Resveratrol inhibits IL-33-mediated mast cell activation by targeting the MK2/3-PI3K/Akt axis

Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 5;9(1):18423. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54878-5.

Abstract

Interleukin-33 (IL-33)/ST2-mediated mast cell activation plays important roles in the pathophysiology of allergic diseases. Hence, pharmacologically targeting the IL-33/ST2 pathway in mast cells could help to treat such diseases. We found that resveratrol inhibits IL-33/ST2-mediated mast cell activation. Resveratrol suppressed IL-33-induced IL-6, IL-13, and TNF-α production in mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs), mouse fetal skin-derived mast cells, and human basophils. Resveratrol also attenuated cytokine expression induced by intranasal administration of IL-33 in mouse lung. IL-33-mediated cytokine production in mast cells requires activation of the NF-κB and MAPK p38-MAPK-activated protein kinase-2/3 (MK2/3)-PI3K/Akt pathway, and resveratrol clearly inhibited IL-33-induced activation of the MK2/3-PI3K/Akt pathway, but not the NF-κB pathway, without affecting p38 in BMMCs. Importantly, resveratrol inhibited the kinase activity of MK2, and an MK2/3 inhibitor recapitulated the suppressive effects of resveratrol. Resveratrol and an MK2/3 inhibitor also inhibited IgE-dependent degranulation and cytokine production in BMMCs, concomitant with suppression of the MK2/3-PI3K/Akt pathway. These findings indicate that resveratrol inhibits both IL-33/ST2-mediated and IgE-dependent mast cell activation principally by targeting the MK2/3-PI3K/Akt axis downstream of p38. Thus, resveratrol may have potential for the prevention and treatment of broad ranges of allergic diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intranasal
  • Animals
  • Basophils / drug effects
  • Basophils / immunology
  • Cell Degranulation / drug effects
  • Cell Degranulation / immunology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / drug therapy*
  • Hypersensitivity / immunology
  • Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein / metabolism
  • Interleukin-33 / administration & dosage
  • Interleukin-33 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Interleukin-33 / immunology
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism
  • Lung / immunology
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System / drug effects*
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System / immunology
  • Male
  • Mast Cells / drug effects*
  • Mast Cells / immunology
  • Mice
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Primary Cell Culture
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • Resveratrol / pharmacology*
  • Resveratrol / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein
  • Interleukin-33
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • MAP-kinase-activated kinase 2
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
  • Resveratrol