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¹ Laboratory on Allergy, ² Laboratory on Immunoregulation, CHUM Research Center, and ³ Dermatology Service, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Quebec H2L 4M1, Canada
⁴ Inflammation Research, Amgen Inc., Seattle, WA 98119
⁵ Department of Immunology, Benaroya Research Institute, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98101

CORRESPONDENCE Guy Delespesse: guy.delespesse{at}sympatico.ca

Compelling evidence suggests that the epithelial cell–derived cytokine thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) may initiate asthma or atopic dermatitis through a dendritic cell–mediated T helper (Th)2 response. Here, we describe how TSLP might initiate and aggravate allergic inflammation in the absence of T lymphocytes and immunoglobulin E antibodies via the innate immune system. We show that TSLP, synergistically with interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor, stimulates the production of high levels of Th2 cytokines by human mast cells (MCs). We next report that TSLP is released by primary epithelial cells in response to certain microbial products, physical injury, or inflammatory cytokines. Direct epithelial cell–mediated, TSLP-dependent activation of MCs may play a central role in "intrinsic" forms of atopic diseases and explain the aggravating role of infection and scratching in these diseases.

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