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ArticleClinical and translational allergy2023

Interleukin-33 increases type 2 innate lymphoid cell count and their activation in eosinophilic asthma.

Fengfei Sun, Wei Zou, Honglei Shi, Zehu Chen, Donghai Ma, Minmin Lin, Kongqiu Wang, Yiying Huang, Xiaobin Zheng, Cuiyan Tan and 6 more

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Article in Clinical and translational allergy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fengfei SunDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Wei ZouDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Honglei ShiDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Zehu ChenDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Donghai MaDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Minmin LinDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Kongqiu WangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Yiying HuangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Xiaobin ZhengDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Cuiyan TanDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Meizhu ChenDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Changli TuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Zhenguo WangDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Jian WuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Weiming WuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Jing LiuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4638-409X
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInterleukin-33 (IL-33) exacerbates asthma probably through type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). Nevertheless, the association between eosinophilic asthma (EA) and ILC2s remains obscure, and the mechanisms by which IL-33 affects ILC2s are yet to be clarified.

methodsILC2s were evaluated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, induced sputum, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid obtained from patients with EA. Confocal microscopy was performed to locate ILC2s in lung tissue and the mRNA expression of ILC2-related genes was also evaluated in the EA model. The proliferation of ILC2s isolated from humans and mice was assessed following IL-33 or anti-IL-33 stimulation.

resultsThe counts, activation, and mRNA expression of relevant genes in ILC2s were higher in PBMCs and airways of patients with EA. In addition, ILC2 cell counts correlated with Asthma control test, blood eosinophil count, Fractional exhaled nitric oxide level, and predicted eosinophilic airway inflammation. IL-33 induced stronger proliferation of ILC2s and increased their density around blood vessels in the lungs of mice with EA. Moreover, IL-33 treatment increased the counts and activation of ILC2s and lung inflammatory scores, whereas anti-IL-33 antibody significantly reversed these effects in EA mice. Finally, IL-33 enhanced PI3K and AKT protein expression in ILC2s, whereas inhibition of the PI3K/AKT pathway decreased IL-5 and IL-13 production by ILC2s in EA.

conclusionsILC2s, especially activated ILC2s, might be critical markers of EA. IL-33 can induce and activate ILC2s in the lungs via the PI3K/AKT pathway in EA. Thus, using anti-IL-33 antibody could be a part of an effective treatment strategy for EA.

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bronchial asthmaeosinophilsinterleukin-33type 2 innate lymphoid cell

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PMID37357549
PMCPMC10234174
OpenAlexW4379057859

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