25 results on '"Huard, Arnaud"'
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2. Inhibition of IL-1β release from macrophages targeted with necrosulfonamide-loaded porous nanoparticles
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Boersma, Bart, Möller, Karin, Wehl, Lisa, Puddinu, Viola, Huard, Arnaud, Fauteux-Daniel, Sébastien, Bourquin, Carole, Palmer, Gaby, and Bein, Thomas
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- 2022
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3. Full-length and N-terminally truncated recombinant interleukin-38 variants are similarly inefficient in antagonizing interleukin-36 and interleukin-1 receptors.
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Diaz-Barreiro, Alejandro, Talabot-Ayer, Dominique, Huard, Arnaud, Cereghetti, Gea, Tonacini, Jenna, Maillasson, Mike, Francés-Monerris, Antonio, Mortier, Erwan, and Palmer, Gaby
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RECOMBINANT proteins ,LIFE sciences ,SURFACE plasmon resonance ,INTERLEUKIN-1 receptors ,CYTOLOGY ,KERATINOCYTE differentiation - Abstract
Background: Interleukin (IL)-38 is an IL-1 family cytokine that was proposed to exert anti-inflammatory effects. However, its mechanisms of action are not well understood and the identity of the IL-38 receptor(s) remains debated. Proposed candidates include the IL-1 receptor (IL-1R1), the IL-36 receptor (IL-36R) and the orphan receptor IL-1RAPL1. Yet, in literature, IL-38 is often presented as an IL-36R antagonist. Methods: The N-terminus of the IL-38 protein produced in a human keratinocyte cell line and of endogenous epidermal IL-38 isolated from healthy human skin was characterized by mass spectrometry. The effects of various recombinant forms of IL-38 on IL-36R- and IL-1R1-mediated responses were assessed in IL-36R HEK Blue reporter cells and in a normal human keratinocyte cell line. IL-8 and IL-6 production was quantified by ELISA. Binding of recombinant IL-38 proteins to the IL-36R was assessed by surface plasmon resonance. Results: Analysis of its native N-terminus revealed that the IL-38 protein produced by human keratinocytes starts at cysteine 2. In cell-based assays, neither full-length amino acid 2-152 IL-38 nor two N-terminally truncated forms of the protein showed efficient antagonist activity on IL-36R- and IL-1R1-mediated responses. The recombinant IL-38 proteins bound to the IL-36R with only moderate affinity, which may provide a mechanistic explanation for inefficient IL-36R antagonism. Conclusions: Our results argue against meaningful inhibitory effects of any of the recombinant IL-38 variants tested on IL-36R or IL-1R1-mediated responses. The mechanisms underlying reported anti-inflammatory effects of IL-38 are thus still unclear, but seem unlikely to be mediated by classical IL-36R or IL-1R1 antagonism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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4. Multifaceted roles of IL-38 in inflammation and cancer
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Diaz-Barreiro, Alejandro, Huard, Arnaud, and Palmer, Gaby
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- 2022
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5. 3′mRNA sequencing reveals pro-regenerative properties of c5ar1 during resolution of murine acetaminophen-induced liver injury
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Gonther, Sina, Bachmann, Malte, Goren, Itamar, Huard, Arnaud, Weigert, Andreas, Köhl, Jörg, and Mühl, Heiko
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- 2022
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6. GSDMD is associated with survival in human breast cancer but does not impact anti-tumor immunity in a mouse breast cancer model.
