Genetic variants of the IL22 promoter associate to onset of psoriasis before puberty and increased IL-22 production in T cells.

Most psoriasis susceptibility genes were identified in cohorts of mixed clinical phenotypes and the exploration of genes in clinical subtypes is scarce. IL-22 has an established role in host defense and in psoriasis skin pathology, reflecting the delicate balance between control of infection and immunopathology. In a case-control study, we compared the genetic association to IL22 in psoriasis onset in patients between 0-9 (n=207), 10-20 (n=394), and 21-40 (n=468) years with healthy controls (n=1,529). Logistic regression analysis revealed association to regulatory elements in the IL22 promoter confined to onset of psoriasis before puberty (odds ratio=1.45, P<0.0007). The associated variants contain putative binding sites for AhR, a potent inducer of IL-22 expression. In a luciferase assay, transcriptional activity of a high-risk gene variant resulted in 80% higher promoter activity (P=0.012) compared with a low-risk variant. Ex vivo stimulated T cells from peripheral blood were analyzed with flow cytometry. Children with psoriasis carrying a high-risk variant produced 1.7 times more IL-22 compared with low-risk variants (P=0.042). Our combined genetic and functional data support the notion that a genetic IL22 variant that promotes epithelial barrier defense is preferentially enriched in and may precipitate the onset of psoriasis at an early age.

Cheuk, StanleyKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Lysell, JosefinKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Enerbäck, CharlottaÖstergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för inflammationsmedicin,Hälsouniversitetet,Hudkliniken i Östergötland(Swepub:liu)chaen00 (författare)
Bergh, KerstinKarolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm (författare)
Xu Landén, NingKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Eidsmo, LivKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Ståhle, MonaKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Karolinska InstitutetAvdelningen för inflammationsmedicin (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Investigative Dermatology: Elsevier BV134:6, s. 1535-15410022-202X1523-1747

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