Department of Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan.
Eur J Immunol. 2015 Mar;45(3):876-85. doi: 10.1002/eji.201444969. Epub 2015 Jan 19.
Eosinophils are multifunctional leukocytes involved in allergic reactions as well as adipose tissue regulation. IL-5 is required for eosinophil survival; however, the in vivo mechanisms of eosinophil regulation are not fully understood. A tg mouse model with il5 promoter-driven EGFP expression was established for detecting the IL-5-producing cells in vivo. Il5-egfp tg mice expressed high levels of EGFP in gonadal adipose tissue (GAT) cells. EGFP(+) cells in GAT were mainly group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). IL-33 preferentially expanded EGFP(+) cells and eosinophils in GAT in vivo. EGFP(+) ILCs were found to upregulate prg2 mRNA expression in GAT eosinophils. These results demonstrate that ILCs activate eosinophils in GAT. The blockage of IL-33Rα, on the other hand, did not impair EGFP(+) ILC numbers but did impair eosinophil numbers in vivo. GAT eosinophils expressed IL-33Rα and IL-33 expanded eosinophil numbers in CD90(+) cell-depleted mice. IL-33 was further observed to induce the expression of retnla and epx mRNA in eosinophils. These findings demonstrate that IL-33 directly activates eosinophils in GAT, and together with our other findings described above, our findings show that IL-33 has dual pathways via which it activates eosinophils in vivo: a direct activation pathway and a group 2 ILC-mediated pathway.
嗜酸性粒细胞是一种多功能白细胞,参与过敏反应和脂肪组织调节。IL-5 是嗜酸性粒细胞存活所必需的;然而,嗜酸性粒细胞调节的体内机制尚未完全阐明。建立了一种带有 il5 启动子驱动 EGFP 表达的 tg 小鼠模型,用于在体内检测产生 IL-5 的细胞。Il5-egfp tg 小鼠在性腺脂肪组织 (GAT) 细胞中高水平表达 EGFP。GAT 中的 EGFP(+)细胞主要为 2 型固有淋巴细胞 (ILCs)。IL-33 优先在体内扩增 GAT 中的 EGFP(+)细胞和嗜酸性粒细胞。发现 EGFP(+) ILCs 上调 GAT 嗜酸性粒细胞中 prg2 mRNA 的表达。这些结果表明 ILCs 在 GAT 中激活嗜酸性粒细胞。另一方面,阻断 IL-33Rα 不会损害体内 EGFP(+) ILC 的数量,但会损害嗜酸性粒细胞的数量。GAT 嗜酸性粒细胞表达 IL-33Rα,IL-33 扩增 CD90(+)细胞耗尽小鼠中的嗜酸性粒细胞数量。还观察到 IL-33 诱导嗜酸性粒细胞中 retnla 和 epx mRNA 的表达。这些发现表明,IL-33 直接在 GAT 中激活嗜酸性粒细胞,并且与我们上面描述的其他发现一起,我们的发现表明,IL-33 在体内通过两种途径激活嗜酸性粒细胞:直接激活途径和 2 型 ILC 介导的途径。
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