Crucial role of the interleukin 1 receptor family member T1/ST2 in T helper cell type 2–mediated lung mucosal immune responses

AJ Coyle, C Lloyd, J Tian, T Nguyen… - The Journal of …, 1999 - rupress.org
AJ Coyle, C Lloyd, J Tian, T Nguyen, C Erikkson, L Wang, P Ottoson, P Persson, T Delaney…
The Journal of experimental medicine, 1999rupress.org
T1/ST2 is an orphan receptor of unknown function that is expressed on the surface of murine
T helper cell type 2 (Th2), but not Th1 effector cells. In vitro blockade of T1/ST2 signaling
with an immunoglobulin (Ig) fusion protein suppresses both differentiation to and activation
of Th2, but not Th1 effector populations. In a nascent Th2-dominated response, anti-T1/ST2
monoclonal antibody (mAb) inhibited eosinophil infiltration, interleukin 5 secretion, and IgE
production. To determine if these effects were mediated by a direct effect on Th2 cells, we …
T1/ST2 is an orphan receptor of unknown function that is expressed on the surface of murine T helper cell type 2 (Th2), but not Th1 effector cells. In vitro blockade of T1/ST2 signaling with an immunoglobulin (Ig) fusion protein suppresses both differentiation to and activation of Th2, but not Th1 effector populations. In a nascent Th2-dominated response, anti-T1/ST2 monoclonal antibody (mAb) inhibited eosinophil infiltration, interleukin 5 secretion, and IgE production. To determine if these effects were mediated by a direct effect on Th2 cells, we next used a murine adoptive transfer model of Th1- and Th2-mediated lung mucosal immune responses. Administration of either T1/ST2 mAb or T1/ST2-Ig abrogated Th2 cytokine production in vivo and the induction of an eosinophilic inflammatory response, but failed to modify Th1-mediated inflammation. Taken together, our data demonstrate an important role of T1/ST2 in Th2-mediated inflammatory responses and suggest that T1/ST2 may prove to be a novel target for the selective suppression of Th2 immune responses.
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