@article{APS4482,
author = {Jiu-rong Li and Wei-xun Zhou and Ke-wu Huang and Yang Jin and Jin-ming Gao},
title = {Interleukin-22 exacerbates airway inflammation induced by short-term exposure to cigarette smoke in mice},
journal = {Acta Pharmacologica Sinica},
volume = {35},
number = {11},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Jiu-rong LI1, Wei-xun ZHOU2, Ke-wu HUANG3, Yang JIN4, Jin-ming GAO1, *
Department of 1Respiratory Diseases and 2Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China; 3Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China; 4Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Aim: Interleukin-22 (IL-22) exhibits both proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory properties in various biological processes. In this study we explored the effects of exogenous recombinant IL-22 (rIL-22) on cigarette smoke (CS)-induced airway inflammation in mice.
Methods: Male C57BL/6 mice were divided into groups: (1) CS group exposed to tobacco smoke for 3 consecutive days, (2) rIL-22 group received rIL-22 (100 mg/kg, ip), and (3) CS plus rIL-22 group, received rIL-22 (100 mg/kg, ip) before the CS exposure. The airway resistance (Rn), lung morphology, inflammatory cells in the airways, and inflammatory cytokines and CXCR3 ligands in both bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids and lung tissues were analyzed.
Results: CS alone significantly elevated IL-22 level in the BAL fluid. Both CS and rIL-22 significantly augmented airway resistance, an influx of inflammatory cells into the airways and lung parenchyma, and significantly elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TGFβ1 and IL-17A) and CXCR3 chemokines (particularly CXCL10) at the mRNA and/or protein levels. Furthermore, the effects of rIL-22 on airway resistance and inflammation were synergistic with those of CS, as demonstrated by a further increased Rn value, infiltration of greater numbers of inflammatory cells into the lung, higher levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, and more severe pathological changes in CS plus rIL-22 group as compared to those in CS group.
Conclusion: Exogenous rIL-22 exacerbates the airway inflammatory responses to CS exposure in part by inducing expression of several proinflammatory cytokines and CXCR3 ligands.
Keywords: cigarette smoke; lung; airway inflammation; cytokine; IL-22; IL-17A; TGFβ1; CXCR3 chemokine
This work is partly supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81170040 and 81470229), and National Science and Technology Pillar Program during the Twelfth Five-year Period 2012BAI05B00.
We are grateful for Prof Guan-liang SHAN’s kind help in facilitating the whole experiment, and we thank the technicians at the Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital for help in generating the pathological slides and the staff of the Animal Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital for caring for the animals. We thank Dr Xi-qiang YAN for his generosity in providing recombinant IL-22 and his helpful comments.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
E-mail gjinming@yahoo.com
Received 2014-03-08 Accepted 2014-07-31},
issn = {1745-7254}, url = {http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/4482}
}