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Nov 23, 2021

Multifaceted Analysis of IL-23A- and/or EBI3-Including Cytokines Produced by Psoriatic Keratinocytes.

International journal of molecular sciences
  • Kota Tachibana
  • Nina Tang
  • Hitoshi Urakami
  • Ai Kajita
  • Mina Kobashi
  • Hayato Nomura
  • Minori Sasakura
  • Satoru Sugihara
  • Fan Jiang
  • Nahoko Tomonobu
  • Masakiyo Sakaguchi
  • Mamoru Ouchida
  • Shin Morizane
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Volume
22
Number
23
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.3390/ijms222312659

Interleukin (IL) 23 (p19/p40) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and is upregulated in psoriasis skin lesions. In clinical practice, anti-IL-23Ap19 antibodies are highly effective against psoriasis. IL-39 (p19/ Epstein-Barr virus-induced (EBI) 3), a newly discovered cytokine in 2015, shares the p19 subunit with IL-23. Anti-IL-23Ap19 antibodies may bind to IL-39; also, the cytokine may contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis. To investigate IL23Ap19- and/or EBI3-including cytokines in psoriatic keratinocytes, we analyzed IL-23Ap19 and EBI3 expressions in psoriasis skin lesions, using immunohistochemistry and normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs) stimulated with inflammatory cytokines, using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (LC-Ms/Ms). Immunohistochemical analysis showed that IL-23Ap19 and EBI3 expressions were upregulated in the psoriasis skin lesions. In vitro, these expressions were synergistically induced by the triple combination of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-17A, and interferon (IFN)-γ, and suppressed by dexamethasone, vitamin D3, and acitretin. In ELISA and LC-Ms/Ms analyses, keratinocyte-derived IL-23Ap19 and EBI3, but not heterodimeric forms, were detected with humanized anti-IL-23Ap19 monoclonal antibodies, tildrakizumab, and anti-EBI3 antibodies, respectively. Psoriatic keratinocytes may express IL-23Ap19 and EBI3 proteins in a monomer or homopolymer, such as homodimer or homotrimer.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222312659
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34884474
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8657699
ID information
  • DOI : 10.3390/ijms222312659
  • Pubmed ID : 34884474
  • Pubmed Central ID : PMC8657699

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