IL-32, a proinflammatory cytokine in rheumatoid arthritis.
IL-32 is a recently discovered cytokine that induces TNFalpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, and chemokines. We investigated whether IL-32 is expressed in the synovia of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and studied associations with disease severity and the presence of other cytokines. Immunohistochemistry revealed that IL-32 is highly expressed in RA synovial tissue biopsies, whereas IL-32 was not observed in synovial tissues from patients with osteoarthritis. Moreover, in synovial biopsies from 29 RA patients with active disease, the level of IL-32 staining correlated with erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a marker of systemic inflammation (R = 0.63 and P < 0.0003). Synovial staining of IL-32 also correlated with indices of synovial inflammation (R = 0.80 and P < 0.0001) as well as synovial presence of TNFalpha (R = 0.68 and P < 0.004), IL-1beta (R = 0.79 and P < 0.0001), and IL-18 (R = 0.82 and P < 0.001). IL-32 was a potent inducer of prostaglandin E(2) release in mouse macrophages and human blood monocytes, an important property for inflammation. After the injection of human IL-32gamma into the knee joints of naïve mice, joint swelling, with pronounced influx of inflammatory cells and cartilage damage, was observed. In TNFalpha-deficient mice, IL-32-driven joint swelling was absent and cell influx was markedly reduced, but loss of proteoglycan was unaffected, suggesting that IL-32 activity is, in part, TNFalpha-dependent. IL-32, strongly associated with TNFalpha, IL-1beta, and IL-18, appears to play a role in human RA and may be a novel target in autoimmune diseases.[1]References
- IL-32, a proinflammatory cytokine in rheumatoid arthritis. Joosten, L.A., Netea, M.G., Kim, S.H., Yoon, D.Y., Oppers-Walgreen, B., Radstake, T.R., Barrera, P., van de Loo, F.A., Dinarello, C.A., van den Berg, W.B. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2006) [Pubmed]
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