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INTERLEUKIN-9 AND -13 INHIBIT SPONTANEOUS AND CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED APOPTOSIS OF NORMAL AIRWAY EPITHELIAL CELLS

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Pages 579-598 | Received 02 Jun 2008, Accepted 27 Jul 2008, Published online: 02 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The airway epithelium is the target of physical and allergic insults. The resulting inflammatory signals from Th2 cytokines including interleukin (IL)-9 and IL-13 have pleiotropic activities and have been implicated in airway remodeling in asthmatics. The objective of this study was to determine the role of IL-9 and IL-13 in the regulation of normal airway epithelial cell death and epithelial repair. In a cell culture model, a normal human airway epithelial cell line and primary airway epithelial cells were treated with IL-9 or IL-13 alone and in combination. Apoptosis was determined by multiple techniques, including enrichment of nucleosomes released into the cytoplasm, mitochondrial membrane polarity perturbation, cytosolic cytochrome c released and the detection of cleaved p85-poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP). Proliferation was quantified by BrdU incorporation. IL-9 and IL-13 treatment, alone and in combination, resulted in a significant reduction in spontaneous airway epithelial cell apoptosis when compared to controls. The cytoprotective effect of IL-9 was associated with up-regulation of the antiapoptotic molecule Bcl-2. IL-13 also demonstrated coordinate pro-proliferative activity .Dexamethasone induces apoptosis in airway epithelial cells. Coincubation with IL-9 or IL-13 was protective against this corticosteroid-induced apoptosis by up-regulation of Bcl-2. These data demonstrate that IL-9 and IL-13 may be critical to normal cellular homeostasis in the setting of airway epithelial injury. A dysregulated response to these cytokines may contribute to airway remodeling in asthma.

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