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Although the transcription factor XBP1 is involved in the development and function of several hematopoietic lineages, its role in the activation of mast cells (MCs), which are critical in allergic responses, remains largely unknown. We identified salicylaldehyde, which suppresses IRE1\u03b1 nuclease activity that is essential for XBP1 production, as an inhibitor of MC activation in our previous screening; therefore, we herein investigated the effects of additional IRE1\u03b1 inhibitors, 3-methyl-6-bromo-salichylaldehyde (MBSA) and KIRA6, targeting the nuclease domain and kinase domain, respectively, on MC activation. MBSA and KIRA6 suppressed IgE-dependent degranulation of bone marrow-derived MCs (BMMCs) but did not inhibit Ca2+ ionophore- or compound48\/80-induced degranulation. Treatments with inhibitors of two other branches of UPR, the PERK and ATF6 pathways, did not affect the IgE-induced activation of BMMCs. The intraperitoneal administration of MBSA or KIRA6 significantly suppressed IgE-induced passive anaphylaxis in mice. Furthermore, to examine the effects of XBP1, siRNA-mediated knockdown was performed. The results obtained confirmed that Xbp1 siRNA introduction reduced the IgE-dependent degranulation of BMMCs in parallel with the knockdown level of Xbp1 mRNA. Therefore, the IRE1\u03b1-XBP1 axis plays a significant role in IgE-dependent and MC-mediated allergic responses and is considered to be a therapeutic target of allergic diseases.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms27104532","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,19]],"date-time":"2026-05-19T07:35:43Z","timestamp":1779176143000},"page":"4532","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Role of the IRE1\u03b1-XBP1 Axis in IgE-Dependent Activation of Mast Cells"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-5239-3585","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hiroto","family":"Kouda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0100-4199","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kazuki","family":"Nagata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-3688-1953","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Riu","family":"Saito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4082-9097","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chiharu","family":"Nishiyama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"294","DOI":"10.1038\/s41577-021-00622-y","article-title":"Understanding human mast cells: Lesson from therapies for allergic and non-allergic diseases","volume":"22","author":"Kolkhir","year":"2022","journal-title":"Nat. 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