Immunoregulation Laboratory, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Int Immunol. 2010 Apr;22(4):237-44. doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxp130. Epub 2010 Feb 24.
The balance between effector CD4(+) T cells secreting IL-17 (T(h)17) and regulatory T cells (Treg) plays an important role in autoimmune disorders that include rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Crohn's disease. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is a key pro-inflammatory cytokine that contributes to disease pathogenesis. We investigated the interplay between CD45RA(+) Treg and TNF-alpha in the regulation of human T(h)17 differentiation. We found that CD45RA(+) Treg promoted while TNF-alpha inhibited naive CD4(+) T-cell differentiation into IL-17 and CCL20 co-expressing T(h)17 cells without influencing their IL-22 release. Unexpectedly, CD45RA(+) Treg depletion abrogated TNF-alpha suppressive function. Finally, dendritic cell-derived TNF-alpha suppressed the development of IL-17(+)CCL20(+) expressing T(h)17 cells. In conclusion, CD45RA(+) Treg positively governs human T(h)17 development, which is impaired by TNF-alpha. We propose that TNF-alpha may represent a negative feedback mechanism to control IL-17/CCL20- but not IL-22-associated autoimmune pathologies.
效应性 CD4(+)T 细胞分泌白细胞介素 17(Th17)与调节性 T 细胞(Treg)之间的平衡在包括类风湿关节炎(RA)和克罗恩病(Crohn's disease)在内的自身免疫性疾病中发挥着重要作用。肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)-α是一种关键的促炎细胞因子,有助于疾病的发病机制。我们研究了 CD45RA(+)Treg 与 TNF-α在调节人类 Th17 分化中的相互作用。我们发现 CD45RA(+)Treg 促进而 TNF-α抑制初始 CD4(+)T 细胞分化为同时表达白细胞介素 17 和 CCL20 的 Th17 细胞,而不影响其释放白细胞介素 22。出乎意料的是,CD45RA(+)Treg 的耗竭消除了 TNF-α的抑制作用。最后,树突状细胞衍生的 TNF-α抑制了表达白细胞介素 17(+)CCL20(+)的 Th17 细胞的发育。总之,CD45RA(+)Treg 正向调控人类 Th17 的发育,而 TNF-α则损害了这一过程。我们提出 TNF-α可能代表一种负反馈机制,以控制与白细胞介素 17/CCL20 相关但与白细胞介素 22 无关的自身免疫性病理。