Briso Eva M, Dienz Oliver, Rincon Mercedes
Department of Medicine/Immunobiology Program, University of Vermont, Burlington VT 05405, USA.
J Immunol. 2008 Jun 1;180(11):7102-6. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.11.7102.
IL-6 trans-signaling via the soluble IL-6R (sIL-6R) plays an important role in the progression of several autoimmune diseases and cancer by providing IL-6-responsiveness to cells lacking IL-6R. However, the potential sources of sIL-6R are less understood. In this study we show that sIL-6R is produced by both naive and memory CD4 T cells upon TCR activation. The production of sIL-6R by activated CD4 T cells is mediated by shedding of the membrane-bound IL-6R, and this process correlates with the expression of the metalloproteinase ADAM17 in these cells. In contrast to CD4 T cells, CD8 T cells do not express ADAM17 and their production of sIL-6R is negligible. Thus, during an immune response CD4 T cells are an important source of sIL-6R. Production of sIL-6R by autoreactive CD4 T cells may contribute to their role in the development of autoimmune disease by conferring IL-6-responsiveness to cells lacking IL-6R such as synoviocytes.
通过可溶性白细胞介素-6受体(sIL-6R)进行的白细胞介素-6反式信号传导,通过赋予缺乏白细胞介素-6受体的细胞对白细胞介素-6的反应性,在几种自身免疫性疾病和癌症的进展中发挥重要作用。然而,sIL-6R的潜在来源尚不太清楚。在本研究中,我们表明sIL-6R在TCR激活后由初始和记忆性CD4 T细胞产生。活化的CD4 T细胞产生sIL-6R是由膜结合白细胞介素-6受体的脱落介导的,并且这个过程与这些细胞中金属蛋白酶ADAM17的表达相关。与CD4 T细胞相反,CD8 T细胞不表达ADAM17,它们产生sIL-6R的量可以忽略不计。因此,在免疫反应期间,CD4 T细胞是sIL-6R的重要来源。自身反应性CD4 T细胞产生sIL-6R可能通过赋予缺乏白细胞介素-6受体的细胞(如滑膜细胞)对白细胞介素-6的反应性,从而在自身免疫性疾病的发展中发挥作用。