Dietary fiber‐based oral nanovaccine promotes gut‐to‐nose trafficking of regulatory cells and drives antigen‐specific tolerance to relieve airway allergy
Current therapies for allergic rhinitis primarily provide symptomatic relief but fail to establish durable antigen-specific immune tolerance. Here, we developed an oral nano-dietary fiber (NDF) platform that integrates allergen delivery with microbiota-driven immunomodulation, using dextran as both an antigen carrier and a fermentable substrate for intestinal bacteria. NDF enabled coordinated allergen release and sustained short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production in the gut, promoting SCFA–FFAR2-dependent expansion of regulatory B and T cells and their trafficking to the nasal mucosa. In murine models, NDF slowed disease progression, improved airway function, and reduced allergen-specific IgE levels. Together, these findings establish NDF as an oral tolerogenic vaccine that provides durable protection against allergic airway disease through the gut-nasal axis.
Authors
- Zeming Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0612-5950)
- Ruifang Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2735-2159)
- Guangjun Nie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5040-9793)
- Yuru Zong
- Zefang Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7538-9922)
- Qin YY
- Hanqing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5442-2071)
- Junxiu Liu
Institutions
- Jinan University (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- iMeta
- Published
- 2026-07-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/imt2.70158
- Primary Topic
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality
- Beijing Nova Program