Epithelial IL-23R Signaling Licenses Protective IL-22 Responses in Intestinal Inflammation

Autor: Konrad Aden, Ateequr Rehman, Maren Falk-Paulsen, Thomas Secher, Jan Kuiper, Florian Tran, Steffen Pfeuffer, Raheleh Sheibani-Tezerji, Alexandra Breuer, Anne Luzius, Marlene Jentzsch, Robert Häsler, Susanne Billmann-Born, Olga Will, Simone Lipinski, Richa Bharti, Timon Adolph, Juan L. Iovanna, Sarah L. Kempster, Richard S. Blumberg, Stefan Schreiber, Burkhard Becher, Mathias Chamaillard, Arthur Kaser, Philip Rosenstiel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 16, Iss 8, Pp 2208-2218 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.07.054
Popis: A plethora of functional and genetic studies have suggested a key role for the IL-23 pathway in chronic intestinal inflammation. Currently, pathogenic actions of IL-23 have been ascribed to specific effects on immune cells. Herein, we unveil a protective role of IL-23R signaling. Mice deficient in IL-23R expression in intestinal epithelial cells (Il23RΔIEC) have reduced Reg3b expression, show a disturbed colonic microflora with an expansion of flagellated bacteria, and succumb to DSS colitis. Surprisingly, Il23RΔIEC mice show impaired mucosal IL-22 induction in response to IL-23. αThy-1 treatment significantly deteriorates colitis in Il23RΔIEC animals, which can be rescued by IL-22 application. Importantly, exogenous Reg3b administration rescues DSS-treated Il23RΔIEC mice by recruiting neutrophils as IL-22-producing cells, thereby restoring mucosal IL-22 levels. The study identifies a critical barrier-protective immune pathway that originates from, and is orchestrated by, IL-23R signaling in intestinal epithelial cells.
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