Interferon‐γ induces upregulation and activation of the interleukin‐31 receptor in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells |
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| Authors: | Micha Feld Victoria M. Shpacovitch Michaela Fastrich Ferda Cevikbas Martin Steinhoff |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Dermatology, IZKF Münster, and Boltzmann Institute for Immunobiology of the Skin, University of Münster, Münster, Germany;2. Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Endocrinolgy and Metabolic Diseases, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany;3. Departments of Dermatology and Surgery, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Abstract: Interleukin‐31 (IL‐31), a recently discovered cytokine derived from T helper cells, is involved in chronic dermatitis and pruritus. This study demonstrates for the first time that the IL‐31 receptor complex for IL‐31 is substantially upregulated in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells after stimulation with interferon‐γ (IFN‐γ). Activation of the IL‐31 receptor complex results in the induction of the intracellular ERK1/2 signaling pathway and downregulation of IFN‐γ‐induced monokine induced by IFN‐γ expression. Inhibitor studies revealed that the IFN‐γ‐induced IL‐31RA upregulation is processed via JNK and PI3 kinase activation. In sum, our study points toward an interaction between the TH1‐derived cytokine IFN‐γ and the TH2‐derived cytokine IL‐31 on endothelial cells. |
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| Keywords: | inflammation innate immunity interleukin‐31 interferon γ skin |
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