Allergen‐specific immunotherapy induces monocyte‐derived dendritic cells but attenuates their maturation and cytokine production in the lesional skin of an atopic dermatitis mouse model

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease, but current treatments for AD are mostly limited to the alleviation of symptoms and inhibition of inflammation. Allergen‐specific immunotherapy (ASIT) is the only curative approach for allergic diseases and could be a promising way to cure AD. Although ASIT has been gradually applied to patients with AD, there are still few studies on its efficacy evaluation and mechanisms. Based on our previous established AD mouse model by dinitrofluorobenzene and an extract of Dermatophagoides farina, we performed ASIT on this AD model through subcutaneous injection of Dermatophagoides farina extracts to evaluate the efficacy of ASIT and study its underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that ASIT could not only alleviate skin lesions and scratching behaviors of AD mice but also inhibit their Th2‐type immune responses. Furthermore, ASIT could increase the infiltration of monocyte‐derived dendritic cells in skin lesions but attenuated their maturation and production of interleukin 1α and interleukin 12/23 p40. As immature and semi‐mature dendritic cells preferentially induce tolerance, accumulation but inhibition of maturation of monocyte‐derived dendritic cells after ASIT may indicate a novel mechanism of ASIT and a potential therapeutic target for AD.

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