolerance in ... ...

    Abstract The skin is a major immunologic organ that may induce protection, sensitization or tolerance. Epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) has been proposed as an attractive strategy to actively treat food allergy and has been shown to induce tolerance in sensitized mice through the induction of Foxp3
    MeSH term(s) Allergens/immunology ; Animals ; Antigen Presentation ; Desensitization, Immunologic ; Hypersensitivity/immunology ; Hypersensitivity/pathology ; Hypersensitivity/therapy ; Langerhans Cells/immunology ; Langerhans Cells/pathology ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Transgenic ; Ovalbumin/immunology ; Skin/immunology ; Skin/pathology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/pathology
    Chemical Substances Allergens ; Ovalbumin (9006-59-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-09-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01951
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  4. Article ; Online: Epicutaneous immunotherapy protects cashew-sensitized mice from anaphylaxis.

    Pelletier, Benjamin / Perrin, Audrey / Assoun, Noémie / Plaquet, Camille / Oreal, Nathalie / Gaulme, Laetitia / Bouzereau, Adeline / Labernardière, Jean-Louis / Ligouis, Mélanie / Dioszeghy, Vincent / Wavrin, Sophie / Matthews, Katie / Porcheray, Fabrice / Sampson, Hugh A / Hervé, Pierre-Louis

    Allergy

    2020  Volume 76, Issue 4, Page(s) 1213–1222

    Abstract: Background: The prevalence of tree nut allergy has increased worldwide, and cashew has become one of the most common food allergens. More critically, cashew allergy is frequently associated with severe anaphylaxis. Despite the high medical need, no ... ...

    Abstract Background: The prevalence of tree nut allergy has increased worldwide, and cashew has become one of the most common food allergens. More critically, cashew allergy is frequently associated with severe anaphylaxis. Despite the high medical need, no approved treatment is available and strict avoidance and preparedness for prompt treatment of allergic reactions are considered dual standard of care. In the meantime, Phase III study results suggest investigational epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) may be a relevant and safe treatment for peanut allergy and may improve the quality of life for many peanut allergic children.
    Objective: We aimed to evaluate the capacity of EPIT to provide protection against cashew-induced anaphylaxis in a relevant mouse model.
    Methods: The efficacy of EPIT was evaluated by applying patches containing cashew allergens to cashew-sensitized mice. As negative control, sham mice received patches containing excipient. Following treatment, mice were challenged orally to cashew and anaphylactic symptoms, as well as plasmatic levels of mast-cell proteases (mMCP)-1/7, were quantified.
    Results: Of 16 weeks of EPIT significantly protects against anaphylaxis by promoting a faster recovery of challenged mice. This protection was characterized by a significant reduction of temperature drop and clinical symptoms, 60 minutes after challenge. This was associated with a decrease in mast-cell reactivity as attested by the reduction of mMCP-1/7 in plasma, suggesting that EPIT specifically decrease IgE-mediated anaphylaxis.
    Conclusion: We demonstrate that EPIT markedly reduced IgE-mediated allergic reactions in a mouse model of cashew allergy, which suggests that EPIT may be a relevant approach to treating cashew allergy.
    MeSH term(s) Allergens ; Anacardium ; Anaphylaxis/prevention & control ; Animals ; Arachis ; Desensitization, Immunologic ; Mice ; Quality of Life
    Chemical Substances Allergens
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-23
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391933-x
    ISSN 1398-9995 ; 0105-4538
    ISSN (online) 1398-9995
    ISSN 0105-4538
    DOI 10.1111/all.14605
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  5. Article ; Online: Epicutaneous immunotherapy for food allergy as a novel pathway for oral tolerance induction.

    Mondoulet, Lucie / Dioszeghy, Vincent / Thébault, Claude / Benhamou, Pierre-Henri / Dupont, Christophe

    Immunotherapy

    2015  Volume 7, Issue 12, Page(s) 1293–1305

    Abstract: Epicutaneous immunotherapy is a developing technique, aiming at desensitizing patients with food allergy with less risks that oral ingestion or injection could generate. Several clinical trials have been performed and are currently running, in milk and ... ...