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Boersma, Bart, Puddinu, Viola, Huard, Arnaud, Fauteux-Daniel, Sébastien, Wirapati, Pratyaksha, Guedri, Sofia, Tille, Jean-Christophe, McKee, Thomas, Pittet, Mikael, Palmer, Gaby, and Bourquin, Carole
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LIGANDS (Biochemistry) ,MYELOID cells ,BREAST cancer ,TUMOR microenvironment ,PROGNOSIS ,LOBULAR carcinoma - Abstract
Inflammation plays a pivotal role in cancer development, with chronic inflammation promoting tumor progression and treatment resistance, whereas acute inflammatory responses contribute to protective anti-tumor immunity. Gasdermin D (GSDMD) mediates the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1b. While the release of IL-1b is directly linked to the progression of several types of cancers, the role of GSDMD in cancer is less clear. In this study, we show that GSDMD expression is upregulated in human breast, kidney, liver, and prostate cancer. Higher GSDMD expression correlated with increased survival in primary breast invasive carcinoma (BRCA), but not in liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC). In BRCA, but not in LIHC, high GSDMD expression correlated with a myeloid cell signature associated with improved prognosis. To further investigate the role of GSDMD in anticancer immunity, we induced breast cancer and hepatoma tumors in GSDMD-deficient mice. Contrary to our expectations, GSDMD deficiency had no effect on tumor growth, immune cell infiltration, or cytokine expression in the tumor microenvironment, except for Cxcl10 upregulation in hepatoma tumors. In vitro and in vivo innate immune activation with TLR ligands, that prime inflammatory responses, revealed no significant difference between GSDMD-deficient and wild-type mice. These results suggest that the impact of GSDMD on anticancer immunity is dependent on the tumor type. They underscore the complex role ofinflammatory pathways in cancer, emphasizing the need for further exploration into the multifaceted effects of GSDMD in various tumor microenvironments. As several pharmacological modulators of GSDMD are available, this may lead to novel strategies for combination therapy in cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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7. Interleukin-38 overexpression in keratinocytes limits desquamation but does not affect the global severity of imiquimod-induced skin inflammation in mice.
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Huard, Arnaud, Rodriguez, Emiliana, Talabot-Ayer, Dominique, Weigert, Andreas, and Palmer, Gaby
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SKIN inflammation ,KERATINOCYTE differentiation ,SKIN diseases ,WESTERN immunoblotting ,BLOOD proteins - Abstract
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease that significantly impacts the patients' quality of life. Recent studies highlighted the function of the interleukin (IL)-1 family member IL-38 in skin homeostasis and suggested an anti-inflammatory role for this cytokine in psoriasis. In this study, we generated mice specifically overexpressing the IL-38 protein in epidermal keratinocytes. We confirmed IL-38 overexpression in the skin by Western blotting. We further detected the protein by ELISA in the plasma, as well as in conditioned media of skin explants isolated from IL-38 overexpressing mice, indicating that IL-38 produced in the epidermis is released from keratinocytes and can be found in the circulation. Unexpectedly, epidermal IL-38 overexpression did not impact the global severity of imiquimod (IMQ)-induced skin inflammation, Similarly, keratinocyte activation and differentiation in IMQ-treated skin were not affected by increased IL-38 expression and there was no global effect on local or systemic inflammatory responses. Nevertheless, we observed a selective inhibition of CXCL1 and IL-6 production in response to IMQ in IL-38 overexpressing skin, as well as reduced Ly6g mRNA levels, suggesting decreased neutrophil infiltration. Epidermal IL-38 overexpression also selectively affected the desquamation process during IMQ-induced psoriasis, as illustrated by reduced plaque formation. Taken together, our results validate the generation of a new mouse line allowing for tissue-specific IL-38 overexpression. Interestingly, epidermal IL-38 overexpression selectively affected specific disease-associated readouts during IMQ-induced psoriasis, suggesting a more complex role of IL-38 in the inflamed skin than previously recognized. In particular, our data highlight a potential involvement of IL-38 in the regulation of skin desquamation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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8. IL-36 family cytokines in protective versus destructive inflammation
