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Poly(I:C) induces controlled release of IL-36γ from keratinocytes in the absence of cell death.

Abstract
The epithelium is part of an integrated immune system where cytokines, toll-like receptors and their ligands, and extracellular vesicles play a crucial role in initiating an innate immune response. IL-36γ is a pro-inflammatory member of the IL-1 family that is mainly expressed by epithelial cells, but regulation of its expression and release are only beginning to be understood. Previous studies reported that IL-36γ is abundant in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, a rare but devastating disease caused by human papillomaviruses (HPV) types 6 and 11, in which papillomas recurrently grow in and block the airway. Despite the overexpression of IL-36γ, papilloma tissues show no evidence of inflammation, possibly due to suppression of its release by HPVs. We have used primary human foreskin keratinocytes as a model to study IL-36γ regulation in normal epithelial cells. Low doses of poly(I:C) mediate expression and release of IL-36γ without inducing the cell death reported by those using high doses. PKR, an enzyme required for inflammasome activation, does not contribute to controlled release of IL36γ. The keratinocytes secrete IL-36γ in two forms, soluble and in extracellular vesicles. We conclude that there are two separately regulated pathways for the controlled secretion of IL-36γ from keratinocytes, which could contribute to the modulation of both local and systemic immune responses to viruses and other pathogens.
AuthorsAli A Rana, Alexandra V Lucs, James DeVoti, Lionel Blanc, Julien Papoin, Rong Wu, Christopher J Papayannakos, Allan Abramson, Vincent R Bonagura, Bettie M Steinberg
JournalImmunologic research (Immunol Res) Vol. 63 Issue 1-3 Pg. 228-35 (Dec 2015) ISSN: 1559-0755 [Electronic] United States
PMID26407986 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • IL36G protein, human
  • Interleukin-1
  • eIF-2 Kinase
  • Poly I-C
Topics
  • Cell Death
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Extracellular Vesicles (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-1 (metabolism)
  • Keratinocytes (immunology)
  • Lung Neoplasms (immunology)
  • Male
  • Papilloma (immunology)
  • Poly I-C (immunology)
  • eIF-2 Kinase (metabolism)

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