    Abstract Epicutaneous immunotherapy is a developing technique, aiming at desensitizing patients with food allergy with less risks that oral ingestion or injection could generate. Several clinical trials have been performed and are currently running, in milk and peanut allergy, assessing the safety of the technique and its efficacy. Preclinical models indicate a major role in the mechanisms of desensitization, for example, Tregs and epigenetic modifications.
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Cutaneous ; Adolescent ; Animals ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Clinical Trials as Topic ; Desensitization, Immunologic/instrumentation ; Desensitization, Immunologic/methods ; Disease Models, Animal ; Epigenesis, Genetic ; Humans ; Infant ; Mice ; Milk Hypersensitivity/therapy ; Peanut Hypersensitivity/therapy ; Skin/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology ; Therapies, Investigational/instrumentation ; Therapies, Investigational/methods ; Transdermal Patch
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 1750-7448
    ISSN (online) 1750-7448
    DOI 10.2217/imt.15.86
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  6. Article ; Online: Differences in phenotype, homing properties and suppressive activities of regulatory T cells induced by epicutaneous, oral or sublingual immunotherapy in mice sensitized to peanut.

    Dioszeghy, Vincent / Mondoulet, Lucie / Puteaux, Emilie / Dhelft, Véronique / Ligouis, Mélanie / Plaquet, Camille / Dupont, Christophe / Benhamou, Pierre-Henri

    Cellular & molecular immunology

    2017  Volume 14, Issue 9, Page(s) 770–782

    Abstract: Allergen-specific immunotherapy has been proposed as an attractive strategy to actively treat food allergy using the following three different immunotherapy routes: oral (OIT), sublingual (SLIT) and epicutaneous (EPIT) immunotherapy. Regulatory T cells ( ... ...

    Abstract Allergen-specific immunotherapy has been proposed as an attractive strategy to actively treat food allergy using the following three different immunotherapy routes: oral (OIT), sublingual (SLIT) and epicutaneous (EPIT) immunotherapy. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been shown to have a pivotal role in the mechanisms of immunotherapy. The aim of this study was to compare the phenotype and function of Tregs induced in peanut-sensitized BALB/c mice using these three routes of treatment. We show that although EPIT, OIT and SLIT were all able to effectively desensitize peanut-sensitized mice, they induced different subsets of Tregs. Foxp3+ Tregs were induced by the three treatment routes but with greater numbers induced by EPIT. EPIT and OIT also increased the level of LAP+ Tregs, whereas SLIT induced IL-10+ cells. The suppressive activity of EPIT-induced Tregs did not depend on IL-10 but required CTLA-4, whereas OIT acted through both mechanisms and SLIT was strictly dependent on IL-10. Moreover, the three routes influenced the homing properties of induced Tregs differently, with a larger repertoire of chemokine receptors expressed by EPIT-induced Tregs compared with OIT- and SLIT- induced cells, resulting in different protective consequences against allergen exposure. Furthermore, whereas OIT- or SLIT-induced Tregs lost their suppressive activities after treatment was discontinued, the suppressive activities of EPIT-induced Tregs were still effective 8 weeks after the end of treatment, suggesting the induction of a more long-lasting tolerance. In summary, EPIT, OIT and SLIT mediated desensitization through the induction of different subsets of Tregs, leading to important differences in the subsequent protection against allergen exposure and the possible induction of tolerance.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-09
    Publishing country China
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2435097-7
    ISSN 2042-0226 ; 1672-7681
    ISSN (online) 2042-0226
    ISSN 1672-7681
    DOI 10.1038/cmi.2016.14
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  7. Article ; Online: Specific epicutaneous immunotherapy prevents sensitization to new allergens in a murine model.

    Mondoulet, Lucie / Dioszeghy, Vincent / Puteaux, Emilie / Ligouis, Mélanie / Dhelft, Véronique / Plaquet, Camille / Dupont, Christophe / Benhamou, Pierre-Henri

    The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

    2015  Volume 135, Issue 6, Page(s) 1546–57.e4

    Abstract: Background: Allergy to cow's milk increases the risk of sensitization to other foods in young children.: Objectives: We sought to evaluate the effect of early epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) on further sensitization to peanut or house dust mite ( ... ...

