Citation
- Authors: Liu L. et al.
- Year: 2022
- Journal: Commun Biol 5 671
- Applications: in vitro / siRNA / INTERFERin
- Cell type: Pam 212
Description: Also known as PAM 212; PAM212; Pam212; PAM 2-12
Method
Pam2.12 cells were transfected with 50 nM of Sema3A siRNA using INTERFERin (Polyplus transfection, Illkirch, France) in half-decreased-volume serum-free DMEM, after 4 h, complete DMEM was added to restore the usual culture volume. Medium was changed 24 h after transfection and 250 μM NiCl2 was added to the cells for another 24 and 48 h.
Abstract
Metal allergy is one of the typical immune disorders encountered during the application of dental/medical materials and has a highly complex pathogenic mechanism. Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), a member of the semaphorin family, is reported to be involved in various immune disorders. However, its role in metal allergy has not been clarified yet. Herein, we show that Sema3A expression was upregulated in nickel (Ni) allergy-induced mouse ear tissue and in NiCl2-stimulated mouse keratinocytes. Moreover, Sema3A regulated tumor necrosis factor-alpha production and mitogen-activated protein kinase activation in keratinocytes. The specific deletion of Sema3A in keratinocytes did not affect immune cell infiltration but reduced edema and ear swelling; it also impeded Th1 responses to cause a slight alleviation in Ni allergy in mice. Our results demonstrate that Sema3A promotes the development of metal allergy and should be explored as a potential target for the prevention and treatment of metal allergy.