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Interferon-alpha mediates the development of autoimmunity by direct tissue toxicity and through immune-cell recruitment mechanisms


ABSTRACT: Interferon-alpha is a major therapeutic agent for many diverse diseases. However, the interferon-alpha mechanism of therapeutic action and associated side effects are not well understood. In particular, thyroiditis is a common unexplained complication. We hypothesized that direct thyroid-toxic actions coupled with immune mechanisms play a major role in the thyroiditis etiology. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the actions of interferon-alpha on cultured thyrocytes in vitro, and in vivo by creating transgenic mice overexpressing interferon-alpha tissue specifically in thyrocytes. Interferon-alpha treatment of cultured PCCL3 rat thyrocytes increased markers of thyroid differentiation, levels of MHC class I, and expression of heat shock protein and CXCL10. This was associated with markedly increased nonapoptotic thyroid cell death. Consistent with these in vitro findings, transgenic mice overexpressing interferon-alpha in the thyroid displayed striking thyroid cell death characteristic of nonimmune thyroid destruction that progressed to profound primary hypothyroidism. Moreover, genes linked to cell death pathways, granzyme B, or known to be associated with recruitment of a cytotoxic immune response, CXCL10, interleukin-23, and TRIM21 were increased in the transgenic thyroids. Taken together, the etiology of interferon-induced thyroiditis likely involves both a direct toxic action on thyrocytes, as well as provocation of a destructive immune response.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE25115 | GEO | 2011/11/03

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA134511

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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