    Abstract Background: Allergy to cow's milk increases the risk of sensitization to other foods in young children.
    Objectives: We sought to evaluate the effect of early epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) on further sensitization to peanut or house dust mite (HDM) in a murine model of sensitization to cow's milk.
    Methods: BALB/c mice orally sensitized to milk were epicutaneously treated with a Viaskin patch (DBV Technologies) loaded with milk proteins for 8 weeks. Mice were then sensitized to peanut or HDM. After sensitization to peanut, mice were exposed to a peanut regimen known to induce eosinophilic esophageal inflammation. After sensitization to HDM, mice were challenged with aerosols to HDM, and airway hyperresponsiveness was evaluated by using plethysmography. Humoral response was also analyzed. The role of regulatory T (Treg) cells was evaluated by adoptively transferring Treg cells from milk EPIT-treated mice to naive mice before sensitization to peanut. Protection against anaphylaxis was also investigated. Methylation of the promoter region of transcription factors was analyzed by using PCR assays.
    Results: In milk-sensitized mice specific EPIT prevented further sensitization to peanut or HDM. EPIT significantly modified the humoral response, reduced TH2 cytokine levels, decreased eosinophilic esophageal infiltration, and suppressed airway hyperresponsiveness. The protective effect was sustained over 2 months. Moreover, the adoptive transfer of milk EPIT Treg cells completely prevented sensitization to peanut and peanut-induced anaphylaxis. Milk EPIT enhanced methylation of the GATA-3 promoter region.
    Conclusions: Our results showed that EPIT influences the natural history of allergy and reduces the risk of further sensitization through a Treg cell-dependent mechanism.
    MeSH term(s) Adoptive Transfer ; Allergens/administration & dosage ; Allergens/immunology ; Allergens/isolation & purification ; Animals ; Arachis/chemistry ; Arachis/immunology ; Bronchial Hyperreactivity/genetics ; Bronchial Hyperreactivity/immunology ; Bronchial Hyperreactivity/physiopathology ; Bronchial Hyperreactivity/prevention & control ; Child ; Cross Protection ; Cytokines/genetics ; Cytokines/immunology ; DNA Methylation ; Desensitization, Immunologic/methods ; Disease Models, Animal ; Eosinophils/drug effects ; Eosinophils/immunology ; Eosinophils/pathology ; Female ; GATA3 Transcription Factor/genetics ; GATA3 Transcription Factor/immunology ; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Milk Hypersensitivity/genetics ; Milk Hypersensitivity/immunology ; Milk Hypersensitivity/physiopathology ; Milk Hypersensitivity/therapy ; Milk Proteins/administration & dosage ; Milk Proteins/immunology ; Milk Proteins/isolation & purification ; Peanut Hypersensitivity/genetics ; Peanut Hypersensitivity/immunology ; Peanut Hypersensitivity/physiopathology ; Peanut Hypersensitivity/prevention & control ; Plethysmography ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; Pyroglyphidae/chemistry ; Pyroglyphidae/immunology ; Skin/drug effects ; Skin/immunology ; Skin/pathology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/drug effects ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/pathology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/transplantation ; Th1-Th2 Balance/drug effects
    Chemical Substances Allergens ; Cytokines ; GATA3 Transcription Factor ; Gata3 protein, mouse ; Milk Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 121011-7
    ISSN 1097-6825 ; 1085-8725 ; 0091-6749
    ISSN (online) 1097-6825 ; 1085-8725
    ISSN 0091-6749
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.11.028
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  8. Article ; Online: Epicutaneous immunotherapy using a new epicutaneous delivery system in mice sensitized to peanuts.

    Mondoulet, Lucie / Dioszeghy, Vincent / Vanoirbeek, Jeroen A J / Nemery, Benoit / Dupont, Christophe / Benhamou, Pierre-Henri

    International archives of allergy and immunology

    2011  Volume 154, Issue 4, Page(s) 299–309

    Abstract: Background: Peanut allergy is a life-threatening condition for which new efficient and safe treatment is expected. We evaluated epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) as a new alternative treatment for peanut allergy in sensitized mice.: Methods: Sixty ... ...

