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Precise probes of type II interferon activity define the origin of interferon signatures in target tissues in rheumatic diseases
Authors:John C. Hall   Livia Casciola-Rosen   Alan E. Berger   Efstathia K. Kapsogeorgou   Chris Cheadle   Athanasios G. Tzioufas   Alan N. Baer   Antony Rosen
Affiliation:Divisions of aRheumatology and;bAllergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21224; and;cLaboratory of Immunology, Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
Abstract:Elucidating the molecular pathways active in pathologic tissues has important implications for defining disease subsets, selecting therapy, and monitoring disease activity. The development of therapeutics directed at IFN-α or IFN-γ makes the discovery of probes that report precisely on the activity of different IFN pathways a high priority. We show that, although type I and II IFNs induce the expression of a largely overlapping group of molecules, precise probes of IFN-γ activity can be defined. Used in combination, these probes show prominent IFN-γ effects in Sjögren syndrome (SS) tissues. In contrast, dermatomyositis muscle shows a dominant type I IFN pattern. Interestingly, heterogeneity of IFN signatures exists in patients with SS, with some patients demonstrating a predominant type I pattern. The biochemical patterns largely distinguish the target tissues in patients with SS from those with dermatomyositis and provide a relative weighting of the effects of distinct IFN pathways in specific biopsies. In SS, type I and II IFN effects are localized to the same epithelial cells, surrounded by inflammatory cells expressing IFN-γ–induced proteins, suggesting reinforcing interactions. Precise probes of the different IFN pathways active in tissues of complex rheumatic diseases will be critical to classify disease, elucidate pathogenesis, and select therapy.
Keywords:autoimmunity   molecular pathology
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