CARMA3 Mediates Allergic Lung Inflammation in Response to Alternaria alternata

B Causton, A Pardo-Saganta, J Gillis… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
B Causton, A Pardo-Saganta, J Gillis, K Discipio, T Kooistra, J Rajagopal, RJ Xavier, JL Cho
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology, 2018atsjournals.org
The airway epithelial cell (AEC) response to allergens helps initiate and propagate allergic
inflammation in asthma. CARMA3 is a scaffold protein that mediates G protein–coupled
receptor–induced NF-κB activation in airway epithelium. In this study, we demonstrate that
mice with CARMA3-deficient AECs have reduced airway inflammation, as well as reduced
type 2 cytokine levels in response to Alternaria alternata. These mice also have reduced
production of IL-33 and IL-25, and reduced numbers of innate lymphoid cells in the lung. We …
The airway epithelial cell (AEC) response to allergens helps initiate and propagate allergic inflammation in asthma. CARMA3 is a scaffold protein that mediates G protein–coupled receptor–induced NF-κB activation in airway epithelium. In this study, we demonstrate that mice with CARMA3-deficient AECs have reduced airway inflammation, as well as reduced type 2 cytokine levels in response to Alternaria alternata. These mice also have reduced production of IL-33 and IL-25, and reduced numbers of innate lymphoid cells in the lung. We also show that CARMA3-deficient human AECs have decreased production of proasthmatic mediators in response to A. alternata. Finally, we show that CARMA3 interacts with inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors in AECs, and that inhibition of CARMA3 signaling reduces A. alternata–induced intracellular calcium release. In conclusion, we show that CARMA3 signaling in AECs helps mediate A. alternata–induced allergic airway inflammation, and that CARMA3 is an important signaling molecule for type 2 immune responses in the lung.
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