Cutting edge: maresin-1 engages regulatory T cells to limit type 2 innate lymphoid cell activation and promote resolution of lung inflammation

N Krishnamoorthy, PR Burkett, J Dalli… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.aai.org
N Krishnamoorthy, PR Burkett, J Dalli, REE Abdulnour, R Colas, S Ramon, RP Phipps…
The Journal of Immunology, 2015journals.aai.org
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that fails to resolve. Recently, a key role for type 2
innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) was linked to asthma pathogenesis; however, mechanisms for
ILC2 regulation remain to be determined. In this study, metabololipidomics of murine lungs
identified temporal changes in endogenous maresin 1 (MaR1) during self-limited allergic
inflammation. Exogenous MaR1 reduced lung inflammation and ILC2 expression of IL-5 and
IL-13 and increased amphiregulin. MaR1 augmented de novo generation of regulatory T …
Abstract
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that fails to resolve. Recently, a key role for type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) was linked to asthma pathogenesis; however, mechanisms for ILC2 regulation remain to be determined. In this study, metabololipidomics of murine lungs identified temporal changes in endogenous maresin 1 (MaR1) during self-limited allergic inflammation. Exogenous MaR1 reduced lung inflammation and ILC2 expression of IL-5 and IL-13 and increased amphiregulin. MaR1 augmented de novo generation of regulatory T cells (Tregs), which interacted with ILC2s to markedly suppress cytokine production in a TGF-β–dependent manner. Ab-mediated depletion of Tregs interrupted MaR1 control of ILC2 expression of IL-13 in vivo. Together, the findings uncover Tregs as potent regulators of ILC2 activation; MaR1 targets Tregs and ILC2s to restrain allergic lung inflammation, suggesting MaR1 as the basis for a new proresolving therapeutic approach to asthma and other chronic inflammatory diseases.
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