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Sakkou, M.* ; Chouvardas, P.* ; Ntari, L.* ; Prados, A.* ; Moreth, K. ; Fuchs, H. ; Gailus-Durner, V. ; Hrabě de Angelis, M. ; Denis, M.C.* ; Karagianni, N.* ; Kollias, G.*

Mesenchymal TNFR2 promotes the development of polyarthritis and comorbid heart valve stenosis.

JCI insight 3:98864 (2018)
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Mesenchymal TNF signaling is etiopathogenic for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis (SpA). The role of Tnfr1 in arthritis has been documented; however, Tnfr2 functions are unknown. Here, we investigate the mesenchymal-specific role of Tnfr2 in the Tnf(1ARE) mouse model of SpA in arthritis and heart valve stenosis comorbidity by cell-specific, Col6a1-cre-driven gene targeting. We find that TNF/Tnfr2 signaling in resident synovial fibroblasts (SFs) and valvular interstitial cells (VICs) is detrimental for both pathologies, pointing to common cellular mechanisms. In contrast, systemic Tnfr2 provides protective signaling, since its complete deletion leads to severe deterioration of both pathologies. SFs and VICs lacking Tnfr2 fail to acquire pathogenic activated phenotypes and display increased expression of antiinflammatory cytokines associated with decreased Akt signaling. Comparative RNA sequencing experiments showed that the majority of the deregulated pathways in Tnf(1ARE) mesenchymal-origin SFs and VICs, including proliferation, inflammation, migration, and disease-specific genes, are regulated by Tnfr2; thus, in its absence, they are maintained in a quiescent nonpathogenic state. Our data indicate a pleiotropy of Tnfr2 functions, with mesenchymal Tnfr2 driving cell activation and arthritis/valve stenosis pathogenesis only in the presence of systemic Tnfr2, whereas nonmesenchymal Tnfr2 overcomes this function, providing protective signals and, thus, containing both pathologies.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Arthritis ; Autoimmunity; Tumor-necrosis-factor; Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis; Valvular Interstitial-cells; Rheumatoid-arthritis; Receptor 2; Cardiovascular Comorbidity; Pathogenic Principle; Synovial Fibroblast; Factor-alpha; In-vitro
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2379-3708
e-ISSN 2379-3708
Journal JCI insight
Quellenangaben Volume: 3, Issue: 7, Pages: , Article Number: 98864 Supplement: ,
Publisher Clarivate
Publishing Place Ann Arbor, Michigan
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Experimental Genetics (IEG)