IL-1RL2 and its ligands contribute to the cytokine network in psoriasis

J Immunol. 2010 Oct 1;185(7):4354-62. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000313. Epub 2010 Sep 10.

Abstract

Psoriasis is a common immune-mediated disease in European populations; it is characterized by inflammation and altered epidermal differentiation leading to redness and scaling. T cells are thought to be the main driver, but there is also evidence for an epidermal contribution. In this article, we show that treatment of mouse skin overexpressing the IL-1 family member, IL-1F6, with phorbol ester leads to an inflammatory condition with macroscopic and histological similarities to human psoriasis. Inflammatory cytokines thought to be important in psoriasis, such as TNF-α, IL-17A, and IL-23, are upregulated in the mouse skin. These cytokines are induced by and can induce IL-1F6 and related IL-1 family cytokines. Inhibition of TNF or IL-23 inhibits the increased epidermal thickness, inflammation, and cytokine production. Blockade of IL-1F6 receptor also resolves the inflammatory changes in human psoriatic lesional skin transplanted onto immunodeficient mice. These data suggest a role for IL-1F family members in psoriasis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cytokines / immunology*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Gene Expression
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Interleukin-1 / immunology
  • Interleukin-1 / metabolism
  • Interleukin-18 Receptor alpha Subunit / immunology
  • Interleukin-18 Receptor alpha Subunit / metabolism
  • Ligands
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, SCID
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Psoriasis / immunology*
  • Psoriasis / metabolism
  • Psoriasis / pathology
  • Receptors, Interleukin-1 / immunology*
  • Receptors, Interleukin-1 / metabolism

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Il18r1 protein, mouse
  • Interleukin-1
  • Interleukin-18 Receptor alpha Subunit
  • Ligands
  • Receptors, Interleukin-1