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Interferon-gamma regulates inflammatory cell death by targeting necroptosis in experimental autoimmune arthritis.

ABSTRACT: Interferon ? (IFN-?) induces an inflammatory response and apoptotic cell death. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease associated with increased levels of inflammatory mediators, including tumour necrosis factor ? (TNF-?) and T helper (Th) 17 cells, and downregulation of apoptosis of inflammatory cells. We hypothesized that IFN-? would reduce inflammatory cell death in vitro and that loss of IFN-? would aggravate inflammation in vivo. IFN-? downregulated necroptosis and the expression of cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein (cFLIPL) and mixed lineage kinase domain-like (MLKL). However, loss of IFN-? promoted the production of cFLIPL and MLKL, and necroptosis. IFN-? deficiency increased Th17 cell number and upregulated the expression of IL-17 and TNF-?. Expression of MLKL, receptor interacting protein kinase (RIPK)1, and RIPK3 was increased in the joints of mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Compared with wild-type mice with CIA, IFN-?-/- CIA mice showed exacerbation of cartilage damage and joint inflammation, and acceleration of MLKL, RIPK1, and RIPK3 production in the joints. IFN-? deficiency induced the activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3. These results suggest that IFN-? regulates inflammatory cell death and may have potential for use in the treatment of RA.

SUBMITTER: Lee SH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5579272 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Interferon-gamma regulates inflammatory cell death by targeting necroptosis in experimental autoimmune arthritis.

Lee Seung Hoon SH Kwon Ji Ye JY Kim Se-Young SY Jung KyoungAh K Cho Mi-La ML

Scientific reports 20170831 1

Interferon γ (IFN-γ) induces an inflammatory response and apoptotic cell death. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease associated with increased levels of inflammatory mediators, including tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and T helper (Th) 17 cells, and downregulation of apoptosis of inflammatory cells. We hypothesized that IFN-γ would reduce inflammatory cell death in vitro and that loss of IFN-γ would aggravate inflammation in vivo. IFN-γ downregulated necroptosis and the ...[more]

PMID: 28860618

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Interferon-gamma regulates inflammatory cell death by targeting necroptosis in experimental autoimmune arthritis.

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Interferon-gamma regulates inflammatory cell death by targeting necroptosis in experimental autoimmune arthritis.

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