Regulatory effects of interleukin-11 during acute lung inflammatory injury

Alex B. Lentsch, Larry D. Crouch, Jacqueline A. Jordan, Boris J. Czermak, Edward C. Yun, Guo Renfeng, Vidya Sarma, Kathleen M. Diehl, Peter A. Ward

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Abstract

The role of interleukin-11 (IL-11) was evaluated in the IgG immune complex model of acute lung injury in rats. IL-11 mRNA and protein were both up-regulated during the course of this inflammatory response. Exogenously administered IL-11 substantially reduced, in a dose-dependent manner, the intrapulmonary accumulation of neutrophils and the lung vascular leak of albumin. These in vivo anti-inflammatory effects of IL-11 were associated with reduced NF-κB activation in lung, reduced levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids, and diminished up- regulation of lung vascular ICAM-1. It is interesting that IL-11 did not affect BAL fluid content of the CXC chemokines, macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) and cytokine-inducible neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC); the presence of IL-11 did not affect these chemokines. However, BAL content of C5a was reduced by IL-11. These data indicate that IL-11 is a regulatory cytokine in the lung and that, like other members of this family, its anti- inflammatory properties appear to be linked to its suppression of NF-κB activation, diminished production of TNF-α, and reduced up-regulation of lung vascular ICAM-1.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)151-157
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Leukocyte Biology
Volume66
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

Keywords

  • C5α
  • Chemokines
  • ICAM-1
  • NF-κB
  • Neutrophils
  • Tumor necrosis factor α

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Cell Biology

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