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CD4+ T cell-specific deletion of IL-4 receptor alpha prevents ovalbumin-induced anaphylaxis by an IFN-gamma-dependent mechanism.

Abstract
IL-4Ralpha-mediated STAT6 activation serves an essential role in various animal models of allergy and asthma at both the sensitization and effector phases. IL-4 and IL-13 signaling via the IL-4Ralpha chain exacerbates murine anaphylaxis, but the cell-specific requirements for IL-4Ralpha expression are unclear. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanisms of systemic anaphylaxis to OVA in gene-targeted mice with a deletion of the IL-4Ralpha chain in the macrophage/neutrophil or CD4+ T lymphocyte population. Results demonstrated that anaphylaxis in this model was entirely dependent upon the FcgammaRII/III and was associated with mast cell degranulation. Expression of the IL-4Ralpha on CD4+ T cells, but not macrophages or neutrophils, was critical for severe anaphylaxis, characterized by diarrhea, hypothermia, and death. Ab depletion experiments demonstrated that IFN-gamma protected against mortality and severe intestinal pathology despite the presence of Ag and specific Ab. This protection was associated with reduced levels of mast cell protease, a marker of mast cell degranulation, suggesting that IFN-gamma may inhibit mast cell degranulation in vivo. These data suggest that it may be possible to limit the severity of anaphylaxis using rational therapies designed to increase numbers of IFN-gamma-producing cells by targeting IL-4Ralpha signaling in CD4+ T lymphocytes.
AuthorsNatalie Nieuwenhuizen, De'Broski R Herbert, Andreas L Lopata, Frank Brombacher
JournalJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) (J Immunol) Vol. 179 Issue 5 Pg. 2758-65 (Sep 01 2007) ISSN: 0022-1767 [Print] United States
PMID17709489 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antibodies
  • Antigens, CD
  • Cytokines
  • Fc gamma receptor IIA
  • Fcgr3 protein, mouse
  • Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Subunit
  • Receptors, IgG
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Ovalbumin
Topics
  • Anaphylaxis (genetics, immunology, prevention & control)
  • Animals
  • Antibodies (blood, pharmacology)
  • Antigens, CD (physiology)
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes (drug effects, immunology)
  • Cell Degranulation
  • Cytokines (metabolism)
  • Gene Deletion
  • Interferon-gamma (antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism, therapeutic use)
  • Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Subunit (analysis, genetics)
  • Mast Cells (immunology)
  • Mice
  • Mice, Mutant Strains
  • Ovalbumin (immunology)
  • Receptors, IgG (physiology)

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