Association of IL‐33 in modeling type‐2 airway inflammation and pulmonary emphysema in mice

Abstract

Abstract We developed pulmonary emphysema and a type 2 airway inflammation overlap mouse model. The bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) interleukin 13 (IL‐13), IL‐4, and IL‐5 levels in the overlap model were higher than in the pulmonary emphysema model and lower than in the type 2 airway inflammation model, but IL‐33 level in the lung was higher than in other models. IL‐33 and interferon‐γ (IFNγ) in lungs may control the severity of a type 2 airway inflammation in lung.

Keywords

• asthma
• COPD
• IFNγ
• IL‐13
• IL‐33
• IL‐4