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Deregulated PSGL-1 Expression in B Cells and Dendritic Cells May Be Implicated in Human Systemic Sclerosis Development.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2018 April 23
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder with high morbidity and mortality, is difficult to diagnose early, and has no curative treatment. PSGL-1 is a leukocyte receptor whose deficiency in mice promotes an SSc-like disease. ADAM8, a metalloprotease that cleaves PSGL-1, is implicated in inflammatory processes. Our goal was to evaluate whether PSGL-1 and ADAM8 contribute to the pathogenesis of human SSc. We found that patients with SSc presented increased PSGL-1 expression on monocytes, dendritic cells, and T cells and decreased expression of PSGL-1 on B cells. PSGL-1 on monocytes from SSc patients failed to induce Syk phosphorylation or IL-10 production after interaction with P-selectin. Up to 60% of the IL-10-producing B cells expressed PSGL-1, pointing to a regulatory role for PSGL-1 in B cells, and PSGL-1+ B cells from SSc patients had decreased IL-10 production. ADAM8 expression was increased on antigen-presenting cells and T lymphocytes of SSc patients. Patients treated with calcium antagonists had lower levels of ADAM8 on APCs and T lymphocytes. Multivariate analysis indicated that the high percentage of ADAM8-expressing plasmacytoid dendritic cells discriminated patients from healthy donors. High PSGL-1 expression on dendritic cells was associated with the presence of interstitial lung disease.
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