Mast cells Initiate Type 2 Inflammation via Tryptase Released by MRGPRX2/MrgprB2 Activation in Atopic Dermatitis.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by T-helper 2 (Th2) inflammation as the core pathogenic mechanism. MRGPRX2 plays a key role in non-histamine allergies and neuroimmune mechanisms in chronic inflammatory dermatitis. However, the role of MRGPRX2 in AD and the development of type 2 inflammation is not yet clear. This study aimed to define the role of MRGPRX2 in type 2 inflammation development and cytokine release in AD, by determining its levels in patients with AD and healthy controls. Furthermore, MrgprB2 conditional knockout (MrgprB2-/-) and wildtype (WT) mice were used to construct an MC903 induced AD mouse model to observe skin inflammation and cytokine release. Tryptase and its antagonist were applied separately to MrgprB2-/- AD and WT AD mice to confirm the role of the MrgprB2-tryptase axis in the development of type 2 inflammation in AD. We found that AD severity and type 2 cytokine levels were not associated with IgE levels but were associated with MRGPRX2/MrgprB2 expression. MrgprB2-/- AD mice showed milder phenotypes and inflammatory infiltration in the skin than WT AD mice. Tryptase released by MRGPRX2/MrgprB2 activation is involved in the release of type 2 cytokines, which contribute to the inflammatory development in AD.Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Tao Jia, Delu Che, Yi Zheng, Huan Zhang, Yaxiang Li, Tong Zhou, Bin Peng, Xueshan Du, Longfei Zhu, Jingang An, Songmei Geng. Mast cells Initiate Type 2 Inflammation via Tryptase Released by MRGPRX2/MrgprB2 Activation in Atopic Dermatitis. The Journal of investigative dermatology. 2023 Jul 21

PMID: 37482287

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