Interleukin-10 production by innate lymphoid cells restricts intestinal inflammation in mice.

ABSTRACT: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an immunomodulatory cytokine critical for intestinal immune homeostasis. IL-10 is produced by various immune cells but IL-10 receptor signaling in intestinal CX₃CR1⁺ mononuclear phagocytes is necessary to prevent spontaneous colitis in mice. Here, we utilized fluorescent protein reporters and cell-specific targeting and found that Rorc-expressing innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) produce IL-10 in response to anti-CD40-mediated intestinal inflammation. Deletion of Il10 specifically in Rorc-expressing ILCs led to phenotypic changes in intestinal macrophages and exacerbated both innate and adaptive immune-mediated models of experimental colitis. The population of IL-10⁺ producing ILCs shared markers with both ILC2 and ILC3 with nearly all

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12167137 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature