The essential role of single Ig IL-1 receptor-related molecule/Toll IL-1R8 in regulation of Th2 immune response

J Immunol. 2009 Mar 1;182(5):2601-9. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.0802729.

Abstract

A novel cytokine IL-33, an IL-1 family member, signals via ST2 receptor and promotes Th2 responses, through the activation of NF-kappaB and MAP kinases. Previous studies reported that single Ig IL-1R-related molecule (SIGIRR)/Toll IL-1R8 acts as negative regulator for TLR-IL-1R-mediated signaling. We now found that SIGIRR formed a complex with ST2 upon IL-33 stimulation and specifically inhibited IL-33/ST2-mediated signaling in cell culture model. Furthermore, IL-33-induced Th2 response was enhanced in SIGIRR-deficient mice compared with that in wild-type control mice, suggesting a negative regulatory role of SIGIRR in IL-33/ST2 signaling in vivo. Similar to ST2, SIGIRR was highly expressed in in vitro polarized Th2 cells, but not Th1 cells. SIGIRR-deficient Th2 cells produce higher levels of Th2 cytokines, including IL-5, IL-4, and IL-13, than that in wild-type cells. Moreover, SIGIRR-deficient mice developed stronger Th2 immune response in OVA-challenged asthma model. Taken together, our results suggest that SIGIRR plays an important role in the regulation of Th2 response in vivo, possibly through its impact on IL-33-ST2-mediated signaling.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Asthma / immunology
  • Asthma / metabolism
  • Cell Line
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Down-Regulation / immunology
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein
  • Interleukin-33
  • Interleukins / administration & dosage
  • Interleukins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Interleukins / physiology
  • Membrane Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Membrane Proteins / physiology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Receptors, Interleukin
  • Receptors, Interleukin-1 / deficiency
  • Receptors, Interleukin-1 / genetics
  • Receptors, Interleukin-1 / physiology*
  • Signal Transduction / immunology
  • Th2 Cells / immunology*
  • Th2 Cells / metabolism*
  • Up-Regulation / immunology

Substances

  • IL33 protein, human
  • Il1rl1 protein, mouse
  • Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein
  • Interleukin-33
  • Interleukins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Receptors, Interleukin
  • Receptors, Interleukin-1
  • Tir8 protein, mouse