Dietary fructo-oligosaccharides attenuate early activation of CD4+ T cells which produce both Th1 and Th2 cytokines in the intestinal lymphoid tissues of a murine food …

M Tsuda, H Arakawa, N Ishii, C Ubukata… - … Archives of Allergy and …, 2017 - karger.com
M Tsuda, H Arakawa, N Ishii, C Ubukata, M Michimori, M Noda, K Takahashi…
International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 2017karger.com
Background: Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) are prebiotic agents with immunomodulatory
effects involving improvement of the intestinal microbiota and metabolome. In this study, we
investigated the cellular mechanisms through which FOS modulate intestinal antigen-
specific CD4+ T cell responses in food allergy, using OVA23-3 mice. Methods: OVA23-3
mice were fed an experimental diet containing either ovalbumin (OVA) or OVA and FOS for 1
week. Body weight and mucosal mast cell protease 1 in the serum were measured as the …
Background
Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) are prebiotic agents with immunomodulatory effects involving improvement of the intestinal microbiota and metabolome. In this study, we investigated the cellular mechanisms through which FOS modulate intestinal antigen-specific CD4+ T cell responses in food allergy, using OVA23-3 mice.
Methods
OVA23-3 mice were fed an experimental diet containing either ovalbumin (OVA) or OVA and FOS for 1 week. Body weight and mucosal mast cell protease 1 in the serum were measured as the indicator of intestinal inflammation. Single-cell suspensions were prepared from intestinal and systemic lymphoid tissues for cellular analysis. Cytokine production was measured by ELISA. Activation markers and intracellular cytokines in CD4+ T cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. Activated CD4+ T cells were purified to examine cytokine production.
Results
Dietary intake of FOS provided moderate protection from the intestinal inflammation induced by the OVA-containing diet. FOS significantly reduced food allergy-induced Th2 cytokine responses in intestinal tissues but not in systemic tissues. FOS decreased OVA diet-induced IFN-γ+ IL-4+ double-positive CD4+ T cells and early-activated CD45RB high CD69+ CD4+ T cells in the mesenteric lymph nodes. Furthermore, we confirmed that these CD45RB high CD69+ CD4+ T cells are able to produce high levels of IFN-γ and moderate level of IL-4, IL-10, and IL-13.
Conclusions
Dietary intake of FOS during the development of food allergy attenuates the induction of intestinal Th2 cytokine responses by regulating early activation of naïve CD4+ T cells, which produce both Th1 and Th2 cytokines. Our results suggest FOS might be a potential food agent for the prevention of food allergy by modulating oral sensitization to food antigens.
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