Platelet-Activating Factor Induces Th17 Cell Differentiation

Th17 cells have been implicated in a number of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor (PAF) is found in increased concentrations in inflammatory lesions and has been shown to induce IL-6 production. We investigated whether PAF could affect the deve...

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Main Authors: Anne-Marie Drolet, Maryse Thivierge, Sylvie Turcotte, Dominique Hanna, Bruno Maynard, Jana Stankovà, Marek Rola-Pleszczynski
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/913802
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Maryse Thivierge
Sylvie Turcotte
Dominique Hanna
Bruno Maynard
Jana Stankovà
Marek Rola-Pleszczynski
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description Th17 cells have been implicated in a number of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor (PAF) is found in increased concentrations in inflammatory lesions and has been shown to induce IL-6 production. We investigated whether PAF could affect the development of Th17 cells. Picomolar concentrations of PAF induced IL-23, IL-6, and IL-1β expression in monocyte-derived Langerhans cells (LCs) and in keratinocytes. Moreover, when LC were pretreated with PAF and then cocultured with anti-CD3- and anti-CD28-activated T cells, the latter developed a Th17 phenotype, with a significant increase in the expression of the transcriptional regulator RORγt and enhanced expression of IL-17, IL-21, and IL-22. PAF-induced Th17 development was prevented by the PAF receptor antagonist WEB2086 and by neutralizing antibodies to IL-23 and IL-6R. This may constitute a previously unknown stimulus for the development and persistence of inflammatory processes that could be amenable to pharmacologic intervention.
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spelling doaj-art-7e86544c5dbd4c379238a018dbd7747d2025-08-20T03:35:36ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612011-01-01201110.1155/2011/913802913802Platelet-Activating Factor Induces Th17 Cell DifferentiationAnne-Marie Drolet0Maryse Thivierge1Sylvie Turcotte2Dominique Hanna3Bruno Maynard4Jana Stankovà5Marek Rola-Pleszczynski6Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, CanadaImmunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, CanadaImmunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, CanadaDermatology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, CanadaDermatology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, CanadaImmunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, CanadaImmunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5N4, CanadaTh17 cells have been implicated in a number of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor (PAF) is found in increased concentrations in inflammatory lesions and has been shown to induce IL-6 production. We investigated whether PAF could affect the development of Th17 cells. Picomolar concentrations of PAF induced IL-23, IL-6, and IL-1β expression in monocyte-derived Langerhans cells (LCs) and in keratinocytes. Moreover, when LC were pretreated with PAF and then cocultured with anti-CD3- and anti-CD28-activated T cells, the latter developed a Th17 phenotype, with a significant increase in the expression of the transcriptional regulator RORγt and enhanced expression of IL-17, IL-21, and IL-22. PAF-induced Th17 development was prevented by the PAF receptor antagonist WEB2086 and by neutralizing antibodies to IL-23 and IL-6R. This may constitute a previously unknown stimulus for the development and persistence of inflammatory processes that could be amenable to pharmacologic intervention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/913802
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Mediators of Inflammation
title Platelet-Activating Factor Induces Th17 Cell Differentiation
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title_fullStr Platelet-Activating Factor Induces Th17 Cell Differentiation
title_full_unstemmed Platelet-Activating Factor Induces Th17 Cell Differentiation
title_short Platelet-Activating Factor Induces Th17 Cell Differentiation
title_sort platelet activating factor induces th17 cell differentiation
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