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Asthmatic changes in mice lacking T-bet are mediated by IL-13

Peter R. GalleLaurie H. GlimcherCornelia LuftAysefa DoganciHans A. LehrSusetta FinottoJoachim MaxeinerMichael Hausding

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesImmunologychemical and pharmacologic phenomenaVimentinLymphocyte ActivationSmad7 ProteinMiceTransforming Growth Factor betamedicineAnimalsVimentinImmunology and AllergyEosinophiliaSmad3 ProteinLungCells CulturedMice KnockoutInterleukin-13Lungbiologymedicine.diagnostic_testChemistryCD69hemic and immune systemsGeneral MedicineTransforming growth factor betaFibroblastsrespiratory systemActinsAsthmarespiratory tract diseasesDNA-Binding ProteinsMice Inbred C57BLBronchoalveolar lavagemedicine.anatomical_structureInterleukin 13ImmunologyTrans-Activatorsbiology.proteinCytokinesInterleukin-4medicine.symptomT-Box Domain ProteinsImmunologic MemoryMyofibroblastTranscription Factors

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Mice with a targeted deletion of the T-bet gene exhibit spontaneous airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), airway inflammation, enhanced recovery of T(h)2 cytokines from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, sub-epithelial collagen deposition and myofibroblast transformation. Here we analyze the mechanisms responsible for the chronic airway remodeling observed in these mice. CD4+ T cells isolated from the lung of T-bet-deficient mice were spontaneously activated CD44(high)CD69(high) memory T cells, with a typical T(h)2 cytokine profile. Neutralization of IL-13 but not IL-4 resulted in amelioration of AHR in airways of mice lacking T-bet. IL-13 blockade also led to reduced eosinophilia and decreased vimentin, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) and alpha smooth muscle actin (alphaSMA) levels. T-bet(-/-) lung fibroblasts proliferated very rapidly and released increased amounts of TGF-beta. Interestingly, neutralization of TGF-beta ameliorated aspects of the chronic airway remodeling phenotype but did not reduce AHR. These data highlight a T-bet-directed function for IL-13 in controlling lung remodeling that is both dependent on and independent of its interaction with TGF-beta in the asthmatic airway.

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2005-07-08International Immunology
https://doi.org/10.1093/intimm/dxh281