Dendritic Cells Exposed to Triiodothyronine Deliver Pro-Inflammatory Signals and Amplify IL-17-Driven Immune Responses

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry : International Journal of Experimental Cellular Physiology, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology
Vanina Alejandra AlaminoClaudia Gabriella Pellizas

Abstract

Although a cross-talk between immune and endocrine systems has been well established, the precise pathways by which these signals co-regulate pro- and antiinflammatory responses on antigen-presenting cells remain poorly understood. In this work we investigated the mechanisms by which triiodothyronine (T3) controls T cell activity via dendritic cell (DC) modulation. DCs from wild-type (WT) and IL-6-deficient mice were pulsed with T3. Cytokine production and programmed death protein ligands (PD-L) 1 and 2 expression were assayed by flow cytometry and ELISA. Interferon-regulatory factor-4 (IRF4) expression was evaluated by RT-qPCR and flow cytometry. The ability of DCs to stimulate allogenic splenocytes was assessed in a mixed lymphocyte reaction and the different profile markers were analyzed by flow cytometry and ELISA. For in vivo experiments, DCs treated with ovalbumin and T3 were injected into OTII mice. Proliferation, cytokine production, frequency of FoxP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells and PD-1+ cells were determined by MTT assay, ELISA and flow cytometry, respectively. T3 endows DCs with pro-inflammatory potential capable of generating IL-17-dominant responses and down-modulating expression of PD-L1 and 2. T3-stimulated WT-DC...Continue Reading

Citations

Jun 20, 2019·Frontiers in Endocrinology·María Del Mar Montesinos, Claudia Pellizas
Dec 5, 2020·Endocrinology·Anne H van der SpekAnita Boelen
Feb 9, 2021·Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology·Roberto De LucaSandra Incerpi
Aug 27, 2021·Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology·N E El-AshmawyE G Khedr

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