期刊
IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
卷 99, 期 5, 页码 542-551出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12430
关键词
group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2); innate lymphoid cells (ILC); lung; infant; neonate; respiratory
资金
- Australian Research Council [DE170100226]
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) [APP1156898]
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Thoracic Society of Australian and New Zealand
- Monash University
- NHMRC [1079187, 1175134, 1135898]
- University of Technology Sydney
- University of Newcastle
- Australian Research Council [DE170100226] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia [1135898, 1175134] Funding Source: NHMRC
Lung innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) show differences in numbers, cell surface antigen expression, and cytokine levels between neonatal and adult mice. Female mice have more lung ILCs with different antigen expression compared to males. Additionally, mouse strain impacts ILC numbers and expression in the lung.
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are resident in the lung and are involved in both the maintenance of homeostasis and the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases. In this study, murine lung ILCs were characterized using flow cytometry and the impact of mouse age, sex and strain were assessed. Lung ILCs were found as early as postnatal day 4 and numbers peaked at 2 weeks, and then decreased as the lung matured. During postnatal lung development, ILC expressed differential amounts of group 2 ILC (ILC2)-associated cell surface antigens including ST2, CD90.2 and ICOS. Using Il5(venus)Il13(td-tomato) dual reporter mice, neonates were found to have increased constitutive interleukin (IL)-13 expression compared with adult mice. Neonates and adults had similar ratios of IL-5(+)CD45(+) leukocytes; however, these cells were mostly composed of ILCs in neonates and T cells in adults. Sex-specific differences in ILC numbers were also observed, with females having greater numbers of lung ILCs than males in both neonatal and adult mice. Female lung ILCs also expressed higher levels of ICOS and decreased KLRG1. Mouse strain also impacted on lung ILCs with BALB/c mice having more ILCs in the lung and increased expression of ST2 and ICOS compared with C57BL/6J mice. Collectively, these data show that lung ILC numbers, cell surface antigen expression, IL-5 and IL-13 levels differed between neonatal and adult lung ILCs. In addition, cell surface antigens commonly used for ILC2 quantification, such as ST2, CD90.2 and ICOS, differ depending on age, sex and strain and these are important considerations for consistent universal identification of lung ILC2s.
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