Abstract |
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare but serious disease with poorly understood mechanisms. Here, we report that patients with EGPA have elevated levels of TSLP, IL-25, and soluble ST2, which are well-characterized cytokine " alarmins" that activate or modulate type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). Patients with active EGPA have a concurrent reduction in circulating ILC2s, suggesting a role for ILC2s in the pathogenesis of this disease. To explore the mechanism of these findings in patients, we established a model of EGPA in which active vasculitis and pulmonary hemorrhage were induced by IL-33 administration in predisposed, hypereosinophilic mice. In this model, induction of pulmonary hemorrhage and vasculitis was dependent on ILC2s and signaling through IL4Rα. In the absence of IL4Rα or STAT6, IL-33-treated mice had less vascular leak and pulmonary edema, less endothelial activation, and reduced eotaxin production, cumulatively leading to a reduction of pathologic eosinophil migration into the lung parenchyma. These results offer a mouse model for use in future mechanistic studies of EGPA, and they suggest that IL-33, ILC2s, and IL4Rα signaling may be potential targets for further study and therapeutic targeting in patients with EGPA.
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Authors | Maya E Kotas, Jérémie Dion, Steven Van Dyken, Roberto R Ricardo-Gonzalez, Claire J Danel, Camille Taillé, Luc Mouthon, Richard M Locksley, Benjamin Terrier |
Journal | JCI insight
(JCI Insight)
Vol. 6
Issue 12
(06 22 2021)
ISSN: 2379-3708 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 33974563
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- IL33 protein, human
- Interleukin-33
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Topics |
- Animals
- Autoimmunity
(immunology)
- Churg-Strauss Syndrome
(immunology, metabolism, pathology)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
(immunology)
- Interleukin-33
(immunology, metabolism)
- Lung
(metabolism, pathology)
- Lymphocytes
(immunology, metabolism)
- Mice
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