Journal
FEBS JOURNAL
Volume 286, Issue 10, Pages 1972-1985Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/febs.14801
Keywords
apoptosis; collagen-induced arthritis; fibroblast-like synoviocytes; IL-35; macrophages
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81772326]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFB1105600]
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Synovitis, the chronic inflammation of the synovial membranes, is a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic disease with profound impact on human health. Recently, interleukin-35 (IL-35), a new member of the IL-12 family, was identified as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokine and was shown to ameliorate collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. However, the mechanism by which IL-35 alleviates CIA remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the effect of IL-35 on the CIA microenvironment and, specifically, the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-)-induced macrophage inflammatory response and apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs). Firstly, using RT-PCR, western blot, and flow cytometry, we found that IL-35 suppressed TNF--induced inflammatory responses by down-regulating iNOS and COX-2 in peripheral blood monocyte-derived macrophages. IL-35 also activated alternative M2 macrophage polarization, as determined by evaluation of CCR7 and CD206 expression. Moreover, we showed that IL-35 enhanced TNF--induced FLS apoptosis. Using a panel of immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence analyses in a CIA model established in 18 DBA/1J mice, we demonstrated that IL-35 promotes synoviocyte apoptosis and alternative activation of macrophages to alleviate arthritis in vivo. Taken together, our results show that IL-35 promotes TNF--induced FLS apoptosis and modulates M2 macrophage polarization to ameliorate CIA inflammation both in vitro and in vivo.
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