IL-33 Amplifies the Polarization of Alternatively Activated Macrophages That Contribute to Airway Inflammation
IL-33 Amplifies the Polarization of Alternatively Activated Macrophages That Contribute to Airway Inflammation
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DOI:
10.4049/jimmunol.0901575
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发表时间:
2009-11-15
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Liew, Foo Y.
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Kurowska-Stolarska, Mariola;Stolarski, Bartosz;Liew, Foo Y.
Alternatively activated macrophages (AAM) play a crucial role in type 2 immunity. Mice deficient in ST2, a receptor for the latest member of the IL-1 family, IL-33, have impaired type 2 immune responses. We therefore reasoned that IL-33/ST2 signaling may be involved in the differentiation and activation of AAM during airway inflammation. We report here that IL-33 changed the quiescent phenotype of alveolar macrophages toward an AAM phenotype that expressed mannose receptor, IL-4R alpha, and produced high levels of CCL24 and CCL17 in an IL-13-dependent manner during IL-33-induced airway inflammation. Neutralization of AAM-derived CCL24 led to an amelioration of IL-33-induced eosinophilia in the lungs. Moreover, depletion of alveolar macrophages reduced IL-33-induced airway inflammation. Additionally, the attenuated OVA-induced airway inflammation in ST2(-/-) mice was associated with a decrease in AAM differentiation. In vitro, IL-33 amplified IL-13-induced polarization of alveolar- and bone marrow-derived macrophage toward an AAM phenotype by increasing the expression of arginase 1, Ym1, as well as the production of CCL24 and CCL17. IL-13/IL-4R alpha signaling was crucial for IL-33-driven AAM amplification by inducing the expression of ST2L. Finally, we showed that IL-33 was more abundantly expressed in the lung epithelial cells of asthma patients than those from healthy controls, suggesting that IL-33 may be involved in lung macrophage activation in clinical asthma. Taken together, we demonstrate here that IL-33/ST2 plays a significant role in the amplification of AAM polarization and chemokine production which contribute to innate and Ag-induced airway inflammation. The Journal of Immunology, 2009,183: 6469-6477.