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Han, Yingying, Huard, Arnaud, Mora, Javier, da Silva, Priscila, Brüne, Bernhard, and Weigert, Andreas
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- 2020
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9. The iron load of lipocalin-2 (LCN-2) defines its pro-tumour function in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma
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Rehwald, Claudia, Schnetz, Matthias, Urbschat, Anja, Mertens, Christina, Meier, Julia K., Bauer, Rebekka, Baer, Patrick, Winslow, Sofia, Roos, Frederik C., Zwicker, Klaus, Huard, Arnaud, Weigert, Andreas, Brüne, Bernhard, and Jung, Michaela
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- 2020
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10. Oxidation-sensitive cysteines drive IL-38 amyloid formation
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Diaz-Barreiro, Alejandro, Cereghetti, Gea, Ortega Sánchez, Francisco Gabriel, Tonacini, Jenna, Talabot-Ayer, Dominique, Kieffer-Jaquinod, Sylvie, Kissling, Vera Maria, Huard, Arnaud, Swale, Christopher, Knowles, Tuomas P.J., Couté, Yohann, Peter, Matthias, Francés-Monerris, Antonio, and Palmer, Gaby
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- 2024
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11. IL-38 Ameliorates Skin Inflammation and Limits IL-17 Production from γδ T Cells
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Han, Yingying, Mora, Javier, Huard, Arnaud, da Silva, Priscila, Wiechmann, Svenja, Putyrski, Mateusz, Schuster, Christian, Elwakeel, Eiman, Lang, Guangping, Scholz, Anica, Scholz, Tatjana, Schmid, Tobias, de Bruin, Natasja, Billuart, Pierre, Sala, Carlo, Burkhardt, Harald, Parnham, Michael J., Ernst, Andreas, Brüne, Bernhard, and Weigert, Andreas
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- 2019
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12. Prostaglandin E2 Boosts the Hyaluronan-Mediated Increase in Inflammatory Response to Lipopolysaccharide by Enhancing Lyve1 Expression
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Hog, Pauline, primary, Kuntschar, Silvia, additional, Rappl, Peter, additional, Huard, Arnaud, additional, Weigert, Andreas, additional, Brüne, Bernhard, additional, and Schmid, Tobias, additional
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- 2023
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13. Inhibition of mPGES-1 attenuates efficient resolution of acute inflammation by enhancing CX3CL1 expression
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Rappl, Peter, Rösser, Silvia, Maul, Patrick, Bauer, Rebekka, Huard, Arnaud, Schreiber, Yannick, Thomas, Dominique, Geisslinger, Gerd, Jakobsson, Per-Johan, Weigert, Andreas, Brüne, Bernhard, and Schmid, Tobias
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- 2021
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14. Prostaglandin E 2 Boosts the Hyaluronan-Mediated Increase in Inflammatory Response to Lipopolysaccharide by Enhancing Lyve1 Expression.
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Hog, Pauline, Kuntschar, Silvia, Rappl, Peter, Huard, Arnaud, Weigert, Andreas, Brüne, Bernhard, and Schmid, Tobias
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HYALURONIC acid ,LIPOXINS ,PROSTAGLANDIN receptors ,PERITONEAL macrophages ,INFLAMMATION ,LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES ,PROSTAGLANDINS ,LIPID synthesis - Abstract
Simple Summary: Inflammatory reactions provide a crucial defense mechanism against invading pathogens by generating a highly reactive environment. To limit tissue damage due to ongoing inflammation, resolution of inflammation is a tightly regulated process, which is orchestrated amongst other cell types by macrophages. While numerous functional macrophage phenotypes have been described, there is little information on how exactly different subtypes contribute to the resolution of inflammation. In the present study, we observed that expression of hyaluronan receptor Lyve1 in macrophages correlates with efficient resolution of inflammation. We further identified prostaglandin E
