Protective Effect of an Antibody against Specific Extracellular Domain of TLR2 on Agonists-Driven Inflammatory and Allergic Response

Biomed Res Int. 2016:2016:9803846. doi: 10.1155/2016/9803846. Epub 2016 Apr 24.

Abstract

Specific blocking strategies of TLR2-mediated inflammatory signaling and hypersensitivity reactions may offer novel therapeutic strategies to prevent a variety of diseases. In this study, we investigated the blocking effects of a new anti-TLR2 antibody anti-T20 against a 20 mer peptide T20 located in the extracellular specific domain of mouse TLR2. In addition, the effects of the anti-T20 in vitro, measuring the inhibition of the IL-6 and TNF-α production in response to PGN, LTA, and Pam3CSK4-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, were determined. In vivo, the effects of anti-T20 on a lethal anaphylaxis model using PGN-challenged OVA allergic mice, including the rectal temperature and mortality, and serum levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and LTC4 were assayed. The results showed that anti-T20 specifically bound to TLR2 and significantly inhibited PGN, LTA, and Pam3CSK4-driven TNF-α and IL-6 production by RAW264.7 cells. Also, anti-T20 protected OVA allergic mice from PGN-induced lethal anaphylaxis, and the serum levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and LTC4 of anti-T20 treated PGN-challenged OVA allergic mice were decreased as compared to isotype control of anti-T20 treated mice. In summary, this study produced a new antibody against the specific extracellular domain of TLR2 which has protective effect on TLR2 agonists-driven inflammatory and allergic response.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / administration & dosage*
  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / immunology
  • Enfuvirtide
  • Gene Expression Regulation / immunology
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp41 / administration & dosage*
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp41 / immunology
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / drug therapy*
  • Hypersensitivity / genetics
  • Hypersensitivity / immunology
  • Inflammation / drug therapy*
  • Inflammation / genetics
  • Inflammation / immunology
  • Interleukin-6 / biosynthesis
  • Leukotriene C4 / biosynthesis
  • Mice
  • Peptide Fragments / administration & dosage*
  • Peptide Fragments / immunology
  • Protein Domains / genetics
  • RAW 264.7 Cells
  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 / genetics
  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 / immunology*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / biosynthesis

Substances

  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp41
  • Interleukin-6
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Tlr2 protein, mouse
  • Toll-Like Receptor 2
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Enfuvirtide
  • Leukotriene C4