IL11 stimulates IL33 expression and proinflammatory fibroblast activation
Widjaja, A. A.; Chothani, S.; Viswanathan, S.; Goh, J. W. T.; Lim, W.-W.; Cook, S. A.
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Interleukin 11 (IL11) is upregulated in inflammatory conditions where it is believed to have anti-inflammatory activity. However, recent studies suggest instead that IL11 may promote inflammation, via the stroma. Here, we assessed whether IL11 is pro- or anti-inflammatory in fibroblasts. Primary cultures of human kidney, lung or skin fibroblasts were stimulated with IL11 that resulted in transient STAT3 phosphorylation and bi-modal ERK activation. RNA sequencing over a time course of IL11 stimulation revealed a robust short-lived transcriptional response, which was enriched for gene set hallmarks of inflammation and characterized by upregulation of SERPINB2, TNFRSF18, IL33, CCL20, IL1RL1, CXCL3/5/8, ICAM1 and IL11 itself. IL33 was the most upregulated signaling factor (38-fold, P=9.8x10-5) and IL1RL1, its cognate receptor, was similarly increased (18-fold, P=1.1x10-34). In proteomic studies, IL11 triggered a proinflammatory secretome with notable upregulation of IL8, IL6, MCP1, CCL20 and CXCL1/5/6, which are important chemotaxins for neutrophils, monocytes and lymphocytes. IL11 induced IL33 expression across fibroblast types and inhibition of STAT3, but not MEK/ERK, prevented this. These data establish IL11 as pro-inflammatory with specific importance for priming the IL33 alarmin response in inflammatory fibroblasts.
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