The Innate Immune Protein S100A9 Protects from T-Helper Cell Type 2–mediated Allergic Airway Inflammation
| Autor: | Dawn C. Newcomb, K. Nichole Maloney, Eric P. Skaar, Walter J. Chazin, Kelli L. Boyd, R. Stokes Peebles, Lauren D. Palmer, C. Noel Maxwell, Shinji Toki, A. Kasia Goleniewska |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Innate immune system business.industry Clinical Biochemistry Inflammation Cell Biology respiratory system Eosinophil S100A9 S100A8 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure 030228 respiratory system Immunology Medicine IL-2 receptor Calprotectin medicine.symptom business Molecular Biology CCL11 |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 61:459-468 |
| ISSN: | 1535-4989 1044-1549 |
| DOI: | 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0217oc |
| Popis: | Calprotectin is a heterodimer of the proteins S100A8 and S100A9, and it is an abundant innate immune protein associated with inflammation. In humans, calprotectin transcription and protein abundance are associated with asthma and disease severity. However, mechanistic studies in experimental asthma models have been inconclusive, identifying both protective and pathogenic effects of calprotectin. To clarify the role of calprotectin in asthma, calprotectin-deficient S100A9-/- and wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 mice were compared in a murine model of allergic airway inflammation. Mice were intranasally challenged with extracts of the clinically relevant allergen, Alternaria alternata (Alt Ext), or PBS every third day over 9 days. On Day 10, BAL fluid and lung tissue homogenates were harvested and allergic airway inflammation was assessed. Alt Ext challenge induced release of S100A8/S100A9 to the alveolar space and increased protein expression in the alveolar epithelium of WT mice. Compared with WT mice, S100A9-/- mice displayed significantly enhanced allergic airway inflammation, including production of IL-13, CCL11, CCL24, serum IgE, eosinophil recruitment, and airway resistance and elastance. In response to Alt Ext, S100A9-/- mice accumulated significantly more IL-13+IL-5+CD4+ T-helper type 2 cells. S100A9-/- mice also accumulated a significantly lower proportion of CD4+ T regulatory (Treg) cells in the lung that had significantly lower expression of CD25. Calprotectin enhanced WT Treg cell suppressive activity in vitro. Therefore, this study identifies a role for the innate immune protein, S100A9, in protection from CD4+ T-helper type 2 cell hyperinflammation in response to Alt Ext. This protection is mediated, at least in part, by CD4+ Treg cell function. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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