Changes and significance of IL-25 in chicken collagen II-induced experimental arthritis (CIA)

Rheumatol Int. 2012 Aug;32(8):2331-8. doi: 10.1007/s00296-011-1955-2. Epub 2011 May 29.

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease. It is a systemic inflammatory disease, characterized by chronic, symmetrical, multi-articular synovial arthritis. IL-25 (IL-17E) is a member of the recently emerged cytokine family (IL-17s), which is expressed in Th2 cells and bone marrow-derived mast cells. Unlike the other members of this family, IL-25 is capable of inducing Th2-associated cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13) and also promotes the release of some pro-immune factors (IL-6 and IL-8). IL-25 is also a pleiotropic factor, which constitutes a tissue-specific pathological injury and chronic inflammation. In this study, we used chicken collagen II-induced experimental arthritis (CIA) model in DBA/1 mice to investigate the relationship between IL-25 and other inflammatory factors, revealing the possible mechanism in CIA. Our results showed that the expression level of IL-25 was enhanced in the late stage of CIA, and IL-17 was increased in the early stage of the disease. It is well known that IL-17 has a crucial role in the development of RA pathogenesis, and IL-25 plays a significant role in humoral immune. For reasons given above, we suggested that the IL-25 inhibited IL-17 expression to some extent, while enhancing the production of IL-4. It was confirmed that IL-25 not only regulated the cellular immune, but also involved the humoral immune in rheumatoid arthritis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arthritis, Experimental / blood
  • Arthritis, Experimental / chemically induced
  • Arthritis, Experimental / immunology*
  • Arthritis, Experimental / pathology
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chickens
  • Collagen Type II*
  • Immunity, Cellular
  • Immunity, Humoral
  • Inflammation Mediators / blood*
  • Interferon-gamma / blood
  • Interleukin-17 / blood
  • Interleukin-4 / blood
  • Interleukins / blood*
  • Knee Joint / immunology*
  • Knee Joint / pathology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred DBA
  • Spleen / immunology
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Collagen Type II
  • Inflammation Mediators
  • Interleukin-17
  • Interleukins
  • Mydgf protein, mouse
  • Interleukin-4
  • Interferon-gamma