通过抑制Th2反应逆转胸腺基质淋巴细胞生成素诱导的气道炎症。
Reversal of thymic stromal lymphopoietin-induced airway inflammation through inhibition of Th2 responses.
作者信息
Zhou Baohua, Headley Mark B, Aye Theingi, Tocker Joel, Comeau Michael R, Ziegler Steven F
机构信息
Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
出版信息
J Immunol. 2008 Nov 1;181(9):6557-62. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.9.6557.
Lung-specific thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) expression is sufficient for the development of an asthma-like chronic airway inflammatory disease. However, the nature of the downstream pathways that regulate disease development are not known. In this study, we used IL-4- and Stat6-deficient mice to establish the role of Th2-type responses downstream of TSLP. IL-4 deficiency greatly reduced, but did not eliminate, TSLP-induced airway hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation, eosinophilia, and goblet cell metaplasia, while Stat6 deficiency eliminated these asthma-like symptoms. We further demonstrate, using the chronic model of TSLP-mediated airway inflammation, that blockade of both IL-4 and IL-13 responses, through administration of an anti-IL-4R alpha mAb, reversed asthma-like symptoms, when given to mice with established disease. Collectively these data provide insight into the pathways engaged in TSLP-driven airway inflammation and demonstrate that simultaneous blockade of IL-4 and IL-13 can reverse established airway disease, suggesting that this may be an effective approach for the therapy of Th2-mediated inflammatory respiratory disease.
肺特异性胸腺基质淋巴细胞生成素(TSLP)的表达足以引发类似哮喘的慢性气道炎症性疾病。然而,调节疾病发展的下游信号通路的性质尚不清楚。在本研究中,我们使用白细胞介素4(IL-4)和信号转导及转录激活因子6(Stat6)缺陷小鼠来确定TSLP下游Th2型反应的作用。IL-4缺陷极大地减轻但并未消除TSLP诱导的气道高反应性、气道炎症、嗜酸性粒细胞增多和杯状细胞化生,而Stat6缺陷则消除了这些类似哮喘的症状。我们进一步利用TSLP介导的气道炎症慢性模型证明,通过给予抗IL-4Rα单克隆抗体阻断IL-4和IL-13反应,对于已患疾病的小鼠可逆转类似哮喘的症状。这些数据共同为TSLP驱动的气道炎症所涉及的信号通路提供了见解,并表明同时阻断IL-4和IL-13可逆转已有的气道疾病,提示这可能是治疗Th2介导的炎症性呼吸系统疾病的有效方法。