A critical role for Th17 cell-derived TGF-β1 in regulating the stability and pathogenicity of autoimmune Th17 cells

Pathogenic conversion of Th17 cells into multifunctional helper T cells or Th1 cells contributes to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases; however, the mechanism regulating the plasticity of Th17 cells remains unclear. Here, we found that Th17 cells expressed latent TGF-β1 in a manner dependent on autocrine TGF-β1. By employing IL-17-producing cell-specific Tgfb1 conditional knockout and fate-mapping systems, we demonstrated that TGF-β1-deficient Th17 cells are relatively susceptible to becoming IFN-γ producers through IL-12Rβ2 and IL-27Rα upregulation. TGF-β1-deficient Th17 cells exacerbated tissue inflammation compared to TGF-β1-sufficient Th17 cells in adoptive transfer models of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and colitis. Thus, TGF-β1 production by Th17 cells provides an essential autocrine signal for maintaining the stability and regulating the pathogenicity of Th17 cells in vivo.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

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Experimental & molecular medicine - 53(2021), 5 vom: 28. Mai, Seite 993-1004

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Choi, Garam [VerfasserIn]
Park, Young-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Minkyoung [VerfasserIn]
Moon, Heesu [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Daehong [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Chang-Yuil [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Yeonseok [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Byung-Seok [VerfasserIn]

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Biomarkers
Il12rb2 protein, mouse
Il27ra protein, mouse
Journal Article
Receptors, Interleukin
Receptors, Interleukin-12
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transforming Growth Factor beta1

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Date Completed 24.03.2022

Date Revised 19.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s12276-021-00632-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325989656