Cutaneous Immune Cell-Microbiota Interactions Are Controlled by Epidermal JunB/AP-1
CELL REPORTS
Authors: Uluckan, Ozge; Jimenez, Maria; Roediger, Ben; Schnabl, Jakob; Diez-Cordova, Lucia T.; Troule, Kevin; Weninger, Wolfgang; Wagner, Erwin F.
Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multi-factorial skin disease with a complex inflammatory signature including type 2 and type 17 activation. Although colonization by S. aureus is common in AD, the mechanisms rendering an organism prone to dysbiosis, and the role of IL-17A in the control of S. aureus-induced skin inflammation, are not well understood. Here, we show several pathological aspects of AD, including type 2/type 17 immune responses, elevated IgE, barrier dysfunction, pruritus, and importantly, spontaneous S. aureus colonization in JunB(Delta ep) mice, with a large transcriptomic overlap with AD. Additionally, using Rag1(-/-) mice, we demonstrate that adaptive immune cells are necessary for protection against S. aureus colonization. Prophylactic antibiotics, but not antibiotics after established dysbiosis, reduce IL-17A expression and skin inflammation, examined using Il17a-eGFP reporter mice. Mechanistically, keratinocytes lacking JunB exhibit higher MyD88 levels in vitro and in vivo, previously shown to regulate S. aureus colonization. In conclusion, our data identify JunB as an upstream regulator of microbiota-immune cell interactions and characterize the IL-17A response upon spontaneous dysbiosis.
IL-17A-mediated ERK1/2/p65 signaling pathway is associated with cell apoptosis after non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
IUBMB LIFE
Authors: Pan, Ya-jie; Ren, Xing; Zhang, Ying-ying; Lv, Jun; Zeng, Qing-lei; Zhang, Hong-yu; Yu, Zu-jiang
Abstract
Interleukin (IL)-17A is pro-inflammatory cytokine which has been identified as a noninvasive marker of the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, the underlying role of IL-17A in NASH progression remains unclear. This study was designed to investigate the biological function and molecular mechanism of IL-17A in the induction of NASH. The results showed that IL-17A was highly expressed in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced NASH mouse model. Intravenous injection of IL-17A exacerbated steatohepatitis process via promoting hepatocyte apoptosis. Furthermore, IL-17A-induced apoptosis was mediated by ERK1/2/p65 signaling pathway. In conclusion, we demonstrated that IL-17A-mediated ERK1/2/p65 signaling pathway was a promising target for the treatment of NASH. (c) 2018 IUBMB Life, 71(3):302-309, 2019