IL-33 Alarmin and Its Active Proinflammatory Fragments Are Released in Small Intestine in Celiac Disease

Copyright © 2020 Perez, Ruera, Miculan, Carasi, Dubois-Camacho, Garbi, Guzman, Hermoso and Chirdo..

Initially described as Th2 promoter cytokine, more recently, IL-33 has been recognized as an alarmin, mainly in epithelial and endothelial cells. While localized in the nucleus acting as a gene regulator, it can be also released after injury, stress or inflammatory cell death. As proinflammatory signal, IL-33 binds to the surface receptor ST2, which enhances mast cell, Th2, regulatory T cell, and innate lymphoid cell type 2 functions. Besides these Th2 roles, free IL-33 can activate CD8+ T cells during ongoing Th1 immune responses to potentiate its cytotoxic function. Celiac Disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by a predominant Th1 response leading to multiple pathways of mucosal damage in the proximal small intestine. By immunofluorescence and western blot analysis of duodenal tissues, we found an increased expression of IL-33 in duodenal mucosa of active CD (ACD) patients. Particularly, locally digested IL-33 releases active 18/21kDa fragments which can contribute to expand the proinflammatory signal. Endothelial (CD31+) and mesenchymal, myofibroblast and pericyte cells from microvascular structures in villi and crypts, showed IL-33 nuclear location; while B cells (CD20+) showed a strong cytoplasmic staining. Both ST2 forms, ST2L and sST2, were also upregulated in duodenal mucosa of CD patients. This was accompanied by increased number of CD8+ST2+ T cells and the expression of T-bet in some ST2+ intraepithelial lymphocytes and lamina propria cells. IL-33 and sST2 mRNA levels correlated with IRF1, an IFN induced factor relevant in responses to viral infections and interferon mediated proinflammatory responses highly represented in duodenal tissues in ACD. These findings highlight the potential contribution of IL-33 and its fragments to exacerbate the proinflammatory circuit and potentiate the cytotoxic activity of CD8+ T cells in CD pathology.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 11(2020) vom: 22., Seite 581445

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Perez, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Ruera, Carolina N [VerfasserIn]
Miculan, Emanuel [VerfasserIn]
Carasi, Paula [VerfasserIn]
Dubois-Camacho, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Garbi, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Guzman, Luciana [VerfasserIn]
Hermoso, Marcela A [VerfasserIn]
Chirdo, Fernando G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alarmins
Celiac disease
Cytokines
Gut immunity
IL-33
IL33 protein, human
Inflammation
Innate immunity
Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein
Interleukin-33
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ST2
Small intestine

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Date Completed 22.06.2021

Date Revised 22.06.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2020.581445

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NLM317015109