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  • Title: T-bet inhibits innate lymphoid cell-mediated eosinophilic airway inflammation by suppressing IL-9 production.
    Author: Matsuki A, Takatori H, Makita S, Yokota M, Tamachi T, Suto A, Suzuki K, Hirose K, Nakajima H.
    Journal: J Allergy Clin Immunol; 2017 Apr; 139(4):1355-1367.e6. PubMed ID: 27670243.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are emerging subsets of immune cells that produce large amounts of cytokines upon cytokine and/or alarmin stimulation. Recent studies have shown that T-bet plays pivotal roles in the development of ILC3s and type 1 ILCs; however, the roles of T-bet in lung type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) remain unknown. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the role of T-bet in ILC2-mediated airway inflammation. METHODS: The expression of T-bet in lung ILCs (defined as Thy1.2+ Lin- cells) was examined. The roles of T-bet in the development of lung ILC2s and airway inflammation induced by IL-33 administration were examined by using T-bet-deficient (T-bet-/-) mice. Gene expression profiles of T-bet-/- lung ILCs were analyzed by RNA sequencing. RESULTS: T-bet was expressed in lung ILC2s (defined as Thy1.2+ Lin- cells expressing ST2 or CD25) and IFN-γ enhanced its expression. Although the development of lung ILC2s at steady-state conditions was normal in T-bet-/- mice, IL-33-induced accumulation of lung ILC2s and eosinophilic airway inflammation were exacerbated in T-bet-/- mice. The exacerbated accumulation of ILC2s and eosinophilic airway inflammation by the absence of T-bet were evident even in a RAG2-/- background, suggesting that T-bet expressed in non-T/non-B population is involved in the suppression of IL-33-induced eosinophilic airway inflammation. Transcriptome analysis revealed that IL-9 expression in IL-33-stimulated lung ILCs was upregulated in T-bet-/- mice compared with that in wild-type mice. Importantly, neutralization of IL-9 markedly attenuated IL-33-induced accumulation of lung ILC2s and eosinophilic inflammation in T-bet-/- mice. CONCLUSIONS: T-bet suppresses IL-9 production from lung ILC2s and thereby inhibits IL-33-induced eosinophilic airway inflammation.
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