Journal
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1034570
Keywords
IL-22BP; IL-22; Crohn's disease; mononuclear phagocytes; eosinophils; disease location
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Funding
- Association Francois Aupetit (AFA)
- European Crohn and Colitis Organization (ECCO)
- Region Pays de la Loire (INSET)
- NExT Junior Talent
- ANR JCJC [ANR-20-CE17-0009]
- CHU de Nantes (Annee supplementaire d'Internat)
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This research further characterizes the production and distribution of IL-22BP in Crohn's disease (CD) tissues. IL-22BP levels were found to be higher in inflamed ileums than colons. Mononuclear phagocytes and eosinophils expressed the highest levels of IL-22BP among T cell sources. Inflamed colons showed increased IL-22/IL-22BP ratios and a strong correlation between IL-22BP and CCL24. Monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDC) were identified as a cellular subtype co-expressing both IL-22BP and IL-22, and retinoic acid induced the secretion of IL-22BP and CCL24 by moDC. Higher IL-22BP levels were also observed in active smokers.
Crohn's disease (CD), a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is characterized by impaired epithelial barrier functions and dysregulated mucosal immune responses. IL-22 binding protein (IL-22BP) is a soluble inhibitor regulating IL-22 bioactivity, a cytokine proposed to play protective roles during CD. We and others have shown that IL-22BP is produced in IBD inflamed tissues, hence suggesting a role in CD. In this work, we extended the characterization of IL-22BP production and distribution in CD tissues by applying enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to supernatants obtained from the culture of endoscopic biopsies of patients, and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction on sorted immune cell subsets. We reveal that IL-22BP levels are higher in inflamed ileums than colons. We observe that in a cell-intrinsic fashion, populations of mononuclear phagocytes and eosinophils express IL-22BP at the highest levels in comparison to other sources of T cells. We suggest the enrichment of intestinal eosinophils could explain higher IL-22BP levels in the ileum. In inflamed colon, we reveal the presence of increased IL-22/IL22BP ratios compared to controls, and a strong correlation between IL-22BP and CCL24. We identify monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDC) as a cellular subtype co-expressing both cytokines and validate our finding using in vitro culture systems. We also show that retinoic acid induces the secretion of both IL-22BP and CCL24 by moDC. Finally, we report on higher IL-22BP levels in active smokers. In conclusion, our work provides new information relevant to therapeutic strategies modulating IL-22 bioactivity in CD, especially in the context of disease location.
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