It is well known that prostaglandin (PG) E2 exerts T cell suppression in vitro through elevating cAMP by its receptors, EP2 and EP4. However, such an action is rarely detected in vivo, leaving PGE2-mediated immunosuppression an enigma. Here we show that under strong TCR stimulation, PGE2 facilitates T helper-1 (TH-1) differentiation through activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) by EP2 and EP4. The PGE2-EP4 signaling is also required for IL-23 production by activated dendritic cells (DCs), and the PGE2-EP2/EP4 signaling amplifies IL-23-mediated TH-17 cell expansion. Administration of an EP4-selective antagonist in vivo to mice subjected to experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) decreases accumulation of both TH-1 and TH-17 cells in regional lymph nodes, and suppresses the disease progression. These results suggest PGE2 promotes immune inflammation through TH-1 differentiation and TH-17 expansion and the EP4 antagonism is therapeutically useful for various immune diseases.
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Although prostaglandin (PG) concentrations are increased in cerebrospinal fluid of MS patients, the role of PGs in MS is unknown. We examined this issue by subjecting mice deficient in each PG receptor type or subtype to EAE induction and using agonists or antagonists selective for each of the four PGE receptor (EP) subtypes. Among PG receptor-deficient mice, only EP4−/− mice manifested significant suppression of EAE, which was mimicked in wild-type mice and to a greater extent, in EP2−/− mice by administration of the EP4 antagonist ONO-AE3-208 during the immunization phase. EP4 antagonism during immunization also suppressed the generation of antigen-specific T helper (Th) 1 and Th17 cells in wild-type mice and to a greater extent, in EP2−/− mice. ONO-AE3-208 administration at EAE onset had little effect on disease severity, and its administration throughout the experimental period did not cause significant reduction of the peak of disease, suggesting that, in addition to its facilitative action during the immunization phase, EP4 exerts a preventive action in the elicitation phase. Administration of the EP4 agonist ONO-AE1-329 at EAE onset delayed and suppressed disease progression as well as inhibited the associated increase in permeability of the blood–brain barrier. Thus, PGE2 exerts dual functions in EAE, facilitating Th1 and Th17 cell generation redundantly through EP4 and EP2 during immunization and attenuating invasion of these cells into the brain by protecting the blood–brain barrier through EP4. 相似文献
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