Min Huang

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• Soluble Factors and Mechanisms Regulated by Sialylated IgG Signaling. Immunological reviews Edwards, D. L., Huang, M., Wang, T. T. 2025; 330 (1): e70021

  Abstract

  Inflammation is a complex biological response that can be both induced and actively suppressed by IgG-Fc gamma receptor (FcgammaR) interactions. This review explores the role of IgG sialylation in reducing or blocking inflammatory responses. We first revisit foundational studies that established the anti-inflammatory properties of sialylated IgG1 Fc. These early investigations revealed that the sialylated fraction is crucial for intravenous immunoglobulin's (IVIg's) ability to reduce inflammation in many autoinflammatory diseases and defined a paracrine signaling mechanism underlying this activity. Next, we discuss a recently identified mechanism whereby sialylated IgG directly induces RE1-Silencing Transcription Factor (REST) which functions as a transcriptional repressor of NF-kappaB1. This mechanism suggests a very broad role for sialylated IgG signaling in inflammation control since NF-kappaB is a central mediator of responses downstream of diverse activating receptors on both adaptive and innate immune cells. Finally, we review a set ofsoluble factors that are suppressedby sialylated IgG signaling in the murine airway and in purified human macrophages, providing additional insight into mechanisms by which sialylated IgG contributes to broad inflammatory control.

  View details for DOI 10.1111/imr.70021

  View details for PubMedID 40084926