Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Complex Regulation of the Monocyte IL-1β System by IL-13

  • Scotton C
  • Martinez F
  • Smelt M
  • et al.
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Abstract

IL-4 and IL-13 are prototypic Th2 cytokines that generate an “alternatively activated” phenotype in macrophages. We used high-density oligonucleotide microarrays to investigate the transcriptional profile induced in human monocytes by IL-13. After 8-h stimulation with IL-13, 142 genes were regulated (85 increased and 57 decreased). The majority of these genes were related to the inflammatory response and innate immunity; a group of genes related to lipid metabolism was also identified, with clear implications for atherosclerosis. In addition to characteristic markers of alternatively activated macrophages, a number of novel IL-13-regulated genes were seen. These included various pattern recognition receptors, such as CD1b/c/e, TLR1, and C-type lectin superfamily member 6. Several components of the IL-1 system were regulated. IL-1RI, IL-1RII, and IL-1Ra were all up-regulated, whereas the IL-1β-converting enzyme, caspase 1, and IRAK-M were down-regulated. LPS-inducible caspase 1 enzyme activity was also reduced in IL-13-stimulated monocytes, with a consequent decrease in pro-IL-1β processing. These data reveal that IL-13 has a potent effect on the transcriptional profile in monocytes. The IL-13-induced modulation of genes related to IL-1 clearly highlights the tightly controlled and complex levels of regulation of the production and response to this potent proinflammatory cytokine.

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Scotton, C. J., Martinez, F. O., Smelt, M. J., Sironi, M., Locati, M., Mantovani, A., & Sozzani, S. (2005). Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Complex Regulation of the Monocyte IL-1β System by IL-13. The Journal of Immunology, 174(2), 834–845. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.174.2.834

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