PMID- 20864797 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110718 LR - 20101130 IS - 1440-1592 (Electronic) IS - 1323-8930 (Linking) VI - 59 IP - 4 DP - 2010 Dec TI - Development of IL-17-mediated delayed-type hypersensitivity is not affected by down-regulation of IL-25 expression. PG - 399-408 LID - 10.2332/allergolint.10-OA-0218 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: IL-25, which is a member of the IL-17 family, induces Th2 cell differentiation and Th2 cytokine production, contributing to induction of Th2-type immune responses and diseases, as a result of which it suppresses Th1- and Th17-type immune responses. METHODS: To elucidate the role of IL-25 in the pathogenesis of IL-17-mediated delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH), IL-25-deficient mice were sensitized with methylated BSA (mBSA), and then a DTH reaction was induced by mBSA challenge. mBSA-specific T-cell induction was assessed on the basis of cell proliferation and cytokine production. The DTH reaction was evaluated on the basis of tissue swelling, histology and inflammatory mediator expression. RESULTS: IL-25 expression was markedly reduced in local DTH lesions. However, mBSA-specific Th1, Th2 and Th17 cell induction, and the mBSA-induced DTH reaction were comparable in IL-25-deficient and wild-type mice. CONCLUSIONS: IL-25 is not essential for differentiation of Th1, Th2 and Th17 cells in the sensitization phase or induction of local inflammation in the elicitation phase of the mBSA-induced DTH reaction. FAU - Ishii, Akina AU - Ishii A AD - Department of Allergy and Immunology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Oboki, Keisuke AU - Oboki K FAU - Nambu, Aya AU - Nambu A FAU - Morita, Hideaki AU - Morita H FAU - Ohno, Tatsukuni AU - Ohno T FAU - Kajiwara, Naoki AU - Kajiwara N FAU - Arae, Ken AU - Arae K FAU - Sudo, Hajime AU - Sudo H FAU - Okumura, Ko AU - Okumura K FAU - Saito, Hirohisa AU - Saito H FAU - Nakae, Susumu AU - Nakae S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100925 PL - England TA - Allergol Int JT - Allergology international : official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology JID - 9616296 RN - 0 (IL25 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-17) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Down-Regulation MH - Hypersensitivity, Delayed/*immunology MH - Immunization MH - Interleukin-17/genetics/immunology/*metabolism MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Th17 Cells/immunology/*metabolism/pathology MH - Th2 Cells/immunology/*metabolism/pathology EDAT- 2010/09/25 06:00 MHDA- 2011/07/19 06:00 CRDT- 2010/09/25 06:00 PHST- 2010/04/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/05/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/09/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/09/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/07/19 06:00 [medline] AID - S1323-8930(15)30652-3 [pii] AID - 10.2332/allergolint.10-OA-0218 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Allergol Int. 2010 Dec;59(4):399-408. doi: 10.2332/allergolint.10-OA-0218. Epub 2010 Sep 25.