Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

PD-1 pathway regulates ILC2 metabolism and PD-1 agonist treatment ameliorates airway hyperreactivity

  • Doumet Georges Helou,
  • Pedram Shafiei-Jahani,
  • Richard Lo,
  • Emily Howard,
  • Benjamin P. Hurrell,
  • Lauriane Galle-Treger,
  • Jacob D. Painter,
  • Gavin Lewis,
  • Pejman Soroosh,
  • Arlene H. Sharpe,
  • Omid Akbari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17813-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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PD-1 is a checkpoint inhibitory immune receptor that restrains proliferation and effector functions of a variety of cells, including ILC2s. Here the authors present a human PD-1 agonist that limits ILC2-dependent allergic airway disease in humanized mice and provide evidence that PD-1 signaling alters ILC2 function by modulation of cell metabolism.