Tetracyclines Diminish In Vitro IFN-γ and IL-17-Producing Adaptive and Innate Immune Cells in Multiple Sclerosis

IntroductionLimited data from clinical trials in multiple sclerosis (MS) reported that minocycline, a widely used antibiotic belonging to the family of tetracyclines (TCs), exerts a beneficial short-lived clinical effect A similar anti-inflammatory effect of minocycline attributed to a deviation fro...

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Autores principales: Despoina T. Florou, Athanasios Mavropoulos, Efthymios Dardiotis, Vana Tsimourtou, Vasileios Siokas, Athina-Maria Aloizou, Christos Liaskos, Christina Tsigalou, Christina Katsiari, Lazaros I. Sakkas, Georgios Hadjigeorgiou, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ed1c5b548c154cf3805e7e12acf07aed2021-12-01T08:18:47ZTetracyclines Diminish In Vitro IFN-γ and IL-17-Producing Adaptive and Innate Immune Cells in Multiple Sclerosis1664-322410.3389/fimmu.2021.739186https://doaj.org/article/ed1c5b548c154cf3805e7e12acf07aed2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.739186/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224IntroductionLimited data from clinical trials in multiple sclerosis (MS) reported that minocycline, a widely used antibiotic belonging to the family of tetracyclines (TCs), exerts a beneficial short-lived clinical effect A similar anti-inflammatory effect of minocycline attributed to a deviation from Th1 to Th2 immune response has been reported in experimental models of MS. Whether such an immunomodulatory mechanism is operated in the human disease remains largely unknown.AimTo assess the in vitro immunomodulatory effect of tetracyclines, and in particular minocycline and doxycycline, in naïve and treated patients with MS.Material and MethodsPeripheral blood mononuclear cells from 45 individuals (35 MS patients, amongst which 15 naïve patients and 10 healthy controls, HCs) were cultured with minocycline or doxycycline and conventional stimulants (PMA/Ionomycin or IL-12/IL-18). IFN-γ and IL-17 producing T-, NK- and NKT cells were assessed by flow cytometry. The effect of TCs on cell viability and apoptosis was further assessed by flow cytometry with Annexin V staining.ResultsBoth tetracyclines significantly decreased, in a dose dependent manner, IFN-γ production in NKT and CD4+ T lymphocytes from MS patients (naïve or treated) stimulated with IL-12/IL-18 but did not decrease IFN-γ producing CD8+ T cells from naive MS or treated RRMS patients. They also decreased IL-17+ T and NKT cells following PMA and Ionomycin-stimulation. Tetracyclines did not affect the viability of cell subsets.ConclusionTetracyclines can in vitro suppress IFN-γ and IL-17- producing cells from MS patients, and this may explain their potential therapeutic effect in vivo.Despoina T. FlorouDespoina T. FlorouAthanasios MavropoulosEfthymios DardiotisVana TsimourtouVasileios SiokasAthina-Maria AloizouChristos LiaskosChristina TsigalouChristina KatsiariLazaros I. SakkasGeorgios HadjigeorgiouGeorgios HadjigeorgiouDimitrios P. BogdanosFrontiers Media S.A.articlemultiple sclerosisdoxycyclineminocyclineproinflammatoryinterferon-γinterleukin-17Immunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607ENFrontiers in Immunology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic multiple sclerosis
doxycycline
minocycline
proinflammatory
interferon-γ
interleukin-17
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
spellingShingle multiple sclerosis
doxycycline
minocycline
proinflammatory
interferon-γ
interleukin-17
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Despoina T. Florou
Despoina T. Florou
Athanasios Mavropoulos
Efthymios Dardiotis
Vana Tsimourtou
Vasileios Siokas
Athina-Maria Aloizou
Christos Liaskos
Christina Tsigalou
Christina Katsiari
Lazaros I. Sakkas
Georgios Hadjigeorgiou
Georgios Hadjigeorgiou
Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
Tetracyclines Diminish In Vitro IFN-γ and IL-17-Producing Adaptive and Innate Immune Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
description IntroductionLimited data from clinical trials in multiple sclerosis (MS) reported that minocycline, a widely used antibiotic belonging to the family of tetracyclines (TCs), exerts a beneficial short-lived clinical effect A similar anti-inflammatory effect of minocycline attributed to a deviation from Th1 to Th2 immune response has been reported in experimental models of MS. Whether such an immunomodulatory mechanism is operated in the human disease remains largely unknown.AimTo assess the in vitro immunomodulatory effect of tetracyclines, and in particular minocycline and doxycycline, in naïve and treated patients with MS.Material and MethodsPeripheral blood mononuclear cells from 45 individuals (35 MS patients, amongst which 15 naïve patients and 10 healthy controls, HCs) were cultured with minocycline or doxycycline and conventional stimulants (PMA/Ionomycin or IL-12/IL-18). IFN-γ and IL-17 producing T-, NK- and NKT cells were assessed by flow cytometry. The effect of TCs on cell viability and apoptosis was further assessed by flow cytometry with Annexin V staining.ResultsBoth tetracyclines significantly decreased, in a dose dependent manner, IFN-γ production in NKT and CD4+ T lymphocytes from MS patients (naïve or treated) stimulated with IL-12/IL-18 but did not decrease IFN-γ producing CD8+ T cells from naive MS or treated RRMS patients. They also decreased IL-17+ T and NKT cells following PMA and Ionomycin-stimulation. Tetracyclines did not affect the viability of cell subsets.ConclusionTetracyclines can in vitro suppress IFN-γ and IL-17- producing cells from MS patients, and this may explain their potential therapeutic effect in vivo.
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author Despoina T. Florou
Despoina T. Florou
Athanasios Mavropoulos
Efthymios Dardiotis
Vana Tsimourtou
Vasileios Siokas
Athina-Maria Aloizou
Christos Liaskos
Christina Tsigalou
Christina Katsiari
Lazaros I. Sakkas
Georgios Hadjigeorgiou
Georgios Hadjigeorgiou
Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
author_facet Despoina T. Florou
Despoina T. Florou
Athanasios Mavropoulos
Efthymios Dardiotis
Vana Tsimourtou
Vasileios Siokas
Athina-Maria Aloizou
Christos Liaskos
Christina Tsigalou
Christina Katsiari
Lazaros I. Sakkas
Georgios Hadjigeorgiou
Georgios Hadjigeorgiou
Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
author_sort Despoina T. Florou
title Tetracyclines Diminish In Vitro IFN-γ and IL-17-Producing Adaptive and Innate Immune Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
title_short Tetracyclines Diminish In Vitro IFN-γ and IL-17-Producing Adaptive and Innate Immune Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
title_full Tetracyclines Diminish In Vitro IFN-γ and IL-17-Producing Adaptive and Innate Immune Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
title_fullStr Tetracyclines Diminish In Vitro IFN-γ and IL-17-Producing Adaptive and Innate Immune Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Tetracyclines Diminish In Vitro IFN-γ and IL-17-Producing Adaptive and Innate Immune Cells in Multiple Sclerosis
title_sort tetracyclines diminish in vitro ifn-γ and il-17-producing adaptive and innate immune cells in multiple sclerosis
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/ed1c5b548c154cf3805e7e12acf07aed
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