Autor: |
Kong Chen, Derek A Pociask, Jeremy P McAleer, Yvonne R Chan, John F Alcorn, James L Kreindler, Matthew R Keyser, Steven D Shapiro, A McGarry Houghton, Jay K Kolls, Mingquan Zheng |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2011 |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 5, p e20333 (2011) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0020333 |
Popis: |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by airspace enlargement and peribronchial lymphoid follicles; however, the immunological mechanisms leading to these pathologic changes remain undefined. Here we show that cigarette smoke is a selective adjuvant that augments in vitro and in vivo Th17, but not Th1, cell differentiation via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor. Smoke exposed IL-17RA(-/-) mice failed to induce CCL2 and MMP12 compared to WT mice. Remarkably, in contrast to WT mice, IL-17RA(-/-) mice failed to develop emphysema after 6 months of cigarette smoke exposure. Taken together, these data demonstrate that cigarette smoke is a potent Th17 adjuvant and that IL-17RA signaling is required for chemokine expression necessary for MMP12 induction and tissue emphysema. |
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