Abstract
Rapid memory CD4+ T helper 2 (TH2) cell activation during allergic inflammation requires their recruitment into the affected tissue. Here we demonstrate that group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) play a critical role in memory TH2 cell responses, with targeted ILC2 depletion profoundly impairing TH2 cell localization to the lungs and skin of sensitized mice after allergen re-challenge. ILC2-derived interleukin-13 (IL-13) is critical for eliciting IRF4+CD11b+CD103− dendritic cells (DCs) to produce the TH2 cell-attracting chemokine CCL17. Consequently, the sentinel function of DCs is contingent on ILC2s for the generation of an efficient memory TH2 cell response. These results elucidate a key new innate mechanism in the regulation of the immune memory response to allergens.
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