2 /EP2 receptor-mediated signaling to enhance Lyve1 expression in macrophages, contributing, as a consequence, to the sensitization of macrophages to synergistic inflammatory stimulation with lipopolysaccharide and the Lyve1 ligand low-molecular-weight hyaluronan. We thus propose that Lyve1-expressing macrophages are an important macrophage subpopulation able to integrate extracellular matrix-derived signals with pathogenic, inflammatory stimuli. Macrophages are a highly versatile and heterogenic group of immune cells, known for their involvement in inflammatory reactions. However, our knowledge about distinct subpopulations of macrophages and their specific contribution to the resolution of inflammation remains incomplete. We have previously shown, in an in vivo peritonitis model, that inhibition of the synthesis of the pro-inflammatory lipid mediator prostaglandin E2 (PGE2 ) attenuates efficient resolution of inflammation. PGE2 levels during later stages of the inflammatory process further correlate with expression of the hyaluronan (HA) receptor Lyve1 in peritoneal macrophages. In the present study, we therefore aimed to understand if PGE2 might contribute to the regulation of Lyve1 and how this might impact inflammatory responses. In line with our in vivo findings, PGE2 synergized with dexamethasone to enhance Lyve1 expression in bone marrow-derived macrophages, while expression of the predominant hyaluronan receptor CD44 remained unaltered. PGE2 -mediated Lyve1 upregulation was strictly dependent on PGE2 receptor EP2 signaling. While PGE2 /dexamethasone-treated macrophages, despite their enhanced Lyve1 expression, did not show inflammatory responses upon stimulation with low (LMW) or high-molecular-weight hyaluronan (HMW)-HA, they were sensitized towards LMW-HA-dependent augmentation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses. Thus, Lyve1-expressing macrophages emerged as a subpopulation of macrophages integrating inflammatory stimuli with extracellular matrix-derived signals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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15. Oxidation-sensitive cysteines drive IL-38 amyloid formation
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Diaz-Barreiro, Alejandro, primary, Cereghetti, Gea, additional, Tonacini, Jenna, additional, Talabot-Ayer, Dominique, additional, Kieffer-Jaquinod, Sylvie, additional, Huard, Arnaud, additional, Swale, Christopher, additional, Couté, Yohann, additional, Peter, Matthias, additional, Francés-Monerris, Antonio, additional, and Palmer, Gaby, additional
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- 2023
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16. Cell Intrinsic IL-38 Affects B Cell Differentiation and Antibody Production
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Huard, Arnaud, primary, Wilmes, Christian, additional, Kiprina, Anastasiia, additional, Netzer, Christoph, additional, Palmer, Gaby, additional, Brüne, Bernhard, additional, and Weigert, Andreas, additional
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- 2023
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17. IL-38 as a new regulator of the resolution of inflammation
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Huard, Arnaud
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The interleukin (IL)-1 family has been described for its numerous involvement in the regulation of inflammatory processes. Certain members are able to induce inflammation, whereas others have the capacity to inhibit inflammation. The newly discovered IL-1 family member IL-38 shows interesting and innovative properties. While most of these cytokines are pro-inflammatory mediators, IL-38 appears to enter the smaller circle of anti-inflammatory mediators. As a pattern, IL-38 appears to suppress IL-17-driven chronic or auto-inflammation by working as receptor antagonist. These properties, as well as its beneficial effects in models of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases suggest the possibility of IL-38-based therapies. Nevertheless, its role in the resolution of acute inflammation, thereby preventing chronic inflammation, remains unclear. The first part of my thesis elucidated the role of IL-38 in the resolution of inflammation. I found that the complete absence of IL-38 in IL-38 KO mice leads to a delayed resolution of inflammation in the zymosan-induced peritonitis mouse model, compared to WT mice. This was marked by a persistent neutrophilia and a lower production of pro-resolving mediators during the resolution phase, such as TGFβ1 production from macrophages following efferocytosis of apoptotic cells. Reduced TGFβ1 production from macrophages coincided with reduced levels of regulatory T cells (Tregs), which are known to promote the resolution of inflammation. Unexpectedly, the TGFβ1 production capacity of macrophages did not influence the induction of Tregs from naïve T cells. Rather, IL-38 KO mice had an accumulation of Tregs in the thymus compared to WT mice. This was caused by an impairment of CD62L expression at the surface of Tregs, which is required for Tregs migration outside of the thymus. Higher Treg