PMID- 35484967 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220629 LR - 20221214 IS - 1738-8872 (Electronic) IS - 1017-7825 (Print) IS - 1017-7825 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 6 DP - 2022 Jun 28 TI - Pneumococcal Deltapep27 Immunization Attenuates TLRs and NLRP3 Expression and Relieves Murine Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Rhinitis. PG - 709-717 LID - 10.4014/jmb.2203.03006 [doi] AB - Allergic rhinitis (AR), one of the most common inflammatory diseases, is caused by immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated reactions against inhaled allergens. AR involves mucosal inflammation driven by type 2 helper T (Th2) cells. Previously, it was shown that the Streptococcus pneumoniae pep27 mutant (Deltapep27) could prevent and treat allergic asthma by reducing Th2 responses. However, the underlying mechanism of Deltapep27 immunization in AR remains undetermined. Here, we investigated the role of Deltapep27 immunization in the development and progression of AR and elucidated potential mechanisms. In an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced AR mice model, Deltapep27 alleviated allergic symptoms (frequency of sneezing and rubbing) and reduced TLR2 and TLR4 expression, Th2 cytokines, and eosinophil infiltration in the nasal mucosa. Mechanistically, Deltapep27 reduced the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in the nasal mucosa by down-regulating the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway. In conclusion, Deltapep27 seems to alleviate TLR signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome activation to subsequently prevent AR. FAU - Yu, Jae Ik AU - Yu JI AD - School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Ji-Hoon AU - Kim JH AD - School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. FAU - Nam, Ki-El AU - Nam KE AD - School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Wonsik AU - Lee W AD - School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. FAU - Rhee, Dong-Kwon AU - Rhee DK AD - School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. AD - DNBio Pharm. Inc., Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220418 PL - Korea (South) TA - J Microbiol Biotechnol JT - Journal of microbiology and biotechnology JID - 9431852 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Inflammasomes) RN - 0 (NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein) RN - 0 (Nlrp3 protein, mouse) RN - 9006-59-1 (Ovalbumin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Immunization MH - Inflammasomes/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - *NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/genetics MH - Ovalbumin MH - *Rhinitis, Allergic/chemically induced/metabolism/prevention & control MH - Th2 Cells PMC - PMC9628895 OTO - NOTNLM OT - NLRP3 inflammasome OT - allergic rhinitis OT - toll-like receptor OT - Deltapep27 COIS- Conflict of Interest The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2022/04/30 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/30 06:00 PMCR- 2022/04/18 CRDT- 2022/04/29 03:33 PHST- 2022/03/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/04/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/29 03:33 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jmb.2203.03006 [pii] AID - jmb-32-6-709 [pii] AID - 10.4014/jmb.2203.03006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2022 Jun 28;32(6):709-717. doi: 10.4014/jmb.2203.03006. Epub 2022 Apr 18.