TY - JOUR
T1 - IL-6R/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Signaling in Keratinocytes rather than in T Cells Induces Psoriasis-Like Dermatitis in Mice
AU - Ravipati, Advaitaa
AU - Nolan, Sabrina
AU - Alphonse, Martin
AU - Dikeman, Dustin
AU - Youn, Christine
AU - Wang, Yu
AU - Orlando, Nicholas
AU - Patrick, Garrett
AU - Lee, Steven
AU - Ortines, Roger V.
AU - Liu, Haiyun
AU - Miller, Robert J.
AU - Dillen, Carly A.
AU - Marchitto, Mark
AU - Cai, S. Sarah
AU - Miller, Lloyd S.
AU - Archer, Nathan K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is important for psoriasis pathogenesis because STAT3 signaling downstream of IL-6, IL-21, IL-22, and IL-23 contributes to T helper type 17 cell development and because transgenic mice with keratinocyte (KC) STAT3 expression (K14-Stat3C mice) develop psoriasis-like dermatitis. In this study, the relative contribution of STAT3 signaling in KCs versus in T cells was evaluated in the imiquimod model of psoriasis-like dermatitis. Mice with STAT3-inducible deletion in KCs (K5-Stat3–/– mice) had decreased psoriasis-like dermatitis and epidermal STAT3 phosphorylation compared with wild-type mice, whereas mice with constitutive deletion of STAT3 in all T cells were similar to wild-type mice. Interestingly, mice with KC-inducible deletion of IL-6Rα had similar findings to those of K5-Stat3–/– mice, identifying IL-6/IL-6R as a predominant upstream signal for KC STAT3–induced psoriasis-like dermatitis. Moreover, psoriasis-like dermatitis inversely associated with type 1 immune gene products, especially CXCL10, whereas CXCL10 limited psoriasis-like dermatitis, suggesting that KC STAT3 signaling promoted psoriasis-like dermatitis by restricting downstream CXCL10 expression. Finally, treatment of mice with the pan-Jak inhibitor, tofacitinib, reduced psoriasis-like dermatitis and epidermal STAT3 phosphorylation. Taken together, STAT3 signaling in KCs rather than in T cells was a more important determinant for psoriasis-like dermatitis in a mechanism that involved upstream KC IL-6R signaling and downstream inhibition of type 1 immunity‒associated CXCL10 responses.
AB - Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is important for psoriasis pathogenesis because STAT3 signaling downstream of IL-6, IL-21, IL-22, and IL-23 contributes to T helper type 17 cell development and because transgenic mice with keratinocyte (KC) STAT3 expression (K14-Stat3C mice) develop psoriasis-like dermatitis. In this study, the relative contribution of STAT3 signaling in KCs versus in T cells was evaluated in the imiquimod model of psoriasis-like dermatitis. Mice with STAT3-inducible deletion in KCs (K5-Stat3–/– mice) had decreased psoriasis-like dermatitis and epidermal STAT3 phosphorylation compared with wild-type mice, whereas mice with constitutive deletion of STAT3 in all T cells were similar to wild-type mice. Interestingly, mice with KC-inducible deletion of IL-6Rα had similar findings to those of K5-Stat3–/– mice, identifying IL-6/IL-6R as a predominant upstream signal for KC STAT3–induced psoriasis-like dermatitis. Moreover, psoriasis-like dermatitis inversely associated with type 1 immune gene products, especially CXCL10, whereas CXCL10 limited psoriasis-like dermatitis, suggesting that KC STAT3 signaling promoted psoriasis-like dermatitis by restricting downstream CXCL10 expression. Finally, treatment of mice with the pan-Jak inhibitor, tofacitinib, reduced psoriasis-like dermatitis and epidermal STAT3 phosphorylation. Taken together, STAT3 signaling in KCs rather than in T cells was a more important determinant for psoriasis-like dermatitis in a mechanism that involved upstream KC IL-6R signaling and downstream inhibition of type 1 immunity‒associated CXCL10 responses.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jid.2021.09.012
DO - 10.1016/j.jid.2021.09.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 34626614
AN - SCOPUS:85118586784
SN - 0022-202X
VL - 142
SP - 1126-1135.e4
JO - Journal of Investigative Dermatology
JF - Journal of Investigative Dermatology
IS - 4
ER -