論文

査読有り 国際誌
2018年11月2日

A humanized mouse model to study asthmatic airway inflammation via the human IL-33/IL-13 axis.

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  • Ryoji Ito
  • Shuichiro Maruoka
  • Kaori Soda
  • Ikumi Katano
  • Kenji Kawai
  • Mika Yagoto
  • Asami Hanazawa
  • Takeshi Takahashi
  • Tomoyuki Ogura
  • Motohito Goto
  • Riichi Takahashi
  • Shota Toyoshima
  • Yoshimichi Okayama
  • Kenji Izuhara
  • Yasuhiro Gon
  • Shu Hashimoto
  • Mamoru Ito
  • Satoshi Nunomura
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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1172/jci.insight.121580

Asthma is one of the most common immunological diseases and is characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), mucus overproduction, and airway eosinophilia. Although mouse models have provided insight into the mechanisms by which type-2 cytokines induce asthmatic airway inflammation, differences between the rodent and human immune systems hamper efforts to improve understanding of human allergic diseases. In this study, we aim to establish a preclinical animal model of asthmatic airway inflammation using humanized IL-3/GM-CSF or IL-3/GM-CSF/IL-5 Tg NOD/Shi-scid-IL2rγnull (NOG) mice and investigate the roles of human type-2 immune responses in the asthmatic mice. Several important characteristics of asthma - such as AHR, goblet cell hyperplasia, T cell infiltration, IL-13 production, and periostin secretion - were induced in IL-3/GM-CSF Tg mice by intratracheally administered human IL-33. In addition to these characteristics, human eosinophilic inflammation was observed in IL-3/GM-CSF/IL-5 Tg mice. The asthmatic mechanisms of the humanized mice were driven by activation of human Th2 and mast cells by IL-33 stimulation. Furthermore, treatment of the humanized mice with an anti-human IL-13 antibody significantly suppressed these characteristics. Therefore, the humanized mice may enhance our understanding of the pathophysiology of allergic disorders and facilitate the preclinical development of new therapeutics for IL-33-mediated type-2 inflammation in asthma.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.121580
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30385714
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6238753
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1172/jci.insight.121580
  • PubMed ID : 30385714
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC6238753

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