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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2025

ICOS regulates IL-10 production in group 2 innate lymphoid cells via cholesterol and cortisol biosynthesis.

Yoshihiro Sakano, Kei Sakano, Benjamin P Hurrell, Mohammad H Kazemi, Xin Li, Stephen Shen, Omid Akbari

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells: Where are we 15 years out?The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2026
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  7. The immunology of asthma.Nature immunology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yoshihiro Sakano
Kei Sakano
Benjamin P Hurrell
Mohammad H Kazemi
Xin Li
Stephen Shen
Omid Akbari

Funding

Study the link of autophagy dysfunction to allergic and neutrophilic asthma onsetR01HL151493 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI AKBARI, OMID · 2020 to 2024
$3.6M
Maternal effect on offspring immunity against hepatitis B virusR01AI145813 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI AKBARI, OMID, OU, J.-H. JAMES · 2019 to 2023
$3.2M
Role of TNF receptor 2 on Pulmonary Group 2 Innate Lymphoid CellsR01HL159804 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI AKBARI, OMID · 2022 to 2025
$3.0M
Induction of cells and pathways that promote respiratory tolerance in allergic asthmaR01HL144790 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI AKBARI, OMID · 2019 to 2022
$2.6M
E-Cigarette Vaping during Pregnancy and Lactation, Germ Cell Epigenetic Memory, and Transgenerational AsthmaR01HL151769 · NHLBI · LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ALLARD, PATRICK, REHAN, VIRENDER K · 2020 to 2023
$2.3M
Transcriptional and metabolomic regulation of IL-10 in pulmonary ILC2sR01AI169687 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI OMID AKBARI · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
Study the role of ICOS on murine and human ILC2sR01AI181866 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI OMID AKBARI · 2025 to 2026
$1.2M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) play a crucial role in inducing type 2 inflammation in the lungs in response to allergens. Our study investigated the regulatory mechanism of IL-10 production by ILC2s and its impact on airway hyperreactivity (AHR), focusing on the role of ICOS. We found that inhibiting ICOS in pulmonary ILC2s significantly enhanced IL-10 production. The absence of ICOS reprogrammed ILC2 steroid metabolism, leading to increased cholesterol and cortisol biosynthesis and subsequent glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activation. This reprogramming regulated MAF and NFIL3 activation, promoting IL-10 production. Notably, in vivo GR inhibition or ILC2-specific GR deficiency exacerbated AHR development in multiple mouse models. We extended these findings to human ILC2s, demonstrating concordant results between murine models and human cells. Our results indicate that ICOS negatively regulates IL-10 production in ILC2s by controlling cholesterol and cortisol biosynthesis. This mechanism provides new insights into the complex interplay between ILC2s, ICOS, and glucocorticoid signaling in the context of allergic airway inflammation.

Indexed as

CholesterolHydrocortisoneImmunity, InnateInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator ProteinInterleukin-10LymphocytesAnimalsHumansMiceMice, KnockoutReceptors, GlucocorticoidCholesterolHydrocortisoneIcos protein, mouseIL10 protein, humanIL10 protein, mouseInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator ProteinInterleukin-10Receptors, GlucocorticoidAllergyAsthmaCholesterolImmunologyPulmonology

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PMID40627441
PMCPMC12435846

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