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?d T cells: Beyond being simple actors in allergic disease

Authors

CHACON FERNANDEZ, PEDRO JOSE, Múnera-Rodríguez A.M. , Leiva-Castro C. , Palomares F. , López-Enríquez S.

External publication

No

Means

International Review Of Cell And Molecular Biology

Scope

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Nature

Científica

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Publication date

01/01/2025

Scopus Id

2-s2.0-105000481385

Abstract

Allergic diseases including asthma, allergic rhinitis, food allergies, and atopic dermatitis arise from an overactive immune response following exposure to allergens. The increasing prevalence of these conditions highlights the urgent need to deepen our understanding of their underlying mechanisms to develop more effective therapeutic strategies. Recent studies have shed light on the role of ?d (?d) T cells in allergic diseases, emphasizing their complex and context-dependent functions. Depending on the microenvironment, ?d T cells can either exacerbate or mitigate allergic inflammation, a duality attributed to the specific ?d T cell subsets involved. Although immunotherapies targeting ?d T cells have made significant advances in the field of cancer treatment, their application to allergic diseases remains in its early stages. Nevertheless, certain subsets of ?d T cells exhibit promising Type 2 helper (Th2) T lymphocytes-suppressing capabilities, which could help restore the immune balance that is disrupted in Th2-polarized allergic responses. This potential suggests that ?d T cell-based therapies could represent a viable approach for modulating immune responses in allergic diseases, offering new avenues for treatment where conventional therapies have fallen short. Future research is needed to further elucidate the therapeutic potential of ?d T cells in allergy management and to optimize their application as a novel immunotherapeutic strategy. © 2025

Keywords

Animals; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; allergen; aromatic hydrocarbon receptor; immunoglobulin E; lymphocyte antigen receptor; allergic asthma; allergic disease; allergic inflammation; allergic rhinitis; atopic dermatitis; cell homing; cell migration; cellular distribution; food allergy; gamma delta T lymphocyte; human; modulation; murine model; nonhuman; regulatory T lymphocyte; Th17 cell; tissue repair; tissue specificity; animal; hypersensitivity; immunology; metabolism; pathology; therapy

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