Abstract
While saliva regulates the interplay between the microbiota and the oral immune system, the mechanisms establishing postnatal salivary immunity are ill-defined. Here, we show that high levels of neutrophils and neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn)-transferred maternal IgG are temporarily present in the neonatal murine salivary glands in a microbiota-independent manner. During weaning, neutrophils, FcRn, and IgG decrease in the salivary glands, while the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) is upregulated in a growth arrest-specific 6 (GAS6)-dependent manner independent of the microbiota. Production of salivary IgA begins following weaning and relies on CD4-help, IL-17, and the microbiota. The weaning phase is characterized by a transient accumulation of dendritic cells capable of migrating from the oral mucosa to the salivary glands upon exposure to microbial challenges and activating T cells. This study reveals the postnatal mechanisms developed in the salivary glands to induce immunity and proposes the salivary glands as an immune inductive site.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 111981 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Cell reports (Cambridge) |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 7 Jan 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 31 Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- CP: Immunology
- CP: Microbiology
- IgA
- IgG
- oral mucosa
- postnatal
- salivary glands
- weaning
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
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