Birch pollen allergen-induced dsDNA release activates cGAS-STING signaling and type 2 immune response in mice.

ABSTRACT: Detecting cytoplasmic or extracellular DNA from host or pathogen origin by DNA sensor cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) and stimulator of interferon genes (STING) triggers immune responses with secretion of type I interferons and inflammatory cytokines. However, STING agonists function as type-2 adjuvant promoting allergic asthma. Here, we asked how cGAS/STING signaling pathway influences allergen-induced type-2 immune responses in models of allergic airway diseases induced by birch pollen extract, house dust mite, or ovalbumin plus Alum. We report increased extracellular dsDNA in the airways, together with cGAS and STING gene expression, following allergen challenge in these models, correlating dsDNA and type-2 cytokine IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 release. Allergen-induced type-2 immune responses

SUBMITTER: Chenuet P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12018559 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature