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Repeated sensitization of mice with microfilariae of Litomosoides sigmodontis induces pulmonary eosinophilia in an IL-33-dependent manner.

Benjamin LenzAlexandra EhrensJesuthas AjendraFrederic RischJoséphine GalAnna-Lena NeumannJulia J ReichwaldWiebke StrutzHenry J McSorleyCoralie MartinAchim HoeraufMarc P Hübner
Published in: PLoS pathogens (2024)
Our study demonstrates that repeated sensitization of BALB/c mice with L. sigmodontis MF induces pulmonary eosinophilia in an IL-33-dependent manner. The newly established model recapitulates the characteristic features known to occur during eosinophilic lung diseases (ELD) such as human tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE), which includes the retention of microfilariae in the lung tissue and induction of pulmonary eosinophilia and type 2 immune responses. Our study provides compelling evidence that IL-33 drives eosinophil activation during ELD and that blocking IL-33 signaling using HpARI2 reduces eosinophil activation, eosinophil accumulation in the lung tissue, suppresses type 2 immune responses and mitigates the development of structural damage to the lung. Consequently, IL-33 is a potential therapeutic target to reduce eosinophil-mediated pulmonary pathology.
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