PMID- 29494692 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180702 LR - 20211204 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 3 DP - 2018 TI - IL-12/23p40 overproduction by dendritic cells leads to an increased Th1 and Th17 polarization in a model of Yersinia enterocolitica-induced reactive arthritis in TNFRp55-/- mice. PG - e0193573 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0193573 [doi] LID - e0193573 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) play critical functions in the initiation of immune responses. Understanding their role in reactive arthritis (ReA) will help delineate the pathogenesis of this arthropathy. In early studies, we detected IL-12/23p40 deregulation in Yersinia entercolitica (Ye)-induced ReA in TNFRp55-deficient (TNFRp55-/-) mice. In this study, we assessed the contribution of DCs in this overproduction. First, greater levels of IL-12/23p40, IFN-gammaand IL-17A were confirmed in supernatants of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated TNFRp55-/-splenocytes obtained on arthritis onset (day 14 after Ye infection). Later, DCs were identified as a precise source of IL-12/23p40 since increased frequency of splenic IL-12/23p40+DCs was detected in TNFRp55-/- mice. After robust in vivo amplification of DCs by injection of Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3-Ligand (Flt3L)-transfected BL16 melanoma, DCs were purified. These cells recapitulated the higher production of IL-12/23p40 under TNFRp55deficiency. In agreement with these results, TNFRp55-/- DCs promoted Th1 and Th17 programs by co-culture with WT CD4+lymphocytes. A mechanistic study demonstrated that JNK and p38 MAPK pathways are involved in IL-12/23p40 overproduction in purified TNFRp55-/- DCs as well as in the JAWS II cell line. This deregulation was once again attributed to TNFRp55 deficiency since CAY10500, a specific inhibitor of this pathway, compromised TNF-mediated IL-12/23p40 control in LPS-stimulated WT DCs. Simultaneously, this inhibition reduced IL-10 production, suggesting its role mediating IL-12/23p40 regulation by TNFRp55 pathway. These results provide experimental data on the existence of a TNFRp55-mediated anti-inflammatory circuit in DCs. Moreover, these cells may be considered as a novel target in the treatment of ReA. FAU - Mayordomo, Andrea Constanza AU - Mayordomo AC AD - Division de Inmunologia, Facultad de Quimica, Bioquimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina. FAU - Silva, Juan Eduardo AU - Silva JE AD - Division de Inmunologia, Facultad de Quimica, Bioquimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina. AD - Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biologicas (IMIBIO), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), San Luis, Argentina. FAU - Gorlino, Carolina Virginia AU - Gorlino CV AD - Division de Inmunologia, Facultad de Quimica, Bioquimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina. FAU - Arias, Jose Luis AU - Arias JL AD - Division de Inmunologia, Facultad de Quimica, Bioquimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina. FAU - Beron, Walter AU - Beron W AD - Instituto de Histologia y Embriologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo - CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina. FAU - Di Genaro, Maria Silvia AU - Di Genaro MS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9854-5786 AD - Division de Inmunologia, Facultad de Quimica, Bioquimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina. AD - Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biologicas (IMIBIO), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), San Luis, Argentina. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180301 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Interleukin-12 Subunit p40) RN - 0 (PHB2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Prohibitins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor Decoy Receptors) RN - 1IEO802L3J (recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-binding protein-1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Arthritis, Reactive/*immunology/pathology MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Polarity MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-12 Subunit p40/*metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Prohibitins MH - Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/*genetics MH - Spleen/immunology MH - Th1 Cells/*cytology MH - Th17 Cells/*cytology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor Decoy Receptors/*genetics MH - Yersinia Infections/*complications/immunology MH - Yersinia enterocolitica/*immunology PMC - PMC5832265 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2018/03/02 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/03 06:00 PMCR- 2018/03/01 CRDT- 2018/03/02 06:00 PHST- 2017/08/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/02/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/03/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-17-32078 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0193573 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2018 Mar 1;13(3):e0193573. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193573. eCollection 2018.