[HTML][HTML] Basophil-derived interleukin-4 controls the function of natural helper cells, a member of ILC2s, in lung inflammation

Y Motomura, H Morita, K Moro, S Nakae, D Artis… - Immunity, 2014 - cell.com
Y Motomura, H Morita, K Moro, S Nakae, D Artis, TA Endo, Y Kuroki, O Ohara, S Koyasu
Immunity, 2014cell.com
Allergic asthma is an inflammatory disease characterized by lung eosinophilia controlled by
type 2 cytokines. Cysteine proteases are potent triggers of allergic inflammation by causing
barrier disruption in lung epithelial cells inducing the elevation of interleukin-5 (IL-5) and IL-
13 from natural helper (NH) cells, a member of ILC2s, which leads to lung eosinophilia. In
this study, we found that basophils play a crucial role in NH cell-mediated eosinophilic
inflammation induced by protease allergens. Conditional deletion of basophils caused a …
Summary
Allergic asthma is an inflammatory disease characterized by lung eosinophilia controlled by type 2 cytokines. Cysteine proteases are potent triggers of allergic inflammation by causing barrier disruption in lung epithelial cells inducing the elevation of interleukin-5 (IL-5) and IL-13 from natural helper (NH) cells, a member of ILC2s, which leads to lung eosinophilia. In this study, we found that basophils play a crucial role in NH cell-mediated eosinophilic inflammation induced by protease allergens. Conditional deletion of basophils caused a resolution of the papain-induced eosinophilia and mucus production. Resolution of eosinophilia was also observed in mice lacking IL-4 specifically in basophils, indicating that basophil-derived IL-4 enhanced expression of the chemokine CCL11, as well as IL-5, IL-9, and IL-13 in NH cells, thus attracting eosinophils. These results demonstrate that IL-4 from basophils has an important role in the NH-derived cytokine and chemokine expression, subsequently leading to protease allergen-induced airway inflammation.
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