RelB-deficient dendritic cells promote the development of spontaneous allergic airway inflammation
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 2018, 58 (3), pp. 352 - 365
- Issue Date:
- 2018-03-01
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Copyright © 2018 by the American Thoracic Society RelB is a member of the NF-kB family, which is essential for dendritic cell (DC) function and maturation. However, the contribution of RelB to the development of allergic airway inflammation (AAI) is unknown. Here, we identify a pivotal role for RelB in the development of spontaneous AAI that is independent of exogenous allergen exposure. We assessed AAI in two strains of RelB-deficient (RelB2/2) mice: one with a targeted deletion and one expressing a major histocompatibility complex transgene. To determine the importance of RelB in DCs, RelB-sufficient DCs (RelB1/1 or RelB2/2) were adoptively transferred into RelB2/2 mice. Both strains had increased pulmonary inflammation compared with their respective wild-type (RelB1/1) and heterozygous (RelB1/2) controls. RelB2/2 mice also had increased inflammatory cell influx into the airways, levels of chemokines (CCL2/3/4/5/11/17 and CXCL9/10/13) and T-helper cell type 2-associated cytokines (IL-4/5) in lung tissues, serum IgE, and airway remodeling (mucus-secreting cell numbers, collagen deposition, and epithelial thickening). Transfer of RelB1/2 CD11c1 DCs into RelB2/2 mice decreased pulmonary inflammation, with reductions in lung chemokines, T-helper cell type 2-associated cytokines (IL-4/5/13/25/33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin), serum IgE, type 2 innate lymphoid cells, myeloid DCs, gd T cells, lung Vb131 T cells, mucus-secreting cells, airway collagen deposition, and epithelial thickening. These data indicate that RelB deficiency may be a key pathway underlying AAI, and that DC-encoded RelB is sufficient to restore control of this inflammation.
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