Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology · 2000
Expression of lymphotoxin-alpha by keratinocytes: a further mediator for the lichenoid reaction.
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Middel P, Lippert U, Hummel K M, Bertsch H P, Artuc M, Schweyer S, Radzun H J
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OBJECTIVE: Lichen planus (LP) represents a disease in which autoimmune mechanisms mediated by Th1 T cells are involved. Lymphotoxin-alpha (LT-alpha) represents a Th1 cytokine with proinflammatory activities in LP, as has recently been demonstrated for interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha).
METHODS: Expression of LT-alpha mRNA was investigated by RT-PCR and nonradioactive in situ hybridization. Double staining methods were applied to characterize the phenotype of cells expressing LT-alpha. Cell stimulation experiments were performed on the transformed squamous cell line HaCaT.
RESULTS: In contrast to normal skin, LT-alpha-specific RT-PCR products were found in all cases of LP. Cells in the inflammatory infiltrate expressing LT-alpha were identified as mainly T cells and mast cells, as shown by in situ hybridization. Furthermore, predominant LT-alpha mRNA expression could be observed in lesional keratinocytes adjacent to the band-like inflammatory infiltrate. In cell stimulation experiments, it could be shown that IFN-gamma induces LT-alpha and TNF-alpha mRNA in the human squamous cell line HaCaT, concomitant with upregulation of MHC class II and intercellular adhesion molecule-1, which could also be observed on lesional keratinocytes in LP.
CONCLUSIONS: In LP, LT-alpha mRNA is predominantly expressed by lesional keratinocytes and to a lesser extent by inflammatory cells. Induction of LT-alpha in keratinocytes is closely related to the expression of TNF-alpha and MHC class II. The loci of TNF-alpha and LT-alpha map to MHC class III on chromosome 6, which is closely linked to the MHC class II gene locus. Our results suggest that stimulation of keratinocytes with IFN-gamma results in the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines such as LT-alpha and TNF-alpha as well as MHC class II, which map to the same gene region of immunoregulatory genes on chromosome 6 and may be involved in the induction and maintenance of the disease.
METHODS: Expression of LT-alpha mRNA was investigated by RT-PCR and nonradioactive in situ hybridization. Double staining methods were applied to characterize the phenotype of cells expressing LT-alpha. Cell stimulation experiments were performed on the transformed squamous cell line HaCaT.
RESULTS: In contrast to normal skin, LT-alpha-specific RT-PCR products were found in all cases of LP. Cells in the inflammatory infiltrate expressing LT-alpha were identified as mainly T cells and mast cells, as shown by in situ hybridization. Furthermore, predominant LT-alpha mRNA expression could be observed in lesional keratinocytes adjacent to the band-like inflammatory infiltrate. In cell stimulation experiments, it could be shown that IFN-gamma induces LT-alpha and TNF-alpha mRNA in the human squamous cell line HaCaT, concomitant with upregulation of MHC class II and intercellular adhesion molecule-1, which could also be observed on lesional keratinocytes in LP.
CONCLUSIONS: In LP, LT-alpha mRNA is predominantly expressed by lesional keratinocytes and to a lesser extent by inflammatory cells. Induction of LT-alpha in keratinocytes is closely related to the expression of TNF-alpha and MHC class II. The loci of TNF-alpha and LT-alpha map to MHC class III on chromosome 6, which is closely linked to the MHC class II gene locus. Our results suggest that stimulation of keratinocytes with IFN-gamma results in the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines such as LT-alpha and TNF-alpha as well as MHC class II, which map to the same gene region of immunoregulatory genes on chromosome 6 and may be involved in the induction and maintenance of the disease.