Tumour necrosis factor-α plays a significant role in the Aldara-induced skin inflammation in mice.
Br J Dermatol
; 174(5): 1011-21, 2016 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recently, the Aldara-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation model in mice has attracted increased attention, due to its dependence on the same immunological pathways and cell types as in human psoriasis.OBJECTIVES:
To study the impact of constitutive deficiency of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α and its upstream regulator mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MAPKAPK-2, herein MK2) in the Aldara-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation model.METHODS:
TNF-α knockout (KO), MK2 KO and wild-type (WT) mice divided into separate groups received either 45-mg Aldara cream or control cream for 5 consecutive days. The skin inflammation was evaluated clinically, histologically, and by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.RESULTS:
We found that TNF-α KO mice developed significantly less skin inflammation compared with WT mice, as evaluated clinically and histologically. At the molecular level, we demonstrated that the Aldara-induced mRNA expression of the psoriasis-related inflammatory markers interleukin (IL)-17C, IL-23p19, IL-12p40, IL-17A, IL-22 and S100A8 was significantly decreased in TNF-α KO mice compared with WT mice. No significant difference in the mRNA expression of these inflammatory markers between MK2 KO mice and WT mice was found, although Aldara-treated MK2 KO mice showed a tendency towards a lower mRNA expression of IL-17A and IL-22 compared with WT mice.CONCLUSIONS:
We were able to demonstrate significantly lower levels of inflammation in TNF-α KO mice compared with WT mice, supporting the use of this model in future studies characterizing the role of TNF-α in psoriasis.
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Psoríase
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Adjuvantes Imunológicos
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Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa
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Aminoquinolinas
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2016
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