The IL-21 receptor augments Th2 effector function and alternative macrophage activation

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Pesce, John
Kaviratne, Mallika
Ramalingam, Thirumalai R.
Thompson, Robert W.
Urban, Joseph F., Jr.
Cheever, Allen W.
Young, Deborah A.
Collins, Mary
Grusby, Michael J.
Wynn, Thomas A.
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[1] NIAID, Immunopathol Sect, Parasit Dis Lab, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[2] USDA ARS, Nutrient Requirements & Funct Lab, Beltsville Human Nutr Res Ctr, Beltsville, MD USA
[3] Biomed Res Inst, Rockville, MD 20852 USA
[4] Wyeth Res, Cambridge, MA USA
[5] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Immunol & Infect Dis, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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10.1172/JCI27727
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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The IL-21 receptor (IL-21R) shows significant homology with the IL-4R, and CD4(+)Th2 cells are an important source of IL-21. Here we examined whether the IL-21R regulates the development of Th2 responses in vivo. To do this, we infected IL-21R(-/-) mice with the Th2-inducing pathogens Schistosoma mansoni and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis and examined the influence of IL-21R deficiency on the development of Th2-dependent pathology. We showed that granulomatous inflammation and liver fibrosis were significantly reduced in S. manson infected IL-21R(-/-) mice and in IL-21R(+/+) mice treated with soluble IL-21R-Fc (sIL-21R-Fc). The impaired granulomatous response was also associated with a marked reduction in Th2 cytokine expression and function, as evidenced by the attenuated IL-4, IL-13, AMCase, Ym1, and FIZZ1 (also referred to as RELM alpha) responses in the tissues. A similarly impaired Th2 response was observed following N. brasiliensis infection. In vitro, IL-21 significantly augmented IL-4R alpha and IL-13R alpha 1 expression in macrophages, resulting in increased FIZZ1 mRNA and arginase-1 activity following stimulation with IL-4 and IL-13. As such, these data identify the IL-21R as an important amplifier of alternative macrophage activation. Collectively, these results illustrate an essential function for the IL-21R in the development of pathogen-induced Th2 responses, which may have relevance in therapies for both inflammatory and chronic fibrotic diseases.
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