The CD18 hypomorphic (CD18hypo) PL/J mouse model clinically resembling human psoriasis is characterized by reduced expression of the common chain of β2 integrins (CD11/CD18) to only 2–16% of WT levels. Previously we found that this chronic psoriasiform skin inflammation also depends on the presence of CD4+ T cells. Herein we investigated the role of macrophages in this CD18hypo mouse model. Activated macrophages were significantly increased in lesional skin as well as in inflamed skin draining lymph nodes (DLNs) of affected CD18hypo mice and were identified as being an important source of TNF-α in vivo. Both depletion of macrophages and neutralization of TNF-α resulted in a significant alleviation of psoriasiform skin inflammation. As monocyte chemotactic protein 1 was enhanced in lesional skin of affected CD18hypo mice, we intradermally injected recombinant murine monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (rJE/MCP-1) alone or in combination with rTNF-α into the skin of healthy CD18hypo mice. Only simultaneous injection of rJE/MCP-1 and rTNF-α, but neither substance alone, resulted in the induction of psoriasiform skin inflammation around the injection sites with recruitment and activation of macrophages. Collectively, our data suggest that maintenance of psoriasiform skin inflammation critically depends on efficient recruitment and activation of macrophages with sufficient release of TNF-α.
Honglin Wang, Thorsten Peters, Daniel Kess, Anca Sindrilaru, Tsvetelina Oreshkova, Nico Van Rooijen, Athanasios Stratis, Andreas C. Renkl, Cord Sunderkötter, Meinhard Wlaschek, Ingo Haase, Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek
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