Abstract
The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-32 has gained much attention recently because of its important role in the inflammatory network. Since the discovery of IL-32 in 2005, our appreciation for its diverse roles continues to grow. Recent studies have discovered the antiviral effects induced by IL-32 and its associated regulatory mechanisms. The interactions between IL-32 and various cytokines including cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interferon (IFN)-λ1, interleukin (IL)-6, and soluble IL-6 receptor have been described. This review aims to integrate these new findings into explicit concepts and raises the intriguing possibility of IL-32 as a therapeutic target.
1. Introduction
Interleukin (IL)-32, known as a pro-inflammatory cytokine, has gained much attention recently because of its important biological functions. It is mainly expressed by natural killer cells, T cells, epithelial cells, and blood monocytes [1]. Interestingly, IL-32 was called “natural killer cell transcript 4 (NK4)” when first identified in 1992, because it was found to be selectively expressed in activated T cells or natural killer cells [2]. The biological function of IL-32 remained undiscovered until 2005 [3]. In that report, Kim et al. demonstrated that recombinant NK4 could induce several pro-inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and IL-8. Hence, NK4 was renamed IL-32. The IL-32 gene is located on the human chromosome 16p13.3 and exists as six splice variants: IL-32α, IL-32β, IL32γ, IL-32δ, IL-32ε, and IL-32ζ [4]. The respective biological activities of each splice variant have been described in published reports [5,6,7,8,9]. For example, IL-32β enhances the adhesion of immune cells to activated endothelial cells [10]. IL-32γ has antiviral effects against the influenza A virus (IAV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), and vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) [11,12,13,14]. Among those isoforms, IL32γ is the most biologically active [15]. Nevertheless, the specific biological functions of each isoform are not yet understood. IL-32 has no similarities with other known cytokines, but exhibits the typical pro-inflammatory properties [3,16,17]. It is worth noting that the IL-32 gene has been identified in most mammals except for rodents; the lack of a mouse IL-32 gene limits in vivo studies and further development of IL-32 research for clinical applications [18]. IL-32 leads to the activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), and activator protein-1 (AP-1) signaling pathways as previously reported [3,17,19,20]. IL-32 was found to stimulate the production of multiple chemokines and pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, and macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) [3,17,19,20]. The expanding knowledge of IL-32 indicates that it plays a vital role in inflammation or infection with various pathogens. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and IAV all induce the expression of IL-32, as described [11,12,21,22,23]. Besides virus infection, IL-32 is involved in inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis, vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Crohn’s disease [3]. In this review, we focus our discussion on the antiviral role of the pleiotropic cytokine IL-32.
3. Conclusions
Since its initial description as a natural killer cell transcript in 1992 [2], our understanding of the biology of IL-32 has gradually increased. We can conclude from the literature that IL-32 is a critical pro-inflammatory mediator, which has essential antiviral functions. Whether activating iNOS, IFN-λ1, and IL-6, or inhibiting COX-2 or sIL-6R by a feedback mechanism, the IL-32-centered inflammatory network has become an important presence. Because IL-32 plays a key role in the inflammatory response against virus infection, developing a therapeutic strategy that targets IL-32 should be an important research field. Considering that IL-32 expression is increased during the infection with various viruses, the up-regulation of IL-32 might be a promising therapeutic strategy, and the identification of the specific biological function of each IL-32 isoform would be of great importance in this endeavor. One problem that remains unresolved is the identity of the cell surface IL-32 receptor, which directs the targeting of the IL-32 signal from the outside of the cell. There have been several studies focused on the extracellular activities of IL-32, which have indicated the potent effects on IL-32 by integrin signaling [82]. Despite this recent progress, further studies are needed to comprehensively explore the hidden potential and features of this enigmatic cytokine.
Acknowledgment
This work was supported by research grants National Natural Science Foundation of China (81461130019 and 81271821).
Author Contributions
Yaqin Zhou wrote and Ying Zhu designed and revised the manuscript.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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