DR3 stimulation of adipose resident ILC2s ameliorates type 2 diabetes mellitus

Nat Commun. 2020 Sep 18;11(1):4718. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18601-7.

Abstract

Disturbances in glucose homeostasis and low-grade chronic inflammation culminate into metabolic syndrome that increase the risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The recently discovered group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are capable of secreting copious amounts of type 2 cytokines to modulate metabolic homeostasis in adipose tissue. In this study, we have established that expression of Death Receptor 3 (DR3), a member of the TNF superfamily, on visceral adipose tissue (VAT)-derived murine and peripheral blood human ILC2s is inducible by IL-33. We demonstrate that DR3 engages the canonical and/or non-canonical NF-κB pathways, and thus stimulates naïve and co-stimulates IL-33-activated ILC2s. Importantly, DR3 engagement on ILC2s significantly ameliorates glucose tolerance, protects against insulin-resistance onset and remarkably reverses already established insulin-resistance. Taken together, these results convey the potent role of DR3 as an ILC2 regulator and introduce DR3 agonistic treatment as a novel therapeutic avenue for treating T2DM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adipocytes / metabolism
  • Adipose Tissue / metabolism*
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Homeostasis
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Interleukin-33 / metabolism
  • Intra-Abdominal Fat / metabolism
  • Lymphocytes / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Metabolic Syndrome / complications
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 25 / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 25 / therapeutic use
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Interleukin-33
  • Rag2 protein, mouse
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 25
  • Glucose