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Theranostics 2024; 14(3):1049-1064. doi:10.7150/thno.89180 This issue Cite

Research Paper

Keratinocyte-to-macrophage communication exacerbate psoriasiform dermatitis via LRG1-enriched extracellular vesicles

Wenjuan Jiang^1,2†, Tingting Zhang^1,2,3†, Yueqi Qiu^1,2, Qianmei Liu^1,2, Xiaoyun Chen⁴, Qiaolin Wang^1,2, Xiaoli Min^1,2, Lianlian Ouyang⁴, Sujie Jia^1,2, Qianjin Lu^1,2,4, Yuan He^3✉, Ming Zhao^1,2,4✉

1. Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China.
2. Key Laboratory of Basic and Translational Research on Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.
3. State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
4. Department of Dermatology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
^†These authors contributed equally to this study.

✉ Corresponding authors: Prof. Ming Zhao, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China. Email: zhaoming301cams.cn. Prof. Yuan He, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China. Email: yuanhe0822edu.cn. More

Abstract

Rationale: Macrophage-associated inflammation and keratinocytes excessive proliferation and inflammatory cytokines secretion induced by stimulation play an important role in the progression of psoriasiform dermatitis. However, how these two types of cells communicate remains obscure.

Methods: We induced a mouse model with experimental psoriasiform dermatitis by Imiquimod (IMQ). To investigate whether damaged keratinocytes promote macrophage polarization and accelerate skin lesions by releasing extracellular vesicle (EV), purified EV were isolated from the primary epidermis of 5-day IMQ-induced psoriasiform dermatitis model mice, and then fluorescence-labeled the EV with PKH67. The EV was injected into the skin of mice treated with IMQ or vehicle 2 days in situ. In addition, we established a co-culture system of the human monocytic cell line (THP-1) and HaCaT, and THP-1/HaCaT conditioned media culture model in vitro respectively. Subsequently, we evaluated the effect of Leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein 1 (LRG1)-enriched EV on macrophage activation.

Results: We demonstrated macrophages can significantly promote keratinocyte inflammation and macrophage polarization may be mediated by intercellular communication with keratinocytes. Interestingly, IMQ-induced 5-day, keratinocyte-derived EV recruited macrophage and enhanced the progression of skin lesions. Similar to results in vivo, EV released from M5-treated HaCaT significantly promotes Interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) expression of THP-1 cells. Importantly, we found that LRG1-enriched EV regulates macrophages via TGF beta Receptor 1 (TGFβR1) dependent process.

Conclusion: Our findings indicated a novel mechanism for promoting psoriasiform dermatitis, which could be a potential therapeutic target.

Keywords: Psoriasis, Extracellular vesicle, Leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein 1, Macrophage, Keratinocyte.

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