ReferenceID 2563

Oxytocin suppresses epithelial cell-derived cytokines production and alleviates intestinal inflammation in food allergy

Biochem Pharmacol

Food allergy is a growing healthcare problem worldwide, but prophylactic options and regulatory therapies are limited. Oxytocin (OXT), conventionally acknowledged as a hormone, was recently proven to have potent anti-inf

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Reference Id
2563
Evidence Id
19153
Core Evidence Id
19153
Source Reference Id
5128
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF005925
Subject Paper Key
HBIN038531_34863977
Pubmed Id
34863977
Doi
10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114867
Paper Title
Oxytocin suppresses epithelial cell-derived cytokines production and alleviates intestinal inflammation in food allergy
Paper Abstract
Food allergy is a growing healthcare problem worldwide, but prophylactic options and regulatory therapies are limited. Oxytocin (OXT), conventionally acknowledged as a hormone, was recently proven to have potent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities in certain diseases. Here, we reported the novel function and its underlying mechanisms of OXT on food allergy in vivo and in vitro. We showed that the levels of OXT were elevated in ovalbumin (OVA)-allergic mice and patients with food allergy. In HT-29 cells, OXT inhibited the production of the epithelial cell-derived cytokines thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), interleukin (IL)-25 and IL-33 by suppressing NF-kappaB signaling, in which beta-arrestin2 participated. These functions of OXT were abolished by oxytocin receptor (OXTR) depletion. Treating OVA-induced BALB/c mice with OXT suppressed TSLP, IL-25 and IL-33 production and attenuated systemic anaphylaxis and intestinal inflammation. OXTR-/- mice showed extreme increases in TSLP, IL-25 and IL-33 levels as well as severe systemic anaphylaxis and intestinal inflammation. In conclusion, through OXTRs, OXT has a promising antiallergic effect on experimental food allergy by suppressing epithelial TSLP, IL-25 and IL-33 production by inhibiting NF-kappaB signaling and upregulating beta-arrestin2 expression. Our study provides a new therapeutic perspective for food allergy in humans.
Journal
Biochem Pharmacol
Publish Year
2022
Experiment Subject
mouse; human; patient; ht-29 cells
Experiment Type
Animal & Cell Experiment
Phenotype Related
Food Allergy; Systemic Anaphylaxis; Attenuated Systemic Anaphylaxis; Intestinal Inflammation
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Paper Title En
Oxytocin suppresses epithelial cell-derived cytokines production and alleviates intestinal inflammation in food allergy
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