1. Selective Targeting of IL-15Rα Is Sufficient to Reduce Inflammation
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Meghnem, Dihia, Maillasson, Mike, Barbieux, Isabelle, Morisseau, Sébastien, Keita, Dalloba, Jacques, Yannick, Quéméner, Agnès, Mortier, Erwan, Mortier, Erwan, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Intégrée Nantes-Angers (CRCI2NA ), Université d'Angers (UA)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Nantes Université - UFR de Médecine et des Techniques Médicales (Nantes Univ - UFR MEDECINE), Nantes Université - pôle Santé, Nantes Université (Nantes Univ)-Nantes Université (Nantes Univ)-Nantes Université - pôle Santé, Nantes Université (Nantes Univ)-Nantes Université (Nantes Univ), LabEX IGO Immunothérapie Grand Ouest, Nantes Université (Nantes Univ), Structure fédérative de recherche François Bonamy (Nantes Univ - SFR François Bonamy), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Nantes Université (Nantes Univ), and Centre hospitalier universitaire de Nantes (CHU Nantes)
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Inflammation ,Interleukin-15 ,[SDV.MHEP.RSOA] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Rhumatology and musculoskeletal system ,[SDV.IMM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Immunology ,interleukin ,receptor ,IL-2 ,Immunology ,[SDV.IMM.IMM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Immunology/Immunotherapy ,inhibition ,Killer Cells, Natural ,Mice ,[SDV.MHEP.RSOA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Rhumatology and musculoskeletal system ,Interleukin-15 Receptor alpha Subunit ,homeostasis ,[SDV.IMM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Immunology ,Animals ,Cytokines ,Immunology and Allergy ,[SDV.IMM.IMM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Immunology/Immunotherapy - Abstract
International audience; Cytokines are crucial molecules for maintaining the proper functioning of the immune system. Nevertheless, a dysregulation of cytokine expression could be involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Interleukin (IL)-15 is a key factor for natural killer cells (NK) and CD8 T cells homeostasis, necessary to fight cancer and infections but could also be considered as a pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in autoimmune inflammatory disease, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, along with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a), IL-6, and IL-1b. The molecular mechanisms by which IL-15 exerts its inflammatory function in these diseases are still unclear. In this study, we generated an IL-15-derived molecule called NANTIL-15 (New ANTagonist of IL-15), designed to selectively inhibit the action of IL-15 through the high-affinity trimeric IL-15Ra/IL-2Rb/gc receptor while leaving IL-15 signaling through the dimeric IL-2Rb/gc receptor unaffected. Administrating of NANTIL-15 in healthy mice did not affect the IL-15-dependent cell populations such as NK and CD8 T cells. In contrast, we found that NANTIL-15 efficiently reduced signs of inflammation in a collagen-induced arthritis model. These observations demonstrate that the inflammatory properties of IL-15 are linked to its action through the trimeric IL-15Ra/IL-2Rb/gc receptor, highlighting the interest of selectively targeting this receptor.
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- 2022