numbers in the thymus correlated with lower level of Tregs in peripheral lymphoid organs. Importantly, CD62L expression at the surface of IL-38 KO Tregs in the thymus was restored by injecting IL-38 i.p. for 24h. These data indicate a potential key function of IL-38 in the regulation of Treg migration, which is triggered in many cases of autoimmunity. The second part of my thesis was to study the role of IL-38 in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) development, given that EAE is IL-17-dependent. Unexpectedly, IL-38-deficient mice showed strongly reduced clinical scores and histological markers of EAE. This came with reduced inflammatory cell infiltrates, as well as reduced expression of inflammatory markers in the spinal cord. IL-38 mRNA was detected in the spinal cord, mainly by resident and infiltrated phagocytes, but also by other cells, such as ependymal cells. IL-38 was upregulated upon pro-inflammatory stimulation of bone marrow-derived macrophages, and its presence was necessary for a complete activation of inflammatory macrophages. My data suggest an alternative cell-intrinsic role of IL-38 in macrophages to promote inflammation in the central nervous system. In the last part of my thesis, I initiated a project on the function of IL-38 in B cell physiology and antibody production, given the fact that IL-38 is expressed by B cells. I generated preliminary data showing that the absence of IL-38 in mice decreased antibody production. Furthermore, I showed that IL-38 is particularly expressed by plasma cells in human tonsils. This project remains open and further studies will be conducted to investigate how IL-38 regulates antibody production, both in physiological and autoimmune settings. Understanding the role of IL-38 in autoantibody production could lead to original and innovative therapy for patients suffering from auto-inflammatory disease. In summary, the different projects of my thesis provide evidence that the pro-resolving function of IL-38 may be indirectly linked to the retention of Tregs in the thymus. Moreover, a possible intracellular role of IL-38 within macrophages was described showing opposite properties in the regulation of inflammation. This function could be causatively involved in EAE development. However, further studies remain to be done to find the mechanism of action by which IL-38 regulates Tregs egression and how it influences the EAE development. Complete understanding of the IL-38 biology and differentiation between its extra- vs potential intracellular functions could make it a promising therapeutic target for chronic inflammatory or autoimmune diseases. Die Interleukin (IL)-1-Familie ist an der Regulation entzündlicher Prozesse maßgeblich beteiligt. Bestimmte Mitglieder dieser Proteinfamilie können Entzündungen auslösen, während andere Entzündungen hemmen können. Das neu entdeckte IL-1-Familienmitglied IL-38 zeigt interessante, unkonventionelle Eigenschaften. Während die meisten IL-1-Familie Zytokine Entzündungen fördern, scheint IL-38 zum kleineren Kreis der entzündungshemmenden Mediatoren zu gehören. Ganz generell unterdrückt IL-38 IL-17-bedingte chronische oder Autoentzündungen, indem es als Rezeptorantagonist wirkt, was die Möglichkeit von IL-38-basierten Therapien bei diesen Erkrankungen nahelegt. Dennoch bleibt seine Rolle bei der Auflösung akuter Entzündungen und damit letztlich der Verhinderung chronischer Entzündungen unklar. Der erste Teil meiner Arbeit untersuchte die Rolle von IL-38 bei der Auflösung von Entzündungen. Ich fand heraus, dass das vollständige Fehlen von IL-38 in IL-38-KO-Mäusen zu einer verzögerten Auflösung der Entzündung im Zymosaninduzierten Peritonitis-Mausmodell im Vergleich zu WT-Mäusen führt. Dies war durch eine anhaltende Neutrophilie und eine geringere Produktion von proauflösenden Mediatoren, wie TGFβ1 aus Makrophagen nach Efferozytose apoptotischer Zellen, während der Auflösungsphase der Entzündung gekennzeichnet. Die TGFβ1-Produktion aus Makrophagen korrelierte mit einer verringerten Menge an regulatorischen T-Zellen (Tregs), von denen bekannt ist, dass sie die Auflösung von Entzündungen fördern. Die TGFβ1-Produktion von Makrophagen hatte selbst jedoch keinen Einfluss auf die Induktion von Tregs aus naiven T-Zellen. Vielmehr zeigten IL-38 KO-Mäuse im Vergleich zu WT-Mäusen eine Akkumulation von Tregs im Thymus. Dies wurde durch eine geringere CD62L-Expression an der Oberfläche von Tregs verursacht, die für die TregEmigration aus dem Thymus erforderlich ist. Höhere Treg-Zahlen im Thymus korrelierten mit einem niedrigeren Treg-Spiegel in peripheren lymphoiden Organen. Eine Injektion von IL-38 i.p. für 24h stellte die CD62L-Expression an der Oberfläche von