1
Return

Diverse IL-9-secreting T helper cells direct responses in the allergic lung

delete2026-01-14
delete0
PRE
AI
K
Kaitlyn G. Jackson
M
Mark H. Kaplan *
DOI:10.1016/j.smim.2026.102014delete
deleteOriginal
deleteOriginal request for help
deleteShare
deleteSave
Abstract

Abstract

En 中文
IL-9 promotes airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilia, mast cell expansion, and antibody-mediated inflammation through interactions with mast cells, eosinophils, B cells, and airway and lung macrophages in models of allergic airway disease. IL-9 has increasingly been linked to asthma severity in patients. Early studies primarily focused on the differentiation of "classical" Th9 cells, which express IL-9 but not other type II cytokines. Recent research has identified additional populations of IL-9-secreting CD4+ T cells, including Th2-allergic (Th2A) cells and resident memory Th9 (Th9rm) cells. Despite IL-9 induction in classical Th9 effector cells being transient, Th2A and memory populations generate a recall IL-9 response upon repeated allergen exposure. Additionally, cytokine-driven bystander activation may prolong IL-9 production in various CD4+ T cell subsets. This review evaluates the transcriptional, metabolic, and cytokine-mediated signals that regulate the effector function of IL-9-secreting CD4+ T cell subsets in models of acute, chronic, and intermittent allergic airway disease. Given the heterogeneity of asthma phenotypes, identifying endotypes characterized by high levels of Th9 cells or IL-9 may improve therapeutic precision in asthma treatment.

Journal

Seminars in Immunology cover
Seminars in Immunology
IF:
7.8
Papers:
1.5K
Citations:
7.3K

Organization

No organization information available
Cited Papers

Cited Papers

Citing Papers

Citing Papers