Zebrafish IL-4-like cytokines and IL-10 suppress inflammation but only IL-10 is essential for gill homeostasis
The Journal of Immunology(2020)
Abstract
Healthy fish stocks are central to global food security. Key to fish health is robust immunity at mucosal surfaces, and especially at the gills. However, a balance must be struck between tolerating commensal microorganisms and reacting appropriately toward pathogens. In mammals, IL-4 and IL-13 in concert with IL-10 are essential for balancing immune response to pathogens and suppressing inflammation. Whether their fish counterparts perform similar roles is an open question. Here, we have generated IL-4/13A and IL-4/13B mutant zebrafish and, together with existing IL-10 mutants, characterized the consequences of loss-of-function of these cytokines. We demonstrate that these cytokines are required to suppress inflammation. Further, IL-4/13A and IL-4/13B are required for the maintenance of a Th2-like phenotype in the gills. As in mammals, IL-10 appears to have a more striking anti-inflammatory function than IL-4-like cytokines. Thus, both IL-10 and IL-4/13 paralogues in zebrafish exhibit aspects of conserved function with their mammalian counterparts.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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