A role for Bid in eosinophil apoptosis and in allergic airway reaction

M Maret, C Ruffie, S Letuve, A Phelep… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
M Maret, C Ruffie, S Letuve, A Phelep, O Thibaudeau, J Marchal, M Pretolani, A Druilhe
The Journal of Immunology, 2009journals.aai.org
Bid, a proapoptotic member of Bcl-2 family, is involved in Fas receptor signaling. Fas
activation promotes human eosinophil cell death and is believed to accelerate the resolution
of pulmonary Th2-driven allergic reaction in mice. We hypothesized that Bid would regulate
eosinophil apoptosis and Ag-induced airway inflammation, particularly eosinophilia.
C57BL/6 Bid−/− and wild-type mice were immunized and repeatedly challenged with OVA,
and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, lung, and spleen were collected 4–240 h after the …
Abstract
Bid, a proapoptotic member of Bcl-2 family, is involved in Fas receptor signaling. Fas activation promotes human eosinophil cell death and is believed to accelerate the resolution of pulmonary Th2-driven allergic reaction in mice. We hypothesized that Bid would regulate eosinophil apoptosis and Ag-induced airway inflammation, particularly eosinophilia. C57BL/6 Bid−/− and wild-type mice were immunized and repeatedly challenged with OVA, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, lung, and spleen were collected 4–240 h after the final challenge. Cultured BAL eosinophils from Bid-deficient mice showed resistance to Fas-mediated apoptotic DNA fragmentation, phosphatidylserine exposure, mitochondria depolarization, and caspase-3 activity. In addition, OVA-challenged Bid−/− mice had higher BAL eosinophilia and a lower proportion of BAL apoptotic eosinophils than Bid+/+ mice. This was accompanied by augmented BAL levels of the eosinophilotactic cytokine, IL-5, and of the eosinophil-associated mediators, TGF-β1 and fibronectin. Finally, cultured OVA-stimulated lung mononuclear cells and splenocytes from Bid-deficient mice showed increased release of the Th2-type cytokines, IL-4 and IL-5, but no change in cell number. We conclude that Bid modulates BAL eosinophilia by regulating both eosinophil apoptosis and Th2-type cytokine production.
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