Matthews Stephen P, Tregoning John S, Coyle Anthony J, Hussell Tracy, Openshaw Peter J M
Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London W2 1PG, UK.
J Virol. 2005 Feb;79(4):2050-7. doi: 10.1128/JVI.79.4.2050-2057.2005.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major viral pathogen of infants and the elderly. Significant morbidity is caused by an overexuberant mixed lung cell infiltrate, which is thought to be driven by chemokines. One of the main chemotactic mediators responsible for the movement of eosinophils is CCL11 (eotaxin). Using a mouse model of eosinophilic bronchiolitis induced by RSV, we show here that treatment in vivo with a blocking antibody to CCL11 greatly reduces lung eosinophilia and disease severity. In addition, anti-CCL11 caused a striking inhibition of CD4-T-cell influx and shifted cytokine production away from interleukin-5 without reducing the resistance to viral replication. These results suggest that in addition to influencing eosinophil diapedesis and survival, anti-CCL11 has an action on T cells. These studies strengthen the case for anti-CCL11 treatment of Th2-driven diseases.
呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)是婴幼儿和老年人的主要病毒病原体。过度旺盛的混合性肺细胞浸润会导致严重发病,这种浸润被认为是由趋化因子驱动的。负责嗜酸性粒细胞移动的主要趋化介质之一是CCL11(嗜酸性粒细胞趋化因子)。利用RSV诱导的嗜酸性粒细胞性细支气管炎小鼠模型,我们在此表明,用CCL11阻断抗体进行体内治疗可大大减轻肺部嗜酸性粒细胞增多和疾病严重程度。此外,抗CCL11可显著抑制CD4-T细胞流入,并使细胞因子产生从白细胞介素-5转向,而不降低对病毒复制的抵抗力。这些结果表明,抗CCL11除了影响嗜酸性粒细胞的渗出和存活外,对T细胞也有作用。这些研究进一步证明了抗CCL11治疗Th2驱动疾病的合理性。