TY - JOUR
T1 - Toll‐like receptor 7 (TLR7) mediated transcriptomic changes on human mast cells
AU - Cho, Kyung Ah
AU - Choi, Da Won
AU - Park, Minhwa
AU - Kim, Yu Hee
AU - Woo, So Youn
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea Government (MSIT) (No. NRF-2019R1H1A1035603 and NRF-2020 R1C1C1012769) and RP-Grant 2019 of Ewha Womans University. The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Background: Mast cells are skin immune sentinels located in the upper dermis, where wheal formation and sensory nerve stimulation take place. Skin inflammation is occasionally accompanied by mast cell-driven responses with wheals, angioedema, or both. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies are regarded as typical stimuli to drive mast cell activation. However, various causative factors, including microbial infections, can drive IgE-independent mast cell response. When infected, the innate immunity orchestrates an immune response by activating receptor signaling via Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Objective: In this study, we determined the effect of TLR7 stimulation on mast cells to investigate the possible mechanism of IgE-independent inflammatory response. Methods: Human mast cell (HMC) line, HMC-1 cells were treated with TLR7 agonist and the morphologic alteration was observed in transmission electron microscopy. Further, TLR7 agonist treated HMC-1 cells were conducted to RNA sequencing to compare transcriptomic features. Results: HMC-1 cells treated with TLR7 agonist reveals increase of intracellular vesicles, lipid droplets, and ribosomes. Also, genes involved in pro-inflammatory responses such as angiogenesis are highly expressed, and Il12rb2 was the most highly upregulated gene. Conclusion: Our data suggest that TLR7 signaling on mast cells might be a potential therapeutic target for mast cell-driven, IgE-independent skin inflammation.
AB - Background: Mast cells are skin immune sentinels located in the upper dermis, where wheal formation and sensory nerve stimulation take place. Skin inflammation is occasionally accompanied by mast cell-driven responses with wheals, angioedema, or both. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies are regarded as typical stimuli to drive mast cell activation. However, various causative factors, including microbial infections, can drive IgE-independent mast cell response. When infected, the innate immunity orchestrates an immune response by activating receptor signaling via Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Objective: In this study, we determined the effect of TLR7 stimulation on mast cells to investigate the possible mechanism of IgE-independent inflammatory response. Methods: Human mast cell (HMC) line, HMC-1 cells were treated with TLR7 agonist and the morphologic alteration was observed in transmission electron microscopy. Further, TLR7 agonist treated HMC-1 cells were conducted to RNA sequencing to compare transcriptomic features. Results: HMC-1 cells treated with TLR7 agonist reveals increase of intracellular vesicles, lipid droplets, and ribosomes. Also, genes involved in pro-inflammatory responses such as angiogenesis are highly expressed, and Il12rb2 was the most highly upregulated gene. Conclusion: Our data suggest that TLR7 signaling on mast cells might be a potential therapeutic target for mast cell-driven, IgE-independent skin inflammation.
KW - Mast cell
KW - Skin inflammation
KW - Toll‐like receptor 7
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U2 - 10.5021/AD.2021.33.5.402
DO - 10.5021/AD.2021.33.5.402
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85116756651
VL - 33
SP - 402
EP - 408
JO - Annals of Dermatology
JF - Annals of Dermatology
SN - 1013-9087
IS - 5
ER -