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. 2007 Dec 15;179(12):8533-43.
doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.12.8533.

The required role of endogenously produced lipoxin A4 and annexin-1 for the production of IL-10 and inflammatory hyporesponsiveness in mice

Danielle G Souza  1 , Caio T Fagundes, Flavio A Amaral, Daniel Cisalpino, Lirlândia P Sousa, Angélica T Vieira, Vanessa Pinho, Jacques R Nicoli, Leda Q Vieira, Iolanda M Fierro, Mauro M Teixeira
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The required role of endogenously produced lipoxin A4 and annexin-1 for the production of IL-10 and inflammatory hyporesponsiveness in mice

Danielle G Souza et al. J Immunol. .

Abstract

The appropriate development of an inflammatory response is central for the ability of a host to deal with any infectious insult. However, excessive, misplaced, or uncontrolled inflammation may lead to acute or chronic diseases. The microbiota plays an important role in the control of inflammatory responsiveness. In this study, we investigated the role of lipoxin A4 and annexin-1 for the IL-10-dependent inflammatory hyporesponsiveness observed in germfree mice. Administration of a 15-epi-lipoxin A4 analog or an annexin-1-derived peptide to conventional mice prevented tissue injury, TNF-alpha production, and lethality after intestinal ischemia/reperfusion. This was associated with enhanced IL-10 production. Lipoxin A4 and annexin-1 failed to prevent reperfusion injury in IL-10-deficient mice. In germfree mice, there was enhanced expression of both lipoxin A4 and annexin-1. Blockade of lipoxin A4 synthesis with a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor or Abs against annexin-1 partially prevented IL-10 production and this was accompanied by partial reversion of inflammatory hyporesponsiveness in germfree mice. Administration of BOC-1, an antagonist of ALX receptors (at which both lipoxin A4 and annexin-1 act), or simultaneous administration of 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor and anti-annexin-1 Abs, was associated with tissue injury, TNF-alpha production, and lethality similar to that found in conventional mice. Thus, our data demonstrate that inflammatory responsiveness is tightly controlled by the presence of the microbiota and that the innate capacity of germfree mice to produce IL-10 is secondary to their endogenous greater ability to produce lipoxin A4 and annexin-1.

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