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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2018

IL-36γ Is a Strong Inducer of IL-23 in Psoriatic Cells and Activates Angiogenesis.

Charlie Bridgewood, Gareth W Fearnley, Anna Berekmeri, Philip Laws, Tom Macleod, Sreenivasan Ponnambalam, Martin Stacey, Anne Graham, Miriam Wittmann

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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42 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Charlie BridgewoodCentre of Skin Sciences, School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom.
Gareth W FearnleyEndothelial Cell Biology Unit, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Anna BerekmeriDepartment of Dermatology, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Philip LawsDepartment of Dermatology, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Tom MacleodFaculty of Biological Sciences, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Sreenivasan PonnambalamEndothelial Cell Biology Unit, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Martin StaceyFaculty of Biological Sciences, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Anne GrahamBiomedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom.
Miriam WittmannCentre of Skin Sciences, School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom.
University of Leeds · GBChapel Allerton Hospital · GBUniversity of Bradford · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/M01942X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The IL-1 family member cytokine IL-36γ is recognised as key mediator in the immunopathology of psoriasis, hallmarks of which involve the activation of both resident and infiltrating inflammatory myeloid cells and aberrant angiogenesis. This research demonstrates a role for IL-36γ in both myeloid activation and angiogenesis. We show that IL-36γ induces the production of psoriasis-associated cytokines from macrophages (IL-23 and TNFα) and that this response is enhanced in macrophages from psoriasis patients. This effect is specific for IL-36γ and could not be mimicked by other IL-1 family cytokines such as IL-1α. IL-36γ was also demonstrated to induce endothelial tube formation and branching, in a VEGF-A-dependent manner. Furthermore, IL-36γ-stimulated macrophages potently activated endothelial cells and led to increased adherence of monocytes, effects that were markedly more pronounced for psoriatic macrophages. Interestingly, regardless of stimulus, psoriasis monocytes showed increased adherence to both the stimulated and unstimulated endothelium when compared with monocytes from healthy individuals. Collectively, these findings show that IL-36γ has the potential to enhance endothelium directed leucocyte infiltration into the skin and strengthen the IL-23/IL-17 pathway adding to the growing evidence of pathogenetic roles for IL-36γ in psoriatic responses. Our findings also point to a cellular response, which could potentially explain cardiovascular comorbidities in psoriasis in the form of endothelial activation and increased monocyte adherence.

Indexed as

Angiogenesis Inducing AgentsEndothelial CellsHumansInflammationInterleukin-1Interleukin-17Interleukin-23KeratinocytesMacrophagesNeovascularization, PathologicPsoriasisSkinTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAngiogenesis Inducing AgentsIL17A protein, humanIL36G protein, humanInterleukin-1Interleukin-17Interleukin-23TNF protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaangiogenesisendothelialIL-23IL-36γinflammationmacrophagesmonocytespsoriasis

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PMID29535706
PMCPMC5834930
OpenAlexW2791213825

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