Suppression of ongoing adjuvant-induced arthritis by neutralizing the function of the p28 subunit of IL-27 |
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Authors: | Goldberg Ruth Wildbaum Gizi Zohar Yaniv Maor Gila Karin Nathan |
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Institution: | Department of Immunology, Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel. |
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Abstract: | IL-27 is a recently defined family member of the long-chain four-helix bundle cytokines, which consists of EBI3, an IL-12p40-related protein, and p28, an IL-12p35-related polypeptide. The role of IL-27 in the regulation of inflammatory autoimmune diseases has never been studied. The current study uses the DNA vaccination technology, and highly specific Abs to the p28 subunit of IL-27 that were generated by this technology, to delineate its role in the regulation of adjuvant-induced arthritis in Lewis rats. Neutralizing the in vivo function of IL-27 by targeted DNA vaccines and by Abs against IL-27 p28 that were produced in protected donors could rapidly suppress an ongoing disease. Disease suppression was associated with a reduced ex vivo production of inflammatory cytokines. We then used these Abs to investigate the mechanistic basis of disease suppression, showing that IL-27 is not only involved in directing the polarization of naive T cells, but also affects the proliferative response and cytokine production of Ag-specific effector/memory Th1 cells. This may explain, in part, its important role in the regulation of inflammatory autoimmune diseases, and also suggest novel ways of therapy. |
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