The critical role of epithelial-derived Act1 in IL-17- and IL-25-mediated pulmonary inflammation

J Immunol. 2009 Feb 1;182(3):1631-40. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.182.3.1631.

Abstract

IL-25 initiates, promotes, and augments Th2 immune responses. In this study, we report that Act1, a key component in IL-17-mediated signaling, is an essential signaling molecule for IL-25 signaling. Although Act1-deficient mice showed reduced expression of KC (CXCL1) and neutrophil recruitment to the airway compared with wild-type mice in response to IL-17 stimulation, Act1 deficiency abolished IL-25-induced expression of IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, eotaxin-1 (CCL11), and pulmonary eosinophilia. Using a mouse model of allergic pulmonary inflammation, we observed diminished Th2 responses and lung inflammation in Act1-deficient mice compared with wild-type mice. Importantly, Act1 deficiency in epithelial cells reduced the phenotype of allergic pulmonary inflammation due to loss of IL-17-induced neutrophilia and IL-25-induced eosinophilia, respectively. These results demonstrate the essential role of epithelial-derived Act1 in allergic pulmonary inflammation through the distinct impact of the IL-17R-Act1 and IL-25R-Act1 axes. Such findings are crucial for the understanding of pathobiology of atopic diseases, including allergic asthma, which identifies Act1 as a potential therapeutic target.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / deficiency
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / cytology
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / immunology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Eosinophilia / immunology
  • Eosinophilia / metabolism
  • Eosinophilia / prevention & control
  • Female
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Inflammation Mediators / physiology*
  • Interleukin-17 / administration & dosage
  • Interleukin-17 / physiology*
  • Interleukins / administration & dosage
  • Interleukins / physiology*
  • Lung / immunology
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Lung / pathology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Respiratory Hypersensitivity / immunology*
  • Respiratory Hypersensitivity / metabolism
  • Respiratory Hypersensitivity / pathology*
  • Respiratory Mucosa / immunology*
  • Respiratory Mucosa / metabolism
  • Respiratory Mucosa / pathology

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Inflammation Mediators
  • Interleukin-17
  • Interleukins
  • Mydgf protein, mouse
  • Traf3ip2 protein, mouse