IL-38-KO-Tregs im Thymus wieder her. Diese Daten weisen auf eine mögliche Schlüsselfunktion von IL-38 bei der Regulierung der TregMigration hin, die in vielen Fällen von Autoimmunität ausgelöst wird. Der zweite Teil meiner Arbeit bestand darin, die Rolle von IL-38 bei der experimentellen Autoimmunenzephalomyelitis (EAE) zu untersuchen, da die EAE IL17-abhängig ist. Unerwarteterweise zeigten IL-38-defiziente Mäuse stark reduzierte klinische Scores und histologische Marker für EAE. Dies ging mit reduzierten Infiltraten entzündlicher Zellen, sowie einer verringerten Expression von Entzündungsmarkern im Rückenmark einher. IL-38-mRNA wurde im Rückenmark hauptsächlich von residenten und infiltrierten Phagozyten, aber auch von anderen Zellen wie Ependymzellen nachgewiesen. IL-38 wurde nach proinflammatorischer Stimulation von aus Knochenmark stammenden Makrophagen hochreguliert, und sein Vorhandensein war für eine vollständige Aktivierung von Makrophagen notwendig. Meine Daten legen daher eine alternative zellintrinsische Rolle von IL-38 in Makrophagen nahe, was Entzündungen im Zentralnervensystem fördert. Der letzte Teil meiner Arbeit beschäftigte sich mit der Funktion von IL-38 in der B-Zell-Physiologie und der Antikörperproduktion, da IL-38 von B-Zellen exprimiert wird. Vorläufige Daten zeigen, dass das Fehlen von IL-38 in Mäusen die Antikörperproduktion verringert. Darüber wird IL-38 insbesondere von Plasmazellen in menschlichen Tonsillen exprimiert. Dieses Projekt bleibt offen und es müssen weitere Studien durchgeführt werden, um zu untersuchen, wie IL-38 die Antikörperproduktion sowohl in physiologischen als auch in Autoimmunumgebungen reguliert. Das Verständnis der Rolle von IL-38 bei der Autoantikörperproduktion könnte zu einer originellen und innovativen Therapie für Patienten führen, die an einer entzündungshemmenden Erkrankung leiden. Zusammenfassend zeigt meine Arbeit, dass die pro-auflösende Funktion von IL38 indirekt mit der Retention von Tregs im Thymus zusammenhängt. Darüber hinaus wurde eine mögliche intrazelluläre Rolle von IL-38 in Makrophagen beschrieben, die entgegengesetzte Eigenschaften bei der Regulation der Entzündung zeigt. Diese Funktion könnte ursächlich an der EAE-Entwicklung beteiligt sein. Es müssen jedoch noch weitere Studien durchgeführt werden, um zugrundeliegende Wirkmechanismen zu ermitteln. Ein umfassendes Verständnis der IL-38-Biologie und die Unterscheidung zwischen extra- und potenziellen intrazellulären Funktionen könnte IL-38 zu einem vielversprechenden therapeutischen Ziel für chronisch entzündliche oder Autoimmunerkrankungen machen.
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18. Apoptotic Cells induce Proliferation of Peritoneal Macrophages
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Knuth, Anne-Kathrin, Huard, Arnaud, Naeem, Zumer, Rappl, Peter, Bauer, Rebekka, Mota, Ana Carolina, Schmid, Tobias, Fleming, Ingrid, Brüne, Bernhard, Fulda, Simone, and Weigert, Andreas
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Male ,proliferation ,apoptosis ,Zymosan ,RNA sequencing ,Peritonitis ,Article ,Coculture Techniques ,lcsh:Chemistry ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Mice ,Zymosan-induced peritonitis ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,lcsh:QD1-999 ,Phagocytosis ,Macrophages, Peritoneal ,Animals ,peritoneal macrophages ,ddc:610 ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,Cells, Cultured ,Cell Proliferation - Abstract
The interaction of macrophages with apoptotic cells is required for efficient resolution of inflammation. While apoptotic cell removal prevents inflammation due to secondary necrosis, it also alters the macrophage phenotype to hinder further inflammatory reactions. The interaction between apoptotic cells and macrophages is often studied by chemical or biological induction of apoptosis, which may introduce artifacts by affecting the macrophages as well and/or triggering unrelated signaling pathways. Here, we set up a pure cell death system in which NIH 3T3 cells expressing dimerizable Caspase-8 were co-cultured with peritoneal macrophages in a transwell system. Phenotype changes in macrophages induced by apoptotic cells were evaluated by RNA sequencing, which revealed an unexpectedly dominant impact on macrophage proliferation. This was confirmed in functional assays with primary peritoneal macrophages and IC-21 macrophages. Moreover, inhibition of apoptosis during Zymosan-induced peritonitis in mice decreased mRNA levels of cell cycle mediators in peritoneal macrophages. Proliferation of macrophages in response to apoptotic cells may be important to increase macrophage numbers in order to allow efficient clearance and resolution of inflammation.
