IL-33 promotes transcriptional and metabolic adaptations of tissue-resident Th2 cells

Cellular metabolic requirements associated with this transition remain poorly understood. To address this, we compared the response of lymphoid tissue (LT) Th2 cells from helminth parasite-infected mice to stimulation by IL-33 versus through the T cell receptor via anti-CD3/CD28.

We found that IL-33, but not anti-CD3/CD28, induced the development of tissue-resident like Th2 cells expressing ST2. This was associated with IL-33 induced changes in arginine metabolism linked to mTORC1 activation and polyamine synthesis, which were required for the development of tissue-resident like Th2 cells. Furthermore, IL-33 induced transcriptional changes in genes involved in chemotaxis and cell adhesion that may be critical for tissue integration.