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Garzorz-Stark, N.* ; Lauffer, F.* ; Krause, L. ; Thomas, J. ; Atenhan, A. ; Franz, R.* ; Roenneberg, S.* ; Boehner, A.* ; Jargosch, M. ; Batra, R. ; Müller, N.S. ; Haak, S. ; Groß, C.* ; Groß, O.* ; Traidl-Hoffmann, C. ; Theis, F.J. ; Schmidt-Weber, C.B. ; Biedermann, T.* ; Eyerich, S. ; Eyerich, K.*

Toll-like receptor 7/8 agonists stimulate plasmacytoid dendritic cells to initiate T(H)17-deviated acute contact dermatitis in human subjects.

J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 141, 1320-1333.e11 (2018)
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BACKGROUND: A standardized human model to study early pathogenic events in patients with psoriasis is missing. Activation of Toll-like receptor 7/8 by means of topical application of imiquimod is the most commonly used mouse model of psoriasis. OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate the potential of a human imiquimod patch test model to resemble human psoriasis. METHODS: Imiquimod (Aldara 5% cream; 3M Pharmaceuticals, St Paul, Minn) was applied twice a week to the backs of volunteers (n = 18), and development of skin lesions was monitored over a period of 4 weeks. Consecutive biopsy specimens were taken for whole-genome expression analysis, histology, and T-cell isolation. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) were isolated from whole blood, stimulated with Toll-like receptor 7 agonist, and analyzed by means of extracellular flux analysis and real-time PCR. RESULTS: We demonstrate that imiquimod induces a monomorphic and self-limited inflammatory response in healthy subjects, as well as patients with psoriasis or eczema. The clinical and histologic phenotype, as well as the transcriptome, of imiquimod-induced inflammation in human skin resembles acute contact dermatitis rather than psoriasis. Nevertheless, the imiquimod model mimics the hallmarks of psoriasis. In contrast to classical contact dermatitis, in which myeloid dendritic cells sense haptens, pDCs are primary sensors of imiquimod. They respond with production of proinflammatory and T17-skewing cytokines, resulting in a T17 immune response with IL-23 as a key driver. In a proof-of-concept setting systemic treatment with ustekinumab diminished imiquimod-induced inflammation. CONCLUSION: In human subjects imiquimod induces contact dermatitis with the distinctive feature that pDCs are the primary sensors, leading to an IL-23/T17 deviation. Despite these shortcomings, the human imiquimod model might be useful to investigate early pathogenic events and prove molecular concepts in patients with psoriasis.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Psoriasis ; Contact Dermatitis ; Imiquimod ; Aldara ; Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell ; Il-23 ; T(h)17 ; Cytotoxicity ; Toll-dlike Receptor ; Innate Immunity
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0091-6749
e-ISSN 1097-6825
Quellenangaben Volume: 141, Issue: 4, Pages: 1320-1333.e11 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
Publishing Place Amsterdam [u.a.]
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Computational Biology (ICB)
Institute for Allergy Research (IAF)
Institute of Environmental Medicine (IEM)