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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01720
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corticosteroid; glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper; inflammation; IFN-gamma; mouse models
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- Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) [PRIN 2015ZT9HXY, PRIN 20153NBRS3]
- University Funding for Basic Research
Glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ) is transcriptionally upregulated by glucocorticoids (GCs) and mediates many of the anti-inflammatory effects of GCs. Since B cell activity has been linked to cytokine production and modulation of inflammatory responses, we herein investigated the role of GILZ in B cells during colitis development. B cell-specific gilz knock-out (gilz B cKO) mice exhibited increased production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IFN-gamma in B cells, and consequently CD4(+) T cell activation. Increased IFN-y production in B cells was associated with enhanced transcriptional activity of the transcription factor activator protein-1 (AP-1) on the IFN-gamma promoter. Moreover, GILZ deficiency in B cells was linked to enhanced susceptibility to experimental colitis in mice, and this was reversed by administering GILZ protein. Interestingly, we observed increased production of IFN-gamma in both B and T cells infiltrating the lamina propria (LP) of gilz B cKO mice. Together, these findings indicate that GILZ controls IFN-gamma production in B cells, which also affects T cell activity, and increased production of IFN-gamma by B and T cells in LP is associated with predisposition to inflammatory colitis in mice.
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