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IMMUNOBIOLOGY
卷 222, 期 5, 页码 759-767出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2017.02.003
关键词
Glucocorticoids; Ym1; Ms4a8a; Macrophages; IL-4; M2
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资金
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [Da592/6-1]
Airway epithelial cells induce a tolerogenic microenvironment by modulating immune cells in the lung. We recently showed that the supernatant of airway epithelial cells induces two marker genes of alternative activation, Ym1 and Ms4a8a, in respiratory myeloid cells. This induction was partially mediated by glucocorticoids, secreted by airway epithelial cells. In this study, we further investigated Ym1 and Ms4a8a regulation in alternatively activated myeloid cells in the presence of the T(H)2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-13. We show that Yml expression is boosted upon co-stimulation with airway epithelial cell supernatant and IL, 4/IL-13, whereas Ms4a8a expression is down-regulated. This suggests that a crosstalk between IL-4/1-13 and glucocorticoid signaling exists. Blocking protein synthesis indicated that dexamethasone-induced de novo protein synthesis is required for the interaction between glucocorticoid and IL-4 signaling regarding Ym1 regulation. Using reporter gene constructs, we demonstrate that the important regulatory region within the Ym1 promoter is found between -602 by and -969 by upstream of the start of translation. Bioinformatic analysis identified several glucocorticoid response elements (GREs) in this region. Further analysis identified overlapping but functionally active glucocorticoid receptor and STAT-6 binding sites, supporting the cooperative effect of glucocorticoids and IL-4 in the regulation of Ym1. These findings further prove the plasticity and complexity of alternatively activated myeloid cells and the importance of the local microenvironment. We believe that this regulation is of special importance in the pulmonary system, since both factors, glucocorticoids and IL-4/13, play a role in airway diseases such as asthma. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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