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Bleomycin and IL-1β–mediated pulmonary fibrosis is IL-17A dependent

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a destructive inflammatory disease with limited therapeutic options. To better understand the inflammatory responses that precede and concur with collagen deposition, we used three models of pulmonary fibrosis and identify a critical mechanistic role for IL-17A...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Mark S., Madala, Satish K., Ramalingam, Thirumalai R., Gochuico, Bernadette R., Rosas, Ivan O., Cheever, Allen W., Wynn, Thomas A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2839145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20176803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20092121
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Sumario:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a destructive inflammatory disease with limited therapeutic options. To better understand the inflammatory responses that precede and concur with collagen deposition, we used three models of pulmonary fibrosis and identify a critical mechanistic role for IL-17A. After exposure to bleomycin (BLM), but not Schistosoma mansoni eggs, IL-17A produced by CD4(+) and γδ(+) T cells induced significant neutrophilia and pulmonary fibrosis. Studies conducted with C57BL/6 il17a(−/−) mice confirmed an essential role for IL-17A. Mechanistically, using ifnγ(−/−), il10(−/−), il10(−/−)il12p40(−/−), and il10(−/−)il17a(−/−) mice and TGF-β blockade, we demonstrate that IL-17A–driven fibrosis is suppressed by IL-10 and facilitated by IFN-γ and IL-12/23p40. BLM-induced IL-17A production was also TGF-β dependent, and recombinant IL-17A–mediated fibrosis required TGF-β, suggesting cooperative roles for IL-17A and TGF-β in the development of fibrosis. Finally, we show that fibrosis induced by IL-1β, which mimics BLM-induced fibrosis, is also highly dependent on IL-17A. IL-17A and IL-1β were also increased in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with IPF. Together, these studies identify a critical role for IL-17A in fibrosis, illustrating the potential utility of targeting IL-17A in the treatment of drug and inflammation-induced fibrosis.