Controlling the burn and fueling the fire: defining the role for the alarmin interleukin-33 in alloimmunity.
Controlling the burn and fueling the fire: defining the role for the alarmin interleukin-33 in alloimmunity.
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DOI:
10.1097/mot.0000000000000265
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发表时间:
2016-02
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Turnquist HR
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作者:
Liu Q;Turnquist HR
To provide a general update on recent developments in the immunobiology of IL-33 and IL-33-targeted immune cells. We also discuss emerging concepts regarding the potential role IL-33 appears to play in altering alloimmune responses mediating host-versus-graft and graft-versus-host alloresponses. Stromal cells and leukocytes display regulated expression of IL-33 and may actively or passively secrete this pleotropic cytokine. ILC2 and a large proportion of tissue resident Treg express membrane-bound ST2, the IL-33 receptor. While Treg are appreciated suppressors of the inflammatory function of immune cells, both ILC2s and tissue resident Treg could play key roles in tissue repair and homeostasis. The functions of IL-33 in transplantation are poorly understood. However, like other disease models, the functions of IL-33 in alloimmunity appear to be quite pleiotropic. IL-33 is associated with immune regulation and graft protection in cardiac transplant settings. Yet, it is highly pro-inflammatory and stimulates lethal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) through its capacity to stimulate Type 1 immunity. Intensive studies on IL-33/ST2 signaling pathways and ST2+ cell populations in solid organ and cell transplantation are warranted. A better understanding of this important pathway will provide promising therapeutic targets controlling pathogenic alloimmune responses, as well as potentially facilitating the function of regulatory and reparative immune cells post-transplantation.