School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
J Immunol. 2012 Apr 15;188(8):4023-31. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102779. Epub 2012 Mar 7.
Ndfip1 is an adaptor for the E3 ubiquitin ligase Itch. Both Ndfip1- and Itch-deficient T cells are biased toward Th2 cytokine production. In this study, we demonstrate that lungs from Ndfip1(-/-) mice showed increased numbers of neutrophils and Th17 cells. This was not because Ndfip1(-/-) T cells are biased toward Th17 differentiation. In fact, fewer Ndfip1(-/-) T cells differentiated into Th17 cells in vitro due to high IL-4 production. Rather, Th17 differentiation was increased in Ndfip1(-/-) mice due to increased numbers of IL-6-producing eosinophils. IL-6 levels in mice that lacked both Ndfip1 and IL-4 were similar to wild-type controls, and these mice had fewer Th17 cells in their lungs. These results indicate that Th2 inflammation, such as that observed in Ndfip1(-/-) mice, can increase Th17 differentiation by recruiting IL-6-producing eosinophils into secondary lymphoid organs and tissues. This may explain why Th17 cells develop within an ongoing Th2 inflammatory response.
Ndfip1 是 E3 泛素连接酶 Itch 的衔接蛋白。Ndfip1 和 Itch 缺陷的 T 细胞偏向于产生 Th2 细胞因子。在这项研究中,我们证明 Ndfip1(-/-) 小鼠的肺部有更多的中性粒细胞和 Th17 细胞。这并不是因为 Ndfip1(-/-) T 细胞偏向于 Th17 分化。事实上,由于高水平的 IL-4 产生,体外 Ndfip1(-/-) T 细胞分化为 Th17 细胞的数量较少。相反,由于产生 IL-6 的嗜酸性粒细胞数量增加,Ndfip1(-/-) 小鼠的 Th17 分化增加。缺乏 Ndfip1 和 IL-4 的小鼠的 IL-6 水平与野生型对照相似,并且它们的肺部 Th17 细胞较少。这些结果表明,Th2 炎症(如 Ndfip1(-/-) 小鼠中观察到的炎症)可以通过将产生 IL-6 的嗜酸性粒细胞募集到次级淋巴器官和组织中来增加 Th17 分化。这可能解释了为什么 Th17 细胞在持续的 Th2 炎症反应中发展。