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ArticleArthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)2017

Ultraviolet B Irradiation Causes Stimulator of Interferon Genes-Dependent Production of Protective Type I Interferon in Mouse Skin by Recruited Inflammatory Monocytes.

Clayton Sontheimer, Denny Liggitt, Keith B Elkon

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Article in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Endothelial cell expression of STINGThe Journal of investigative dermatology · 2026
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  2. Keratinocytes: A key player in skin immunity and their emerging roles in secondary lymphedema.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Clayton SontheimerUniversity of Washington, Seattle.
Denny LiggittUniversity of Washington, Seattle.
Keith B ElkonUniversity of Washington, Seattle.
University of Washington · USSeattle University · US

Funding

RESEARCH TRAINING IN RHEUMATOLOGYT32AR007108 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Shaun Jackson, Tomas M Mustelin · 1986 to 2026
$6.6M
Training for Investigative DermatologyT32AR056969 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI NGHIEM, PAUL · 2009 to 2013
$813k
Mechanisms of Ultraviolet Inflammation in LupusR21ES024437 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ELKON, KEITH B. · 2014 to 2015
$479k
NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR007108NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR056969NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES024437
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePhotosensitivity is common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, although the mechanisms linking ultraviolet (UV) light to flares are not well understood. We undertook this study to determine whether repetitive UVB exposure could induce type I interferon (IFN) production in normal mouse skin, and to investigate the roles of inflammatory monocytes and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs) in type I IFN production and development of UVB irradiation-induced inflammation.

methodsMice were irradiated with UVB at 100 mJ/cm

resultsRepeated UVB irradiation stimulated an inflammatory cell infiltrate and induction of type I IFN and proinflammatory cytokines. Interestingly, the type I IFN response was independent of PDCs but dependent on inflammatory monocytes, which were recruited following UVB irradiation. The adaptor protein STING was necessary for both type I IFN and proinflammatory cytokine expression in the skin. UVB-irradiated IFNAR-knockout mice showed increased levels of proinflammatory genes and more severe inflammation by histology, suggesting a protective role for type I IFN.

conclusionIn wild-type mice, repeated doses of UVB irradiation induce monocyte-dependent and PDC-independent expression of type I IFN together with expression of other proinflammatory cytokines. Induction is dependent on the adaptor protein STING. Surprisingly, studies using IFNAR-deficient mice revealed that type I IFN protects against UVB irradiation-induced skin inflammation, in part by attenuating proinflammatory cytokine expression and limiting tissue damage.

Indexed as

Ultraviolet RaysAnimalsCytokinesDendritic CellsInflammationInterferon Type IMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMonocytesSkinCytokinesInterferon Type I

Identifiers

PMID27863141
PMCPMC5659322
OpenAlexW2740188790

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