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Key role for IL-21 in experimental autoimmune uveitis.


ABSTRACT: IL-21 is a pleiotropic type 1 cytokine that shares the common cytokine receptor ?-chain, ?(c), with IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, and IL-15. IL-21 is most homologous to IL-2. These cytokines are encoded by adjacent genes, but they are functionally distinct. Whereas IL-2 promotes development of regulatory T cells and confers protection from autoimmune disease, IL-21 promotes differentiation of Th17 cells and is implicated in several autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes and systemic lupus erythematosus. However, the roles of IL-21 and IL-2 in CNS autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and uveitis have been controversial. Here, we generated Il21-mCherry/Il2-emGFP dual-reporter transgenic mice and showed that development of experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) correlated with the presence of T cells coexpressing IL-21 and IL-2 into the retina. Furthermore, Il21r(-/-) mice were more resistant to EAU development than wild-type mice, and adoptive transfer of Il21r(-/-) T cells induced much less severe EAU, underscoring the need for IL-21 in the development of this disease and suggesting that blocking IL-21/?(c)-signaling pathways may provide a means for controlling CNS auto-inflammatory diseases.

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3111309 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Key role for IL-21 in experimental autoimmune uveitis.

Wang Lu L   Yu Cheng-Rong CR   Kim Hyoung-Pyo HP   Liao Wei W   Telford William G WG   Egwuagu Charles E CE   Leonard Warren J WJ  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20110518 23


IL-21 is a pleiotropic type 1 cytokine that shares the common cytokine receptor γ-chain, γ(c), with IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, and IL-15. IL-21 is most homologous to IL-2. These cytokines are encoded by adjacent genes, but they are functionally distinct. Whereas IL-2 promotes development of regulatory T cells and confers protection from autoimmune disease, IL-21 promotes differentiation of Th17 cells and is implicated in several autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes and systemic lupus eryt  ...[more]

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