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19. IL-38 Ablation Reduces Local Inflammation and Disease Severity in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
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Huard, Arnaud, primary, Do, Hoai Nam, additional, Frank, Ann-Christin, additional, Sirait-Fischer, Evelyn, additional, Fuhrmann, Dominik, additional, Hofmann, Martine Catharina Josephine, additional, Raue, Rebecca, additional, Palmer, Gaby, additional, Brüne, Bernhard, additional, de Bruin, Natasja, additional, and Weigert, Andreas, additional
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- 2021
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20. Immune Checkpoint Blockade Improves Chemotherapy in the PyMT Mammary Carcinoma Mouse Model
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Sirait-Fischer, Evelyn, primary, Olesch, Catherine, additional, Fink, Annika F., additional, Berkefeld, Matthias, additional, Huard, Arnaud, additional, Schmid, Tobias, additional, Takeda, Kazuhiko, additional, Brüne, Bernhard, additional, and Weigert, Andreas, additional
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- 2020
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21. S1PR4‐dependent CCL2 production promotes macrophage recruitment in a murine psoriasis model
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Schuster, Christian, primary, Huard, Arnaud, additional, Sirait‐Fischer, Evelyn, additional, Dillmann, Christina, additional, Brüne, Bernhard, additional, and Weigert, Andreas, additional
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- 2020
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22. Immune checkpoint blockade improves chemotherapy in the PyMT mammary carcinoma mouse model
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Sirait-Fischer, Evelyn Nicole Joy, Olesch, Catherine, Fink, Annika F., Berkefeld, Matthias, Huard, Arnaud, Schmid, Tobias, Takeda, Kazuhiko, Brüne, Bernhard, Weigert, Andreas, Sirait-Fischer, Evelyn Nicole Joy, Olesch, Catherine, Fink, Annika F., Berkefeld, Matthias, Huard, Arnaud, Schmid, Tobias, Takeda, Kazuhiko, Brüne, Bernhard, and Weigert, Andreas
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Despite the success of immune checkpoint blockade in cancer, the number of patients that benefit from this revolutionary treatment option remains low. Therefore, efforts are being undertaken to sensitize tumors for immune checkpoint blockade, which includes combining immune checkpoint blocking agents such as anti-PD-1 antibodies with standard of care treatments. Here we report that a combination of chemotherapy (doxorubicin) and immune checkpoint blockade (anti-PD-1 antibodies) induces superior tumor control compared to chemotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade alone in the murine autochthonous polyoma middle T oncogene-driven (PyMT) mammary tumor model. Using whole transcriptome analysis, we identified a set of genes that were upregulated specifically upon chemoimmunotherapy. This gene signature and, more specifically, a condensed four-gene signature predicted favorable survival of human mammary carcinoma patients in the METABRIC cohort. Moreover, PyMT tumors treated with chemoimmunotherapy contained higher levels of cytotoxic lymphocytes, particularly natural killer cells (NK cells). Gene set enrichment analysis and bead-based ELISA measurements revealed increased IL-27 production and signaling in PyMT tumors upon chemoimmunotherapy. Moreover, IL-27 signaling improved NK cell cytotoxicity against PyMT cells in vitro. Taken together, our data support recent clinical observations indicating a benefit of chemoimmunotherapy compared to monotherapy in breast cancer and suggest potential underlying mechanisms.
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- 2020
23. The iron load of lipocalin-2 (LCN-2) defines its pro-tumour function in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma
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Rehwald, Claudia, primary, Schnetz, Matthias, additional, Urbschat, Anja, additional, Mertens, Christina, additional, Meier, Julia K., additional, Bauer, Rebekka, additional, Baer, Patrick, additional, Winslow, Sofia, additional, Roos, Frederik C., additional, Zwicker, Klaus, additional, Huard, Arnaud, additional, Weigert, Andreas, additional, Brüne, Bernhard, additional, and Jung, Michaela, additional
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- 2019
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24. Mesangial Deposition Can Strongly Involve Innate-Like IgA Molecules Lacking Affinity Maturation
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Wehbi, Batoul, primary, Oblet, Christelle, additional, Boyer, François, additional, Huard, Arnaud, additional, Druilhe, Anne, additional, Paraf, François, additional, Cogné, Etienne, additional, Moreau, Jeanne, additional, El Makhour, Yolla, additional, Badran, Bassam, additional, Van Egmond, Marjolein, additional, Cogné, Michel, additional, and Aldigier, Jean-Claude, additional
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- 2019
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25. Il-38 Restricts Skin Inflammation and Anti-Tumor Immunity by Limiting Il-17 Production from γδ T Cells
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Han, Yingying, primary, Mora, Javier, additional, Putyrski, Mateusz, additional, Huard, Arnaud, additional, da Silva, Priscila, additional, Scholz, Anica, additional, Elwakeel, Eiman, additional, Lang, Guangping, additional, Scholz, Tatjana, additional, Schmid, Tobias, additional, de Bruin, Natasja, additional, Billuart, Pierre, additional, Sala, Carlo, additional, Burkhardt, Harald, additional, Parnham, Michael J., additional, Ernst, Andreas, additional, Brüne, Bernhard, additional, and Weigert, Andreas, additional
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- 2018
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