Affiliation:
1. The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
2. Department of Oral Medicine, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Abstract
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic T cell-mediated inflammatory disease. Interferon (IFN)-γ has been suggested to be vital for the OLP immune responses. A prominent innate-like lymphocyte subset, γδ T cells, span the innate–adaptive continuum and exert immune effector functions by producing a wide spectrum of cytokines, including IFN-γ. The involvement and mechanisms of γδ T cells in the pathogenesis of OLP remain obscure. The expression of γδ T cells in lesion tissues and in the peripheral blood of OLP patients was determined via flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry, respectively. Human leukocyte antigen-DR (HLA-DR), cluster of differentiation (CD) 69, Toll-like receptors (TLRs), natural killer group 2, member D (NKG2D) and IFN-γ were detected in γδ T cells of OLP patients using flow cytometry. Additionally, the involvement of stimulator of the interferon genes (STING)-TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) pathway in γδ T cells was evaluated by multi-color immunofluorescence. Western blotting was employed to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of γδ T cells in OLP. γδ T cells were significantly upregulated in the lesion tissues, whereas their peripheral counterparts were downregulated in OLP patients. Meanwhile, increased frequencies of local CD69+ and NKG2D+ γδ T cells and peripheral HLA-DR+ and TLR4+ γδ T cells were detected in OLP. Furthermore, significant co-localization of STING and TBK1 was observed in the γδ T cells of OLP lesions. In addition, enhanced IFN-γ and interleukin (IL)-17A were positively associated with the activated STING-TBK1 pathway and γδ T cells in OLP. Taken together, the upregulated STING-TBK1 pathway in activated γδ T cells might participate in the regulation of immune responses in OLP.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province
Subject
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine (miscellaneous)
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