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Abstract
Dectin-1, the receptor for β-glucans, protects the host against fungal infection; however, its role in intestinal immunity is incompletely understood. We found that Dectin-1-deficient (Clec7a(-/-)) mice were refractory to both dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)- and CD45RB(high)CD4(+) T cell-induced colitis, and that this resistance was associated with an increase in regulatory T (Treg) cells. The proportion of lactobacilli, especially Lactobacillus murinus, in the commensal microflora was increased in Clec7a(-/-) mouse colons, and accompanied by a decrease in antimicrobial peptides induced by Dectin-1 signaling. L. murinus colonization increased Treg cells in the colon. Oral administration of laminarin, a Dectin-1 antagonist, suppressed the development of DSS-colitis, associated with an increase of L. murinus and Treg cells. Human patients with inflammatory bowel disease were found to have a decreased proportion of closely related Lactobacillus species. These observations suggest that Dectin-1 regulates the homeostasis of intestinal immunity by controlling Treg cell differentiation through modification of microbiota.
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