Anti‐interleukin‐33 inhibits cigarette smoke‐induced lung inflammation in mice
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- 18 October 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Immunology
- Vol. 138 (1), 76-82
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imm.12020
Abstract
The mechanism by which cigarette smoke (CS) causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is poorly understood. Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a pleiotropic cytokine predominantly expressed in lung tissue and can elicit airway inflammation in naive mice. We tested the hypothesis that IL-33 is induced by CS and contributes to CS-mediated airway inflammation in a mouse model of CS-induced COPD. Groups of mice were exposed to CS three times per day for 4 consecutive days. The expression levels of IL-33 and ST2 were markedly enhanced in the lung tissue of mice inhaling CS. Exposure to CS also induced neutrophil and macrophage infiltration and expression of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, tumour necrosis factor-α, IL-17), chemokines (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) and mucin 5, subtypes A and C in the airways. More importantly, all of these CS-induced pathogenic changes were significantly inhibited by treatment with neutralizing anti-IL-33 antibody delivered intranasally. Hence, our results suggest that IL-33 plays a critical role in CS-mediated airway inflammation and may be a therapeutic target in CS-related diseases, including COPD.Keywords
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