CCR4 in human allergen-induced late responses in the skin and lung - PubMed (original) (raw)

doi: 10.1002/1521-4141(200207)32:7<1933::AID-IMMU1933>3.0.CO;2-R.

Duncan Wilson, James N Francis, Louise A Jopling, Mikila R Jacobson, Martin R Hodge, David P Andrew, Stephen J Till, Eva-Maria Varga, Timothy J Williams, James E Pease, Clare M Lloyd, Ian Sabroe, Stephen R Durham

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CCR4 in human allergen-induced late responses in the skin and lung

Kayhan T Nouri-Aria et al. Eur J Immunol. 2002 Jul.

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Abstract

We studied the regulation of CCR4 expression in peripheral blood and in human models of cutaneous and pulmonary allergen challenge. CCR4 expression was detectable on freshly isolated CD4+ lymphocytes and in CD4+ and CD8+ T cell lines derived from blood of atopic donors. Numbers of CCR4+ cells were up-regulated in T cell lines expanded in the presence of IL-4. CCR4 mRNA was absent at baseline in normal subjects in lung and skin, but present at baseline in the lung of some atopics. Baseline expression of CCR4 mRNA and protein was higher in lung vs. skin, but allergen-induced increases in CCR4 mRNA+ cells were observed in both organs. CCR4 protein+ cells were present at higher levels after allergen challenge in atopics compared to normal subjects. CCR4 may be important in the recruitment of T lymphocytes at sites of allergic inflammation, in a non-organ-specific manner.

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