PD-1 up-regulation on CD4+ T cells promotes pulmonary fibrosis through STAT3-mediated IL-17A and TGF-β1 production
Celada LJ, Kropski JA, Herazo-Maya JD, Luo W, Creecy A, Abad AT, Chioma OS, Lee G, Hassell NE, Shaginurova GI, Wang Y, Johnson JE, Kerrigan A, Mason WR, Baughman RP, Ayers GD, Bernard GR, Culver DA, Montgomery CG, Maher TM, Molyneaux PL, Noth I, Mutsaers SE, Prele CM, Peebles R, Newcomb DC, Kaminski N, Blackwell TS, Van Kaer L, Drake WP. PD-1 up-regulation on CD4+ T cells promotes pulmonary fibrosis through STAT3-mediated IL-17A and TGF-β1 production. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 30257954, PMCID: PMC6263177, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar8356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBleomycinCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCollagen Type IDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisInterleukin-17MaleMiceMiddle AgedProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRNA, MessengerSarcoidosisSTAT3 Transcription FactorTh17 CellsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Up-RegulationConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPD-1Pulmonary fibrosisT cellsCollagen-1 productionPD-1 pathway blockadeCell death ligand 1T helper 17 (Th17) cellsPD-1 regulationIL-17A expressionProgressive inflammatory diseaseDeath ligand 1Helper 17 cellsT cell subsetsCell death 1Limited therapeutic optionsTGF-β1 productionLung disease pathophysiologyHuman lung fibroblastsPredominant CD4Bleomycin administrationIL-17ADeath-1Therapeutic optionsCell subsets