The IL-23/Th17 Axis Contributes to Renal Injury in Experimental Glomerulonephritis
AUTOR(ES)
Paust, Hans-Joachim
FONTE
American Society of Nephrology
RESUMO
T cells infiltrate the kidney in both human and experimental glomerulonephritis, and several lines of evidence indicate that T cell-mediated tissue damage plays an important role in the immunopathogenesis of renal inflammatory diseases. However, the functions of the different T cell subsets, particularly the recently identified interleukin-17 (IL-17)-producing T cells (Th17 cells), are incompletely understood in glomerulonephritis. Here, we identified renal IL-17-producing T cells in the T cell-mediated model of nephrotoxic nephritis in mice. In vitro, IL-17 enhanced the production of the proinflammatory chemokines CCL2/MCP-1, CCL3/MIP-1α, and CCL20/LARC, which are implicated in the recruitment of T cells and monocytes, in mouse mesangial cells. To determine the function of Th17 cells in renal inflammation, we induced nephrotoxic nephritis in IL-23 p19−/− mice, which have reduced numbers of Th17 cells, and in IL-17−/− mice, which are deficient in the effector cytokine IL-17 itself. In comparison with nephritic wild-type mice, IL-23 p19−/− mice demonstrated less infiltration of Th17 cells, and both IL-23 p19−/− and IL-17−/− mice developed less severe nephritis as measured by renal function, albuminuria, and frequency of glomerular crescent formation. These results demonstrate that the IL-23/IL-17 pathway significantly contributes to renal tissue injury in experimental glomerulonephritis. Targeting the IL-23/Th17 axis may be a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of proliferative and crescentic glomerulonephritis.
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