IL-18 binding protein suppresses IL-17-induced osteoclastogenesis and rectifies type 17 helper T cell / regulatory T cell imbalance in rheumatoid arthritis

Hong Ki Min1, Sehee Kim1, Ji-Yeon Lee2, Kyoung-Woon Kim3, Sang‐Heon Lee4, Hae-Rim Kim4
1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, 05030, Republic of Korea
2The Rheumatism Research Center, Research Institute of Medical Science, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, 05030, Republic of Korea
3R&D Center, OncoInsight, Seoul, 06373, Republic of Korea
4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Science, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, 05030, Republic of Korea

Tóm tắt

Abstract Background

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased levels of interleukin-18 (IL-18) and decreased levels of IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP) in the serum and synovial fluid (SF) compared to those in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or in healthy controls. In this study, we evaluated the effects of IL-18BP on osteoclastogenesis and T cell differentiation in RA in vitro.

Methods

Serum and SF of patients with RA and OA were collected to compare IL-18 and IL-18BP levels by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and SF mononuclear cells (SFMCs) of RA patients were cultured under type 17 helper T cell (Th17) polarisation conditions with or without IL-18BP. In addition, PBMCs were cultured in the presence of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand (RANKL) or IL-17A with or without IL-18BP, and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction for expression levels of osteoclast-related genes were performed.

Results

IL-18 levels were higher in the serum and SF of patients with RA, whereas IL-18BP was lower in the SF of patients with RA than in the control group. Treatment of patients’ PBMCs with IL-18BP decreased the differentiation of CD4+ IL-17A+ and CD4+ RANKL+ T cells, whereas the differentiation of CD4+CD25highFOXP3+ T cell population increased in a dose-dependent manner. These changes in CD4+ T cell differentiation were also observed in the SFMCs of patients with RA. The levels IL-17A and soluble RANKL in the culture medium were significantly decreased by IL-18BP. IL-18BP administration decreased TRAP+ cell counts in a dose-dependent manner on the background of stimulation with RANKL-and IL-17A. In addition, expression levels of TRAP, NFATC1, CTSK, and TNFRSF11A (RANK) genes were lower in the IL-18BP treated cells.

Conclusion

We showed that IL-18BP can rectify the Th17/Treg imbalance and decrease IL-17-induced osteoclastogenesis in PBMCs from patients with RA. Therefore, IL-18BP may have therapeutic potential for RA treatment.

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