Female-specific enhancement of eosinophil recruitment and activation in a type 2 innate inflammation model in the lung

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A sex disparity in asthma prevalence and severity exists in humans. Multiple studies have highlighted the role of innate cells in shaping the adaptive immune system in chronic asthma. To explore the sex bias in the eosinophilic response, we delivered IL-33 to the lungs of mice and delineated the kinetics by which the inflammatory response was induced. Our data demonstrate that females recruited more eosinophils capable of responding to IL-33. Eosinophil activation occurred selectively in the lung tissue and was enhanced in females at all time points. This increase was associated with increased ex vivo type 2 cytokine and chemokine production and female-specific expansion of group 2 innate lymphoid cells lacking expression of the killer-cell lectin-like receptor G1. Our findings suggest that the enhanced eosinophilic response in females is due, firstly, to a greater proportion of eosinophils recruited to the lungs in females that can respond to IL-33; and secondly, to an enhanced production of type 2 cytokines in females. Our data provide insight into the mechanisms that guide the female-specific enhancement of eosinophil activation in the mouse and form the basis to characterize these responses in human asthmatics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:216

Enthalten in:

Clinical and experimental immunology - 216(2024), 1 vom: 12. März, Seite 13-24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Karkout, Rami [VerfasserIn]
Gaudreault, Véronique [VerfasserIn]
Labrie, Lydia [VerfasserIn]
Aldossary, Haya [VerfasserIn]
Azalde Garcia, Noelia [VerfasserIn]
Shan, Jichuan [VerfasserIn]
Fixman, Elizabeth D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cytokines
Eosinophil
Group 2 innate lymphoid cells
IL-33
Interleukin-33
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cei/uxad100

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361055986