    Abstract Background: Peanut allergy is a life-threatening condition for which new efficient and safe treatment is expected. We evaluated epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) as a new alternative treatment for peanut allergy in sensitized mice.
    Methods: Sixty BALB/c mice were sensitized by gavages with peanut protein extract (PPE) mixed with cholera toxin. An epicutaneous delivery system, coated with 100 μg PPE (Viaskin®, DBV Technologies, Paris, France), was applied to intact skin every week during 48 h (EPIT; n = 20). This group was compared with sensitized mice treated with subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT; n = 20), untreated sensitized mice (sham, n = 20), and naive mice (naive; n = 20). After the 8-week treatment, a histamine release test, airway hyperreactivity measurement by plethysmography, and a resistance-compliance measurement after the challenge were performed. Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage were sampled for serology, cytokines, and cytology.
    Results: Specific IgE (sIgE) increased after sensitization in the EPIT (0.26 μg/ml) and SCIT (0.21 μg/ml) groups and decreased after treatment (0.09 μg/ml, p < 0.001 and 0.06 μg/ml, p < 0.001, respectively). The IgG1/IgG2a ratio decreased in the EPIT and SCIT groups versus the sham group (3.7; p < 0.001 and 2.7; p < 0.01 and 15.1, respectively). At the higher metacholine concentration, enhanced pause values were lower in the EPIT and SCIT groups than in the sham group (7.29, 6.74, and 10.99, p < 0.01, respectively), and did not differ from that of the naive group (5.06). Resistance-compliance was reversed in the treated groups versus the sham group (p < 0.001). IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, eotaxin, and eosinophils were reduced in the BAL of the EPIT and SCIT groups versus the sham group (p < 0.001).
    Conclusion: In peanut-sensitized mice, based on biological and physiological responses, EPIT is as efficient as subcutaneous treatment which is the reference method in immunotherapy.
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Cutaneous ; Animals ; Desensitization, Immunologic/methods ; Female ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Peanut Hypersensitivity/prevention & control ; Plant Extracts/administration & dosage
    Chemical Substances Plant Extracts
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1108932-5
    ISSN 1423-0097 ; 1018-2438
    ISSN (online) 1423-0097
    ISSN 1018-2438
    DOI 10.1159/000321822
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  9. Article ; Online: Intact skin and not stripped skin is crucial for the safety and efficacy of peanut epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) in mice.

    Mondoulet, Lucie / Dioszeghy, Vincent / Puteaux, Emilie / Ligouis, Mélanie / Dhelft, Véronique / Letourneur, Franck / Dupont, Christophe / Benhamou, Pierre-Henri

    Clinical and translational allergy

    2012  Volume 2, Issue 1, Page(s) 22

    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-11-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2630865-4
    ISSN 2045-7022 ; 2045-7022
    ISSN (online) 2045-7022
    ISSN 2045-7022
    DOI 10.1186/2045-7022-2-22
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  10. Article: Epicutaneous Immunotherapy Compared with Sublingual Immunotherapy in Mice Sensitized to Pollen (Phleum pratense).

    Mondoulet, Lucie / Dioszeghy, Vincent / Ligouis, Mélanie / Dhelft, Véronique / Puteaux, Emilie / Dupont, Christophe / Benhamou, Pierre-Henri

    ISRN allergy

    2012  Volume 2012, Page(s) 375735

    Abstract: Background. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) to sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in a model of mice sensitized to Phleum pratense pollen. Methods. BALB/c mice were sensitized by sub-cutaneous route to ... ...

    Abstract Background. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) to sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in a model of mice sensitized to Phleum pratense pollen. Methods. BALB/c mice were sensitized by sub-cutaneous route to pollen protein extract mixed treated for 8 weeks, using sham, EPIT, or SLIT. Measurements involved the serological response and cytokine profile from reactivated splenocytes, plethysmography after aerosol challenge to pollen, cell, and cytokine contents in the bronchoalveolar lavages (BALs). Results. After immunotherapy, sIgE was significantly decreased in the treated groups compared to sham (P < 0.001), whereas sIgG2a increased with EPIT and SLIT (P < 0.001 and P < 0.005 versus sham). Reactivated splenocytes secreted higher levels of Th2 cytokines with sham (P < 0.01). Penh values were higher in sham than EPIT and SLIT. Eosinophil recruitment in BAL was significantly reduced only by EPIT (P < 0.01). Conclusion. In this model of mice sensitized to pollen, EPIT was at least as efficient as SLIT.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-02-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2616877-7
    ISSN 2090-553X ; 2090-5521
    ISSN (online) 2090-553X
    ISSN 2090-5521
    DOI 10.5402/2012/375735
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