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Pollen-Derived E₁-Phytoprostanes Signal via PPAR- and NF-B-Dependent Mechanisms¹

Stefanie Gilles^*, Valentina Mariani, Martina Bryce^*, Martin J. Mueller, Johannes Ring, Thilo Jakob^¶, Saveria Pastore, Heidrun Behrendt^* and Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann^2,*

^* Zentrum Allergie und Umwelt, Division of Environmental Dermatology and Allergy Helmholz Center Munich, Technische Universität Munich, Munich, Germany; Istituto dermopatico dell immacolata, Rome, Italy; Department of Dermatology and Allergy Biederstein, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Julius-von-Sachs-Institute of Biosciences, Division of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; and ^¶ Allergy Research Group, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

In a humid milieu such as mucosal surfaces, pollen grains do not only release allergens but also proinflammatory and immunomodulatory lipids, termed pollen-associated lipid mediators. Among these, the E₁-phytoprostanes (PPE₁) were identified to modulate dendritic cell (DC) function: PPE₁ inhibit the DC’s capacity to produce IL-12 and enhance DC mediated T_H2 polarization of naive T cells. The mechanism(s) by which PPE₁ act on DC remained elusive. We thus analyzed candidate signaling elements and their role in PPE₁-mediated regulation of DC function. Aqueous birch pollen extracts induced a marked cAMP response in DC that could be blocked partially by EP2 and EP4 antagonists. In contrast, PPE₁ hardly induced cAMP and the inhibitory effect on IL-12 production was mostly independent of EP2 and EP4. Instead, PPE₁ inhibited the LPS-induced production of IL-12 p70 by a mechanism involving the nuclear receptor PPAR-. Finally, PPE₁ efficiently blocked NF-B signaling in DCs by inhibiting IB- degradation, translocation of p65 to the nucleus, and binding to its target DNA elements. We conclude that pollen-derived PPE₁ modulate DC function via PPAR- dependent pathways that lead to inhibition of NFB activation and result in reduced DC IL-12 production and consecutive T_H2 polarization.

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¹ The study was supported in parts by a grant to C.T.H. from the Faculty of Medicine of the Technische Universität München (KKF Nr. 8760167), a grant to T.J. and C.T.H. from the German Federal Ministry of Science and Education (BMBF 01GC0104) and a grant to C.T.H. from the Bayerische Forschungsstiftung (PIZ69/05 and DOK-27-02).

² Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Division of Environmental Dermatology and Allergy, Helmhotz Zentrum Munich, Zentrum Allergie und Umwelt, Technische Universität München, Biedersteinerstrasse 29, München, Germany. E-mail address: traidl-hoffmann{at}lrz.tum.de

³ Abbreviations used in this paper: PALM, pollen-associated lipid mediator; DC, dendritic cell; PP, phytoprostane; PPE₁, E₁-phyotprostane; APE, aqueous pollen extract; Bet.-APE, aqueous birch pollen extract; moDC, monocyte-derived DC.