Next Generation Sequencing of wild type (WT) and K14 conditional Il9ra-/- mice ear epidermal cell layers
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ABSTRACT: Complex interactions of keratinocytes with various cells like inflammatory cells and stromal cells contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory dermatoses. In proinflammatory cytokines mediating such ill settings, interleukin (IL)-9 plays a pathological role in inflammatory dermatoses. However, IL-9-related mechanisms in such diseases are still incompletely understood. In this study, we established tamoxifen-induced keratinocyte-specific IL-9 receptor alpha-chain-deficient mice (K14CRE/ERTIl9ra∆/∆ mice) to examine the role of IL-9 in multicellular interactions under the condition of chronic skin inflammation. Studies using an imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like model showed that K14CRE/ERTIl9ra∆/∆ mice significantly reduced the severity of dermatitis and mast cell infiltration compared to K14WTIl9rafl/fl mice as controls. The transcriptome analyses of psoriasis-like lesions showed that the level of peptide tyrosine-tyrosine (Pyy), a member of neuropeptide Y family, was markedly downregulated in K14CRE/ERTIl9ra∆/∆ epidermis. Blockade of Pyy suppressed thickening of the epidermis and mast cell number in imiquimod-treated wild-type mice. Together with in vitro studies indicating a capacity of Pyy to induce IL-9 production and chemotactic activity of bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs), these suggest that Pyy-mediated interplay of keratinocytes and mast cells induces psoriasiform inflammation. Further investigation focusing on the IL-9-Pyy axis would provide a new modality for treatment of chronic inflammatory dermatoses.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE190867 | GEO | 2022/08/09
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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