PMID- 29312287 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20191120 IS - 1664-3224 (Print) IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 8 DP - 2017 TI - Invariant Natural Killer T Cells Ameliorate Monosodium Urate Crystal-Induced Gouty Inflammation in Mice. PG - 1710 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01710 [doi] LID - 1710 AB - Gout is an inflammatory arthritis caused by deposition of intra-articular monosodium urate (MSU) crystal. Previous studies have focused on resident macrophage, infiltrating monocyte, and neutrophil responses to MSU crystal; yet the mechanisms of cellular changes and the potential involvement of other regulatory immune cells remain largely unknown. Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells, an innate type of T cell, are involved in the development of various inflammatory diseases. Here, we investigate the role of iNKT cells in MSU crystal-induced gouty inflammation. MSU crystal-induced inflammatory profiles in an air-pouch model were examined in iNKT-deficient CD1d knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) control mice. To explore potential mechanisms of iNKT cell regulation of gouty inflammation, we cocultured CD4(+) or CD4(-)iNKT cells with bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). We found that iNKT cells quickly migrated to the site of inflammation upon MSU crystal stimulation in WT mice. The total number of infiltrating cells in CD1d KO mice, especially neutrophils, was dramatically increased at 6 and 12 h (P < 0.01) post-MSU crystal challenge, compared with WT controls. BMDMs cocultured with CD4(+)iNKT cells produced less tumor necrosis factor-alpha and expressed higher levels of M2 macrophage markers, including Clec7a, Pdcd1Ig2, and interleukin-4 (P < 0.01), compared with BMDMs cocultured with CD4(-)iNKT cells or conventional CD4(+) T cells. CD4(+)iNKT cells are one of the key regulators of MSU crystal-induced gouty inflammation through the control of macrophage polarization. iNKT cells may serve as a new therapeutic target for gout. FAU - Wang, Jie AU - Wang J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. AD - Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. FAU - Yang, Qibin AU - Yang Q AD - Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China. FAU - Zhang, Quanbo AU - Zhang Q AD - Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Department of Gerontology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China. FAU - Yin, Congcong AU - Yin C AD - Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. FAU - Zhou, Li AU - Zhou L AD - Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. FAU - Zhou, Jingguo AU - Zhou J AD - Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China. FAU - Wang, Yangang AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. FAU - Mi, Qing-Sheng AU - Mi QS AD - Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States. LA - eng GR - R01 AI119041/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171212 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 PMC - PMC5733058 OTO - NOTNLM OT - gout OT - invariant natural killer T cells OT - macrophage OT - polarization OT - tumor necrosis factor-alpha EDAT- 2018/01/10 06:00 MHDA- 2018/01/10 06:01 PMCR- 2017/01/01 CRDT- 2018/01/10 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/01/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/01/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/01/10 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01710 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2017 Dec 12;8:1710. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01710. eCollection 2017.