PMID- 18250323 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080313 LR - 20211020 IS - 1091-6490 (Electronic) IS - 0027-8424 (Print) IS - 0027-8424 (Linking) VI - 105 IP - 7 DP - 2008 Feb 19 TI - IL-33 mediates antigen-induced cutaneous and articular hypernociception in mice. PG - 2723-8 LID - 10.1073/pnas.0712116105 [doi] AB - IL-33, a new member of the IL-1 family, signals through its receptor ST2 and induces T helper 2 (Th2) cytokine synthesis and mediates inflammatory response. We have investigated the role of IL-33 in antigen-induced hypernociception. Recombinant IL-33 induced cutaneous and articular mechanical hypernociception in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The hypernociception was inhibited by soluble (s) ST2 (a decoy receptor of IL-33), IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), bosentan [a dual endothelin (ET)(A)/ET(B) receptor antagonist], clazosentan (an ET(A) receptor antagonist), or indomethacin (a cyclooxygenase inhibitor). IL-33 induced hypernociception in IL-18(-/-) mice but not in TNFR1(-/-) or IFNgamma(-/-) mice. The IL-33-induced hypernociception was not affected by blocking IL-15 or sympathetic amines (guanethidine). Furthermore, methylated BSA (mBSA)-induced cutaneous and articular mechanical hypernociception depended on TNFR1 and IFNgamma and was blocked by sST2, IL-1ra, bosentan, clazosentan, and indomethacin. mBSA also induced significant IL-33 and ST2 mRNA expression. Importantly, we showed that mBSA induced hypernociception via the IL-33 --> TNFalpha --> IL-1beta --> IFNgamma --> ET-1 --> PGE(2) signaling cascade. These results therefore demonstrate that IL-33 is a key mediator of immune inflammatory hypernociception normally associated with a Th1 type of response, revealing a hitherto unrecognized function of IL-33 in a key immune pharmacological pathway that may be amenable to therapeutic intervention. FAU - Verri, Waldiceu A Jr AU - Verri WA Jr AD - Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14049-900-Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Guerrero, Ana T G AU - Guerrero AT FAU - Fukada, Sandra Y AU - Fukada SY FAU - Valerio, Daniel A AU - Valerio DA FAU - Cunha, Thiago M AU - Cunha TM FAU - Xu, Damo AU - Xu D FAU - Ferreira, Sergio H AU - Ferreira SH FAU - Liew, Foo Y AU - Liew FY FAU - Cunha, Fernando Q AU - Cunha FQ LA - eng GR - G9818261/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20080204 PL - United States TA - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A JT - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America JID - 7505876 RN - 0 (Antigens) RN - 0 (Endothelin-1) RN - 0 (Interleukins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Serum Albumin) RN - 0 (aflatoxin B1-bovine serum albumin) RN - 9N2N2Y55MH (Aflatoxin B1) RN - K7Q1JQR04M (Dinoprostone) SB - IM MH - Aflatoxin B1/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Antigens/*immunology MH - Dinoprostone/biosynthesis MH - Endothelin-1/genetics MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Interleukins/*immunology MH - Male MH - Methylation MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Pain/chemically induced/*immunology/pathology MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - Serum Albumin/pharmacology MH - Skin/blood supply/drug effects/*immunology/pathology PMC - PMC2268203 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2008/02/06 09:00 MHDA- 2008/03/14 09:00 PMCR- 2008/08/19 CRDT- 2008/02/06 09:00 PHST- 2008/02/06 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/03/14 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/02/06 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2008/08/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 0712116105 [pii] AID - 9327 [pii] AID - 10.1073/pnas.0712116105 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Feb 19;105(7):2723-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0712116105. Epub 2008 Feb 4.