IL-36α Enhances Host Defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis in C57BL/6 Mouse Corneas
Recommended Citation
Me R, Gao N, Zhang Y, Lee PSY, Wang J, Liu T, Standiford TJ, Mi QS, and Yu FX. IL-36α Enhances Host Defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis in C57BL/6 Mouse Corneas. J Immunol 2021.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2021
Publication Title
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
Abstract
The IL-36 cytokines are known to play various roles in mediating the immune response to infection in a tissue- and pathogen-dependent manner. The present study seeks to investigate the role of IL-36R signaling in C57BL/6 mouse corneas in response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. IL-36α(-/-), IL-36γ(-/-), and IL-36R(-/-) mice had significantly more severe keratitis than wild-type mice. At six hours postinfection, IL-36α pretreatment augmented P. aeruginosa-induced expression of IL-1Ra, IL-36γ, LCN2, and S100A8/A9. At one day postinfection, exogenous IL-36α suppressed, whereas IL-36α deficiency promoted, the expression of IL-1β. At three days postinfection, exogenous IL-36α suppressed Th1 but promoted Th2 immune response. IL-36α stimulated the infiltration of IL-22-expressing immune cells, and IL-22 neutralization resulted in more severe keratitis. IL-36α alone stimulated dendritic cell infiltration in B6 mouse corneas. Taken together, our study suggests that IL-36R signaling plays a protective role in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa keratitis by promoting the innate immune defense, Th2, and/or Th22/IL-22 immune responses. Exogenous IL-36α might be a potential therapy for improving the outcome of P. aeruginosa keratitis.
Medical Subject Headings
Animals; Cornea; Interleukin-1; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Knockout; Pseudomonas Infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PubMed ID
34686582
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
Volume
207
Issue
11
First Page
2868
Last Page
2877
