Monocytes from patients with type 1 diabetes spontaneously secrete proinflammatory cytokines inducing Th17 cells

Elizabeth M. Bradshaw, Khadir Raddassi, Wassim Elyaman, Tihamer Orban, Peter A. Gottlieb, Sally C. Kent, David A. Hafler

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Abstract

Autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes (T1D) are thought to have a Th1/Th17 bias. The underlying mechanisms driving the activation and differentiation of these proinflammatory T cells are unknown. We examined the monocytes isolated directly from the blood of T1D patients and found they spontaneously secreted the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1βl and IL-6, which are known to induce and expand Th17 cells. Moreover, these in vivo-activated monocytes from T1D subjects induced more IL-17-secreting cells from memory T cells compared with monocytes from healthy control subjects. The induction of IL-17-secreting T cells by monocytes from T1D subjects was reduced in vitro with a combination of an IL-6-blocking Ab and IL-1R antagonist. In this study, we report a significant although modest increase in the frequency of IL-17-secreting cells in lymphocytes from long-term patients with T1D compared with healthy controls. These data suggest that the innate immune system in T1D may drive the adaptive immune system by expanding the Th17 population of effector T cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4432-4439
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Immunology
Volume183
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2009
Externally publishedYes

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