Therapeutic targeting of IL-6 trans signaling counteracts STAT3 control of experimental inflammatory arthritis

Nowell, Mari Ann, Williams, Anwen Sian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6118-020X, Carty, Sara Madelaine, Scheller, Jurgen, Hayes, Anthony Joseph, Jones, Gareth Wyn, Richards, Peter James, Slinn, Simon James, Ernst, Matthias, Jenkins, Brendan J., Topley, Nicholas, Rose-John, Stephen and Jones, Simon Arnett ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-9711 2009. Therapeutic targeting of IL-6 trans signaling counteracts STAT3 control of experimental inflammatory arthritis. Journal of Immunology 182 (1) , pp. 613-622.

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Abstract

Cytokine control of the synovial infiltrate is a central process in the development of inflammatory arthritis. In this study, we combine genetic approaches and intervention strategies to describe a fundamental requirement for IL-6-mediated STAT3 signaling in orchestrating the inflammatory infiltrate in monoarticular and systemic models of experimental arthritis. STAT3 activation via the common gp130 signal-transducing receptor for all IL-6-related cytokines led to increased retention of neutrophils and T cells within the inflamed synovium, which included STAT3-regulated IL-17A-secreting T cells. Control of leukocyte infiltration was reliant upon IL-6 signaling via its soluble receptor (termed IL-6 trans signaling), as evidenced by selective blockade of this alternative IL-6 signaling pathway using an engineered variant of soluble gp130 (sgp130Fc). This therapeutic intervention led to substantial clinical improvement in mice with emerging or established incidence of systemic arthritis. These data illustrate that IL-6 control of STAT3 is critical for regulating the synovial infiltrate in inflammatory arthritis, and suggest that selective inhibition of IL-6 trans signaling may provide a more refined intervention strategy for blocking IL-6-driven proarthritic activities.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Biosciences Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher:	The American Association of Immunologists
ISSN:	1550-6606
Funders:	Arthritis Research Campaign, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn, Germany
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2024 22:34
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17765

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