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http://dx.doi.org/10.4110/in.2012.12.5.217

Rheumatoid Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes Downregulate Foxp3 Expression by Regulatory T Cells Via GITRL/GITR Interaction  

Kim, Sung Hoon (Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Youn, Jeehee (Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
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IMMUNE NETWORK / v.12, no.5, 2012 , pp. 217-221 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) colocalize with leukocyte infiltrates in rheumatoid synovia. Proinflammatory leukocytes are known to amplify inflammation by signaling to FLS, but crosstalk between FLS and regulatory T cells (Tregs) remains uncharacterized. To address this possibility, we cocultured FLS lines derived from arthritic mice with Tregs. FLS that expressed the ligand for glucocorticoid-induced TNF receptor family-related gene (GITR) decreased expression of Foxp3 and GITR in Tregs in a contact-dependent manner. This effect was abolished by blocking antibody to GITR. On the other hand, the Tregs caused the FLS to increase IL-6 production. These results demonstrate that inflamed FLS license Tregs to downregulate Foxp3 expression via the GITRL/GITR interaction while the Tregs induce the FLS to increase their production of IL-6. Our findings suggest that the interaction between FLS and Tregs dampens the anti-inflammatory activity of Tregs and amplifies the proinflammatory activity of FLS, thereby exacerbating inflammatory arthritis.
Keywords
Autoimmune arthritis; Regulatory T cells; Fibroblast-like synoviocytes; Foxp3;
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