title: Anti-IL-33 antibody treatment inhibits airway inflammation in a murine model of allergic asthma.
abstract: Interleukin (IL)-33 is a recently described member of the IL-1 family and has been shown to induce production of T helper type 2 cytokines. In this study, an anti-IL-33 antibody was evaluated against pulmonary inflammation in mice sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin. The anti-IL-33 or a control antibody (150 microg/mouse) was given intraperitoneally as five doses before the sensitization and antigen challenge. Treatment with anti-IL-33 significantly reduced serum IgE secretion, the numbers of eosinophils and lymphocytes, and concentrations of IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid compared with administration of a control antibody. Histological examination of lung tissue demonstrated that anti-IL-33 significantly inhibited allergen-induced lung eosinophilic inflammation and mucus hypersecretion. Our data demonstrate for the first time that anti-IL-33 antibody can prevent the development of asthma in a mouse model and indicate that blockade of IL-33 may be a new therapeutic strategy for allergic asthma.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inflammation and Immune Diseases, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Xiaojin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Mingcai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yanchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Liangming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D000067596:Interleukin-33; D007378:Interleukins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D016207:Cytokines; C506535:Il33 protein, mouse; D000067596:Interleukin-33; D007378:Interleukins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D010047:Ovalbumin