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* Pulmonary Division, Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;
Division of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Course of Advanced Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, and
Division of Stem Cell Regulation Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) plays an important role in many biological events such as angiogenesis, cell proliferation, anti-fibrosis and antiapoptosis. It is well known that HGF promotes tumor progression and suppresses development of fibrosis after tissue injury. In contrast, its role in immune-mediated disorders has not been fully clarified. In the present study, we examined the role of HGF in Ag-specific immune response using in vitro studies and an experimental model of allergic airway inflammation. We first confirmed that dendritic cells (DCs) expressed the receptor for HGF, c-met, which was not expressed in T cells. Treatment with HGF both in vitro and in vivo potently suppressed DC functions such as Ag-presenting capacity, thus down-regulating Ag-induced Th1- and Th2-type immune responses. Exogenous administration of the HGF expression plasmid into Ag-primed mice markedly suppressed the development of airway eosinophilia and airway hyperresponsiveness, which was induced by Ag inhalation, with suppression of the Ag-presenting capacity of DCs in the lung. HGF exhibited these immunosuppressive effects without up-regulation of IL-10 or TGF-
. We also found that expression of endogenous HGF in the lung significantly increased following Ag sensitization and inhalation challenges. Finally, neutralization of endogenous HGF in vivo significantly increased airway eosinophilia and airway hyperresponsiveness with up-regulation of the Ag-presenting capacity of DCs in the lung. These results demonstrated a novel, significant, and possibly therapeutic role of HGF as a potent regulator in immune-mediated disorders such as asthma.
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