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ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY
卷 10, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/ar2406
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- Arthritis Research UK [16390] Funding Source: Medline
- Medical Research Council [G116/131] Funding Source: Medline
- MRC [G116/131] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [G9818340B] Funding Source: researchfish
Introduction A surprising feature of the inflammatory infiltrate in rheumatoid arthritis is the accumulation of neutrophils within synovial fluid and at the pannus cartilage boundary. Recent findings suggest that a distinct subset of IL-17-secreting T-helper cells (T(H)17 cells) plays a key role in connecting the adaptive and innate arms of the immune response and in regulating neutrophil homeostasis. We therefore tested the hypothesis that synovial fibroblasts bridge the biological responses that connect TH17 cells to neutrophils by producing neutrophil survival factors following their activation with IL-17. Methods IL-17-expressing cells in the rheumatoid synovium, and IL-17-expressing cells in the peripheral blood, and synovial fluid were examined by confocal microscopy and flow cytometry, respectively. Peripheral blood neutrophils were cocultured either with rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASF) or with conditioned medium from RASF that had been pre-exposed to recombinant human IL-17, TNF alpha or a combination of the two cytokines. Neutrophils were harvested and stained with the vital mitochondrial dye 3,3'-dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide before being enumerated by flow cytometry. Results T(H)17-expressing CD4(+) cells were found to accumulate within rheumatoid synovial tissue and in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fluid. RASF treated with IL-17 and TNF alpha (RASF(IL-17/TNF)) effectively doubled the functional lifespan of neutrophils in coculture. This was entirely due to soluble factors secreted from the fibroblasts. Specific depletion of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor from RASF(IL-17/TNF)-conditioned medium demonstrated that this cytokine accounted for approximately one-half of the neutrophil survival activity. Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase and NF-kappa B pathways showed a requirement for both signalling pathways in RASF(IL-17/TNF)-mediated neutrophil rescue. Conclusion The increased number of neutrophils with an extended lifespan found in the rheumatoid synovial microenvironment is partly accounted for by IL-17 and TNF alpha activation of synovial fibroblasts. T(H)17-expressing T cells within the rheumatoid synovium are likely to contribute significantly to this effect.
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