Thymic stromal lymphopoietin is a key cytokine for the immunomodulation of atherogenesis with Freund's adjuvant.
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Date publication
mai 2020
Journal
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr POTTEAUX Stéphane
Tous les auteurs :
Steinmetz M, Laurans L, Nordsiek S, Weiß L, van der Veken B, Ponnuswamy P, Esposito B, Vandestienne M, Giraud A, Göbbel C, Steffen E, Radecke T, Potteaux S, Nickenig G, Rassaf T, Tedgui A, Mallat Z
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Résumé
Adaptive immune responses regulate the development of atherosclerosis, with a detrimental effect of type 1 but a protective role of type 2 immune responses. Immunization of Apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE ) mice with Freund's adjuvant inhibits the development of atherosclerosis. However, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an IL7-like cytokine with essential impact on type 2 immune responses (Th2). Thymic stromal lymphopoietin is strongly expressed in epithelial cells of the skin, but also in various immune cells following appropriate stimulation. In this study, we investigated whether TSLP may be crucial for the anti-atherogenic effect of Freund's adjuvant. Subcutaneous injection of complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) rapidly led to the expression of TSLP and IL1β at the site of injection. In male mice, CFA-induced TSLP occurred in immigrated monocytes-and not epithelial cells-and was dependent on NLRP3 inflammasome activation and IL1β-signalling. In females, CFA-induced TSLP was independent of IL1β and upon ovariectomy. CFA/OVA led to a more pronounced imbalance of the T cell response in TSLPR mice, with increased INFγ/IL4 ratio compared with wild-type controls. To test whether TSLP contributes to the anti-atherogenic effects of Freund's adjuvant, we treated ApoE and ApoE /TSLPR mice with either CFA/IFA or PBS. ApoE mice showed less atherogenesis upon CFA/IFA compared with PBS injections. ApoE /TSLPR mice had no attenuation of atherogenesis upon CFA/IFA treatment. Freund's adjuvant executes significant immune-modulating effects via TSLP induction. TSLP-TSLPR signalling is critical for CFA/IFA-mediated attenuation of atherosclerosis.
Mots clés
Freund's adjuvant, apolipoprotein E, atherosclerosis, immunization, lymphocytes, monocytes, thymic stromal lymphopoietin
Référence
J Cell Mol Med. 2020 05;24(10):5731-5739