Modulating asthma-COPD overlap responses with IL-17 inhibition

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Camargo, Leandro do Nascimento ; Righetti, Renato Fraga ; de Almeida, Francine Maria ; dos Santos, Tabata Maruyama ; Fukuzaki, Silvia ; Martins, Nilo Arthur Bezerra ; Barbeiro, Miguel Cantadori ; Saraiva-Romanholo, Beatriz Mangueira ; Lopes, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino dos Santos ; Leick, Edna Aparecida ; Prado, Carla Maximo ; Tiberio, Iolanda de Fatima Lopes Calvo

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY; v. 14, p. 17-pg., 2023-10-27.

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Background: IL-17 is a modulator of the inflammatory response and is implicated in lung remodeling in both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Well as and probably in patients with asthma-COPD overlap (ACO).Methods: In this study, we evaluated the response of the airways and alveolar septa to anti-IL-17 treatment in an ACO model. Fifty-six male BALB/c mice were sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA group), received porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE group), or both (ACO group). Mice were then treated with either anti-IL-17 monoclonal antibody or saline. We evaluated hyperresponsiveness, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cell counts, and mean alveolar diameter. We quantified inflammatory, response, extracellular matrix remodeling, oxidative stress markers, and signaling pathway markers.Results: Anti-IL-17 treatment in the ACO anti-IL-17 group reduced the maximum response of respiratory system Rrs, Ers, Raw, Gtis, this when compared to the ACO group (p<0.05). There was a reduction in the total number of inflammatory cells, neutrophils, and macrophages in the BALF in the ACO anti-IL-17 group compared to the ACO group (p<0.05). There was attenuated dendritic cells, CD4+, CD8+, FOXP3, IL-1 beta, IL-2, IL-6, IL-13, IL-17, IL-33 in ACO anti-IL-17 group in airway and alveolar septum compared to the ACO group (p<0.05). We observed a reduction of MMP-9, MMP-12, TIMP-1, TGF-beta, collagen type I in ACO anti-IL-17 group in airway and alveolar septum compared to the ACO group (p < 0.05). We also observed a reduction of iNOS and 8-iso-PGF2 alpha in the airways and in the alveolar septum was reduced in the ACO anti-IL-17group compared to the ACO group (p < 0.05). Regarding the signaling pathways, NF-kB, ROCK-1, and ROCK-2 in the airway and alveolar septum were attenuated in the ACO anti-IL-17 group when compared to the ACO group (p<0.05).Conclusions: Our results suggest that inhibiting IL-17 modulates cell-associated cytokine production in lung tissue, extracellular matrix remodeling, and oxidative stress in ACO through the modulation of NF-kB and FOXP3. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/02537-5 - Caracterização da síndrome de sobreposição asma-DPOC (ACOS): estudos experimentais e clínicos
• Beneficiário: Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tibério
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático